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		<title>Yankees hit 5 homers in 8-4 win over Red Sox</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/24/yankees-hit-5-homers-in-8-4-win-over-red-sox-as-expected-pitchers-duel-fizzles-22442/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Ulman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Derek Jeter needed one pitch to reach a milestone and get the Yankees going again.

New York&#8217;s leadoff batter hit the first pitch of the game for a homer, his 2,700th career hit, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night with five homers off Josh Beckett.
&#8220;We got pitches to hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants coach Tom Coughlin disappointed with effort against Chicago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/24/giants-coach-tom-coughlin-disappointed-with-effort-against-chicago-22431/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Canavan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Instead of getting that big improvement in the second game of the preseason, Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants got a reality check.

The team that looked so good in beating Carolina in the opening preseason game on Monday took a big step back in dropping a 17-3 decision to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mets expected to bring back general manager Omar Minaya next season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/23/mets-expected-to-bring-back-general-manager-omar-minaya-next-season-22300/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howie Rumberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Mets general manager Omar Minaya is expected back next season.

The New York Post reported Sunday that owner Fred Wilpon said Minaya will return in 2010 despite the failings of his $136 million team on and off the field this year.
Minaya in turn told the newspaper that if he&#8217;s back, manager Jerry Manuel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan plans to use 3 QBs in its opener, including speedy freshman who doesn&#8217;t tie his laces</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/23/michigan-plans-to-use-3-qbs-in-its-opener-including-speedy-freshman-who-doesnt-tie-his-laces-22293/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Lage</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was lounging on the turf when a couple reporters approached, asking for the story behind the fact that he doesn&#8217;t tie the laces of his cleats.

&#8220;I want to know, too,&#8221; fellow freshman Fitzgerald Toussaint said.
Robinson sighed, rolled his eyes and explained the odd look.
&#8220;When I was 7, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Americans still trying to figure out sprint relays after failing to advance twice at worlds</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/23/americans-still-trying-to-figure-out-sprint-relays-after-failing-to-advance-twice-at-worlds-22262/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Graham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Try as they might, the Americans just can&#8217;t seem to get that baton around the track in the 400-meter relay without some sort of misadventure.

First the men were disqualified at the world championships for making an exchange outside the allowable zone. Then the women didn&#8217;t finish after Muna Lee pulled up with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Schmidt on Pete Rose&#8217;s ban from baseball: &#8216;20 years have passed, isn&#8217;t that enough?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/22/mike-schmidt-on-pete-roses-ban-from-baseball-20-years-have-passed-isnt-that-enough-22035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schmidt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 20 years since Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti. Recently the subject came back to life, recycling the same old issues, without attention to some interesting elements that should be mentioned on the 20th anniversary.

An interesting question was posed to me in a recent interview: Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhaichung Bhutia set to earn his 100th international cap</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/22/bhaichung-bhutia-set-to-earn-his-100th-international-cap-22029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - From the sleepy village of Tinkitam in Sikkim to leading the national football team, Bhaichung Bhutia has come a long way and is all set to earn his 100th international cap when India plays Kyrgyzstan in the ONGC Nehru Cup here Sunday.

The 32-year-old Bhaichung will earn the rare distinction in the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLaren still upset over Alonso&#8217;s exit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/22/mclaren-still-upset-over-alonsos-exit-22003/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/22/mclaren-still-upset-over-alonsos-exit-22003/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VALENCIA - The infighting within McLaren-Mercedes in 2007, involving then team boss Ron Dennis and drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, belongs to the past, but it has not yet been forgotten.

Martin Whitmarsh, 51, who became the team&#8217;s new boss on March 1 after 20 years working within its ranks, admits his &#8220;massive regret&#8221; over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. State says it checked with OU on player eligibility issue for info on a similar case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/22/fla-state-says-it-checked-with-ou-on-player-eligibility-issue-for-info-on-a-similar-case-21898/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State officials say they have no issues with Oklahoma.

The school said Friday it contacted Oklahoma&#8217;s compliance office earlier this year about the eligibility of a former semipro player, Mike Balogun, who was playing linebacker for the Sooners.
Florida State compliance director Brian Battle said the inquiry was a fact-finding call related to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With &#8216;the Brittanys&#8217; leading the way, Americans open up lead on Europeans at Solheim Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/with-the-brittanys-leading-the-way-americans-open-up-lead-on-europeans-at-solheim-cup-21814/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Armour</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — The &#8220;B team&#8221; led the way for the Americans at the Solheim Cup.

