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His appearance on the latest season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show makes us wonder, can Kimbo Slice be a successful fighter in the premiere mixed martial arts organization?
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1.         New Jersey Nets – John Wall – PG – Kentucky (Favors probably fits more of a need, can a Devin Harris/John Wall backcourt work?

2.         Minnesota Timberwolves – Derrick Favors – PF – Georgia Tech (Trade somewhere, they need everything but a PF, maybe Aldrich or Wes Johnson here too, I’d say Turner too, but they don’t need another player that has to have the ball in his hands)
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With the beginning of Thursday Night Football, I want to rant a little bit on how too many changes have been made for the worse.  Look no further then tonight an NFL game, which is always a big deal, will air and many people will have no access to watch it.  Sure it is available if you want to pay for it but it’s not worth it for just a few games.
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Brock Lesnar was forced to pull out of his upcoming fight with Shane Carwin again due to being diagnosed with mononucleosis.  The bout for the UFC heavyweight championship was originally scheduled for UFC 106 on November 21^st.  That fight was cancelled after Brock was unable get a full training camp in because he was too fatigued to train properly.  Originally there was a belief Lesnar may have contracted the H1N1 flu.  The fight was then tentatively scheduled for UFC 108 on January 2^nd.  Now that the news that the champ mono has broken the fight has been pushed back to March at the earliest.
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