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Petteri Koponen (25)
Roope Ahonen (23)
Teemu Rannikko (33)
Shawn Huff (29)
Sasu Salin (22)
Samuel Haanpää (27)
Mikko Koivisto (26)
Gerald Lee (26)
Hanno Möttölä (37)
Kimmo Muurinen (32)
Tuukka Kotti (32)
Antti Nikkilä (35)
Notable youngsters/NBA talent: Petteri Koponen
Finland is led by talented 6'5" point guard Petteri Koponen who was drafted with the last pick of the first round in 2007. After terrific seasons with Italian team Virtus Bologna, Koponen joined Russian Euroleague participant Khimki as an offensive-minded back-up. Rannikko was the lead guard for Finland for years, but Koponen has finally taken over after a very strong 19 points and 5 points per game performance during the qualification tournament. At this key position, Finland has one of the most intriguing players who is an above average shooter from range, but also not shy of forcing his way inside and draw contact or dish out to open teammates. He will be very crucial to the team as his back-ups are either young and don't have international experience (Ahonen) or had a disappointing season (Rannikko).
Shawn Huff will spend a lot of time alongside Koponen and has showed his importante to the team as a shooting specialist and strong rebounder in the EuroBasket 2011 when he shot 46% from downtown and the qualification for the EuroBasket 2013 when he knocked down 19 of 33 three pointers and took down one offensive rebound per contest. Huff was terrible for most of the season but gained some confidence after switching into the second division of Italian basketball, going for 15.4 points (40% 3p%), 6.4 rebounds and 2 steals per 33 minutes in 8 games. After a disappointing season, Huff's shooting and defense will not only be important for Finland, but might him catapult back into the top level of European basketball. Another player to get much playing time in a tandem with Koponen and Huff should be 22 year old Sasu Salin who is a back-up on Euroleague team Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Salin is a playmaking guard with quick hands on defense but who has trouble staying consistent on offense, showing streaky behavior as an outside shooter as well as finisher around the rim. The Kop-Huff-Sasu trio should be solid on offense as on defense, and with elevated play by Huff and Salin, could become a match-up nightmare consisting of numerous two-way players.
Wing Samuel Haanpää works wonderfully with this core as a 2/3 player with great size (6'8") and also the ability to knock down 3's with ease (40% on 300 3's in the Finish league this year and 8.8 rebounds per game). Koivisto is another range specialist, having drained 40% of 298 3's this year, 41.5% of 323 3's last year.
Hanno Möttölä is very old at 37 and even though his shot hasn't been very efficient the last few seasons, his range gives Koponen, Salin and Rannikko lots of space to work with and kick out options. Kotti and undersized naturalized Gerald Lee are inside presences to challenge defenses inside and are decent enough passers to involve the strong backcourt.
Finland was a surprise hit of the last EuroBasket, finishing 9th and even though most people agree that they way outperformed their roster, it is not too crazy to assume that they make it at least to the second round with Koponen and his guild of shooters and defensive hawks.
Vassilis Spanoulis (31)
Kostas Sloukas (23)
Nikos Zisis (30)
Michail Bramos (26)
Vassilis Kavvadas (22)
Kostas Papanikolaou (23)
Stratos Perperoglou (29)
Kostas Kaimakoglou (30)
Georgios Printezis (28)
Antonis Fotsis (32)
Yannis Bourousis (30)
Loukas Mavrokefalidis (29)
Notable absentees: Nick Calathes, Kosta Koufos
Notable youngsters/NBA talent: Kostas Papanikolaou
Greece is seen by many as favorites with Vassilis Spanoulis returning to the team after taking time off in 2011. A reason for the strong image Greece has right now stems also from Olympiacos great run in the Euroleague with four players on the Greek squad.
After great runs for the golden generation surrounding retirees Diamantidis and Papaloukas, Greece suffered two disappointing campaigns at the EuroBasket and sees a chance to redeem itself in the field of teams that unfortunately miss so many key players. There are a few question marks though as Greece misses key players itself. Kosta Koufos has carved out a nice NBA career as a reliable defensive back-up center who doesn't do much wrong on offense. Bourousis and Mavrokefalidis will try to compensate for what they lose with Koufos and should be able to do that as Greece's defense isn't as much dependant on the center as other teams because of their strong defensive swingmen. Still, Bourousis and Mavro are great workers down low. Mavrokefalidis is a weird case. After being one of the stars at the U18 Euro Championship a decade ago, it took him almost to become 30 to make his debut for the senior team.
Even though Vassilis Spanoulis is still a wonderful player at 31, it will be very hard to replace Nick Calathes contribution as a pure point guard and signed a deal with Koufos' Grizzlies. Calathes had a somewhat tough standing in the Greek team when he started playing for them because he didn't have the respect of the very dominant members of Greece' golden generation, sometimes being barked at for mistakes others did, but Calathes earned the respect after a breakout season at the club level in Russia and will be sorely missed.
With the recent faces of Greece basketball of the last 10 years slowly retiring, they have done a nice job of pushing young talent and present three players under 23 at this tournament. Sloukas is the perfect ballhandler off the bench type, a high volume scorer in limited minutes and underrated piece of Olympiacos Euroleague win and a key in catching up what is lost with Calathes. As a defensive presence first and foremost, Zisis has been key part of the Greek golden generation and hasn't missed a tournament since forever and is a great balance to offensive superstar Spanoulis. Offensively, he's useful too as an efficient shooter and is quite a playmaker himself. US-born Michail Bramos is playing his second EuroBasket in a row for Greece, who will mostly be used as a forward hustling for balls, rebounds and on defense. Bramos is somewhat undersized at 6'6" but has a brutal wingspan of 7'0" which would make even Freddy Kruger bleach.
