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					<title><![CDATA[NBA, NHL Need Better Economic Models]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Spring and early summer is the busiest time of the sports calendar. A new baseball season opens, the NFL Draft happens, and the NHL and NBA playoffs occur. Amidst this flurry of action it is worth stepping back to evaluate how effectively each league does business, and its impacts on competition.
MLB is once again demonstrating the virtues of fluidity. The winter&amp;rsquo;s biggest spenders, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, are laboring below .500, while the Kansas City Royals may become the next failure-to-success story. Hope is in the air in long dormant and vibrant baseball... ]]></description>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2013/05</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>05/22/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:19 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Seed of Discontent for Nadal at French]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ What is it with the French and Rafael Nadal? Never feeling the full love of the notoriously arrogant and fair-weathered throngs in Paris, Nadal &amp;ndash; despite winning the French Open a record seven times &amp;ndash; has never felt the affection that is routinely reserved for Roger Federer.
Some say it&amp;rsquo;s because Nadal took too long to learn to speak French. Others will state that Nadal&amp;rsquo;s powerful, topspin-heavy brand of baseline tennis doesn&amp;rsquo;t bring with it the elegance and beauty that the French fans appreciate. Or maybe it&amp;rsquo;s just because... ]]></description>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2013/05</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>05/08/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Time to Appreciate Unloved Mayweather]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ It&amp;rsquo;s a familiar story. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., announces a fight, and fans, haters and pundits alike begin searching for reasons that this fight and this opponent might be the one to end Mayweather&amp;rsquo;s undefeated reign at the top of the sport.
Will his age finally show (he&amp;rsquo;s 36)? Will he display &amp;ldquo;ring rust&amp;rdquo; for the first time in his career after a typically long layoff? And can we maybe see a bit of Jose Luis Castillo &amp;ndash; the one fighter who, over a decade ago, made Mayweather appear mortal &amp;ndash; in the latest opponent?
Not many are... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/05/07/dont_love_mayweather_but_appreciate_him_97843.html</link>
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					<author>Kyle Adams</author>					
					<category>Kyle Adams</category>
					<pubdate>2013/05</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>05/07/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 23:51:38 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Is Canelo One to End Mayweather Reign?]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Saul &amp;ldquo;Canelo&amp;rdquo; Alvarez (42-0-1) faced and overcame his biggest test Saturday night in San Antonio. But despite outpointing previously undefeated Austin Trout (26-1) in a tight, tense fight, the 22-year-old Mexican superstar still has a lot to prove, and his legions of supporters might be in for a rude awakening if, as many hope, he faces pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0) later this year or in 2014.
For much of the fight, Alvarez showed an unwillingness to engage and was often outboxed by a crafty Trout. Fortunately for Alvarez, he came into the fight armed... ]]></description>
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					<author>Kyle Adams</author>					
					<category>Kyle Adams</category>
					<pubdate>2013/04</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>04/23/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:18:01 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Flawless, Ruthless Djokovic Bests Nadal]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ &quot;I am not the kind of player who is stupid and says, &apos;I want to play against the best,&apos;&quot;
- Rafael Nadal speaking to reporters on Saturday after being told he&amp;rsquo;ll play Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
&amp;nbsp;
So much for the injured ankle.
Just two weeks after a hobbled Novak Djokovic led Serbia to a thrilling victory over the United States in Davis Cup play, Djokovic played a nearly flawless match in defeating the favored Rafael Nadal to claim his first Monte Carlo Masters title, 6-2, 7-6 (1). It was as dominant and comprehensive a... ]]></description>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2013/04</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>04/22/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Innovations Keep Baseball Alive and Well]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ It is amusing to hear people complain about Major League Baseball&amp;rsquo;s big financial disparities between large- and small-market clubs, and lack of competition. Usually this is a product of belief in the NFL&amp;rsquo;s self-glorifying propaganda or misplaced faith in the efficacy of the NBA&amp;rsquo;s central planning. To the contrary, MLB has demonstrated that a simplified and open league structure creates a competitive and exciting pro sports league.
In August 2002, MLB neared a reenactment of the infamous 1994 strike. Owners were bellyaching about losing money and the need to... ]]></description>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2013/04</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>04/12/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NCAA and Title IX Are Fine As Is]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Is Chuck Ross right in that we should &quot;Blame Title IX for NCAA&apos;s Financial Woes&quot;?
