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		<title>Tendulakar, Kambli attend felicitation function at Nagpur</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/18/tendulakar-kambli-attend-felicitation-function-at-nagpur-13033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAGPUR -What will the two friends have said to each other when they met?

Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli Saturday were together at a felicitation function, &#8220;Gaurav Guru Shishyancha&#8221; (in honour of mentor and disciple), with their coach Ramakant Achrekar, just days after Kambli&#8217;s alleged remarks that the batting maestro did not help him  during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barcelona and Inter close to Eto&#8217;o-Ibrahimovic deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/17/barcelona-and-inter-close-to-etoo-ibrahimovic-deal-12721/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID - Barcelona and Inter Milan are close to a deal to swap Samuel Eto&#8217;o for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to Spanish news reports Friday.

Catalan paper Sport claims that it is &#8220;a closed deal&#8221;, whilst Mundo Deportivo, AS and Marca prefer to be more cautious.	 	
Sport claims Barca president Joan Laporta and technical secretary Txiki Begiristain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man U cancels trip to bomb-hit Jakarta, Fergie disappointed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/17/man-u-cancels-trip-to-bomb-hit-jakarta-fergie-disappointed-12675/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR - English Premier  League club  Manchester  United have cancelled their  proposed  trip  to Indonesia following Friday morning&#8217;s bomb blasts at two five-star hotels in national capital Jakarta.

Club   coach-cum-manager   Sir  Alex   Ferguson   described   the cancellation as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly Blair will speak before federal grand jury on Aug 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/17/kelly-blair-will-speak-before-federal-grand-jury-on-aug-4-12540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Duncan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — A former gym owner in the Houston area says he never supplied Roger Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs and is looking forward to meeting with a grand jury investigating whether Clemens lied to Congress.

Kelly Blair received a subpoena on Tuesday and will testify before a grand jury in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 4.
Blair is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17-year-old Californian becomes youngest to sail around world after arriving in Marina del Rey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaya Tayefe Mohajer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — A 17-year-old Californian Thursday became the youngest person to sail around the world alone.

Zac Sunderland docked in the coastal community west of Los Angeles, completing a 28,000-mile trip that began last year. His family, friends and hundreds of onlookers cheered as his 36-foot Intrepid boat entered the harbor.
Also on hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia escapes Davis Cup ban for refusing to go to India because of security concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/16/australia-escapes-davis-cup-ban-for-refusing-to-go-to-india-because-of-security-concerns-12396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Australia won&#8217;t be suspended from the Davis Cup for refusing to play in India because of security concerns.

The International Tennis Federation board Thursday declined to impose tougher sanctions on Australia after India appealed a previous ruling by the governing body&#8217;s Davis Cup committee. The board also reversed the committee&#8217;s May decision that ordered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toro Rosso F1 team fires French driver Sebastien Bourdais; replacement not yet decided</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/16/toro-rosso-f1-team-fires-french-driver-sebastien-bourdais-replacement-not-yet-decided-12331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAENZA, Italy — Formula One team Toro Rosso has fired French driver Sebastien Bourdais.

Bourdais, a four-time Champ Car series champion in the United States, had been unimpressive in the 2009 season, his second in F1.
Toro Rosso said a replacement driver would be named in the lead-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
&#8220;In Sebastien&#8217;s second year with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wife of slain boxer Gatti tells AP from jail she is innocent, will be proven soon</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/16/wife-of-slain-boxer-gatti-tells-ap-from-jail-she-is-innocent-will-be-proven-soon-12233/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Arturo Gatti&#8217;s wife, accused of strangling the champion boxer with her purse strap, proclaims her innocence and love for her dead husband in a letter given to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

While declining to be interviewed from her jail cell in the northeastern Brazil city of Recife, Amanda Rodrigues did hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Gasquet cleared to resume playing tennis after 2 1/2 month doping ban</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-cleared-to-resume-playing-tennis-after-2-12-month-doping-ban-12171/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban Wednesday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine.