Papanikolaou is just 23 years old but has become a big minute player for Olympiacos who has the tools of being a deadly shooter from outside but knows to pick his spots and take advantage from close to the rim too. Papanikolaou is one of the top players to watch not only at this tournament but the whole year as he just signed a contract with FC Barcelona. Hopes of getting a medal are high and in Greece and people expect nothing more than Papanikolaou becoming a break through player, replicating his success at Olympiacos at the national level, and becoming the leader of another golden generation of Greek ball. Lots of responsibilities, but being backed by cult hero vets and talented youngs, the situation is looking good for Papa. Bourousis and Printezis is one of the strongest frontcourt duos in the tournament. Printezis is another instrumental Olympiacos figure and Bourousis, after a nice season as an offensive threat and rebounder with Emporio Armani, has signed a contract with Real Madrid.
As you can see, there is a lot to like about Greece and it's not simply Euroleague winners hype. They miss important players but it is astounding how they made the transition from retiring a number of golden players to being contenders right away with maybe the most balanced team in the tournament.
Alexey Shved (24)
Anton Ponkrashov (27)
Dmitry Khvostov (24)
Vitaliy Fridzon (27)
Evgeny Voronov (27)
Sergey Karasev (20)
Dmitry Kulagin (21)
Sergey Monya (30)
Semen Antonov (24)
Evgeny Valiev (23)
Dmitry Sokolov (28)
Alexey Savrasenko (34)
Notable absentees: Andrei Kirilenko, Aleksander Kaun, Viktor Khryapa, Timofey Mozgov, David Blatt-Shved interaction
NBA players: Alexey Shved (Minnesota Timberwolves), Sergey Karasev (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Notable youngsters: Dmitry Kulagin
To the casual observer, Russia might seem like a favorite for a medal after run to the bronze medal at the Olympics that still felt somewhat underwhelming for the squad. However, this is not the same team. While one of London's stars, Alexey Shved is back to lead this team with increased responsibilities, the team is lacking players who might have been just as important if not more important to the team's Olympic success. Andrei Kirilenko and Viktor Khryapa have announced temporary retirements. Sasha Kaun and Timofey Mozgov won't be available either. What do have those guys have in common? They are big. They are Russian's complete armada of reliable bigs, minus Sergey Monya who will be available and semi-reliable Andrey Vorontsevich who was very eager to prove his quality as a 4/5 hybrid. Unfortunately, in a preparation game against the tough Fins, Vorontsevich sprained his ankle after an ugly collision and won't be able to participate either. That leaves 6'8" Sergey Monya. Gulp. As well as 34-year old defensive minded Savrasenko who last played for Russia in 2008. Sokolov hasn't played for Russia since 2009, young Antonov not having had much playing time with the senior team and Evgeny Valiev making his debut. Gulp.
Thanks to the emergency at the big spot, Russia's defense sprojects to be sieve-like and some of that concern seems to infect the backcourt too as Russian defense up front has failed to support the interior in the few games I've seen of the preparation. It is a very ungrateful job for head coach Vasily Karasev (father of Sergey), having taken over just recently after a tumultuous exit of the former coach. Finding a balance will be almost impossible for Karasev as he has to make sure to play the best, most effective lineups without really knowing yet what they are. Go small? Salvage defense? Salvage offense?
The backcourt is still strong and can rely on Ponkrashov as a decent ballhandler and shooters Fridzon and yet inexperienced Cavalier Sergey Karasev, but much of their effect, as well as that of Shved, should also be made obsolete offensively without the bigs inside. With Ponkrashov not being a scoring threat at all and few options up front, expect Shved to be carrier of heavy usage, always looking to get his peers involved or finishing himself. After a season that might have taken some of the confidence he gained after the accolades of the Olympics, Shved should have fun running a team again and being its focal point among very few other options, but ultimately it should be a frustrating experience for Alexey. Thankfully, he's used to injured teammates and losing by now. Go Wolves! With Turkey and Greece being undoubtedly in front of Russia, Alexey's troop might not even make the second round as the other teams in this group, Italy, Sweden and Finland are good enough to hang with them.
With Sergey Karasev not being a secret no more, the youngster to watch is 21-year old Dmitry Kulagin, an intriguing tall (6'7") ballhanding guard shifiting more to the perimeter recently, who has not had a good year as a shooter and still has big issues with his decision-making.
After the euphoria in London, Russia will come down to earth hard with surprisingly unwatchable basketball, but is still worth a look for the typical Shved antics, Karasev playing for Karasev again and Dmitry Kulagin's fake afro haircut.