Brittany Lincicome and Solheim Cup rookie Brittany Lang picked up the first point for the United States, and Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr rallied to win their fourball match, giving the Americans a 2½-1½ lead going into Friday afternoon&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lab tech who mixed deadly brew that killed polo horses sues Fla. pharmacy over being fired</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/lab-tech-who-mixed-deadly-brew-that-killed-polo-horses-sues-fla-pharmacy-over-being-fired-21796/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Skoloff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida pharmacy that mixed a deadly concoction of vitamin supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses fired a lab technician who prepared the mix after she spoke with federal investigators, according to a whistleblower complaint filed against the business.

Sheila Harris, of Ocala, Fla., claims she cooperated with Food and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russell Martin&#8217;s grand slam powers slumping Dodgers to 7-2 victory over Cubs in series opener</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/russell-martins-grand-slam-powers-slumping-dodgers-to-7-2-victory-over-cubs-in-series-opener-21706/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Harris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Russell Martin made all of the Los Angeles Dodgers feel good about themselves with one fat swing.

Scuffling with their confidence and a dwindling lead in the NL West, the Dodgers have been desperate for something or someone to get them going in the dog days of August.
Martin was the man.
His grand slam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still oh-for-US soil, Europe hoping to change its fortunes at Solheim Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/still-oh-for-us-soil-europe-hoping-to-change-its-fortunes-at-solheim-cup-21702/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Armour</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Just once, Laura Davies wants to experience how it feels to win the Solheim Cup on someone else&#8217;s turf.

The Americans have done it. Twice, in fact.
&#8220;To overcome the crowds and the American team, which is always first-class and they always come in playing really well, which they&#8217;ve done again, and just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeal will question NCAA clearinghouse over ineligible player costing Memphis 38-win season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/appeal-will-question-ncaa-clearinghouse-over-ineligible-player-costing-memphis-38-win-season-21698/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa M. Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. — No banners are coming down anytime soon. Not the 2008 Final Four banner nor the one honoring three seniors for an NCAA-record 137 wins.

Memphis isn&#8217;t giving up any of its 38 victories without a fight.
The NCAA announced Thursday that Memphis must vacate the 38 wins and the national championship game appearance from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martin&#8217;s grand slam powers Dodgers to 7-2 victory over Cubs in series opener</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/21/martins-grand-slam-powers-dodgers-to-7-2-victory-over-cubs-in-series-opener-21672/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Harris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — It was hard to tell who needed the shot of confidence more — Russell Martin or the Los Angeles Dodgers.

They both benefited when his grand slam snapped a sixth-inning tie, propelling the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night in the series opener.
&#8220;It was big for us. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wagner perfect in 1st outing in over a year; Mets cut Hernandez to make room for former closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Wagner back on Mets mound, but Livan Hernandez cut
NEW YORK — Billy Wagner&#8217;s perfect return to the mound came at the expense of Livan Hernandez.
The comeback of the New York Mets&#8217; former closer wasn&#8217;t a surprise, but the fact that it cost Hernandez his spot on the club caught a few teammates off-guard.
Johan Santana showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Usain Bolt blazes to another world record in the 200m at worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Graham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Teeth clenched, Usain Bolt grimaced as he churned toward the finish line, hoping to coax a fraction more out of his 6-foot-5 frame.

The big, yellow numbers flashing another world record time told the Jamaican sprinter he had gotten what he wanted out of the 200 meters Thursday at the world championships.
Beyond the mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Showdown in Beantown: Yankees gear up for second matchup of the month with Red Sox</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Mccauley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — A lot sure has changed for the New York Yankees since they started out 0-8 against the Boston Red Sox.

Better bullpen. A four-game sweep over the Red Sox in the Bronx. Big lead in the AL East.
Only one thing missing for the Yankees: An end to their Fenway funk.
New York has lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA throws out Memphis&#8217; 38-win season and title game appearance because of ineligible player</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has lost every one of the 38 victories it piled up in a basketball season that ended with John Calipari&#8217;s Tigers just missing out on a national title.

The NCAA stripped Memphis of all its wins from 2007-08 Thursday, saying the Tigers used an ineligible player who is believed to be NBA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brees returns to practice with Saints for first time since mother&#8217;s funeral</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/20/brees-returns-to-practice-with-saints-for-first-time-since-mothers-funeral-21512/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie Rieken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was ready to focus on football Thursday as he returned to practice for the first time since his mother&#8217;s funeral.