The 23-year-old Frenchman, who was cleared to resume playing after completing a 2½-month ban Wednesday, convinced an independent anti-doping tribunal that he ingested cocaine by kissing a woman he met at a nightclub in Miami.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCB not ready to give up World Cup host status</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/pcb-not-ready-to-give-up-world-cup-host-status-12087/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omar Khalid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt said Wednesday that he will continue to make efforts to revive Pakistan&#8217;s status as a 2011 World Cup host even after the event&#8217;s three organisers redistributed the countrys share of matches amongst themselves at a meeting in Mumbai Tuesday.

The PCB chairman told IANS that he will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Open, Tiger Woods pairing are a dream come true: Ryo Ishikawa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/japanese-teen-ryo-ishikawa-says-british-open-tiger-woods-pairing-are-a-dream-come-true-12084/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Ferguson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TURNBERRY, Scotland — Ryo Ishikawa has seen so much in such a short time.

The 17-year-old from Japan has been a media sensation since he made history as a 15-year-old, becoming the youngest winner on any tour sanctioned by the Official World Golf Ranking. He has played in Europe and America, rarely without an entire nation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flower hopes Flintoff will be ready for Lord&#8217;s Test</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/flower-hopes-flintoff-will-be-ready-for-lords-test-12082/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - England coach Andy Flower is optimistic that his key all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be ready in time for the second Ashes Test starting Thursday at Lord&#8217;s.

Flintoff&#8217;s right knee, operated recently, ballooned during the first Test against Australia in Cardiff. The English cricketer Monday met his surgeon, who gave some injection after which Flintoff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British police fear rise in sex workers during 2012 London Olympics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/british-police-fear-rise-in-sex-workers-during-2012-london-olympics-12063/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Police in Britain fear that the 2012 Olympics, which will be hosted in London, may spark a rise in sex workers.

With thousands of spectators, site workers and athletes around, there will be a huge demand for prostitutes, and the chances of sex workers being smuggled in, are huge.
Vice cops have already reported that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mays: So proud when Obama elected that &#8216;I cried for most of the night&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/mays-so-proud-when-obama-elected-that-i-cried-for-most-of-the-night-11930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — Baseball legend Willie Mays says he was so proud the night Barack Obama was elected president that he &#8220;cried for most of the night.&#8221;.

The 78-year-old Hall of Fame centerfielder spoke with reporters as he flew with Obama from Michigan to St. Louis for Tuesday night&#8217;s All-Star game.
Obama threw out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Locals fondly recall Arturo Gatti in Jersey City neighborhood where he honed his boxing skills</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/locals-fondly-recall-arturo-gatti-in-jersey-city-neighborhood-where-he-honed-his-boxing-skills-11923/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Boxing trainer Mike Skowronski honed his skills beside Arturo Gatti at Jersey City&#8217;s Ringside Gym and said the former champ&#8217;s longtime friends never liked Gatti&#8217;s wife — who is suspected of strangling him.

Skowronski, Gatti&#8217;s one-time stablemate, sparring mate and cornerman, said Amanda Rodrigues met the boxing legend while working as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bud Selig still reviewing Rose application for reinstatement</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/bud-selig-still-reviewing-rose-application-for-reinstatement-11901/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Blum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — Twelve years later, baseball commissioner Bud Selig still is examining Pete Rose&#8217;s application for reinstatement.

The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation concluded he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while he was manager of the team.
Rose applied for reinstatement in September 1997 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India to host Pakistan&#8217;s eight World Cup matches</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/14/india-to-host-pakistans-eight-world-cup-matches-11853/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup Tuesday recommended that India should host eight of the 14 cricket matches that were scheduled to take place in Pakistan.

The COC met here to provide the ICC Board with a recommendation as to where, within Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, the 14 matches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No junior circuit on the field: American League dominates National League these days</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/14/no-junior-circuit-on-the-field-american-league-dominates-national-league-these-days-11622/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Blum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — Names change, not the result.

Trying to predict the MVP of the All-Star game? Turn to the American League.
From the Alomar brothers to Pedro Martinez to Cal Ripken Jr. to J.D. Drew, the junior circuit has provided most of the thrills over the past dozen years.
When San Francisco&#8217;s Tim Lincecum throws the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SoCal teen sails back into US waters in attempt to become youngest to sail around world alone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Southern California teenager Zac Sunderland sailed back into U.S. waters in the middle of the night and was soon enjoying chocolate cake and room service.