Travis Diener (31)
Andrea Cinciarini (27)
Guiseppe Poeta (28)
Marco Belinelli (27)
Pietro Aradori (24)
Luca VItali (27)
Guido Rosselli (30)
Allesandro Gentile (21)
Luigi Datome (25)
Nicolo Melli (22)
Daniele Magro (26)
Marco Cusin (28)
Notable absentees: Danilo Gallinari, Angeli Gigli, Andrea Bargnani, Daniel Hackett
NBA players: Marco Belinelli (San Antonio Spurs), Luigi Datome (Detroit Pistons)
Notable youngsters: Luigi Datome
Italy was a curious case as a country that has been able to produce a nice amount of top-level talent in Gallinari, Bellineli, and even Bargnani despite suffering a broken down youth program for years and years. Italy's youth program is moving up though, having won this years U20 Euro Championship. Italy's youth movement is not strong yet but has produced one player who should see significant time in this tournament with the chance to fire up his NBA draft stock. Allesandro Gentile is a 20 year old swingman at 6'6" who has seen extensive minutes for Italian side Emporio Armani Milano. Gentile's calling card has been shooting but he's been a disappointment in that regard the last two years, and his defensive limitations might sweep him out of NBA consideration for good. Thus, he's one youngster to watch closely at this tournament - his NBA hopes might depend a lot on his showing.
First and foremost, this team will be carried on the fearless shoulders on Mario Belinelli, NBA rook Luigi Datome and former Orlando Magic point guard Travis Diener who was naturalized. Belinelli's somewhat inefficient but highlight and big moment filled run with the Bulls is still in memory and finally led him to break out of the spot-up only label - he'll basically be the same gutsy player trying to make buckets. Datome's is a sneaky smart player and has fantastic ballhandling abilities for a player his a 6'8" guy and shows wonderful balance in using his quick first step to get inside or pacing about at the perimeter looking for easy shots from outside which he converts at a high rate.
After being swept out of the NBA for good, Travis Diener found exceptional success in the Italian league where he plays with his cousin Drake. This year, Travis logged 16.4 points and 7.2 assists with just 2.2 turnovers and 1.3 steals in 33 minutes in the Italian league. In the EuroCup, he got 8.5 assists with 2.2 turnovers. In one EuroCup game, he actually got 15 assists with 2 turnovers. He's having fun and secured an Italian passport which makes him eligable to debut for the Azzuri, relieving and complementing Belinelli as an on-ball and off-ball threat. Defensively they are not an ideal pairing, especially with Gentile getting minutes. Cinciarini and Aradori got major minutes during the qualification and is a decent scoring guard who shouldn't be underestimated either when Diener and Belinelli nieed rest. In scoring, the backcourt looks solid and opens up opportunities for many lineup combinations.
Just a few days before the EuroBasket, Italy suffered a blow after Angelo Gigli, its strongest inside presence available. This injury opens up a giant hole on the inside and makes Italy one of the most unbalanced teams in the tournament. 22-year old Nicolo Melli is not in NBA consideration anymore, but had a decent season as a 6'9" forward and secured a spot with the senior team as a playernot looking for his own shot but doing lots of other little workman things that the shot happy backcourt needs to feed on, but might not be a reliable option.
Thomas Massamba (28)
Kenny Grant (31)
Ludvig Hakanson (17)
Jeffery Taylor (24)
Dino Pita (25)
Viktor Gaddefors (21)
Anton Gaddefors (24)
Erik Rush (25)
Jonas Jerebko (26)
Jonathan Skjöldebrand (30)
Joakim Kjelbom (34)
Brice Massamba (25)
NBA players: Jeffery Taylor (Charlotte Bobcats), Jonas Jerebko (Detroit Pistons)
Notable youngsters: Ludvig Hakanson
There isn't much you should expect from Sweden, but it is surprising that a country, where hockey and soccer dominate, can produce interesting a decent amount of A-list and B-list talent. Granted, Jonas Jerebko might be out of the NBA soon, but another Swede has entered the NBA last year in Jeffery Taylor. Taylor was born in Sweden and lived there half of his life so he's not a naturalized player. Showing what they have, Sweden is not shy of presenting by far the youngest player of the tournament. Check this: PG Ludvig Hakanson won't turn 18 before March 2014. He's been one of the stars of youth basketball in Europe for about 2 years now with crazy statlines in youth competitions, but his exploits were limited to the B Division of Euro youth basketball, so it's not quite clear whether he is an A-list talent.
Apart from these three players, Sweden features a few more capable players playing in some European top leagues like Skjoldebrand from Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Kenny Grant in Nancy (France), Erik Rush and Viktor Gaddefors in Italy.
There is not much hope for Sweden in a group with much superior Greece & Turkey, and Italy or Russia should be fighting for the third spot, but with a dynamic roster that doesn't have much to lose, Sweden could be in for a few upsets and could kill Italy's or Russia's chances of advancing.
Sinan Güler (30)
Ender Arslan (30)
Dogus Balbay (24)
Hidayet Türkoglu (34)
Serhat Cetin (27)
Birkan Batuk (23)
Ersan Ilyasova (26)
Emir Preldzic (26)
Kerem Gönlüm (36)
Semih Erden (27)
Ömer Asik (27)
Oguz Savas (26)
Notable absentees: Omer Onan, Kenan Sipahi
NBA players: Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando Magic), Omer Asik (Houston Rockets), Ersan Ilyasova (Milwaukee Bucks)
Notable youngsters: Kenan Sipahi
Like always, Turkey is somewhat of a surprise bag of a superstar studded roster with European standouts and NBA players. Turkey couldn't achieve much during the Turkoglu era when they didn't have home court (and thus ref) advantage but you have to give them the benefit of the doubt with Asik and Ilyasova having become solid NBA players. On a good day, Türkoglu is a super versatile point forward, but he didn't play much the last two years at the club level. Well, maybe the Turkish team's success will linger on whether they are finally able to break its dependence on its controversial star.
