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NBA MVP rankings: Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic pacing crowded field; Kevin Durant still carries great value

If you claim to be certain about who should be the NBA's MVP at this point, more power to you. Personally -- and I don't think I'm alone here -- I change my mind just about every night. The league's talent pool has never been deeper at the top, and these huge performances are becoming such standard practice that it's hard to even put them in perspective anymore. Dare I say we are all taking them for granted.  Nonetheless, here we are (or should I say, here the voters are, of which I am not one), tasked with the next-to-impossible duty of separating these top-of-the-food-chain candidates by the thinnest of threads. It's like trying to decide who gets into Stanford or Harvard. Every one of these kids has a genius GPA and a moon-ball SAT score.  As it happens, we have our own acronyms in the NBA, and the guy who is once again sitting at the top of damn near every one of them is where I'm g...

The 50 greatest football managers of all time

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Being a football manager is a difficult oul job. You're the first to be blamed for a team losing a game, and the last to be thanked for winning one too. But, despite the thanklessness of their task, some people excel in the role. They win games, trophies, and earn the respect of players, pundits and fans alike. Below is a list of 50 managers who have done exactly that throughout the history of the game - ranked, obviously. 50) Vic Buckingham Buckingham was an innovator / Central Press/GettyImages The greatest manager you’ve probably never heard of. The Londoner was a true pioneer of total football and a key factor in a rise of the great Johan Cruyff. Buckingham is renowned as lauded as a hero on the continent, but his ideologies came too early for a stubborn English fan base who thought it was their way or the highway. 49) Claudio Ranieri Ranieri brought glory to Leicester / Michael Regan/GettyImages One of the most charismatic managers in the history of the game, Claudio Ranieri ...