He&#8217;s already thinking about his next adventure, even as he prepares to finish this one.
The 17-year-old Sunderland has about 100 miles to go to become the youngest person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plenty of photographers ready for Woods-Ishikawa draw</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/13/plenty-of-photographers-ready-for-woods-ishikawa-draw-11555/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TURNBERRY, Scotland — Tiger Woods can expect even more attention than usual the first two rounds of the British Open. He is playing with Lee Westwood of England and Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa.

Woods has never played with the 17-year-old Ishikawa, who made history at 15 when he won on the Japan Golf Tour, the youngest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six EPL players awaiting HIV test results</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/13/six-epl-players-awaiting-hiv-test-results-11480/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Six English Premier League players are allegedly awaiting results of HIV tests after it was reported that a girl whom they had bedded was infected with the virus.

According to reports, the players were shocked to know about the virus and were suggested to take HIV tests in order to confirm whether they have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing Olympian becomes pimp as he lacks funding for 2012 London Olympics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/13/beijing-olympian-becomes-pimp-as-he-lacks-funding-for-2012-london-olympics-11435/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON - New Zealand taekwondo practitioner Logan Campbell has turned to pimping after his funds dried up, and his chances at making the London Olympics in 2012 looked slim.

Campbell, 23, joined hands with business partner Hugo Phillips, 20, last week, and launched a &#8220;high-class gentleman&#8217;s club&#8221; (read brothel) near Auckland&#8217;s infamous K Rd.
Campbell, who finished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea&#8217;s Terry holds crisis talks with Abramovich</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/chelseas-terry-holds-crisis-talks-with-abramovich-11191/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Chelsea FC captain John Terry held two hours of crisis talks with club owner Roman Abramovich on Saturday and demanded that he be given a chance to speak to Manchester City, who have shown an interest in him.

According to News of The World, Terry stopped short of handing in an official transfer request, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco follows up no-hitter by beating Padres 2-1</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/san-francisco-follows-up-no-hitter-by-beating-padres-2-1-11141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval homered for the second straight day, Justin Miller pitched solidly after an injury forced starter Matt Cain out and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night.

A day after Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter, the Giants beat the Padres for a third straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Francoeur excited to be in New York, hoping to spark slumping Mets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/jeff-francoeur-excited-to-be-in-new-york-hoping-to-spark-slumping-mets-11076/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Jeff Francoeur got a flood of phone calls and text messages after he was traded to the slumping Mets on Friday, including some advice from former New York left-hander Tom Glavine.

&#8220;He just told me, &#8216;Make the most of it. If you play hard, you hustle, you do the things right up here, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former junior welterweight boxing champ Arturo Gatti found dead in Brazil hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stan Lehman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO — Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.

Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of seemingly indestructible McNair as tough to accept as affair he had with his killer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa M. Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. — The shocking news spread first via text and cell phone messages on the Fourth of July holiday.

It was almost too strange and terrible to believe.
Former NFL star Steve McNair had been shot to death. Air McNair, the seemingly indestructible quarterback who had played through all sorts of injuries and pain. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan brothers win doubles to cut Croatia&#8217;s lead over US to 2-1 in Davis Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[POREC, Croatia — Bob and Mike Bryan beat Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup, cutting Croatia&#8217;s quarterfinal lead to 2-1 on Saturday.

The Bryan brothers cruised to a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 doubles win on the indoor clay at Zatika Hall.
The U.S. is 1-34 when trailing 0-2 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands expected at former NFL quarterback Steve McNair&#8217;s funeral in southern Miss.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/11/thousands-expected-at-former-nfl-quarterback-steve-mcnairs-funeral-in-southern-miss-10961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa M. Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. — A capacity crowd of 8,000 was expected Saturday at the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

The funeral for McNair, who was shot and killed by a girlfriend who then killed herself, comes a day after hundreds lined up in his hometown of Mount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blum drives home winning run to lift Astros to 6-5 win over Nationals</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/11/blum-drives-home-winning-run-to-lift-astros-to-6-5-win-over-nationals-10896/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Duncan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Geoff Blum drove in Miguel Tejada with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros rallied after Roy Oswalt was injured to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday night.