Yes, women&apos;s sports are less popular and profitable than men&apos;s basketball and football. As Mr. Ross notes, most women&apos;s programs actually lose money, and he cites a report published in 2011 by the NCAA that addressed Title IX as an issue prohibiting compensation for student-athletes.
The report discusses schools&apos; objections to legislation allowing student-athletes to receive money in addition to a full scholarship. Or, if the student does not receive a full scholarship, they... ]]></description>
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					<author>Brian Colella</author>					
					<category>Brian Colella</category>
					<pubdate>2013/04</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>04/10/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:42:02 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Blame Title IX for NCAA&#039;s Financial Woes]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Within the past week, NCAA basketball has been marred by two events that detract from the jubilant madness of the season. Rutgers head coach Mike Rice and its athletic director Tim Pernetti were fired after video surfaced of Rice physically and verbally abusing his players. And Louisville&amp;rsquo;s Kevin Ware suffered a devastating multiple compound leg fracture during an Elite Eight win against Duke. Both incidents have led to discussions about universities and coaches making a profit on the backs of student-athletes. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;
My alma mater, Wichita State, made it to the Final... ]]></description>
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					<author>Chuck Ross</author>					
					<category>Chuck Ross</category>
					<pubdate>2013/04</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>04/08/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:09:38 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[What March Madness Can Teach NBA]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;
Of all the pro sports, the NBA has the strangest relationship with its college game. It has neither football&amp;rsquo;s symbiosis nor baseball&amp;rsquo;s integration. Every fall and winter weekend football fans can gorge themselves with games, while baseball fans have all summer to track prospects. Unfortunately, basketball fans are torn between college and the pros. And once March comes, the NBA&amp;rsquo;s competitive deficiencies are exposed.&amp;nbsp;
Unlike the NBA playoffs, the NCAA Tournament is defined by drama: games decided in the final seconds, upsets, and Cinderella... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/02/26/what_march_madness_can_teach_nba_97834.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2013/02</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>02/26/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:31:25 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Rusty Nadal Faces Harsh Reality in Return]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Rafael Nadal lost a clay court final on Sunday to 27-year-old journeyman Horacio Zeballos, a player who never advanced past the second round of any tournament last season.
While this would normally be entered into the category of unbelievable or shocking, the most stunning thing is that this isn&amp;rsquo;t all that much of a surprise.
Yet it is still strange to recite the names of the last two players who have beaten Nadal; Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon back in June 2012 and Zeballos on Sunday afternoon in Chile.
Indeed, for Nadal, the reality of returning to tournament action after being away... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/02/11/rusty_nadal_faces_harsh_reality_in_return_97833.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2013/02</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>02/11/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:01:30 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Japan Grapples With Foreign Reign in Sumo]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ TOKYO - Aside from vistas of Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms and sushi, nothing says Japan as much as sumo. Yet this quintessential Japanese sport, often called the national pastime, hasn&amp;rsquo;t had a home-grown champion in seven years.&amp;nbsp;
This year looks to be no different, as the Mongolian-born Harumafui captured the Emperors&amp;rsquo;s Cup at the traditional New Year tournament that kicks off the sumo year. He won the trophy by defeating yet another Mongolian champion, not to mention some Bulgarians and Estonians.
Paradoxically, sumo is an international sport that steadfastly... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/02/02/is_sumo_really_a_sport_97830.html</link>
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					<author>Todd Crowell</author>					
					<category>Todd Crowell</category>
					<pubdate>2013/02</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>02/02/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:45:56 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Raiders Must Make a Move - to L.A.]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Wherever Al Davis is these days - some say Heaven, others not as charitable - let&apos;s hope he doesn&apos;t have a Facebook account. Because when he sees this, he&apos;ll be very, very mad.
This is probably the best demographic study ever done on NFL fandom. Broken down by county, it shows what NFL team is most &quot;liked&quot; by the residents across the 50 states via their Facebook activities.
And Davis can easily draw this one conclusion: L.A. still hearts his Raiduhs.

