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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Professional Baseball</title>
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		<title>Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?

WASHINGTON — &#8220;Pingpong diplomacy&#8221; thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can &#8220;baseball diplomacy&#8221; help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba?
Americans ranging from 12-year-old ballplayers to softballing senior citizens are visiting the communist island to engage in their own kind of field work, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timing for memorabilia auction is 40th anniversary of Flood&#8217;s challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>R.b. Fallstrom</dc:creator>
		
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Curt Flood auction offers pieces of history

ST. LOUIS — Earlier this year, Bob Gibson auctioned off his Hall of Fame ring. This month, there&#8217;s a price tag on the base Lou Brock touched to break the stolen base record.
Those two have nothing on another St. Louis Cardinals star of the 1960s. Beyond the Gold Gloves, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After ticker-tape parade up Broadway, Yankees get keys to NYC for their 27th World Series win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Verena Dobnik</dc:creator>
		
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Yankees get keys to NYC for World Series win

NEW YORK — The Yankees are getting the keys to the city for their World Series win, after parading up Broadway through a storm of confetti.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg bestowed the honor on the team at a ceremony on the steps of City Hall.
Team members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Alito, Sotomayor at odds over World Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices split on Series

WASHINGTON — He&#8217;s a right-leaning New Jersey native with a lifelong love of the Phillies. She&#8217;s a liberal New Yorker who grew up near Yankee Stadium. They&#8217;re eying each other warily these days from opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench.
Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor make no secret [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL commissioner asks Congress to help protect sports leagues&#8217; drug programs from state law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Fendrich</dc:creator>
		
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Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping

WASHINGTON — Arguing that sports leagues&#8217; drug programs could be &#8220;gutted&#8221; if not protected from individual states&#8217; laws, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally.
Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waxman says court decisions threaten progress on curtailing drug use in sports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/waxman-says-court-decisions-threaten-progress-on-curtailing-drug-use-in-sports-216398/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Fendrich</dc:creator>
		
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Waxman: Decisions threaten progress on steroids

WASHINGTON — A key lawmaker said Tuesday that recent court decisions blocking suspensions of two NFL players threaten to undermine progress made in reducing performance-enhancing drug use among athletes at all levels.
&#8220;If these rulings prevail, they could wreak havoc with policies designed to curb performance-enhancing drug use in professional sports,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics review sought in Gov. Paterson&#8217;s Yankees tickets in World Series</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethics-review-sought-in-gov-patersons-yankees-tickets-in-world-series-215657/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gormley</dc:creator>
		
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Review sought in Gov. Paterson&#8217;s Yankees tickets

ALBANY, N.Y. — A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series.
Paterson spokesman Peter Kauffmann said Monday the Democrat received a free ticket from the Yankees, which the administration said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. gov, Philly mayor say city transit union has agreed not to strike during World Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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No Philly transit union strike during World Series

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia transit system&#8217;s largest union agreed Saturday not to go on strike as contract talks continued hours before the start of Game 3 of the World Series, Pennsylvania&#8217;s governor and the city&#8217;s mayor said.
Gov. Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters late Saturday afternoon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama, Jill Biden hear loud cheers before World Series opener at Yankee Stadium</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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First lady hears cheers before World Series opener

NEW YORK — First lady Michelle Obama received a warm welcome from Yankees fans and a kiss from the captain before Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night.
Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, escorted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama, Jill Biden offer support and thanks at VA hospital, then head to World Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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First lady shows support for veterans in NYC

NEW YORK — First lady Michelle Obama shook hands with wounded veterans and handed them goody bags stocked with New York Yankee caps and teddy bears in a visit to a Bronx veterans hospital before taking in Game 1 of the World Series.
Mrs. Obama was joined by Jill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In NJ, red state-blue state question is the Phillies vs. Yankees as well as Democrats vs. GOP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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TRENTON, N.J. — Fastballs or fundraisers? Team bus or campaign bus? Stump speeches or stolen bases?
New Jersey is about to become fixated on a World Series featuring two teams that play just minutes outside the state. And the Fall Classic probably will mean less fixation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In NJ, red state-blue state question is the Phillies vs. Yankees as well as Dems vs. GOP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Turnpike World Series may hurt NJ campaigns
TRENTON, N.J. — Fastballs or fundraisers? Team bus or campaign bus? Stump speeches or stolen bases?
New Jersey is about to become fixated on a World Series featuring two teams that play just minutes outside the state. And the Fall Classic probably will mean less fixation on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yankee Stadium singer apologizes, makes donation after anti-Semitic remark costs him job</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howie Rumberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Irish tenor Ronan Tynan says he&#8217;s sorry for making an anti-Semitic remark, and hopes for another chance to sing his noted rendition of &#8220;God Bless America&#8221; at Yankee Stadium.