Blum drove in the winning run in the Astros&#8217; last at-bat for the third time this season — he did it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blake, Fish falter giving Croatia a 2-0 lead against US in Davis Cup quarterfinals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[POREC, Croatia — Marin Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets to give Croatia a 2-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday.

Cilic beat Fish 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 8-6 in a match that lasted 4 hours, 23 minutes and ended at 1 a.m. local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds line up in tiny Mount Olive, Miss., to say goodbye to local hero, ex-NFL QB McNair</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa M. Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. — The family and friends who grew up with native son Steve McNair didn&#8217;t have to say goodbye to the ex-NFL quarterback by themselves Friday night. The tiny town of Mount Olive had plenty of company.

People — both black and white, young and old — drove in from nearby states and joined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Mir, UFC champ Frank Mir&#8217;s wife gets credit for success at UFC 100</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/11/jennifer-mir-ufc-champ-frank-mir-wife-gets-credit-on-success-frank-mir-vs-brock-lesnar-10814/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pratima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UFC champ Frank Mir, credits his wife, Jennifer Mir, for his huge success against Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 tomorrow  in Las Vegas. She is the single most important person who is turning Frank Mir into a champion said Mir.

Before the fight for the heavy weight title belt, Ultimate Fighting champ Mir said: &#8220;My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UFC rolls odometer to 100 with heavyweight title bout, St. Pierre&#8217;s latest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/11/ufc-rolls-odometer-to-100-with-heavyweight-title-bout-st-pierres-latest-10820/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Beacham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — By early afternoon, the line was 15 people wide and hundreds deep, stretching the length of a cavernous corridor near the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Hundreds of boisterous mixed martial arts fans of every age, race, fitness level and tattoo taste whooped and fidgeted in the refrigerated casino air.

They queued for hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karlovic rallies past Blake, giving Croatia a 1-0 lead against US in Davis Cup quarterfinals</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/10/karlovic-rallies-past-blake-giving-croatia-a-1-0-lead-against-us-in-davis-cup-quarterfinals-10761/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[POREC, Croatia — Marin Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets to give Croatia a 2-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday.

Cilic beat Fish 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 8-6 in a match that lasted 4 hours, 23 minutes and ended at 1 a.m. local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Mount Olive, Miss., remembers local hero ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair as funeral nears</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/10/tiny-mount-olive-miss-remembers-local-hero-ex-nfl-quarterback-steve-mcnair-as-funeral-nears-10756/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Talbott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. — Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained.

The local hero&#8217;s death on the Fourth of July left most of Mount Olive&#8217;s 1,000 residents stunned and distraught. As they prepared to say goodbye with a funeral Saturday, they again recalled tales of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: White House staffers, Malia and Sasha, meet Pope Benedict XVI, too</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — If one career highlight was getting Barack Obama elected president, another might be meeting the pope.

Several senior White House staffers had the honor Friday, after President Barack Obama&#8217;s private audience with Pope Benedict XVI. First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha also met the pontiff.
Among the top aides who got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family, friends remember Sahel Kazemi, who killed Steve McNair before taking her own life</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/10/family-friends-remember-sahel-kazemi-who-killed-steve-mcnair-before-taking-her-own-life-10743/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself was buried Friday in Florida in a private ceremony with about 30 friends and family members.

Sahel Kazemi, 20, was laid to rest in a modest brown casket after a 30-minute ceremony at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, just before a rain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancelotti claims Terry is happy to stay on at Chelsea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that skipper John Terry is happy to stay on at Chelsea.

The pair met for the first time yesterday when the skipper reported back for pre-season training.
New boss Ancelotti set out his blueprint for the future to Terry and insisted: &#8220;There is not a problem.&#8221;
Terry&#8217;s position was uncertain following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family says McNair&#8217;s girlfriend was happy, police say she was distraught over love, money</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/10/family-says-mcnairs-girlfriend-was-happy-police-say-she-was-distraught-over-love-money-10571/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Loller</dc:creator>
		
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At just 19 years old, Sahel Kazemi thought she had it all: She was dating former NFL star Steve McNair, partying in VIP rooms and vacationing in Las Vegas.
When her family visited Nashville for her 20th birthday less than two months ago, they said she was very happy and planning to move [...]]]></description>
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