Yep, nearly two decades after his Silver and Black left the L.A. Coliseum for its namesake in Oakland, the Raiders are... ]]></description>
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					<author>Samuel Chi</author>					
					<category>Samuel Chi</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/31/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:47:01 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Djokovic Still On Top Down Under]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Was it all because of the feather?
After a riveting first two sets that saw both players impenetrable on serve and with both stanzas culminating in tiebreakers, Novak Djokovic cruised to an anticlimactic victory over Andy Murray in the Australian Open final Sunday, 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2.
After what initially looked to be another five- or six-hour affair, especially after the first two sets elapsed two and a quarter hours, the match rushed to its inevitable conclusion the last two sets.
The turning point in the match came with Murray serving at 2-2 in the second set tiebreaker. Up to this... ]]></description>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/27/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:43:09 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Te&#039;o&#039;s Tale Really Is No Great Mystery]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ The media pundits are confounded (now there&apos;s a shock). The talking heads on various sports gab shows expressed utter confusion on the Manti Te&apos;o fake dead girlfriend saga. They want to point fingers, but are too perplexed by all the spin cascading out of Twitter.
That&apos;s where we come in. You have questions? We have answers. The 10 things you&apos;re just dying to know about the best tale coming out of South Bend since &quot;Rudy&quot; (yeah, that one was mostly fake, too):
1. Why is the Te&apos;o Hoax the best sports story of the year, and maybe all-time?
Because it has all... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/01/18/teos_tale_really_is_no_great_mystery_97828.html</link>
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					<author>Samuel Chi</author>					
					<category>Samuel Chi</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/18/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:38:17 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Lance&#039;s Confession Will Work, to a Point]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Confession may be good for the soul, but it&apos;s usually not a great career move as any devotee of &quot;Law and Order&quot; will tell you. The confessors usually get hauled off to prison.
Maybe Lance Armstrong will be the exception to the rule and certainly prison isn&apos;t in his future, but in the real world of crisis management, reputations and careers are not easily restored by belated confessions, no matter how sincere. And while every case is different (For example, Tiger Woods did not cheat competitors out of prize money or alter the outcomes of tournaments), Armstrong&apos;s... ]]></description>
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					<author>Steven Schlein</author>					
					<category>Steven Schlein</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/17/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:33:11 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[High Cost of NFL&#039;s Worship of Parity]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ It is remarkable how much the NFL has achieved regarding competitive balance. The NFL has a relevant regular season, an annual playoff turnover rate around 50percent, and at least one Super Bowl appearance for every team except four. Furthermore, the embarrassing franchises are kept out of the spotlight barring epic futility (the winless 2008 Detroit Lions) or public relations disasters (Bottle-Gate in Cleveland in 2001). No other pro sports league has attained that balance.
But that success does not come cheaply. Parity has a price, even a subtle one. The difference between efforts to... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/01/16/high_cost_of_nfls_worship_of_parity_97826.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/16/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:21:38 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Who Can Dethrone Djokovic Down Under?]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ With the continued absence of Rafael Nadal due to his perpetually aching knees, this Golden Age in the sport is slightly less luminous without the Man from Mallorca in the mix. That being said, the unveiling of a draw at a Slam is always a highly-anticipated occasion, even if there is really only one major question &amp;ndash; which of the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray) will have the more perilous path to preeminence?
For this year&amp;rsquo;s Australian Open, which starts on Monday (Sunday evening American time), the draw turned out to be extremely kind to two-time... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2013/01/12/who_can_dethrone_djokovic_down_under_97825.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/12/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:04:12 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Why Packers&#039; Owners Should Sue NFL]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ The shareholders of the Green Bay Packers should take the NFL to court.
The Packers were organized as a nonprofit corporation in 1919, and currently, the organization has nearly 375,000 shareholders. While shares of Packers&amp;rsquo; stock pay no dividend, owners are allowed to vote each year on various aspects of the organization&amp;rsquo;s operation, and they are empowered by certain rights and responsibilities.
The NFL marred the 2012 season by hiring a horrendously incompetent bunch of replacement referees. Throughout the first three weeks of play, blown calls were routine, and repeated... ]]></description>
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					<author>Daniel Hanson</author>					
					<category>Daniel Hanson</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/10/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:43:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[50 Years Since Arnie&#039;s Charge in L.A.]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ On this day, January 7, an American icon unleashed one of his patented final-day charges to win the Los Angeles Open.
