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<title>Trump Headlining a Golf Tour a Bad Idea</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/donald_trump.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Amidst suggestions that the LPGA Tour could face stiff competition from the likes of Donald Trump, SC's Ryan Ballengee shows that Trump has not done so well in the past when headlining a golf tour.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:59:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/ladainian_tomlinson.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />The Patriots look to avenge a Week 2 loss to the Jets, while the Chargers visit Denver with the AFC West lead on the line. Dallas hosts Washington, and all eyes, and fingers, will be on the clash between the Titans and Texans on Monday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Raiders, Bengals Look Foolish</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/jamarcus_russell2.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />The Raiders felt they needed to do something to stop the hemorrhaging on this 2-7 season. So they made a dumb personnel move. The Bengals felt they need to do something to stop the hemorrhaging on this 7-2 season. So they also made a dumb personnel move.]]></description>
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<category>Slant Pattern</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bashing the BCS</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/tony_pike.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />It's that time of year again. As we near the end of the college football regular season, questions invariably arise about the validity of the way the BCS determines the national champion. SC's Paul Foeller says that this year, more than any other, such questions are warranted.]]></description>
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<category>College Football</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 35</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/carl_edwards.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Jimmie Johnson won handily in Phoenix, leaving Mark Martin as the only driver with a chance to overtake the defending, three-time champ. Martin is 108 points back, and Johnson needs only to finish 25th or better at Homestead. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:15:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NFL Week 10 Power Rankings</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/randy_moss3.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Colts/Patriots lived up to the hype, but a lot of players went down with injuries in Week 10. SC's Brad Oremland checks in with updated power rankings, plus comments on Bill Belichick, Jon Gruden, the NFL's worst referee, and three punters mentioned by name.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Brandon Jennings Ushers in a New Era</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/brandon_jennings.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />After Brandon Jennings nearly rewrote the NBA Rookie record books over the weekend, SC's Scott Shepherd writes that Jennings may be ushering in a new era of NBA stars that bypass college for a year of pro seasoning before heading to the NBA.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:04:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Review: Agassi "Opens" Up</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/andre_agassi.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Hall of Fame tennis player Andre Agassi has released his autobiography, "Open." SC's Tom Kosinski gives his candid review of the book and commentary on the reactions to its shocking revelations.]]></description>
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<category>Tennis</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:56:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The MLB Anti-Team of the Decade</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/david_wright.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />SC's Matt Thomas takes a unique look at the "Team of the Decade." There should be no surprises to know that his crowned team plays in the Big Apple, but what defines the All-Decade Team may not be what you were expecting.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:57:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 10</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/troy_polamalu.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />The Steelers will be out for revenge, and the AFC North lead, when they host the Bengals. The Patriots challenge the undefeated Colts, and the Eagles try to rebound against the Chargers and Philip Rivers. Check out Week 10's predictions!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:42:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>In Defense of Goliath</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/david_goliath.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />David and Goliath. It's the fight everyone always wants to talk about and it's the athletic competition invoked most by journalists everywhere. But here's the thing people get wrong. David wasn't the underdog. Goliath was the underdog, perhaps the biggest underdog in history.]]></description>
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<category>Sports Gospel According to Mark</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A Looming Heisman Travesty?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/tim_tebow.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />SC's Ross Lancaster believes that the Heisman Trophy can be won by only four players in 2009, and thinks that one is far ahead of the pack and should nearly have the trophy wrapped up. Find out why this player may get overlooked, and why he is so far ahead of the rest.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 34</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/jimmie_johnson2.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />With wrecks in effect in Texas, Jimmie Johnson's sizable points lead took a hit, with Mark Martin closing to within 73. Johnson was taken out in a crash on lap three and finished 38th. Phoenix is up next on the schedule, where Martin won in April.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:20:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NFL Week 9 Power Rankings</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/kurt_warner.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Halfway through the NFL's regular season, things are starting to fall into place. SC's Brad Oremland has rankings and analysis for all 32 teams, plus a stunning statistic about the Giants, and why the Vikings are overrated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Stop Blaming the Yankees</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.sports-central.org/photos/george_steinbrenner.jpg" width="60" height="80" alt="Sports Photo" class="framed" />Everyone is going nuts about the Yankees' recent World Series, calling it a travesty against baseball that New York can buy a championship. But SC's Ryan Day defends the Yankees, saying what they did does not tarnish the spirit of the game.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:25 -0500</pubDate>
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