&#8220;This is my mea culpa,&#8221; he told The Associated Press before Saturday night&#8217;s playoff game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after Calif. quake: Bay Bridge unfinished; schools, buildings unsafe, need retrofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Dearen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life.

On this 20-year anniversary of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Cubs get approval for sale in bankruptcy court; deal could close within weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. — The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy court judge said the team can go to the family of billionaire Joe Ricketts in a $845 million deal.

The judge had already cleared Tribune Co. to sell the team and Wrigley Field. But he gave his approval again Tuesday because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blues investigate escalator accident that hurt 13, sending 5 to hospital with minor injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues said Friday that a three-story escalator at the Scottrade Center would remain shut down during an investigation into why it malfunctioned, injuring 13 people, following the team&#8217;s home opener.

The escalator was crowded with game spectators when it broke down around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. &#8220;From what I could tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitcher Nick Adenhart&#8217;s memory is everywhere as Angels head to postseason</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Beacham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANAHEIM, Calif. — The makeshift memorial in front of Angel Stadium&#8217;s main entrance is about the size of a pitcher&#8217;s mound now. Hats, stuffed animals, sparkling lights, rosary beads, inscribed baseballs and hand-lettered signs are all arranged in a neat circle around an easel that holds a painting of Nick Adenhart in mid-throw.

In the Angels&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Sotomayor won&#8217;t sell New York apartment in this economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Not even Supreme Court justices are immune from the economy.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor plans to keep her apartment in New York for the time being, even as she gets a place in Washington.
&#8220;Right now I — like many other Americans, it would not be wise for me to sell my home in New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado governor declares &#8216;Rocktober&#8217; after Rockies&#8217; win over Brewers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Colorado&#8217;s governor has made official what Colorado Rockies fans already decided: &#8220;Rocktober&#8221; has arrived.

It didn&#8217;t take Gov. Bill Ritter long after the Rockies&#8217; 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday to proclaim October as &#8220;Rocktober&#8221; in honor of the team&#8217;s advance to the playoffs. The Rockies wrapped up the National League wild card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would-be pro baseball player warns of dietary supplements containing dangerous steroids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Jareem Gunter, a college baseball player with dreams of playing professionally, thought he had found a &#8220;diamond in the rough,&#8221; a safe and legal dietary supplement that would make him healthier.

Instead, he told Congress on Tuesday, &#8220;It gave me liver failure.&#8221; Gunter said the experience with Superdrol four years ago, when he was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress looks at supplements with steroids; baseball players union wants products tested</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An influential senator is looking into whether Congress should re-regulate dietary supplements because steroids and other banned substances are finding their way into over-the-counter bodybuilding products.

Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Philadelphia Phillies fan, is convening a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue Tuesday.
He said his interest was piqued in part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When baseball is the only escape from poverty, some Dominicans see steroids as worth the risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic — A monument to baseball greets visitors to this city known as &#8220;the cradle of shortstops.&#8221; Children in San Pedro de Macoris grow up playing ball behind tin shanties and on fields cut from sugar plantations.

Bernardino Jimenez was one of those kids. He became a victim of his own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G-20, bad teams result in small Cincinnati Reds-Pittsburgh Pirates crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — The Reds and Pirates played before one of the smallest crowds in PNC Park history Thursday, when downtown Pittsburgh was virtually empty because of the G-20 summit.

The paid attendance was 15,892 — well above PNC Park&#8217;s all-time low of 8,201 on April 25, 2007, for an Astros-Pirates game — but the actual turnout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bronson Arroyo pitches Cincinnati Reds past Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 before sparse crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Bronson Arroyo limited Pittsburgh to one run over seven innings and the Cincinnati Reds completed their second sweep of the plummeting Pirates in less than a month, winning 4-1 on Thursday to push the Pirates closer to a 100-loss season.