The year was 1963, and the scene was the 11th hole at Rancho Park Golf Course. With his good looks, humble beginnings, easy accessibility, and derring-do style of play, Arnold Palmer was a Southern California crowd favorite. But he&amp;rsquo;d never finished better than 10th in the L.A. Open, and on the last day of the tourney the groans were audible as he hit his ball over the 11th green.
Palmer did not panic, despite finishing the hole with what he later smilingly called... ]]></description>
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					<author>Carl M. Cannon</author>					
					<category>Carl M. Cannon</category>
					<pubdate>2013/01</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>01/07/2013/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:25:11 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[A Hater&#039;s Guide to NFL Playoffs]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, the only NFL column that is not edited for accuracy.
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and no worth &amp;ndash; I need to find a new rooting interest for the remainder of the 2012 season because my own team, Pittsburgh, has stopped playing meaningful football.&amp;nbsp;
I love the playoffs. But I can&amp;rsquo;t watch any game unless I have a rooting interest. How I establish a rooting interest is by... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/28/a_haters_guide_to_nfl_playoffs_97822.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/28/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:36:21 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[U.S. Open Takes Unseemly Backseat to Football]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ For the fifth consecutive year, the 2012 U.S. Open men&apos;s final was contested on a Monday due to the rain that has now become the annual rite of the tennis fortnight in Gotham. This was a source of tremendous outrage from the top players - especially the men - who complained again about the always controversial scheduling of the U.S. Open, where the men are required to play the semifinals and finals on successive days (the women also play those rounds on consecutive days, albeit in a far less grueling fashion being that women only play two-of-three set matches).
Well now, finally, the... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/19/us_open_takes_backseat_to_monday_night_football.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/19/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:02:29 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Parity Can&#039;t Save These Dreadful Eight]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, the only NFL column that does not use child labor. &amp;nbsp;
Before we do our thing &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and negative worth &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s pour some out for the homies who can&amp;rsquo;t make the playoffs.
No bonus round for these 8 teams
Four teams in each conference have been eliminated from playoff contention, in keeping with the NFL&amp;rsquo;s insistence that everything be balanced at all times. Can you name all eight?... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/14/parity_cant_save_these_dreadful_eight_97820.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/14/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:32:17 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Peter King Goes Streaking During Flyover]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, which has just been awarded column of the year by the Uptown Athletic Club.&amp;nbsp;
Before we look at this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and no worth &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s talk about the Associated Press NFL awards, which allows voters to split their votes.
Making a decision and standing by it? Pfft. Not in the NFL, known harborer of equivocating little nancies.&amp;nbsp;
&amp;nbsp;
If Peter King were a baseball writer,... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/07/peter_king_goes_streaking_in_flyover_97819.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/07/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:35:19 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Let&#039;s Ban Tackle Football Under Age 18]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ I love football, but as a neurologist and headache specialist I have seen how football can harm a youngster&amp;rsquo;s brain and life. Many of the millions of young players will live to ripe old ages, and we must protect their only brain.&amp;nbsp;
And one way to do that is to eliminate tackle football before age 18.
Concussions are part of football, with the severity ranging from mild (feeling dazed) to severe (out cold). The brain is somewhat like Jell-O, cushioned by fluid. During medium- or high-impact collisions, when the helmet suddenly stops, the brain keeps going through the fluid,... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/06/lets_ban_tackle_football_until_age_18_97818.html</link>
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					<author>Larry Robbins</author>					
					<category>Larry Robbins</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/06/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:07:24 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NBA Needs a True Free Market]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ The NBA is a curious entity. The new basketball season opens to little fanfare in contrast with the chorus of hosannas that ring out on Week One of the NFL season. The playoff chases pale in comparison to MLB&amp;rsquo;s wild, and sometimes legendary, Septembers. Even the postseason is largely uninteresting until the final two rounds. It seems basketball is a sport primarily for hardcore fans.