The backcourt is quite shaky though and not a threat to scory which might put the ball in Turkoglus hands a lot again. Arsland and Balbay are defensive dogs using all kind of tricks to annoy opposing guards with Güler being more of a pore point and scoring threat from outside. Omer Onan, more of an outside shooting guard than ballhandling creator, sustained an injury shortly before the tournament and will make the question marks surrounding the ability to distribute responsibilities among more heads even bigger.
One advantage that Turkey has is not only defensive stud Ömer Asik, but the size they can surround him with. Turkoglu, Ilyasova are big players with deep range, much like Serhat Cetin, an intelligent swingman who prefers playing outside too and can pass the ball very well. Emir Preldzic, picked in 2009 by the suns, is another ballhandling wizard at 6'9" and an inside relief for all the shooting around the perimeter. Preldzic, not much of a shooting threat, notched 3.5 assists to 1.9 turnovers per game in the euroleague, converting 58% of his 2pt shots in back-up minutes.
Kerem Gonlum is already 36 years old but still a relentless rebounder who scores at a surprising high rate inside. Age is always a question, but the frontcourt around Gonlum, Asik and former NBA player Semih Erden projects to be very solid.
Somewhat unfortunately, super young point guard Kenan Sipahi has not made the team. Just at the age of 18, Sipahi is a 6'6" point guard with a great outlook. He played extensive minutes in the Turkish league where he held his own well despite a measly shooting performance (38% 2P%) in almost 25 minutes per game throughout 33 games. Kenan made his professional debut two years ago in very limited minutes but showed his great talent especially last year when his workload was not big but still tough. Over 30 games, in 14 minutes per game, Kenan got 4.2 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 reboundson 55% 2FG%. Not bad for a 17 year old. Kenan will make the next step next year as he will join Euroleague squad Fenerbahce. Most importantly for Turkey, he's shown great focus on team play and didn't go for crazy scoring numbers in youth competition despite having could easily done that.
By the way, did you know that most of Turkey's basketball stars have a Balkan background? Turkoglu speaks Serbian almost as eloquantly as other Serbian basketball standouts, Omer Asik has his roots there, so do some other players. There is a conspiracy theory going on saying that Turkey has helped talented kids from the Balkan entering Turkey, giving them turkish passports and even changing their birthdates to make them younger. Most of that sure is anti-Turkey propaganda, as Turkey has generally been a favored living spot from Balkan muslims. The case of Ersan Ilyasova is more curious though. Ilysaova is obviously a name with a Russian touch with the 'a' for the female form of surnames making it even more mysterious. Ilyasova has said that he was born and grew up in either Tajikistan or Uzbekistan, then entered Turkey, most likely only with his mother. How he got a turkish passport is somewhat disputed and controversial with some people saying, he's in fact three years older than his passport says. Don't take that too serious, but man, we could need Ersan on the Russian squad now.
Crazy to think that some team could be runaway favorite in a group with Turkey and Russia, but these aren't the Russians we saw at the Olympics and Turkey has to finally prove it can play team basketball without the whole arena erupting in cheers for them. Greece looks solid, balanced, dangerous and its key players have had great achievements on the club level in the last two years. Much like Russia, Italy's frontcourt looks too shot to have a say in the overall competition, but they should fight for the 3rd spot. The Scandinavians, especially Finland should be able to annoy some of the top 3 teams in this group though.


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Madison (WQOW) - It's a $7 billion question being asked across the state: should Wisconsin dump the state income tax? Governor Walker says his administration will look at whether it's feasible to eliminate the state income tax.
In the 2011-12 year, the state collected $7.04 billion in income taxes. (Click here to read the tax collections report from the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau.) The question then becomes, what would Wisconsin do to make up for the lost revenue? Several other states do not have state income tax, so if the Governor Walker's office is serious about the idea, we may hear more about how the process works in other states.
Last week, the lieutenant governor and revenue secretary held the first in a series of roundtable discussions with business leaders about taxes. The event was held in Beloit and was closed to the media.
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A video segment from Total Divas, where Eva Marie reveals details about her past to Naomi Knight. The red headed WWE diva let the fans know that she once went through a really bad period in her life where she was abusing alcohol. Naomi was actually quite comforting, as she stated that everyone has a past.
March 24, 2014
The camera crew for Total Divas was on hand this weekend to film the bridal shower for Eva Marie. Initially, some were under the belief that it was the actual wedding. However, it has now been confirmed that the official ceremony will be taking place later on this week. Footage from that event will more than likely be included in the upcoming season.
August 17, 2014
Since she has raised her profile tremendously over the last year, thanks in large part to her roles on Monday Night Raw and Total Divas, Eva Marie has increased her net worth quite a bit. Reports are floating around that the red haired WWE diva is now worth approximately $2 million. Her net worth could increase tremendously once she gets her big push.
May 1, 2014
If she can improve herself in the ring, Eva Marie is expected to receive a very nice push in WWE, especially since she is generating quite a bit of interest on Total Divas. The belief is that management has the All Red Everything promotional campaign ready. The push is heavily dependent upon her improvement, and to her credit, Eva Marie has been spending additional time in developmental.
April 25, 2014
Since he has been featured on Total Divas this season, interest in Jonathan Coyle, the husband of WWE star Eva Marie, has grown exponentially. He is a trainer in Orange County, and being the husband of a celebrity should help garner interest in his business. Jonathan also will be appearing in an upcoming issue of GQ magazine as a model.
April 24, 2014
A video of Eva Marie sharing bad news with her husband Jonathan on the latest episode of Total Divas. The WWE star found out that she had issues with her ovaries.
