NBA News: Sixers Trade Evans to Raptors for Kapono

The Philadelphia 76ers could not start to revamp their roster earlier for a stronger campaign next season. Even if this year’s playoffs have not yet ended, the Sixers have already made a trade with the Toronto Raptors, sending them power forward Reggie Evans for shooter Jason Kapono. With this trade the Sixers hope to add a perimeter threat in Kapono to help out the Sixers who have very limiter bombers from downtown. The Raptors on the other hand gain another big body to back up Chris Bosh (if he will return to Toronto) and Andreas Bargnani.


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Argentina World Cup Hopes Suffer a Blow with Loss to Ecuador

The hopes of Argentina to lay claim to a slot for the World Cup 2010 suffered a setback with a 0-2 upset loss to Ecuador and with Chile winning over Bolivia. Things now got tougher for the Argentineans who played well in their tiff against Ecuador for most of their tight game before giving up the opening goal in the 72nd minute, coming from Walter Ayovi. Pablo Palacios added another goal in the 83rd minute to increase the Ecuador lead to 2-0. Now Argentina needs to work double time in order to keep their qualifying hopes alive.


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World Cup 2010 Qualifiers: England Crushes Andorra 6-0!

With the task of one of the bottom teams in their group, England delivered with a performance which was expected by most. Lead by Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe who scored two goals each, England won in convincing fashion in a 6-0 rout of Andorra. With the win England now finds itself only one win away from locking in a slot in next year’s World Cup in South Africa. The Europe powerhouse was just too much for Andorra as the scoreboard was already 3-0 at halftime, with two coming from Rooney. In the second half, England scored three more, with substitute Jermain Defoe pouring in two consecutive goals in the 73rd and 75th minute and Peter Crouch kicking in goal number 6 to put icing on the cake. With this, England looks to solidify its place in South Africa in hopes of advancing further than they did in the 2006 World Cup.


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NBA Finals 2009: Magic Win Game 3 at Home, Cut Lead 2-1!

It was a very happy homecoming for the Orlando Magic last night as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 at home to keep the series tight at 2-1. The Magic had a terrible road start in the series, losing to the Lakers in the first two games. Luckily, they found their stride once more on their home floor to avoid a 0-3 hole. Leading a balanced attack for the Magic was their big three in Rashard Lewis, Hedo Turkoglu, and Dwight Howard who scored 21, 21, and 18 respectively. The big factor was the terrific shooting of the Magic, who broke the record for shooting percentage in the finals with a hot 62% from the field. Also a welcome surpirse was the emergence of Rafer Alston who after being a non-factor in the first two games, erupted for 20 points. The Lakers on the other hand were lead by Kobe Bryant's 31 points and Pau Gasol's 23. With the win, the Magic gain the chance of tying the series in their next game, which is on Tuesday. Game 4 will still be held at Amway Arena and will start at 9 PM Eastern.


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