In fairness, sports fans have plenty of choices during the late fall and winter. The NHL (normally) is grinding along and football games - college and NFL- air all week. Furthermore, the football hype... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/12/03/what_nba_needs_a_true_free_market_97817.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2012/12</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>12/03/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:11:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Taking Stock of AFC&#039;s Not-So-Super 7]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, the only column that gets flexed out when better columns come along.&amp;nbsp;
Before we gets to this week&amp;rsquo;s delectable buffet of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably digestible, which games are of Questionable taste, Doubtful taste, and which three games will give you food poisoning &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s proceed to part two of our documentary &amp;ldquo;Lazy Teams That Haven&amp;rsquo;t Won a Super Bowl.&amp;rdquo;
First-time Super Bowl winner lurking in AFC?
Last week we looked at the seven NFC teams that have never... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/29/taking_stock_of_afcs_not-so-super_7_97816.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/29/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:47:19 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Tennis Needs to Speed Up Its Courts]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ &amp;ldquo;Consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative.&amp;rdquo; Oscar Wilde
&amp;nbsp;
Just because it sounds like a complaint doesn&apos;t mean it&apos;s not accurate.
This thought came to mind recently when Roger Federer, following his loss to Novak Djokovic in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London earlier in November, bemoaned the increasing homogeneity of court surfaces, whereby the sport is producing a more one-dimensional style of play - that of the powerful, defensive-but-aggressive baseliner who is an accomplished practioner in the war of attrition during rallies;... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/28/federers_right_tennis_needs_to_speed_up_97815.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/28/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:20:25 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Serving Leftovers at the Flyover]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, where leftovers are what we serve all season long.&amp;nbsp;
Before we tour this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and no worth - let&amp;rsquo;s look at the teams that have never won a Super Bowl and ask, &amp;ldquo;Is this their year?&amp;rdquo;
First-time Super Bowl winner lurking?
The NFL bills itself as a parity-laden league, where the Cardinals can beat the Patriots on any given Sunday. And yet the Super Bowl era has been... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/23/serving_leftovers_at_the_flyover_97814.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/23/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:09:27 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NFL&#039;s Rags to Riches, as Rick Reilly Tweets]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, which Rick Reilly had first on Twitter. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Before we slap the NFL injury report on this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and no worth &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s come clean about something: I am Nate Silver&amp;rsquo;s ghostwriter, and I am about to blow your freaking mind with NFL predictions.
No playoffs last year = conference championship this year
In 2010 I penned a column for the now-defunct Page 2 at... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/16/nfls_rags_to_riches_as_rick_reilly_tweets_97813.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/16/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:18:26 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Djokovic Gets Better of Federer at Year&#039;s End]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ The 2012 tennis season commenced way back in late January at the Australian Open when Novak Djokovic won an epic five-set encounter over Rafael Nadal to solidify his undisputed No. 1 ranking. And Djokovic ended 2012 with another significant triumph as the 25-year-old Serb defeated Roger Federer on Monday night at the ATP World Championships in London, 7-6 (6), 7-5.&amp;nbsp;
Federer has owned these season-ending championships, with this his eighth appearance in the finals. The indoor surface is unquestionably Federer&amp;rsquo;s best as no one else in the game can match his reflexes on the... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/13/djokovic_gets_better_of_federer_at_years_end_97812.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/13/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:42:29 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[The Most Useless Poll Is So Overrated]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, the only NFL column that comes with its own sniffing salts.&amp;nbsp;
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s slate of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Doubtful worth, which games will be of Questionable worth, and which game will be of no worth &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s talk about the stupidity of &amp;ldquo;most overrated&amp;rdquo; polls.
Rex Ryan, Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez are not overrated
According to the dictionary, overrated means (wait for it) &amp;ldquo;rated too... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/09/the_most_useless_poll_is_so_overrated_97811.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/09/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:32:58 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NFL Midseason: Let&#039;s Celebrate Mediocrity!]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, the only column where mediocrity is cherished above excellence.
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, Doubtful worth, and no worth &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s hand out some mediocre hardware for the midway point of the NFL season.
Best? Worst? No, we pay homage to the Most Mediocre
Society, in its ceaseless march to reward excellence and punish failure, overlooks the vast majority of us who are simply mediocre. The NFL is no... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/11/01/nfl_midseason_lets_celebrate_mediocrity_97810.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/11</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>11/01/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:11:59 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Jets Should Begin McElroy Era, Now]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, the only NFL weekly preview that&amp;rsquo;s not vetted by the commissioner&amp;rsquo;s office.