April 22, 2014
A video of Eva Marie, who discovered that she had serious issues with her ovaries, making up with her family, who grew disenchanted with the WWE Diva on an earlier episode of Total Divas for getting married without informing them.
April 22, 2014
Back in January, it was revealed that Eva Marie was hospitalized and needed some time off from Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. The latest episode of Total Divas has shed further light on the situation, as it has now been revealed that Eva had an ovarian cyst that had ruptured. The medical condition might prevent her from ever being pregnant.
April 21, 2014
If you're in New Orleans this week for Wrestlemania 30, you have a chance to party with the cast of Total Divas. Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Summer Rae, Eva Marie, Natalya Neidhart, Cameron and Naomi Knight are all scheduled to be at the Masquerade night club. The camera crew from E! will be there as well to film footage for an upcoming episode.
April 4, 2014
Initially, there was a push backstage in WWE to have AJ Lee defending the belt against Naomi Knight in a straight up match, but for the sake of Total Divas, management opted to just throw as many of the girls into the match as possible. Cameron, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya Neidhart, Eva Marie, Summer Rae, Emma, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Layla El and Tamina Snuka are now involved.
March 25, 2014
While the company has switched over to a more family friendly product over the years, there are talks that WWE could be pushing the Eva Marie scandal, which was started on Total Divas, on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. Management saw how much interest that the incident has generated with fans, and they want to capitalize on it.
March 25, 2014
The episode of Total Divas this week brought WWE a ton of attention from both wrestling fans and non wrestling fans. Thousands and thousands of people flocked to the internet to search for Eva Marie scandalous photos, which was being shown around the locker room by Cameron. None have been found online yet, but that could change soon.
March 24, 2014
The segments on Total Divas where Cameron was showing nude Eva Marie pictures to the WWE stars backstage has worked out tremendously, in terms of marketing. A lot of people were drawn to the episode and the series because of that. In fact, E! even capitalized on things by posting the story about it on their website, which generated even more interest in Total Divas.
March 24, 2014
A video segment from Total Divas, where Eva Marie reveals details about her past to Naomi Knight. The red headed WWE diva let the fans know that she once went through a really bad period in her life where she was abusing alcohol. Naomi was actually quite comforting, as she stated that everyone has a past.
March 24, 2014
A video segment from Total Divas, where Naomi Knight confronts Cameron, her tag team partner, for showing racy pictures of Eva Marie to the other performers backstage in WWE. Cameron pulled the stunt because she feels that Eva needs to be a bit more humble because she's a newer worker in the company.
March 24, 2014
WWE issued a poll to their fans online to see which of the Total Divas cast members is the most talented. Natalya Neidhart is currently in first place, receiving almost half of the votes. In order, the rest of the votes went to Nikki Bella, Naomi Knight, Brie Bella, Summer Rae, Eva Marie and Cameron. Some are shocked that Eva Marie was not last on the list.
March 23, 2014
Not a whole lot of fans are aware of this, but Naomi Knight has been missing in action for WWE for a couple of weeks now. The Total Divas star has now revealed that she has been on the sidelines because she needed minor surgery to help further repair her injured eye. Naomi last worked a tag team match on an episode of Monday Night Raw at the end of July.
August 30, 2014
There are speculations right now that Rosa Mendes could be on the receiving end of a push from WWE. She recently stated in an interview that she has never won a singles match via pin fall on television before. The belief is that she is planting the seeds for an underdog story line. Rosa chasing the championship could be a focal point on Total Divas.
August 23, 2014
At Summerslam 2014, fans witnessed the beginning of the feud between Nikki Bella and Brie Bella when the former turned on her sister and helped Stephanie McMahon win the match. The belief is that the feud was instigated by the producers of Total Divas. They wanted an intriguing story for the upcoming season of the show.
August 21, 2014
Rumors are going around that Ashley Flair has moved to the front of the line for a promotion from developmental to the main roster in WWE. There are some roadblocks in her way, though. Total Divas is set to become a major focus again very soon, so the writers will put an emphasis on them when writing Monday Night Raw. Flair might also have to wait a bit longer if Paige picks up more momentum in her feud with AJ Lee.
August 12, 2014
It looks like WWE will be utilizing the relationship between Cameron and her boyfriend a bit more during the next season of Total Divas. The belief is that something drastic will happen, where the couple will either break up or do a wedding. The heel turn and split from Naomi Knight was designed to put more attention into her character on the reality television show next season.
July 28, 2014
One of the ideas being floated around backstage in WWE is to turn Nikki Bella into a heel. The story would be that Stephanie McMahon finally gets to her by getting Nikki to believe that Brie Bella has left her hanging. Nikki would grow tired of being abused by the Authority, so she ends up doing a heel turn against her sister. The story would more than likely be featured on Total Divas as well.
July 22, 2014
TMZ has quite the fascination with WWE nowadays. The tabloid website recently reported that Nikki Bella, who recently received her real estate license, was spotted showing homes to Cameron and her boyfriend. The couple is getting pretty serious and is wanting to move in together. Cameron, who is one of the stars of Total Divas, stated that she wants a five bedroom place.
July 21, 2014
Since management did not want to have two divas matches on WWE Battleground 2014, the decision was made to have the match between Cameron and Naomi Knight take place on the kickoff show instead. The segment was needed for the upcoming season of Total Divas. Otherwise, the story would have been placed on the back burner once AJ Lee decided to make her return to WWE.
