Court Vision: More on the ?clutch? debate

? A must-read from Jordan Sams, who dived into the new, sortable play-by-play data at Basketball-Reference to see which scorers have shot the highest percentage in “clutch” situations. Sams provides charts and examines shot attempts in several different “clutch” situations: the last five minutes of close games; the last minute of close games; and shots [...]

Source: http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/02/29/court-vision-more-on-the-clutch-debate/

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Penn State dismisses freshman defensive end

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State has dismissed freshman defensive end Shawn Oakman from the football team for a violation of team rules.

Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/02/28/penn.state.freshman.ap/index.html?xid=si_ncaaf

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Stewart Mandel: Conference champion requirement surefire way to undermine playoff

In an interview last weekend with the New York Times, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott became the latest prominent voice to express support for a potential four-team playoff. It was more good news for anyone still skeptical that this thing might really, finally happen.

Source: http://si.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/02/28/conference-champion-playoff-requirement/index.html?eref=writers

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Fenway plans to host Liverpool-AS Roma soccer game

Organizers are planning an exhibition soccer game between Liverpool FC and AS Roma at Fenway Park this summer, according to multiple sources involved in the negotiations.

Source: http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=4282865ab2783550476e24089a3b29f8

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Mavs' Cuban: No way we buy out Odom's deal

Source: http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/28/mark-cuban-no-chance-we-buyout-lamar-odoms-contract/?xid=si_nba

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Liverpool defeats Cardiff in League Cup final

Liverpool's six-year trophy drought ended Sunday with a 3-2 victory over second-tier Cardiff 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout in the League Cup final. Anthony Gerrard, the cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, missed the final kick.

Source: http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=4f2a24f0cff48f4f32b4ea5186163ef4

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Risers And Sliders

Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III continue to dominate the combine headlines. But they're not the only quarterbacks helping (or hurting) their draft grades. Tony Pauline takes stock.

Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tony_pauline/02/26/combine.qb.rb/index.html?xid=si_ncaaf

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Griffin believes he was even faster at combine

Robert Griffin was able to impress teams and scouts without throwing a pass at the NFL combine.

Source: http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=254dae5f51919156e0c91890a118f027

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Melzer beats Raonic to win title in Memphis

Jurgen Melzer capped his amazing run through the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships with a broken right big toe by beating Milos Raonic of Canada 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Sunday for his fourth career title and first since 2010.

Source: http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=7e2cde2531f1c1f1423d6b4a1ac96ad0

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McArthur receives Scotland call

Wigan midfielder James McArthur is brought into Scotland's squad to face Slovenia on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17170065

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Soccer phenom opts to learn from the pros

Young athletes often dream of becoming professionals. In some cases, they even forgo college to take their chances on the big time.

Source: http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=708fcb3fd82d768be837c4f4210ddb98

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