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s slate of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games are of Questionable worth, which games are of Doubtful worth, and which game involves Aaron Rodgers and the unwatchable Green Bay Packers &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s discuss the issue of gadget plays.
Gadget plays are awesome when executed by sinister players
A few years ago, back when Ken Whisenhunt was the offensive coordinator of... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/26/jets_should_begin_mcelroy_era_now.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/10</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>10/26/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:49:08 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[What Makes a Dynasty? Try the Opposition]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ The word dynasty is used and abused too often in pro sports today. Where it once identified a team that had a dominant run, namely winning multiple titles in a few years, its frequent application has rendered it meaningless. Today, the mere addition of a star player to a talented team unleashes speculation about a prospective dynasty. The hype surrounding the &amp;ldquo;Dream Team&amp;rdquo; Eagles of late is a case in point.
But the fascination with sole team hegemony or oligarchy is not entirely misplaced, since dynasties are a real phenomenon in pro sports. One could associate teams with... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/21/what_makes_a_dynasty_try_the_opposition_97808.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2012/10</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>10/21/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:22:11 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Dante&#039;s Inferno and Virtues of NFL]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, your chief source of NFL disinformation.
Before we apply the NFL injury report to this week&amp;rsquo;s schedule of games &amp;ndash; and declare which contests will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Questionable worth, of Doubtful worth, and of no worth &amp;ndash; we&amp;rsquo;d like to introduce our new correspondent, Dante Alighieri, author of &amp;ldquo;The Divine Comedy.&amp;rdquo;
We recently realized that the NFL itself is a divine comedy of sorts, with respective players, coaches and fan bases moving between various levels of... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/19/dantes_inferno_and_virtues_of_nfl_97807.html</link>
					<guid>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/19/dantes_inferno_and_virtues_of_nfl_97807.html</guid>
					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/10</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>10/19/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:04:28 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NFL Flyover: Why Not Play Every Night?]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, where the best laid plans of mice and men actually come to fruition.&amp;nbsp;
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s impressive schedule of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Questionable worth, which games will be of Doubtful worth, and which game will be played for the soul of Ohio &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s discuss the matter of Thursday night games.
Earlier in the season I suggested the league&amp;rsquo;s introduction of season-long Thursday night games should be the prelude to playing... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/12/nfl_flyover_why_not_play_every_night.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/10</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>10/12/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:32:31 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Demise of Ball-Hogging Diva Wideouts]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to The Pregame Flyover, your weekly trek through the small intestine of the NFL.&amp;nbsp;
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s slate of games &amp;ndash; and tell you which games will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Doubtful worth, which games will be of Questionable worth, and which game will be of interest to Brandon Weeden fantasy owners &amp;ndash; let&amp;rsquo;s talk about the relative stability of wide receiver records.&amp;nbsp;
Last year Drew Brees and Tom Brady surpassed Dan Marino&amp;rsquo;s long-standing mark for passing yards in a season and... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/05/demise_of_ball-hogging_diva_wideouts_97805.html</link>
					<guid>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/10/05/demise_of_ball-hogging_diva_wideouts_97805.html</guid>
					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/10</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>10/05/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:26:24 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Flyover: Who&#039;ll Miss Replacement Refs?]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to the Pregame Flyover, one of the few venues that will bemoan the loss of replacement referees.&amp;nbsp;
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s slate of games - and tell you which games will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Questionable worth, which games will be of Doubtful worth, and which game will feature stripper pants - let&amp;rsquo;s pour some out for the departing zebras.
As someone who&amp;rsquo;s an armchair arbiter at heart, I lived vicariously through these replacement refs, confident in knowing that they possessed the same grasp of the rules as... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/28/flyover_wholl_miss_replacement_refs_97804.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/28/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:18:10 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[A Strike to End NFL&#039;s Official Nonsense]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Another week, another dozen blown calls. This is the new normal in the NFL.
The NFL changed its tone this week, calling out - and even fining - players and coaches for the incompetence of their replacement refs. A league that uses improperly screened, poorly trained replacement refs and then criticizes its employees when they dare complain has a problem with hubris.