Brees, who last practiced on Sunday, was back on the field as the Saints wrapped up their joint practice with the Texans.
Mina Brees, an attorney in Austin, died [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will Favre&#8217;s risk-taking reputation fit with conservative Vikings coach Childress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — Brad Childress wants his quarterbacks to play a certain way. Make the safe pass, keep an even keel, and follow the scheme how it&#8217;s coached.

Now, here&#8217;s Brett Favre, whose bionic career has been built on a bold, brash, boyish approach to throwing the football. Yes, Childress and Favre have known each other for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi Commonwealth Games to be best ever, Kalmadi tells UK Inc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipankar De Sarkar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be best ever with the prime minister rolling out a massive Rs.7 billion (Rs.700 crore) budget and the work schedule on target, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has told British investors in London. 

The Delhi Games are going to be the best ever Commonwealth Games so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teixeira&#8217;s two-run homer and RBI groundout help Yankees beat Athletics 3-2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Mccauley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer, Alfredo Aceves earned his majors-leading eighth win as a reliever and the New York Yankees wrapped up a stretch of 33 games in 34 days with a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

Teixeira sent the first pitch from A&#8217;s rookie Brett Anderson (7-9) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veteran fullback Lorenzo Neal released by Oakland Raiders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/20/veteran-fullback-lorenzo-neal-released-by-oakland-raiders-21335/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders released veteran fullback Lorenzo Neal on Wednesday, ending his brief stay with the team.

Neal, who signed with the Raiders in May, was expected to push Oren O&#8217;Neal and Luke Lawton for the starting fullback job but became expendable when O&#8217;Neal impressed Oakland&#8217;s coaching staff with his recovery from major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership with boxing promoter Dino Duva will help train, market Chinese national team</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/20/partnership-with-boxing-promoter-dino-duva-will-help-train-market-chinese-national-team-21275/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Boxing promoter Dino Duva sat inside Workers Indoor Arena during last summer&#8217;s Beijing Olympics and watched the Chinese team win two gold medals, a silver and a bronze in a surprising show of strength.

Like so many other sports that have gained traction in the world&#8217;s most populous country, from the NBA to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jaguars sputter in preseason opener, failing to generate offense, protect David Garrard</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/20/jaguars-sputter-in-preseason-opener-failing-to-generate-offense-protect-david-garrard-21274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Long</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Playing just three series in Jacksonville&#8217;s preseason opener, David Garrard was pressured often, knocked down several times and sacked once.

With Garrard under center, the offense managed just 28 total yards. He completed 4 of 7 passes for 22 of those yards and managed only one first down.
It was an ominous start for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palmer could miss Bengals exhibition with ankle injury; Brady more likely to play</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/palmer-could-miss-bengals-exhibition-with-ankle-injury-brady-more-likely-to-play-21268/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Ulman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady could get another chance to take a hit on his surgically repaired left knee. Carson Palmer may not even throw a pass with his rehabilitated right elbow.

Brady heads into the New England Patriots&#8217; exhibition game with the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night after throwing two touchdown passes in his return [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top-seeded Dinara Safina ousted in 2nd round at Rogers Cup in Toronto</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — Dinara Safina is out of the Rogers Cup.

The No. 1-ranked Russian fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in a second-round match Wednesday at the $2 million WTA Tour event.
Safina&#8217;s loss came one day after No. 3 seed Venus Williams was upset by Ukraine&#8217;s Kateryna Bondarenko. Safina opened strong, but fell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Younis Khan pushing me to join national team&#8217;s coaching staff : Rashid Latif</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/younis-khan-pushing-me-to-join-national-teams-coaching-staff-rashid-latif-21200/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan wicket-keeper captain Rashid Latif has said captain Younis Khan has been asking him to join the national team&#8217;s coaching staff for the last one year.

In an interview with PakPassion.net, Latif said his commitments with the National Cricket Academy and his family was keeping him away from joining the national team.
&#8220;Younis has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heidfeld stays upbeat on F1 future</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/heidfeld-stays-upbeat-on-f1-future-21192/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Valencia,SPAIN - German driver Nick Heidfeld remains confident of continuing in Formula One despite the withdrawal of BMW at the end of the season.