July 15, 2014
The big brawl between Naomi Knight and Cameron that you witnessed on Monday Night Raw this week was indeed the big breakup that has been teased over the last couple of weeks by WWE. As many already know, this story was set up for the sake of Total Divas, as producers wanted more dramatic stories for the reality television show. Since it is involved with another network, the belief is that WWE will get behind the story and put some emphasis on it.
July 9, 2014
While a lot of fans are hoping to see WWE giving Dolph Ziggler a push again, the on screen relationship between he and Summer Rae is more about the diva than the former world heavyweight champion. Management needed someone to pair her up with, so that she can continue her feud against Fandango and Layla El. WWE still wants to give her a nice push heading into the next season of Total Divas.
July 6, 2014
Over the last several months, the Usos have been given more of the spotlight. While some of that is due to the Total Divas connection, the main source of their push is due to Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso being backed by John Cena. The trio has grown close backstage. Cena doesn't often use his stroke with management, but he has encouraged management to push guys like Antonio Cesaro and Big E Langston before.
June 27, 2014
Taping has started for the next season of Total Divas, which means that WWE will start featuring a lot of the cast members on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown a bit more now. Rosa Mendes is the new girl on the block, so you can expect management to give her a bit of a push on television in the upcoming weeks. Rumors have it that she will play a big part on Total Divas, so her push in WWE could be very big as well.
June 21, 2014
There's some potentially bad news if you're a big fan of Daniel Bryan, as rumors are now surfacing that he might not be healthy enough to make a return at Summerslam 2014 as previously predicted. WWE wants to be very careful with his situation, as something negative could trigger a big storm with the mainstream media. Bryan is featured heavily on Total Divas and is one of the more known stars now in the industry.
June 19, 2014
Since the Total Divas writers are hoping to create a bit of a buzz for next season, there are talks that they will have WWE do a story line soon where Naomi Knight and Cameron decide to split up and go their own separate ways. Rumors are suggesting that Naomi will be the one to turn heel, even though Cameron has a more natural ability to get people to hate her.
June 19, 2014
Now that she has successfully defend the WWE Divas Championship against Alicia Fox, it looks like Paige is moving on to another challenger. Based on a press conference video, it appears that the next challenger is Cameron. The move could be designed to help promote her new music. It could also be WWE filming footage for the upcoming season of Total Divas as well.
June 3, 2014
In the previous generation, Sean Waltman was the benchmark when it comes to fans giving him heat because they legitimately resented the performer. It looks like Eva Marie is going to be taking that mantle now. During a recent appearance at a WWE NXT live event, the red haired diva was treated rather rudely by the audience. Things became even worse after she put on a very sub par performance as well.
July 19, 2014
Just like she was last year, Eva Marie is again a candidate in the Maxim Hot 100, which basically allows fans to vote on which female celebrity they deem to be the most attractive. The WWE diva was nominated last year as well. Eva Marie is the only wrestling related personality that you can vote for, unless you count Maria Menounos.
April 30, 2014
A picture of Eva Marie in a very sexy purple bikini. This was before she became a WWE star and was doing modeling work for various magazines and publications. Eva Marie was also sporting long black hair at this point in time.
April 15, 2014
A video from Total Divas of Summer Rae telling Eva Marie that Cameron has been spreading gossip backstage within the company.
March 21, 2014
A porn message board is claiming to have naked pictures of Eva Marie, but it is actually just a hoax to generate traffic from WWE fans who want to see more of the diva. There are no nudity in the pictures, but there are some hot images of Eva Marie, including this picture of her wearing a very skimpy thong.
March 20, 2014
Since she quickly married her boyfriend and kept the truth hidden from her family, as seen on the first episode of the second season of Total Divas this weekend, there are rumors spreading that Eva Marie might be pregnant. While the decision was abrupt, the WWE diva is not expecting a baby anytime soon, as her career is her main focus at the moment.
March 17, 2014
With so much mystery surrounding her absence over the last several months, Layla El has finally made her return to WWE over the weekend at a live event in Waco. She teamed up with Alicia Fox to defeat Natalya Neidhart and Eva Marie in a tag team match. Some were under the belief that she would never be healthy enough to wrestle again, but that has now been proven false.
March 16, 2014
While there might not be any nude pictures of Eva Marie floating around, we do have this picture of the WWE diva wearing a yellow thong and showing her naked ass. This photo shoot was done before she became famous. Chances are, if WWE was not PG, then Vince McMahon would have already sent her to Playboy to do a spread.
March 15, 2014
Since her popularity has been growing, a lot of fans have been searching for images of Eva Marie. Some are under the belief that the WWE diva has posed nude because of an edited picture that is floating around. This is the original picture, where you can see that she is actually wearing a skimpy thong bikini and not fully naked.
March 14, 2014
Now that she is starting to make her name known, thanks to appearances on Total Divas and Monday Night Raw, a lot of people have been looking into the net worth of Eva Marie. While some sites like Celebrity Net Worth have been attempting to draw in those WWE fans to their site, it is much too soon for any of that relevant data about her financial situation to be available.
March 14, 2014
Since the second season of Total Divas is about to premiere, WWE will start pushing the performers on that show. There are now even talks that instead of doing a standard title match for AJ Lee at Wrestlemania 30, it will just be a big tag team match featuring Summer Rae, Eva Marie, Cameron, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Natalya Neidhart on one side.
March 11, 2014
Since they were both on hand for the big WWE NXT show this week, Eva Marie got a chance to meet the legendary Bret Hart on the set. She took the opportunity to take this picture of them two together and posted it on Instagram.
