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Kyrie calls it quits?: Irving asks to be traded

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Patrick Zeng @Roundtripper891 The Undefeated This NBA off-season has been nothing short of spectacular. While its balance of power for play on the court can often be questioned, no one can challenge the ability of the NBA to churn out headlines for the action off of the hardwood. That notion is no different with reports stemming from ESPN that Kyrie Irving has asked Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert to trade him. This off-season has been a bit of a mess for the reigning eastern conference champions and with this shock request, it may be well on its way to becoming a lot worse. General Manager David Griffin was let go over a contract dispute much to the dismay of LeBron James. James has also been heavily linked to an exit next summer when he hits free agency with Los Angeles to be his rumored destination(because who wouldn't want to play with Josh Hart?). And while all of this has gone on, the Cavs biggest challenge in the east added Gordon Hayward and the Warriors aren...

The Fans got it Right: Moose & JT off to Miami

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By Patrick Zeng @ Roundtripper891   📸: MLB.com Fan voting is usually one of the most hotly debated topics when the all star game rolls around each summer. Shouts of bias and wrongful selections usually fill radio waves and twitter feeds and on most cases, these complaints are usually true. But for this year's 88th MLB All Star game, the fans got it right. Both with their selection of starters and the two winners of the "final vote".  Starting in the National League, the fans selected Buster Posey, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy, Zack Cozart, Nolan Arenado, Marcel Ozuna, Charlie Blackmon and Bryce Harper. All of these players thoroughly deserve their spots as all star starters with only Zimmerman getting the nod over Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt as a point of possible contention. This year there was no gaping poor choice such as Addison Russell starting the game last year despite sporting an average in the .220 range(Cubs fans though did try again with Jay...