Joey Votto had a two-run double following Drew Sutton&#8217;s RBI double in a four-run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McALLEN, Texas — Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas.

A couple of shots over their heads from his hunting rifle kept nine of them, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports officials respond in low-key manner to federal terror warnings about stadiums, arenas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Blum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Sports officials are confident that adequate security measures are in place to thwart any potential terrorist attacks on stadiums around the country.

Responding in a low-key manner to security warnings that terrorists would like to attack stadiums, several sports officials said Tuesday that they have already boosted precautions so much the latest alerts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curt Schilling won&#8217;t run for Edward M. Kennedy&#8217;s seat in the US Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Curt Schilling won&#8217;t test out just how popular he is in Massachusetts.

The former Boston Red Sox pitcher, beloved in the state for his starring role in ending an 86-year championship drought, announced Tuesday he isn&#8217;t running for Edward M. Kennedy&#8217;s seat in the U.S. Senate.
Earlier this month, Schilling expressed interest in pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Denver, people take security warnings seriously but refuse to live in fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Mitchell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Colorado residents and tourists said Tuesday they were determined to live their lives without fear despite U.S. security warnings prompted by a terror probe in Denver and New York City.

U.S. officials issued bulletins to police nationwide about possible terrorist plans to attack mass transit systems, stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.
The officials said they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports responds in low-key manner to terror warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Blum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Sports officials responded in a low-key manner to security warnings that terrorists would like to attack stadiums, saying Tuesday that they have already boosted precautions so much the latest alerts won&#8217;t make much difference.

Federal bulletins sent to police departments this week and obtained by The Associated Press said officials knew of no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh open for business during G-20 summit, but security, unknown keeping many away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mandak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Nick Mancini Hartner is like a lot of downtown business operators: He doesn&#8217;t know what to expect if thousands of protesters show up for the Group of 20 economic summit or, for that matter, how many customers will show up either.

That&#8217;s why he&#8217;ll try something new during this week&#8217;s summit at his Mancini&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman sentenced in Wisconsin to 6 months in prison for tax evasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former major league pitcher Jerry Koosman to six months in prison for not paying his taxes.

Prosecutors say Koosman, a former All-Star who helped the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series, didn&#8217;t pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and 2004. He pleaded guilty in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Red Sox pitcher Schilling: Senate campaign unlikely but possible to fix &#8216;corrupt&#8217; politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Thursday the chances he will run to replace Democrat Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate are &#8220;slim to none&#8221; but he will not rule it out.

The three-time World Series champion said he retired from baseball in March to spare his family the downside of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Red Sox Schilling says Senate campaign unlikely but possible to change &#8216;corrupt&#8217; politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says the chances of him running to replace Democrat Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate are &#8220;slim to none&#8221; but he will not rule it out.

The World Series champion told WEEI-AM on Thursday he retired in March to spare his family the downside of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge orders MLB drug evidence preserved until gov&#8217;t decides on Supreme Court appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appellate judge has ordered the preservation of all evidence that allegedly shows 104 Major League Baseball players tested positive for steroids in 2003.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month ruled that federal agents wrongly seized the material from drug testing labs when they were authorized to take only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wildfire forces Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal to evacuate La Canada Flintridge home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal and his wife have been forced to evacuate their home in an area of La Canada Flintridge threatened by the massive Station Fire.

Furcal was not in the lineup for Monday&#8217;s night game against Arizona, having been given the day off.
&#8220;That&#8217;s a lot of baggage that doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A partial list of those who attended Sen. Edward Kennedy&#8217;s funeral in Boston</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A partial list of those who attended Sen. Edward Kennedy&#8217;s funeral in Boston on Saturday:

President Barack Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama
Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden
Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush
Former President Bill Clinton
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn Carter
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Former Vice President Al Gore
Former Vice President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald hits pinch-hit double to help Reds beat Milwaukee in extras for second striaght night</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE — Pinch-hitter Darnell McDonald hit an RBI double to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night.