March 1, 2014
Several fans made plans to attend the huge WWE NXT show last night. Those were plans were ruined once they got to the arena. The event was oversold, which mean that about 200 people were left without seats. To their credit, WWE attempted to make things better for those stuck outside. Eva Marie and a couple of the developmental wrestlers went out to take pictures and sign autographs.
February 28, 2014
When WWE launched the Total Divas television series, they did so because they wanted more mainstream media attention to their product, and it looks like the girls are going to bring more of that next week. Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, Summer Rae and Natalya Neidhart are scheduled to appear on the Arsenio Hall Show on March 6.
February 27, 2014
For the upcoming season of Total Divas, you can expect to see a lot of scenes involving Eva Marie and Summer Rae together, as the two of them have formed a friendship on screen. There are talks that WWE could be taking that relationship and featuring it on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown, where the two divas would form a team.
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Alfredo de la Rosa, Sr., 95, of Nederland passed away Friday, February 8, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Born May 27, 1917 in Mexico City, Mexico, Alfredo was the son of Alvara Rodriguez and Lucio de la Rosa. He was raised by his grandparents Sotera Castro and Estanislao de la Rosa. Alfredo was a welder who later worked in construction. In 2001 he was recognized by L.I.U.N.A. for his many years of service. As a child he sang in the choir and was an altar boy for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was also a lifetime member. Alfredo was energetic, hardworking, loving, and driven. He loved education, especially mathematics, and believed that knowledge is power. Alfredo instilled that value in his children and encouraged them to pursue higher education. Because of his background of working on a farm, his joys included reading western novels and watching western movies. Alfredo also loved playing with his grandchildren and repairing items around the house. He was a man of his word and was devoted to his family. Alfredo is survived by his wife Maria Isabel Ibarra de la Rosa of Nederland; children, Alfredo de la Rosa, Jr. and his wife Lizzette Rivera of Nederland; Tomas de la Rosa and his wife Mary Anne Leuchs of Baytown; Arturo de la Rosa and his fiancé Libertad Vazquez of Nederland; and Maria Alvara de la Rosa Smith and her husband Andrew Victor Smith of Houston; grandchildren, Sara de la Rosa, Angela de la Rosa, Tomas Ibarra Alfredo de la Rosa, Isabel de la Rosa, Frederick de la Rosa, Loren Smith, Andrew Smith, Jr., Breanna de la Rosa, Roberto de la Rosa, and Samya de la Rosa. He is also survived by his sister Guadalupe de la Rosa of Mexico City and many cousins in Port Arthur and Mexico. A gathering of Mr. de la Rosa's family and friends will be Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. at Broussard's Mortuary, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 3648 S/Sgt. Lucian Adams Drive, Port Arthur followed by entombment at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland. Complete and updated information may be found
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Pistachio and Cherry Mexican Wedding Cakes
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shelled unsalted natural pistachios (about 4 ounces), chopped
- 1 cup dried tart cherries or dried cranberries
- 3 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 3 heavy large baking sheets. Using electric mixer, beat 2 cups butter and 1 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and salt, then pistachios and cherries. Using spatula, stir in all flour (do not overmix dough).
Shape dough by generous tablespoonfuls into football-shaped ovals. Place on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until bottoms just begin to color, about 16 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 10 minutes before coating.
Pour generous amount of powdered sugar into medium bowl. Working with 5 or 6 warm cookies at a time, add cookies to bowl of sugar; gently turn to coat thickly. Transfer cookies to sheet of waxed paper. Repeat to coat cookies with sugar again; cool completely. DO AHEAD Can be made 4 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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The city of Atlanta is looking at new regulations aimed at making it safer to park in areas around the Georgia Dome. Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Bond said that he's heard complaints about unregulated parking lots outside of the dome. "Once the spaces are full, the attendant is gone. So if you left a purse or laptop or something in your vehicle -- and sometimes it's an exploratory crime, they think you have something," Bond said. "You're coming back to that lot when it's dark and you might be a victim and nobody is accountable and police cannot enforce that because the private property owner may not be aware. "Bond has drafted legislation that would establish rules for every parking lot. He wants them to have full-time attendants. He also wants every lot to have a bathroom. He'd like something to be done about garbage left around the lots as well."You have rodents, rats running around and unfortunately sometimes even the homeless will go through these bags and delving for food, so it really becomes a very deplorable situation," Bond said.Bond is the chairman of the Public Safety Panel, which will take up the proposed legislation at its next meeting.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Recent heavy rains are expected to bring a bumper crop of mosquitoes in Delaware this summer. State officials said Tuesday that the rain over the past week will leave lots of surface water in which mosquitoes can lay their eggs. Officials are urging residents to eliminate as much standing water as possible from their properties. That means draining gutters, birdbaths, rain barrels, old tires, flower pot liners, depressions in tarps covering boats, and unused swimming pools. State mosquito control workers are inspecting and treating large mosquito habitats, including coastal marshes, impoundments and freshwater wetlands. But they say they still won't be able to prevent waves of adult mosquitoes from emerging over the next two weeks from areas they can't get to.
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FCA bringing Huskers to the area
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold its Western Nebraska Husker Tour on February 15-16 in Scottsbluff and Chadron. This tour is used to further the vision of FCA which is "To see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches." FCA is excited to host the Husker Tour events in these cities.
