Another blockbuster NBA trade just went down today as All-Star PG Deron Williams got shipped from Utah to the Nets for PG Devin Harris last years 1st-round pick Derrick Favors & 2 future 1st-round picks. This trade caught almost everyone completely off-guard. There had been talks of Williams being shopped around but no where near the circus surrounding Carmelo Anthony's trade to the Knicks just a few days ago. I believe this trade will work out great for New Jersey as they finally get owner Mikhail Prokhorov a superstar to build around. Utah in exchange gets building blocks to work around and hopefully enough to maintain a spot in the playoff race.
Champions League
Bayern Munich @ Inter Milan - Fox Soccer Channel - 5 p.m.
Some of the top offensive players in the world square off as Dutch world cup heroes Wesley Sneijder & Arjen Robben face each other for Inter & Bayern respectively. This should be a terrific match between Italy and Germany's best club squads.
NCAA Basketball
#12 Wisconsin @ Michigan - Big Ten Network - 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin continues to have great success at home. The bigger challenge for the Badgers, who are in third place in the Big Ten, will be carrying that success away from Madison. Wisconsin is 3-5 on the road, where it's averaging 11.7 fewer points than at home. A big reason for the difference is the team's 3-point shooting. At the Kohl Center, the Badgers are connecting on 44.3 percent of their shots from beyond the arc while on the road they are hitting 31.4 percent. Michigan's star guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is starting to play like his dad, dropping 30 points in his last game.
#24 Temple @ #1 Duke - ESPN2 - 7 p.m.
The defending national champions clearly have a big advantage playing at home. Besides having won 34 in a row at Cameron overall, the Blue Devils have won 85 straight there against non-conference foes since a loss to St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000. However, the Owls (21-5) have been tough against non-conference foes currently in the Top 25, beating Georgetown and losing to Texas A&M and Villanova by a combined seven points. The Owls have since won a season-high eight straight, the last five by double digits.
#22 Kentucky @ Arkansas - SEC Network - 8 p.m.
Kentucky is just 1-5 away from Rupp Arena in Southeastern Conference play heading into Wednesday's game at Arkansas (16-10, 5-7). Arkansas, coached by former Kentucky star John Pelphrey, is no pushover at home. The Razorbacks are 14-3 at Bud Walton Arena, including victories over Tennessee and Alabama. Yet Arkansas has its own issues. Pelphrey is 0-3 against his alma mater and the Razorbacks haven't beaten Kentucky in their last 10 tries.
NBA
Oklahoma City @ San Antonio - ESPN - 7 p.m.
Playing at home for the first time in nearly a month, the Spurs emerge from the All-Star break Wednesday night looking to defeat Kevin Durant and the Thunder for a sixth straight time. League-best San Antonio (46-10) leads Dallas by six games atop the Western Conference with 26 to play.
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