This is why the NFL Players Association should hold its players out. A mid-season strike would be just the thing to fix the outsized ego of the league. Thanks to American labor laws, the players have this reasonable recourse.
The... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/25/a_strike_to_end_nfls_official_nonsense_97802.html</link>
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					<author>Daniel Hanson</author>					
					<category>Daniel Hanson</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/25/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:18:54 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[From Best to Most Questionable in NFL]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Editor&apos;s Note: Cameron Martin, formerly of ESPN&apos;s Page 2, is bringing his popular &apos;Pregame Flyover&apos; column to RealClearSports. His weekly irreverent preview of the upcoming NFL weekend will appear each Friday.
&amp;nbsp;
Welcome to the Pregame Flyover, your weekly buffet of all things NFL-related. Gossip? Injury updates? Unfounded opinions? Yes, you will get all of that and more. If you don&amp;rsquo;t like what you read from me, take heart: The regular columnist is locked out, but she&amp;rsquo;ll be back once RealClearSports stops trying to steal her pension. According... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/21/from_best_to_most_questionable_in_nfl_97801.html</link>
					<guid>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/21/from_best_to_most_questionable_in_nfl_97801.html</guid>
					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/21/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:08:49 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Best Way to Fix MLB Playoffs? Un-alignment]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Of all the major American sports, baseball is the one most steeped in tradition. September is near synonymous with the thrill of pennant races, and the elements of fun within those races: magic numbers on the way to wild finishes, home run and batting title chases, and epic collapses such as the 2011 Red Sox, 1969 Cubs, or 1951 Dodgers.&amp;nbsp;
To show how little things change, this year&amp;rsquo;s standings indicate the possibility of yet another wild finish. Specifically, eight AL teams are vying for five playoff slots, and teams in first place are pushing to win their divisions so they... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/19/best_way_to_fix_mlb_playoffs_un-alignment_97800.html</link>
					<guid>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/19/best_way_to_fix_mlb_playoffs_un-alignment_97800.html</guid>
					<author>Tim Reuter</author>					
					<category>Tim Reuter</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/19/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:45:09 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Flyover: Buffalo Bills Want to Redo Week 1]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to week two of the NFL season, or what&amp;rsquo;s known in Buffalo as &amp;ldquo;week one, the redo.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;
Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s slate of games -- and tell you which games will Probably be worth watching, which games will be of Questionable worth, which games will be of Doubtful worth, and which game will feature the Browns - let&amp;rsquo;s address the matter of Thursday night games.
So, has the novelty of these Thursday night games worn off already? It&amp;rsquo;s only week two and my liver is already suffering the ravages of this new NFL schedule.... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/14/flyover_buffalo_bills_want_to_redo_week_1_97803.html</link>
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					<author>Cameron Martin</author>					
					<category>Cameron Martin</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/14/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Murray Finally Turns Big 3 Into Big 4]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ For a moment &amp;ndash; actually several moments &amp;ndash; it appeared that Novak Djokovic, the indefatigable magician, would do it again. That he&amp;rsquo;d come back from the brink just as he had at the previous two U.S. Opens.
After Andy Murray raced to a two-set lead, Djokovic immediately shifted momentum and grabbed the next two sets and looked to be on his way to his second consecutive victory in New York.
But it was not to be as Murray played a brilliant fifth set and finally &amp;ndash; finally! &amp;ndash; delivered a Slam for the United Kingdom for the first time since Fred... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/11/murray_finally_turns_big_3_into_big_4_97799.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/11/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:48:03 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Finally, an Epic Women&#039;s Final at Open]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ It took 17 years, but it was worth it.
Serena Williams, the heavy pre-tournament favorite, won her fourth U.S. Open title on Sunday in a riveting, backcourt-focused, momentum-shifting match against top-seeded Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Remarkably, it was the first women&apos;s final to go the distance since Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in three sets in the 1995 championship match.
The victory for Serena completes an extraordinary 10 weeks during which she also won the singles and doubles at both Wimbledon and the Olympics. It is the 15th Slam title for the 31-year-old Williams and... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/10/finally_an_epic_womens_final_at_open_97798.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/10/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:30:30 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Murray Into Final as Weather Wreaks Havoc]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ It happened again.&amp;nbsp;
For the fifth consecutive year the fickle late summer New York weather has disrupted the final weekend of the U.S. Open and the men&apos;s final will be played on Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET. There hasn&apos;t been a Sunday conclusion to the tournament since 2007.