This year's events will include new Husker running back stand out Imani Cross along with other Husker Football players talking about their faith in Jesus Christ as well as how they live it out on the field.
Husker Tour Details are as follows:
Friday, February 15 - Husker Tour 5th Quarter Party immediately following the Scottsbluff vs. Gering girls and boys basketball games at the Scottsbluff High School Gym. Tip-off for the girls is scheduled for 5:30pm with the boys to follow at 7:00pm.
Saturday, February 16 Husker Tour Event at 10:00am in the Scottsbluff High School Cafeteria during the Lions Club Youth Basketball Tournament.
Saturday, February 16 - Husker Tour 5th Quarter Party immediately following the Chadron State vs. Colorado Mines women's and men's basketball games at Armstrong Gymnasium on the campus of Chadron State College. Tip-off for the women is scheduled for 6:00pm with the men to follow at 8:00pm
FCA is the largest Christian sports ministry in the world and focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. For over 55 years, FCA has sought to impact the world through the influence of athletes and coaches.
Western Nebraska FCA Area Director Nate Lewis had this to say about the event: "We have hosted the Husker Tour in communities all over Western Nebraska for the past several years now and it has been amazing to see God use the platform these athletes have to help people understand the message of salvation found in Jesus Christ. We hope everyone in Scottsbluff and Chadron as well as the surrounding area are excited to take in this unique opportunity to hear from Imani and the other Huskers who will be speaking."
Feb 15 - Scottsbluff: During Halftime of the Scottsbluff vs Gering Boys Basketball game
Feb 16 - Scottsbluff: 9:30am at Scottsbluff High School
Feb 16 Chadron: In between the Chadron State women's and men's Basketball games
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Jeanne Petrin, 69, died at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to Derry police Capt. Vern Thomas.
The driver of the car, Denis Mwaura, 17, of Derry has not been charged, he said.
The crash is being investigated by the Derry Police Accident Reconstruction Team.
Police were called to the area of Sunview Condominiums just past 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police said Petrin was crossing Tsienneto Road, heading toward Fireye Corporation's parking lot when a vehicle heading west struck her near the intersection of Tsienneto and Route 28.
She was first taken to Parkland Medical Center in Derry, then flown by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.


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Charles Barkley, an NCAA Tournament analyst for the first time for CBS and Turner, does not have a formal bracket out yet, but he has a national champion. Barkley predicts that the Kansas Jayhawks will win the 2011 NCAA Tournament championship, like colleague Seth Davis and ESPN's Jay Bilas.
Barkley believes the Jayhawks are the most well-rounded team, followed by Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Duke. He said he does not believe there is a clear-cut winner, but of the choices, he likes Kansas the most. Barkley has been critical of Ohio State in the past because he believes the Buckeyes do not impose their will on their opponents.
As far as sleeper teams, Barkley said that Purdue, the No. 3 seed in the Southwest region, and Arizona, the No. 5 seed in the West region. Purdue is always well-coached, said Barkley, and Arizona of course has Derrick Williams, a top NBA Draft prospect.


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It's signing day throughout the state and the country ----as college football programs restock their rosters.
The Iowa Hawkeyes signed 21 recruits-- the Iowa State Cyclones signed 25 and the UNI Panthers signed 23 players.@
Wednesday morning at Cedar Falls high school-- ten student athletes signed national letters of intent including nine football players.
Ike Boettger who is projected to play tightend signed to play football for the Iowa Hawkeyes after verbally committing to play for coach Kirk Ferentz in June.
Ike Boettger is one of just three instate recruits for the Hawkeyes.
The Hawkeyes signed 13 players on the offensive side of the football-- including 5 wide receivers and eight on the defensive side.
The 2013 Hawkeye recruiting class is ranked between eighth and eleventh in the Big 10--but Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz likes this class.
Kirk Ferentz said, "we're obviously very pleased with the class I think for the most part we fit most of the needs that we felt were important and most importantly I think we found players who we feel are going to fit our program and that probably the secret of anything."
Ferentz also said, "Ike Boettger is a guy who came to camp as a quarterback as a junior we asked him to what would you think about catching a few balls, he did that and did it pretty well and then we asked him to bring his shoulder pads to block and he got slaughtered but he did it with great effort and intensity."
The Iowa State Cyclones nabbed 25 players in the fifth class of the Paul Rhoads tenure in Ames.
13 players were signed for the cyclone defense and 12 more for the offensive side of the football.
Only three high school players from the state of Iowa signed to become Cyclones--but that includes the state's number one recruit offensive lineman Jake Campos of West Des Moines valley-- Rhoads is happy with this class.
The University of Northern Iowa football program added 23 student-athletes on National Signing Day, as announced today by Panther head coach Mark Farley.The Panthers inked 13 in-state recruits. The Panthers also added six transfers to the roster as well.UNI will open the 2013 season Aug. 31 at Iowa State.
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This is the hardcover edition of "Ciphers, Fragments, and Other Random Stuff" - a book of poems by Charles Matthew Sauer.
Originally printed in 1994, the poetry, letters, and essays in Mondo Jazz and Z-Axis were published by a company named Wordsmith Chapbooks, which Charles Matthew Sauer started in Kaysville, Utah. Intending to create a unique version of each book, he made fewer than thirty copies combined, for both hard cover and trade paperbacks, using desktop publishing software, an inkjet printer, staples, a spool of thread, and a needle. . .
"Ciphers, Fragments, and Other Random Stuff" represents a technological and artistic realization, which began with Sauer's first book of poems.