McDonald, who threw out Ryan Braun trying to score the winning run in the ninth Tuesday night, hit a liner that Braun in left field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ortiz, one of the 104, not consoled by decision saying government had no right to list</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — David Ortiz sat at the computer in the home clubhouse at Fenway Park, checking his e-mail, when a group of reporters sidled up to him with some news: A federal court ruled investigators were wrong to seize the list of baseball players who allegedly failed drug tests in 2003.

A list that included Ortiz.
&#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indians bus struck by car on way to game, no players injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A bus carrying Cleveland Indians players to a game against the Kansas City Royals has been involved in a minor accident. No players were injured.

The bus had nine players onboard, including Wednesday&#8217;s starter David Huff, when it was struck by a car not far from Kauffman Stadium. The players were loaded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court: Investigators wrong to seize list of major league players who tested positive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The infamous list that tarnished America&#8217;s pastime and some of its biggest stars soon will be back in the hands of the Major League Baseball Players&#8217; Union.

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that agents had no right to seize baseball&#8217;s anonymous drug-testing results from 2003. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fmr. Yankees pitcher Mussina, NYC Mayor Bloomberg cheer on Staten Island at LLWS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genaro C. Armas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Little Leaguers from Staten Island, N.Y., drew some notable names Friday to their World Series opener.

Retired New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina, who is on the Little League board of directors, accompanied New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Volunteer Stadium after the mayor visited with the Big Apple Little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother sues Chicago Cubs for death of son after wall collapsed during 2007 storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Cubs on behalf of the mother of a 21-year-old man who died after a wall near the team&#8217;s stadium collapsed on him during a storm in 2007 .

The lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court says the Cubs owned the structure near Wrigley Field [...]]]></description>
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House Democrats to unveil health bill with government-run insurance, hefty sign-up requirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of contentious negotiating, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to unveil a retooled health care overhaul plan intended to bridge differences among Democrats and open a history-making floor debate on extending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State court rejects baseball immunity rule, allows lawsuit against minor league team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M. — The parents of a young boy struck in the head when a batter hit a ball into a picnic area before an Albuquerque Isotopes game can sue the minor league team and the city, an appellate court has ruled.

The New Mexico Court of Appeals declined to adopt the so-called &#8220;baseball rule,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabrera hits for cycle; Yankees beat White Sox 8-5 to avoid four-game sweep</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — No one on the bench wanted Melky Cabrera to stop. He wasn&#8217;t about to, anyway, when he saw the ball shoot out into right field.

He sprinted around second and slid into third just ahead of the relay to complete a rare cycle. And in a flash, his teammates went wild on the bench.
&#8220;Definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro sports leagues, NCAA seek injunction against Delaware betting plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA asked a federal judge Tuesday for a preliminary injunction to prevent Delaware from implementing its sports betting plan.

With the motion, filed in federal court in Delaware, the leagues provided declarations from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA Commissioner David Stern outlining their fears of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware legislator calls betting lawsuit by NFL, other leagues hypocritical</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Delaware&#8217;s House majority leader said Tuesday that the NFL and other leagues were engaging in &#8220;blatant hypocrisy&#8221; by suing to block sports betting in the state.

In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, obtained by The Associated Press, Democrat Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf cited a host of connections between pro sports and gambling entities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BigBelly blitz: Philly completes world&#8217;s largest rollout of solar-powered trash compactors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Is it any surprise that a city known for its love of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and cannolis would embrace a solar-powered trash compactor called a BigBelly?

In the largest rollout yet, Philadelphia has replaced 700 downtown trash bins with 500 of the high-tech compactors, which use solar energy to condense trash — cutting down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Son of former New York Yankees star Don Mattingly accused of spitting in mother&#8217;s face in Ind.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — The son of former New York Yankees star first baseman Don Mattingly was arraigned Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of shoving his mother and spitting in her face after she allegedly sent him an insulting text message.

The case against Taylor Mattingly, 24, was deferred so he can apply for a pretrial diversion program, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army announces 3 more games at Yankee Stadium against Rutgers, Air Force, Boston College</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Army football team will play Rutgers, Air Force and Boston College at Yankee Stadium in addition to the Black Knights&#8217; matchup there against Notre Dame.

Army announced the three games Wednesday, two days after it said it would face the Fighting Irish at the new ballpark on Nov. 20, 2010. The Black [...]]]></description>
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