Heidfeld, 32, told German Press Agency DPA that he had already been in talks with other teams before BMW&#8217;s decision, although the announcement at the end of last month took him by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCB under fire for its &#8216;ad-hocism&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/pcb-under-fire-for-its-ad-hocism-21185/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI - An influential member of the Pakistan Cricket Board&#8217;s (PCB) Governing Board, Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, has criticized the board for its unprofessional attitude terming it as &#8216;ad-hocism&#8217;.

Shah lambasted the PCB for not implementing its own constitution and said it was being run like a one-man show.
&#8220;The PCB is yet to implement its constitution. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IPL loses global viewership, but fresh opportunities knock</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/ipl-loses-global-viewership-but-fresh-opportunities-knock-21173/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipankar De Sarkar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The global television audience for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) was markedly down on the heights achieved during the inaugural season, according to a report published in London.

A Viewertrack report published by the independent global sports consultancy Futures Sport+Entertainment shows an average 20 percent fall in viewership across five major cricket-playing countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gary Sheffield, Mets light up Derek Lowe for 8 runs in 4th inning to beat Braves 9-4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After failing to get a bunt down with two on in the fourth inning, pitcher Oliver Perez lined a two-strike single to right field.

That&#8217;s when Gary Sheffield had a good idea the Mets were in the middle of something special.
Sheffield doubled twice in an eight-run fourth and New York battered Derek Lowe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favre&#8217;s not finished: Football&#8217;s famously waffling QB unretires again, signs with Vikings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/favres-not-finished-footballs-famously-waffling-qb-unretires-again-signs-with-vikings-21141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — This is the way it is with Brett Favre: He announces he&#8217;s done, then has second thoughts.

Many of his new Minnesota teammates never believed he was truly staying retired. Vikings coach Brad Childress, just three weeks after Favre told him he wouldn&#8217;t be joining the team, was persistent enough to place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubs demote closer Kevin Gregg and move Carlos Marmol into role</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/cubs-demote-closer-kevin-gregg-and-move-carlos-marmol-into-role-21078/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Beleaguered Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg was demoted Tuesday, and replaced by right-hander Carlos Marmol.

Manager Lou Piniella disclosed the move Tuesday, a day after Gregg blew another save in a 4-1 loss to San Diego.
Marmol was chosen to take over the closer role, although Piniella said he also considered left-hander John Grabow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jilted by Favre once, Vikings welcome arrival of 3-time MVP with open arms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Krawczynski</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — When Brett Favre arrived at training camp for the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, third-string quarterback John David Booty graciously gave him his jersey number.

Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, who spent all summer competing for the chance to run this offense, were a little more begrudging in handing over the starting job.
&#8220;It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undersized and undeterred: Rookie DE Nick Reed works to make up for what he lacks in size</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/undersized-and-undeterred-rookie-de-nick-reed-works-to-make-up-for-what-he-lacks-in-size-21032/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/19/undersized-and-undeterred-rookie-de-nick-reed-works-to-make-up-for-what-he-lacks-in-size-21032/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Booth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENTON, Wash. — Sometimes it&#8217;s a quarterback and his receivers sticking around for a few extra throws after practice wraps up.

On Tuesday morning it was undersized rookie defensive end Nick Reed as the last guy on the field, learning a few more tricks to try to make up for his small stature.
Just how small is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Have fun and embrace the intense build-up to series decider&#8217;, says Nielsen</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/18/have-fun-and-embrace-the-intense-build-up-to-series-decider-says-nielsen-20881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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LONDON - Tim Nielsen, the coach of Australian cricket team, has said the team must have some fun and embrace the intense build-up to the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series, starting on Thursday.
&#8220;I think the most important thing from our perspective is we don&#8217;t run away from the fact it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coach Arthur says Trott fit only for Proteas&#8217; Second XI, England</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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CAPE TOWN - South African cricket team coach Mickey Arthur has said that Warwickshire opener Jonathan Trott is not good enough to play for South Africa.
In a blunt assessment of England&#8217;s newest Test batsman, Arthur said Cape Town-born Trott would at best be playing for South Africa&#8217;s Second XI despite representing the same national under-19s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Daly returns to Australian Open 1 year after snapping, smashing fan&#8217;s camera into tree</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY — John Daly is set to return to the Australian Open a year after being fined for smashing a fan&#8217;s camera into a tree during the tournament.

Golf Australia announced Tuesday that the two-time major winner is in the field for the tournament at Sydney&#8217;s New South Wales Golf Club from Dec. 3-6.
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