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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Fasolamatt on the legal liability of golf shots]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This is pretty good stuff. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 24, Nov 2009 16:36:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Clearance Clarence: fans, architecture, diapers and more]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The second installment of the already wildly popular "Clearance Clarence" is upon us. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 24, Nov 2009 11:55:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Tuesday (punching Notre Dame while it's down) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An irate fan allegedly punched QB Jimmy Clausen. Things couldn't be much worse in South Bend. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 24, Nov 2009 9:14:7 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Grocery shoppers love Joe Mauer. Keizo Konishi? Not so much]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Minnesotans would love to eat Thanksgiving dinner with Joe Mauer, while one MVP voter is just a turkey. (Really, he isn't, but that sure fit a nice theme). ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 23, Nov 2009 16:8:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Video: The physics of that huge hit on Eric Decker earlier this year vs. Cal]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/71701492.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A U of M professor combines football and learning. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 23, Nov 2009 12:30:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Monday (Two MVP town: Favre and Mauer?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/71572122.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The Twins catcher should win his first MVP award this afternoon. A certain QB could follow in the young man's footsteps to make this a two-MVP town. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 23, Nov 2009 9:1:25 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler: Childress, Ireland/France and referees]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70698822.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A batch of links for your reading pleasure. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 21, Nov 2009 11:46:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Introducing Stu's new feature called "That Happened"]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The 2001 Chicago Bears that went 13-3? Yeah, that happened. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 20, Nov 2009 16:28:49 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brett Favre being used by Iraqi detainees as tactical warfare against Wisconsites. Seriously.]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Well, that's something we've never seen before. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 20, Nov 2009 11:56:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (Song lyrics of the 1990s) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70620122.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Let's see if we can have a fun pop culture post every Friday. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 20, Nov 2009 9:40:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Blacked out for their own good; and a strange ticket request to a Badgers game]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Two unrelated items to end the day. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 19, Nov 2009 16:2:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: John Gutekunst]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Please enjoy a look back at Gophers football history. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 19, Nov 2009 13:38:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Ireland wants cheating France to agree to a soccer do-over. What is this, fifth grade?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70512507.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Can you imagine this really happening? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 19, Nov 2009 11:9:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Thursday (The Wolves' woes) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The start has been even slower than expected. When will relief come? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 19, Nov 2009 8:46:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: 5-year-old Herb Brooks speech-giving YouTube sensation to do "Let's Play Hockey" Friday]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70404757.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[And thus concludes Cute Kids on YouTube day at RandBall. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 18, Nov 2009 16:20:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Now LeBron wants to play in the NFL? For the Browns?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Don't do it, LeBron. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 18, Nov 2009 14:58:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Video: 3-year-old singing the National Anthem at a U of M volleyball match. Everyone together: awwwww]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70372417.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Reader Don S. sends in the footage. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 18, Nov 2009 10:39:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Wednesday (NFL, stats and a last look at Belichick) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70364497.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The value of statistical analysis and projection can't be ignored. But in what sports and situations does it have the most value? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 18, Nov 2009 8:49:12 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Meet Minnesota Swarm lacrosse player Zack Greer]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I lacrosse history plays for the hometown team. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 17, Nov 2009 17:27:25 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Dwayne Bowe hurts fantasy teams with real transgression]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Chiefs WR has been suspended 4 games. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 17, Nov 2009 15:27:50 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Clearance Clarence: On UND hockey, Twins uniforms, recipes, Vikings and much more]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70287697.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The debut of Clarence Swamptown's weekly RandBall contribution. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 17, Nov 2009 11:52:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Tuesday (The Twins' new uniforms) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70272522.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[We have to say, we're pretty impressed by the new looks. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 17, Nov 2009 8:25:3 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Luxuriate in Jared Allen's mullet]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70231177.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The video says it all ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 16, Nov 2009 17:3:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[15 yards for ... wait, what?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An amusing screen grab from Sunday's Vikings/Lions game ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 16, Nov 2009 14:43:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Larry Johnson heading to Bengals?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[ESPN reports the RB is headed to Cincy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 16, Nov 2009 12:36:32 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Monday (in defense of Bill Belichick) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Bill Belichick was merely playing the percentages when he went for it on 4th-and-2 last night. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 16, Nov 2009 15:16:10 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Enjoy a tasty batch of links. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 14, Nov 2009 9:55:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: LeBron going from 23 to 6]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/70007187.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[In honor of Michael Jordan, he says. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 13, Nov 2009 16:28:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Video: Now that is how you answer soccer goalkeeper shenanigans ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We laughed out loud. Seriously. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 13, Nov 2009 13:42:38 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Frozen Tundra Follies: Just when you think things can't get worse for the Packers ...]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A fired part-time maintenance worker is the latest installment in what we shall call "The Frozen Tundra Follies." ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 13, Nov 2009 10:49:4 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (The NFL: No Fun League?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Maybe this is the kind of thing that has made the NFL a ka-jillion dollars in recent years. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 13, Nov 2009 9:18:49 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Tennessee football players might be worst criminals ever]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Three Tennessee football players are accused of armed robbery. Ah, but it gets better. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 12, Nov 2009 16:12:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/69885342.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Attention Jamal Lewis fantasy owners: RED FLAG. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 12, Nov 2009 13:50:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Jim Schwartz. Vincent LeCavalier. And now this guy ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 12, Nov 2009 11:3:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Negotiations on a contract extension haven't started yet, Mauer said.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 12, Nov 2009 8:33:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Marvin Lewis puts the condiment brakes on his WR. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 11, Nov 2009 17:22:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An explanation ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 11, Nov 2009 15:7:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A reader submitted photo for the ages. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 11, Nov 2009 12:18:57 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Is the magic gone less than one season in? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 11, Nov 2009 9:16:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[How much does a catcher's mitt weigh? What's the price of gold? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 10, Nov 2009 16:13:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Looks like left tackle is the problem. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 10, Nov 2009 13:30:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This one spilled over into the stands. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 10, Nov 2009 11:23:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Marat Safin says Andre Agassi should give back all his titles and winnings after admitting to using crystal meth. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 10, Nov 2009 9:1:26 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[You have to love the end of Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt's post-game press conference after Arizona defeated the Bears. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 9, Nov 2009 15:52:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Fasolamatt and science. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 9, Nov 2009 13:9:7 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Taking a week off from the Vikings was an interesting lesson in good and bad coaching. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 9, Nov 2009 9:8:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/69459832.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A tasty batch of links on this fine Saturday. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 7, Nov 2009 8:56:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Ryan Longwell. Brett Favre. Ramon Sessions. J.J. Hardy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 6, Nov 2009 12:22:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Who says women's soccer isn't a physical game?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Check out these highlights from BYU vs. New Mexico. Ouch. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 6, Nov 2009 11:1:49 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Let's play a numbers game ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 6, Nov 2009 9:15:42 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It is the bye week, after all. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 5, Nov 2009 16:12:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A guess: this will only make fans more mad! ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 5, Nov 2009 13:30:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Next stop? The NFL. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 5, Nov 2009 11:37:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We tried to give the Yankees the benefit of the doubt. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 5, Nov 2009 9:10:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The CBS college football, golf and college basketball broadcaster didn't have a great week. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 4, Nov 2009 16:35:13 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Turns out there was more to the story. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 4, Nov 2009 14:41:13 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The embattled RB is 75 yards shy of Priest Holmes' team record for rushing yards in a career. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 4, Nov 2009 12:23:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Sweet mercy, these aging Celtics don't show any signs of slowing down, do they? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 4, Nov 2009 9:35:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The former high school star was arrested for shoplifting at the Mall of America. What is appropriate discipline? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 3, Nov 2009 16:44:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Which part of Duane Bennett's catch was so confusing? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 3, Nov 2009 13:24:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Can the Phillies come all the way back? Does their shaky bullpen situation open a door to a possible trade for Joe Nathan? Is Chase Utley human? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 3, Nov 2009 9:19:42 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Our pal Anthony Maggio went all-out. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 2, Nov 2009 16:47:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[On a conference call to promote his new book, Magic Johnson spoke about Isiah Thomas. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 2, Nov 2009 14:56:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A deeply regretted error. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 2, Nov 2009 13:19:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Breaking down Sunday's game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 2, Nov 2009 9:9:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/67963682.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A tasty batch of links to get you through this day. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 31, Oct 2009 9:1:53 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Oh, Twitter. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 30, Oct 2009 17:51:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Revel in the history or cry at the fall. It's your choice. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 30, Oct 2009 16:9:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A Faribault man is the highest bidder in a Miller Lite eBay auction that benefits cancer research. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 30, Oct 2009 13:0:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Aluminum bats: a lawsuit won and a look back]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A jury awarded $850,000 to the family of a baseball player who died from a ball struck by an aluminum bat, finding Louisville Slugger liable. We look at that ruling and look back at a story we wrote 8 years ago. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 30, Oct 2009 12:7:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[There were two more significant blown calls by umps last night. Will this postseason be remembered for bad calls more than anything else? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 30, Oct 2009 9:41:10 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A play on Sunday was changed to a sack for the Vikings' Kevin Williams instead of a rushing loss for Ben Roethlisberger. We're guessing that scoring tweak will change a few fantasy outcomes. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 29, Oct 2009 15:54:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: Wally Szczerbiak]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/67285497.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Your weekly bowl of Stu. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 29, Oct 2009 14:20:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Sure, we love a good storyline. But the on-field implications of Vikings vs. Packers are huge. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 29, Oct 2009 11:31:54 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Wolves are 1-0. The Cavs are 0-2. What's going on? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 29, Oct 2009 9:37:32 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Before Vikings/Packers week gets the best of us, let us look back to a happier time. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 28, Oct 2009 17:2:54 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brock Lesnar: too sick to fight, not too sick to appear at Vikings game?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An interesting find ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 28, Oct 2009 15:31:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[We now live in a world where apologies are issued for eating when hungry?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Mark Sanchez, at least, is putting the right spin on a stupid controversy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 28, Oct 2009 14:30:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Packers fan poll results: Get ready for boos, Favre]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[More Packers fans said they would boo Brett Favre than would cheer for him when he is introduced during Sunday's game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 28, Oct 2009 12:7:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Fighting fire with fire. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 28, Oct 2009 10:56:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Yes, it's official ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 27, Oct 2009 17:14:41 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Black sheep; Griese taco: Inappropriate moments when food and sports collide]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Bob Griese carried on a not-so-proud tradition with his on-air gaffe. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 27, Oct 2009 14:27:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Pedro Martinez gets another shot in the Bronx]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A great rivalry is rekindled in Game 2 of the World Series. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 27, Oct 2009 11:47:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The No. 1 overall pick has a broken kneecap. Sounds about right for the Clippers. But is continuous bad luck just that, or a self-fulfilling prophecy? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 27, Oct 2009 9:33:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/66153992.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[This has nothing to do with sports other than the fact that Patrick Reusse pointed it out to us. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Oct 2009 17:3:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The perfect sports storm: all four major leagues going at once ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It will happen Sunday, according to a nugget at the end of Peter King's column. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Oct 2009 14:35:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Timberwolves radio ad taking a pot shot ... but at what?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/66001127.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A spot we heard on the way in this morning says something to the effect of tossing around the word "change" like some GMs toss around draft picks.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Oct 2009 12:14:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Some interesting findings from a just-released report on college athletics from the Knight Commission. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Oct 2009 9:24:42 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend links with Jon Marthaler (and commenting update!)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Enjoy some tasty links ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 24, Oct 2009 9:7:33 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Honors abound for Gary Anderson's son. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 23, Oct 2009 17:2:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA["Common Man" and his images of Mauer on Yankees]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A little Friday afternoon fun. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 23, Oct 2009 13:23:37 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[John Lackey really didn't want to come out of that game last night. Pulling him almost ended the Angels' season. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 23, Oct 2009 9:19:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Magic Johnson has some less-than-kind words in a new book for his former rival and perhaps former friend. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 22, Oct 2009 17:7:18 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and his rock band Tripping Icarus have a show Friday night at the 7th Street Entry. Then Kluwe and his Vikings teammates have a game against Pittsburgh on Sunday. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 22, Oct 2009 14:26:10 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: Michael Rand. Wait, that's us?!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In honor of the 100th Hunt Down, Stu takes a look back at your humble proprietor. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 22, Oct 2009 10:51:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A short question and answer session on high school football. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 22, Oct 2009 9:24:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Tying things together as only Clarence Swamptown can ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 21, Oct 2009 14:32:53 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This is how lazy we've become? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 21, Oct 2009 12:48:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Every instant replay basically lasts forever now. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 21, Oct 2009 8:58:12 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A response from the U of M on a video that made the rounds today. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 19:47:55 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Will the coach of the 6-0 Vikings soon be rewarded? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 17:8:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Not surprisingly, that didn't surprise Joe Torre. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 16:13:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Nobody get any ideas ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 14:42:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Did Mariano Rivera doctor up the ball with spit?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Angels fans are outraged. We're guessing Twins fans, by extension, might be as well. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 11:24:44 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Did Goldy cross the line at Penn State? One web site thinks so, but you can judge for yourself thanks to the magic of YouTube. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 20, Oct 2009 8:53:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal for Baltimore, but that was just the warmup for Pittsburgh's Jeff Reed. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 19, Oct 2009 17:3:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What do we call this 6-0 crew? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 19, Oct 2009 13:22:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Just another typical gamut of emotions on a Sunday. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 19, Oct 2009 10:15:13 CST</pubDate>
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			  <pubDate>Sat, 17, Oct 2009 15:20:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[MEA stands for Must Evacuate Area, correct? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 16, Oct 2009 14:56:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Just pulling out a nugget from an interview we did with All Day. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 16, Oct 2009 11:26:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A great sports-related bit from last night's season premiere of 30 Rock. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 16, Oct 2009 10:34:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The NBA is altering its rule book to say players can, in some cases, take two steps without dribbling. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 16, Oct 2009 9:1:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We didn't get to it yesterday, so here it is now. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 15, Oct 2009 16:59:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Counterfeit tickets were circulating freely at the MNF game against Green Bay. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 15, Oct 2009 15:13:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Jacksonville football player decides his fantasy is more important than yours]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Mike Sims-Walker apparently as de-activated for the Jaguars' 41-0 blowout loss to Seattle because he missed bed-check the night before after visiting a "female friend." ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 15, Oct 2009 12:44:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Is this what happens when you win too much? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 15, Oct 2009 13:0:3 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A 9-year-old hockey player scores one for the ages. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 14, Oct 2009 16:18:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Now that is one sweet ride ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 14, Oct 2009 14:35:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Jared Allen: Talented Goofball, Gifted Self-Promoter, MVP Candidate or All of the Above? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 14, Oct 2009 12:28:26 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Could someone play in two major pro leagues today? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 14, Oct 2009 9:47:54 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We dig pretty much all of them, but we give the nod to the Chargers. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 13, Oct 2009 16:17:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The SkirtChaser5K? Really? Really?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's probably reasonably harmless, but this running race really doesn't rub us the right way. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 13, Oct 2009 14:0:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Does trading closer Joe Nathan make sense? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 13, Oct 2009 13:25:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Let's start the day with a lesson from Louis CK. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 13, Oct 2009 8:37:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/64042177.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[View at your own peril. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 12, Oct 2009 16:43:54 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Do the Twins really do the "little things" well? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 12, Oct 2009 14:49:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[No off-campus recruiting for the troubled program. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 12, Oct 2009 12:0:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63998322.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A look at some of the numbers that defined the weekend and recent sporting times, or something like that. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 12, Oct 2009 9:31:3 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[You like to read, don't you? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 10, Oct 2009 8:16:3 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The senior will be offered tomorrow. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 9, Oct 2009 17:50:7 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Some cake and some classic pictures helped give Favre a send-off into his 40s. He makes the big turn officially tomorrow. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 9, Oct 2009 14:34:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's unbelievable, but believe it. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 9, Oct 2009 12:2:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Last night was a breather; this weekend doesn't get much easier than last weekend. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 9, Oct 2009 9:27:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Lest you think you are a curse ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 17:47:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Time to break it down, FJM-style again. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 15:47:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A nice tribute to a deserving subject. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 13:51:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Stu figures the next four Vikings games could send fans everywhere from euphoria to panic, which is not unlike a typical night at Stu's house. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 11:50:50 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Everyone -- players, manager and fans -- felt the brunt of Tuesday during Wednesday's game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 9:27:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Open thread. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 7, Oct 2009 16:26:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[When Minnesota was three down with four to play, the excellent site coolstandings.com gave them a 4 percent chance of winning the AL Central and making the playoffs. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 7, Oct 2009 14:37:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Did Favre to Lewis really do all that? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 7, Oct 2009 11:18:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The picture says it all, but we'll try a few words, too. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 7, Oct 2009 9:6:28 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Open thread ... ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 6, Oct 2009 15:41:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[He didn't have much to say, but Miguel Cabrera talked about an incident over the weekend in Detroit that has become a side story in the Tigers' free-fall. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 6, Oct 2009 13:33:50 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Jon Marthaler asks an uncomfortable question just to see you squirm. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 6, Oct 2009 11:39:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63596197.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Brett Favre was great last night, but he had plenty of help. We're guessing 100 percent of Minnesota fans would like to follow that script today with Scott Baker and the Twins. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 6, Oct 2009 9:22:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63555717.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Be safe out there. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 5, Oct 2009 16:5:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Matt Millen is happy not drafting WRs in Detroit]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[ESPN's Matt Millen knows he's probably in the right profession now. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 5, Oct 2009 14:51:33 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: T.J. Rubley]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63532452.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A very special edition of the Hunt Down. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 5, Oct 2009 11:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The MNF madness begins: Catching up with ESPN's Mike and Mike, wherever they might be]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63527072.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The ESPN duo broadcasted live from the Metrodome this morning, even if one of them didn't quite seem to know exactly where he was. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 5, Oct 2009 10:22:27 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63520882.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Sunday was crazy. Tonight will be crazy. Tuesday will be crazy. What more is there to say? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 5, Oct 2009 8:38:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend links with Jon Marthaler]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63426752.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Start this grand sports weekend off the right way -- with a piping hot bowl of Jon Marthaler's weekend links. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 3, Oct 2009 10:25:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63331502.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[An incredible sports weekend starts in about an hour. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 2, Oct 2009 17:55:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A tale of one young man's mustache]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma QB Landry Jones is the latest to be loved for his strange facial hair. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 2, Oct 2009 13:28:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brad Childress has a higher approval rating than Bill Belichick]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[That's the good news for the Vikings coach, who is approved by a career-high 68 percent of fans on ESPN.com. The bad news? Each of the other 3-0 coaches has a rating of at least 84 percent. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 2, Oct 2009 11:51:43 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (Should the Oregon player with the infamous punch be reinstated?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Oregon is considering reinstating LeGarrette Blount, the football player who sucker punched Boise State's Byron Hout for all the world to see.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 2, Oct 2009 8:41:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Manship Friday. Greinke Saturday. Verlander Sunday. Two down with three to play. Whaddya say? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 1, Oct 2009 17:16:43 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A little spice! Delmon is plunked, benches empty in Twins game]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63149642.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Things are heating up in the ninth inning. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 1, Oct 2009 15:21:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Did Joe Mauer steal signs for Jason Kubel on Tuesday night? (Update)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An interesting YouTube video uploaded by a Maple Grove man offers evidence that Mauer was tipping off Jason Kubel from second base during an at bat against Justin Verlander on Tuesday. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 1, Oct 2009 12:42:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/63096042.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The Twins are still alive, but their postseason hopes are on life support going into this afternoon. They made a fun run; to do more next year, they might need to shake things up and acquire an ace. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 1, Oct 2009 9:24:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62947722.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Three of the top four sports headlines aren't really kind to Cleveland. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 17:10:48 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Whimsical YouTube: 80s video dating montage]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This is why you follow the Twitter feed of Ken Tremendous. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 14:44:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA["Life After Favre," a book about Green Bay without No. 4, hits shelves Monday]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA["Life After Favre" was written by a lifelong Packers fan who found out that his subject is a moving target. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 13:11:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62876637.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[That would be quite a record. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 11:18:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62862252.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[If you are watching late-season baseball ready to pounce on every little mistake, then you are probably watching sports for the wrong reasons. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 9:2:22 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62694322.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[This video blows our mind. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 29, Sep 2009 16:41:18 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[An exchange with a Cowboys fan]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This is sort of funny. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 29, Sep 2009 16:6:7 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[About that Chuck Knoblauch story ...]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62651622.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Things aren't getting any better for the ex-Twin. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 29, Sep 2009 15:16:23 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Office baseball: division title drive version]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62597757.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Thanks to last night's rain out, we have a morning Twins game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 29, Sep 2009 11:16:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Forget whatever you hear this week and pay attention to what was said last year in the case of Packers vs. Brett Favre ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 29, Sep 2009 8:54:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach is banning players from using Twitter. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 28, Sep 2009 17:3:41 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Vikings? Gophers? Twins? Matt just wants to sing. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 28, Sep 2009 15:38:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Co-COW: DaveMN on the sports week ahead]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62356957.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[DaveMN can hardly contain himself with all that is about to happen. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 28, Sep 2009 12:16:43 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62325332.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Did that play really happen? A day later, we're still not sure. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 28, Sep 2009 9:20:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/61798287.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Delicious links for your reading pleasure. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 26, Sep 2009 8:10:32 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Internet is a scary place. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 25, Sep 2009 17:29:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Eric Mangini era in Cleveland keeps getting better]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An 0-2 start. Discord. And now: a punch. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 25, Sep 2009 15:39:26 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[You mean Bruce Pearl's reference to the Ku Klux Klan was somehow not funny?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Tennessee men's hoops coach said this: "I've got guys from Chicago, Detroit ... I'm talking about the 'hood! And I've got guys from Grainger County, where they wear the hood.'' ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 25, Sep 2009 12:48:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's fun to come up with a list of the greatest Twins players to play in the Metrodome. It's also entertaining to come up with the opposite list: players from other teams who tore it up at the Dome. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 25, Sep 2009 8:59:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Twins are off tonight, but math says there's a big one out there in Cleveland. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 24, Sep 2009 17:15:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Oct. 5 marks the Monday Night Football game at the Dome -- Brett Favre's first game against his former team. It is also the 11-year anniversary of another major MNF Vikings/Packers game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 24, Sep 2009 15:16:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An amusement park in Ohio is taking all kinds of heat -- and rightfully so -- for a haunted Halloween display that includes a skeleton depicting former QB Steve McNair the night he was shot. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 24, Sep 2009 13:19:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In the latest Hunt Down, Stu tackles ex-Twin Jamie Quirk. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 24, Sep 2009 11:6:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Sean Salisbury, the ex-Vikings QB and ex-ESPN employee, went to the brink and beyond yesterday on Deadspin. Now what? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 24, Sep 2009 9:2:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Atlanta manager, who holds the all-time career record for ejections, will step down after 2010. Here is a YouTube sendoff. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 23, Sep 2009 17:2:34 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A good barometer of fan frenzy for an event is the ticket resale market. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 1,700 tickets for the Vikings/49ers game remained on Stubhub.com -- including some for $15. One StubHub spokeswoman called it "quite shocking." ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 23, Sep 2009 14:1:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What is position-appropriate music for our athletes? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 23, Sep 2009 11:39:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Strikeouts used to be worn like a badge of shame. The D-Backs' Mark Reynolds doesn't really seem to care. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 23, Sep 2009 9:14:12 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[This is the reason YouTube is around. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 22, Sep 2009 17:12:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Marcus (and Larry?) Fitzgerald are not happy with Kurt Warner]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Your daily story of the NFL vs. Twitter is right here. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 22, Sep 2009 15:18:46 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Pop culture time capsule: Alice in Chains]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Seeing Alice in Chains without Layne Staley was surprisingly rewarding. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 22, Sep 2009 12:48:53 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[How are you feeling after two weeks of the NFL season? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 22, Sep 2009 9:26:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Packers' LB, who had a few choice words for fans after Green Bay's loss to the Bengals, is going to stay off Twitter until the offseason. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 21, Sep 2009 17:28:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Last week, it was pranksters on Leodis McKelvin's lawn. This week, it's much worse in Buffalo. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 21, Sep 2009 14:47:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Scott Baker is not an ace, which would be fine if the Twins had an ace. Also: how often does the best playoff team win the World Series? Less often than you might think (also known as just as often as the worst playoff team). ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 21, Sep 2009 12:17:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It was a major and conflicted weekend in Minnesota sports. On the whole, it was decidedly above average. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 21, Sep 2009 9:21:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Jon's head is going to explode from all the sports pretty soon. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 19, Sep 2009 9:17:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What does this weekend have in store? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 18, Sep 2009 15:58:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Commenter Talker Of the Day: Replacing football coaches with computers?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A computer model has been developed that will take the human element out of play-calling. How could that be applied locally? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 18, Sep 2009 12:39:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Mauer family involved with old Denny Hecker dealership (UPDATE)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An initial report indicated Twins catcher Joe Mauer was an investor in an old Denny Hecker dealership. A follow-up indicates that while Mauer's brother Bill is part of the deal, Joe is not. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 18, Sep 2009 13:19:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59729447.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[It's hard to ping-pong back-and-forth between giving up and caring, particularly when football has already arrived. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 18, Sep 2009 9:30:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59670062.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[That's what YouTube was meant for, we suppose. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 17, Sep 2009 16:34:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A reader wanted to know more about those five ex-Minnesota athletes. Stu was there. Stu's a killer. (Stu's a mess). ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 17, Sep 2009 14:23:13 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A way for Brett Favre to truly become "one of us?" Sit out the first play Sunday]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59637187.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Brett Favre is tied with legendary Viking Jim Marshall for most consecutive NFL starts (270). He can break the record Sunday; or he could sit out a snap and remain hand-in-hand with Marshall in history. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 17, Sep 2009 12:19:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Updating your NFL vandalism news: Brett Favre Pass and Leodis McKelvin's lawn]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59627897.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Two teens admitted to vandalizing a Buffalo player's lawn; and we have photographic evidence of the destruction done to the street sign for Brett Favre Pass in Green Bay. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 17, Sep 2009 11:14:41 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Phillies dad/daughter combo provides a great moment in foul ball history. What is your story? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 17, Sep 2009 9:40:46 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Can you guess what is alleged to have happened? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 17:13:49 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Whatever love that existed between Gophers coach Tim Brewster and KFAN is now apparently no longer (UPDATE)]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59505147.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Host Paul Allen spent a good portion of his show on KFAN today talking about a "schism" between the station and Tim Brewster. That rift has apparently been resolved, host Dan Barreiro later said. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 16:37:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Not everyone has caught onto our shiny new TCF Bank Stadium]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Dome? Really? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 14:7:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[At 58 percent, Brad Childress has fourth-lowest coach approval rating of all 1-0 NFL coaches]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[ESPN.com's NFL coach approval ratings are back, which is not usually good news for the Vikings' Brad Childress. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 11:50:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The old gang from the site Fire Joe Morgan is guest-editing Deadspin today. In honor of that, here is one of our top five favorite RandBall posts of all-time. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 8:43:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Vikings tight end is a Twitter sensation. Now he appears to want to take things to another level. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 15, Sep 2009 16:39:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59364362.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Your thoughts on the 2010 Twins' home schedule? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 15, Sep 2009 14:25:37 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest post: Jon Marthaler on the first game at TCF Bank Stadium (with bonus Reusse picture)]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59340777.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Longtime RandBall reader and contributor Jon Marthaler takes a spin through the first game at TCF Bank Stadium, which we imagine he loved more than almost any other person on earth. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 15, Sep 2009 11:14:25 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Playing in a fun and friendly house poker game Monday night reinforced that such a thing doesn't always happen. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 15, Sep 2009 9:16:54 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The SI.com football writer -- who used to taint an otherwise wholly enjoyable and interesting Monday column by loving up Brett Favre -- has turned his affection toward Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 14, Sep 2009 16:33:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Not to beat a dead horse, but ...]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We found the ESPN.com home page to be somewhat humorous. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 14, Sep 2009 15:7:23 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Time for a Brian Urlacher nickname contest]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59240352.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Chicago's linebacker is likely done for the season. Go hug a Bears fan and tell them that Cutler-mania will carry them through! ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 14, Sep 2009 12:45:22 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Monday (Lebowski Fest, Vikings, Gophers, Obama) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59225472.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[It was an eventful weekend in the Twin Cities. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 14, Sep 2009 9:2:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59123997.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Do you have some spare reading time today? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 12, Sep 2009 8:36:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Milwaukee Bucks' Charlie Bell: Not from around here]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59051312.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[An amusing tweet from an NBA player not familiar with our fair state's mid-sized cities. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 11, Sep 2009 13:34:10 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[This Williams Wall will stand, man]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Is there a way to combine the good news (for Vikings fans) about Pat and Kevin Williams with Lebwoski Fest? Sure. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 11, Sep 2009 11:17:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (the power of delusion) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59014112.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[From J.R. Rider to Jeff George to Rashad McCants, forgetting the past is the key to not understanding the lack of another chance. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 11, Sep 2009 9:6:12 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[With his off-field problems accelerating, Ben Roethlisberger takes the field tonight in the NFL opener vs. Tennessee. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 10, Sep 2009 17:0:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: Rick Upchurch]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Remember Rick Upchurch? Stu certainly does. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 10, Sep 2009 17:59:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Who's up for some office baseball? (And how about those "umpires" last night?)]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/58507342.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Truth be told, we forgot the Twins were even playing right now until we did a search for highlights from last night's game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 10, Sep 2009 12:29:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brett Favre might still be harming the 2008 Jets]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We love No. 4 in purple, but his 2008 in NYC was forgettable at the end. And it could continue to haunt in the form of a five-figure, injury-related fine for the Jets. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 10, Sep 2009 11:13:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Countless newspapers, magazines and TV programs have devoted huge resources to the NFL for several weeks. Now we'd like to spend a few minutes and two posts on our preview. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 10, Sep 2009 9:14:32 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Yet another reason why Brett Favre's presence in purple is a beautiful thing. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 16:37:2 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest post COW: Darlo and the yearly conversion from Twins to Vikings fandom]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Darlo took home Commenter Of the Week honors with grit and a well-timed Packers joke. This is his sweet reward. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 14:22:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Chasing down Jared Allen via Twitter]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Want to find Jared Allen? He'll be out there in a virtual world, according to a press release from the Vikings. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 11:18:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Wednesday (Will an NFL player die on the field?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Carson Palmer brought up an uncomfortable truth recently, saying he believes an NFL player is going to die because of the size and speed of players. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 8:58:18 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Calling Darlosity. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 8:29:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Were we wrong to want Jeff Garcia?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57768497.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Quietly -- especially around here, with Favre-mania in full swing -- Jeff Garcia was cut by the Raiders. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 8, Sep 2009 15:33:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Is the Shawne Merriman/Tila Tequila story the perfect storm?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57721522.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[An NFL player, a reality TV star and a he-said, she-said battle over a domestic disturbance? It doesn't get more 2009 than that. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 8, Sep 2009 12:37:38 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Tuesday (Twins ticket selection and underrated moments) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57699122.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Should a person really get that excited about selecting season tickets and seeing someone wearing an old Vikings jersey? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 8, Sep 2009 8:38:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57563972.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Every Saturday, commenter and blogger Jon Marthaler compiles some fine Internet reading for all of you to enjoy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 5, Sep 2009 9:19:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Why you don't play chess while drunk]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57332502.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Some stories you cannot make up. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 4, Sep 2009 15:13:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Stu's Hunt Down: Jerry Koosman]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Stu comes through with an (unfortunately) timely Hunt Down of ex-Twin Jerry Koosman, who just received a six-month sentence for not paying his taxes. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 4, Sep 2009 13:23:23 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (Dreadful Vikings preseason game) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57261877.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Will you watch tonight simply because it's a realistic football-like product, or will you just skip over to nine days from now when the Vikings' season really starts? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 4, Sep 2009 9:27:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/57036217.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[He's not serious. Is he? He is? He is. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 17:23:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Have you seen this parody video of Brett Favre's signing?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We've seen similar videos, but this one with Brett Favre is pretty good. Also, Beavis and Butthead are back! ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 15:45:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Longtime Cleveland resident and fan Fasolamatt wonders if the Twins offer more hope than his current club. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 14:52:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[What happens when you are a burger bun in a minor league promotion]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A RandBall commenter was the burger bun at last night's Class A baseball game in Appleton. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 12:21:28 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Thursday (Derek Jeter over Joe Mauer for MVP?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/56922227.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[A Wall Street Journal writer makes the case for Derek Jeter to win this year's AL MVP award instead of a Twins player. And so 2006 begins anew. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 9:0:55 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/56749577.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The next wave is upon us: social media aggregated. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 17:24:41 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Please insert your analogy for that Twins/Sox finish here]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Was it like getting punched in the gut? Or more like kicked in the teeth? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 15:21:38 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[An absolutely brutal call in the Twins/White Sox game]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Nothing like getting a call right, the reversing it to make it wrong. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 13:24:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Ricky Williams doesn't need no stinking agent!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Dolphins RB Ricky Williams negotiated his own 1-year extension and will probably retire to other pursuits after the 2010 season. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 12:35:57 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/56716512.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Barring something unforeseen, today will mark Ozzie Guillen's final game managing in the Metrodome. He probably couldn't be happier. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 9:39:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Ricky Rubio: A major blow to Kahn or a blessing in disguise?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Ricky Rubio won't be in Minnesota until at least 2011, if ever. Are there any silver linings in all of this? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 1, Sep 2009 15:34:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Another wayward player -- this time Pacman Jones -- heads to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Road trip? Pacman Jones is now a mere day's drive away after signing a one-year contract with Winnipeg of the Canadian Football League. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 1, Sep 2009 12:7:3 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/56589182.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Some observations from the only meaningful preseason game the Vikings will play. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 1, Sep 2009 9:3:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: ESPN is trying to make Sage Rosenfels cry]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In a ranking that asks who is the best backup quarterback in the NFL and offers 25 options, Tarvaris Jackson is listed and Sage Rosenfels isn't by the Worldwide Leader. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 17:2:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Will Magglio Ordonez make his precious $18 million?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Magglio Ordonez is 43 plate appearances away from triggering a clause that would guarantee him $18 million next season. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 15:50:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[What are your favorite metro-area golf courses?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We had a chance to play the Chaska Town Course on Sunday, and we have to say it is worth the expense. What are your favorite golf courses in the Twin Cities metro area, in terms of value, layout and other factors? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 12:7:27 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A few more details on a Mankato bar owner's $750 purchase of the Original Whizzinator that once belonged to ex-Viking Onterrio Smith. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 8:37:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/56072837.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Summarizing a week's worth of great Internet reads. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 29, Aug 2009 8:56:37 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[An 83-year-old Wisconsin man doesn't think it's fair that his 9-month-old grandson needs a ticket to Packers games when fat fans take up two seats and only pay for one. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 15:58:27 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[If a punt hits the giant, ridiculous scoreboard in Dallas this year, get used to the application of the "do-over" rule, which you probably last used when you were 8. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 14:16:33 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A distasteful rendering of Michael Vick if he had a Dallas-based dog]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In some ways, it's disturbing to see Eagles fans have adapted so quickly to having Michael Vick on their team. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 13:16:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Onterrio Smith's original Whizzinator to be auctioned off tonight in Shakopee]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/55754992.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The most famous prosthetic unit in Minnesota sports history will be up for sale tonight at an auction in Shakopee. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 10:51:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/55727717.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Lew Ford was an all-timer in Minnesota when it comes to characters. Who are some others that make the cut? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 9:2:33 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Please enjoy Fantasy Victory Draft Special tonight]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[If you don't feel properly prepared for your fantasy draft via thousands of on-line options, rejoice in knowing that help arrives tonight in convenient local TV form. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 16:37:52 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Stu takes a look at the ex-Viking in the 95th installment of The Hunt Down. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 15:11:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[An innovative approach to selling NFL (including Vikings) tickets]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/55410572.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[With OptionIT, NFL fans purchase the option to buy tickets to a specific game. They can then re-sell that option to other buyers or use it to buy face-value tickets and attend the game. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 13:18:13 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Carl Pavano acquisition has helped the rotation and given the Twins at least a glimmer of hope of winning the AL Central. Should they consider renting Brad Penny for a month, too? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 11:1:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We drafted a great fantasy football team last night. It's 2007, right? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 8:33:59 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: The RandBall Varsity Fantasy Football League Draft is upon us]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/55133187.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[The RandBall Varsity Fantasy Football League Draft is at 6 p.m. tonight. Join us online if you have completely given up on your life. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 16:30:57 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin has banned beer advertising during sports broadcasts, which is kind of like banning stretchy pants and big hair during heavy metal videos. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 15:46:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The saga of Ricky Rubio]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Ricky Rubio might be headed to a new team in Spain, and not coming to Minnesota until 2011. Then again, he might not. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 13:52:35 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest Post COW: Clarence Swamptown's fantasy cooking draft]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Who are the Food Network hosts out there? Clarence Swamptown tackles that big question. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 11:11:49 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A company says it literally "stopped the presses" to insert Favre into the final stages of its football card production run. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 17:1:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/54831292.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[That was more than we bargained for in the Star Tribune photo studio. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 9:8:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A mysterious box bearing gifts for us and Reusse]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's never a bad thing to start the day with a free toy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 15:50:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Adam Schefter of ESPN.com perhaps raises a few eyebrows with a few paragraphs about the Vikings' QB situation. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 13:31:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[When will Johan Santana pitch again?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Mets are hoping the ex-Twins ace will be ready to go by spring training 2010. But that could be wishful thinking. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 12:52:57 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Do partial season statistics provide a dangerously optimistic point of view in the cases of Scott Baker and Alexi Casilla? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 9:12:12 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's now or never for the Twins. Do they have the hot streak that has eluded them all year in them? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 17:19:27 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Bacon balm will keep your lips moist and tasty]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Sure, this is shameless Star-Tribune self-promotion. But bacon is involved. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 15:18:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[It's safe to say Brett Favre might have saved that goat's life]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A tale from Winona of a goat in the trunk of a car, painted purple and gold, with a No. 4 shaved into its side. It was bound for slaughter until a repair shop worker and animal control intervened. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 12:23:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Wisconsin at Gophers football (Oct. 3); last regular-season Twins game at the Dome (Oct. 4); Packers at Vikings on MNF (Oct. 5); Wild home opener (Oct. 6). If you could only attend one, which would it be? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 11:20:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[As expected, No. 4's debut was a huge deal Friday, even in a preseason game. Could part of the giddiness be that a big-name player finally wants to be in Minnesota? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 8:26:22 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Every Saturday, Jon Marthaler delivers a delicious batch of links for your reading pleasure. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sat, 22, Aug 2009 9:38:11 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Vote for COW ... and enjoy the game]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Brett Favre is expected to make his Vikings debut in a little over two hours. If the buzz is this palpable for a preseason game, we can't imagine what the regular season is going to be like. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 16:37:22 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[When Favre meets Squirrelizer; also, when the chicken is the sandwich bread]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Favre gets Squirrelized; and what happens when you make the chicken the bread? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 15:38:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Inspeciting Packers fans vs. Favre with a psychological study]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Christian End holds a Ph.D. and is an assistant professor in the psychology department at Xavier University. He is also a Packers fan. Care to see what happens when his two worlds collide? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 13:56:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Delmon Young: Trend or mirage?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Delmon Young, with 5 HRs in his past 10 games, has been on another nice late-season run. Is it time to cut him some slack and just let him play every day, or does that just set the Twins -- and fans -- up for more disappointment? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 11:4:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Friday (Ochocinco and his extra point) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[WR Chad Ochocinco kicked an extra point for the Bengals last night in a 7-6 victory over the Patriots. What is it about placekicking that fascinates so many of us? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 8:43:15 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Let's get all the suggestions and commenter equivalencies in one place]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/53847372.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[It's a brave new world on the new server. And we really are dedicated to fixing (eventually) the fixable glitches. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 17:0:56 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Commenter Talker Of the Day: Newbie on how to follow RandBall]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In a fast-paced world filled with server changes and fly-by-night schemers, commenter Newbie wants to know how everyone tracks RandBall. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 15:19:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest Post COW: Stu on his 20-year reunion in Buffalo Lake-Hector]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/53819472.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[RandBall commenter Stu takes a trip down memory lane. Here's how Microsoft Word auto-summarizes his post at 10 percent: "Our graduating class was 59 people.  The party: my wife volunteered me to organize the reunion, which was awesome.  The reunion’s Most Interesting Man: Dan Streeter.  Well done, sir.  Well done." ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 13:47:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Madden "rating czar" breaks down special categories for Favre]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We had a chance to speak with Donny Moore, who is in charge of rating players for the Madden 10 video game. What about "Gunslinger" and "Just having fun out there?" ratings, we asked. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 11:33:27 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Thursday (Brett Favre's story) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Beat writer Judd Zulgad brings to light the question that has been on a lot of minds: was Brett Favre's change of heart really such a spur of the moment turnaround? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 8:37:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[TFD: Hours of fun with the Razor Shines random answer generator]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[When innovative marketing fails. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 15:32:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[When managers fight]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Here's a distraction from the tornado (is everyone OK out there in RandBall land?) ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 15:10:16 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A test that would be good to pass.]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We remember spelling tests and math tests. Gender tests? Nope, never had one of those. Just a classic case of track and field overlapping with a Tone Loc song. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 13:47:23 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Wasting an amazing season from Joe Mauer]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What's more amazing: the tear Joe Mauer has been on to make another outside run at .400 or the fact that the Twins, by and large, have wasted it? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 11:31:37 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Wednesday (Favre = Purple Moses?) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A friend of ours -- a Packers fan from Wisconsin, no less -- sent a text message with a nickname suggestion for your new Vikings quarterback. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 8:36:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Still waiting for the Favre press conference (Update)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A press conference that was slated to start at 5 is still not underway yet as of 5:40. ... Update: it started at about 5:45. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 18:2:29 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brett Favre is the No. 2 trending topic on Twitter right now]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A good indicator of a name in the news/conversation these days is Twitter's trending topics bar. And Favre (and even "Farve") is dominating. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 16:44:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Brett Favre will have an overall rating of 82 when he is added to Madden 10 video game rosters tomorrow. That's a whole lot better than the two guys battling for the job before he arrived. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 15:57:24 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Packers fan sells Black #4 arm bands for $5]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Rob Sax, the proprietor of Mourn4.com, is poised to cash in on Brett Favre signing with the Vikings. He's been peddling Black arm bands with the #4 on them for months. Still, he's shocked by today's news. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 15:2:39 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Vikings.com seemed ready for the Favre onslaught]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Check out the splash page on Vikings.com ... as well as some of the Brett Favre merchandise you can already buy. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 14:48:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Brett Favre to be on Madden roster update tomorrow]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[If you are a die-hard gamer, it won't take long to see Brett Favre wearing purple. An EA Sports rep says via Twitter that Favre will be on the Madden 10 roster update tomorrow. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 14:20:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest post COW: Newbie's fan perspective from the PGA Championship]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Newbie was on hand for the PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Before the world is completely taken over by Favre, let's hear what he has to say. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 13:53:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Favre (deep breath) Favre (deep breath) Favre (deep breath)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's looking like Brett Favre will be a Viking after all. Does the lag time between his initial brush-off and his apparent impending signing diminish your appetite for No. 4? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 10:41:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Monday (Twins rotation) edition: Wha' Happened?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We're starting to think that 2008, while fun, might have been the worst thing to happen to the Twins as they get prepared to move into their new ballpark next season. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 9:29:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Well, you've noticed some changes over here at the RandBall headquarters. But again, we can't stress enough: the regular content will not change. Neither will the irregular content. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 17, Aug 2009 17:20:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Seattle Mariners have been your testicle injury leaders for close to 3 decades]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Adrian Beltre apparently learned nothing from the previous generation of Seattle Mariners and suffered the same fate as Mike Parrott in 1980: a severely damanged testicle. (Cringe).  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 17, Aug 2009 15:52:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Patrick Kane was in the wrong position at the wrong time (to beat up a cabbie over 20 cents)]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Even in a world of insincere athlete apologies, Patrick Kane's was shockingly hollow. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 17, Aug 2009 14:47:2 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Brett Favre story will never die, thanks to Jay Glazer's crystal ball and defibrillator.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 17, Aug 2009 12:6:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <description><![CDATA[If you could tear yourself away from Kurt Rambis’ steely glare or the Twins’ holdover starters being the moldy bread for what could have been a nice, fresh Carl Pavano sandwich over the weekend, you might have noticed that one of the biggest stories developed Saturday morning. ]]></description>
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