The USTA is likely to come under fierce criticism for deciding not to have played both semifinals (Andy Murray vs. Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic vs. David Ferrer) at the same time. If they had done so, which many were suggesting, both matches would have concluded before the onset of the disruptive... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/09/murray_into_final_as_weather_wreaks_havoc_97797.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/09/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Berdych Stuns Federer in Open Quarters]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK - In a virtuoso display of power tennis, Tomas Berdych shocked top-ranked Roger Federer 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday night. Remarkably, for the first time since the 2004 French Open, a Grand Slam event will have neither Federer nor Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
In actuality, Berdych&apos;s victory was even more decisive than the score line indicates. He was up a break and serving at 3-2 in the third set, seemingly cruising. But he got tight, serving two double faults in the game to let Federer back into the match.
Once Federer claimed... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/06/berdych_stuns_federer_in_open_quarters_97796.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/06/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:08:17 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Murray Highlights Blah Day at Open]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ Labor Day at the U.S. Open was anything but a holiday for tennis, as a succession of negative news unfortunately complemented a brutally dull day at the National Tennis Center.
The first downer occurred midday when it was announced that Mardy Fish had withdrawn from his fourth-round match against Roger Federer for health reasons. Earlier this year Fish disclosed his battle with a heart ailment, which created tremendous anxiety for the veteran American. His pullout against Federer will surely plant questions that the perpetual supporting player&apos;s career may be near an end.
In a moment of... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/04/murray_highlights_blah_day_at_open_97795.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/04/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:32:55 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[U.S. Tennis Hangs New Hopes on Sock]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ One would be hard pressed to locate a better venue at which to watch a professional tennis match than the grandstand court at the U.S. Open. With close-up seating and ideal acoustics, the grandstand is the perfect counterpart to the cavernous Arthur Ashe stadium and its downright miserable viewing conditions.
And Saturday, on a wonderfully bright and hot afternoon, the grandstand provided many fans their first glimpse of a rising American star, as Jack Sock - he with the impossibly perfect athlete surname - took on 11th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.
In front of a raucous and partisan... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/09/02/us_tennis_hangs_new_hopes_on_sock_97794.html</link>
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					<author>Tim Joyce</author>					
					<category>Tim Joyce</category>
					<pubdate>2012/09</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>09/02/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:56:31 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Roddick Surrenders to Father Time]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK &amp;ndash; He was the kid who grew into a man, the guy with the big serve who never gave in or rarely gave out. Andy Roddick beat them all through the years except Father Time. And so for American tennis, it is now game, set and matchless.
On his 30th birthday, Thursday, Roddick announced he would retire after this U.S. Open. After he plays one more match, Friday night against Bernard Tomic of Australia. Or if he wins, and who wouldn&amp;rsquo;t hope he wins, a match or three after that.
It was a surprise. Mary Jo Fernandez of ESPN, the one-time tennis star, began to cry when she... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/08/31/roddick_loses_to_father_time_97793.html</link>
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					<author>Art Spander</author>					
					<category>Art Spander</category>
					<pubdate>2012/08</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>08/31/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:55:16 -0500</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Baseball&#039;s Past, Present at Your Fingertips]]></title> 
					<description><![CDATA[ This is a love letter to a website.
I don&apos;t know how I lived so long without the Play Index on Baseball-Reference.com.
I have always loved baseball and the stories its statistics tell.  Whether on the back of a baseball card, in tiny type on a page of newsprint or flashed on a scoreboard or screen, the numbers tell us of strengths and weaknesses, battles won and lost, accomplishments accumulated over the long seasons of a playing career.
Not long out of college, I landed a baseball freak&apos;s dream job: supervising publication of The Baseball Encyclopedia, a 2,700-page doorstop... ]]></description>
					<link>http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/08/30/baseballs_past_present_at_your_fingertips_97792.html</link>
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					<author>Jeff Neuman</author>					
					<category>Jeff Neuman</category>
					<pubdate>2012/08</pubdate>
					<fullpubdate>08/30/2012/00/00/00</fullpubdate>
                              <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:47:20 -0500</pubDate>
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