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Steven Zoine - ArticlesWagerWeb.com Contributing Writer
Detroit vs. Miami, the Sequel: "GOODBYE HEAT"Well, well, well, it's that time of the year again, with the NBA Playoffs for the Eastern Conference Finals. It's all about matchups, NOT only ON but also OFF the court. The Sports ColumnIt's been a good, bad and ugly kind of week for me. Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York MetsTwo of the favorite teams to win the National league according to Sportsbook odds are the Phillies and Mets who will face each other in an interesting series this upcoming week in New York City. Switzerland vs. ItalyAfter failing to qualify for the last two editions Switzerland claimed a place in Germany. France vs. DenmarkOne of the best teams in the history of soccer is France. Holland vs. AustraliaThe Netherlands national soccer team is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association and is one of the world's strongest national teams; having won the European Championship in 1988, and having reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but never won it (1974 and 1978). And a Child Shall Lead ThemRookie goaltenders have had success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs before - most notably with Ken Dryden in 1971 and Patrick Roy in 1986, both leading the Montreal Canadiens to the Cup - but never before has a crop of rookie goalies dominated the playoffs like they have this season. Derby Winners Often Repeat in the PreaknessSix Kentucky Derby winners in the past nine years have captured the Preakness, four by 1½ lengths or more. Luxembourg vs. GermanyLuxembourg is one of the tiniest countries in Europe, and is also one of the ones with less or none achievement at all in soccer. Luxembourg last made it to a European Soccer Championship in 1963, and to date this is the greatest claim to soccer fame for Luxembourg sandwiched between France, Germany and Belgium. Switzerland vs. Ivory CoastIvory Coast owes their historic qualification for Germany to an exceptional generation of soccer players who for the most part served their apprenticeship at the academy set up by Jean-Marc Guillou just outside Abidjan. Aruna Dindane, Kolo Toure, Didier Zokora, Arthur Boka, Blaise Kouassi and Barry Copa all "graduated" from Guillou's academy and formed the inside nucleus of it's successful qualifying campaign.
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