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		<title>Argentina soccer team abandons parade amid swarms of people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Politi and Almudena Calatrava Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A parade to celebrate the Argentine World Cup champions was abruptly called off Tuesday as millions of people poured onto thoroughfares, highways and overpasses in a chaotic attempt to catch a glimpse of the national team that won one of the greatest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Graham Dunbar Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums on Friday, a sudden U-turn on the deal the conservative Muslim emirate made to secure the soccer tournament with only two days to go before the opening game. The move was the latest sign of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nash out as Nets coach after poor start, more controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Brian Mahoney Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Nash is out as Brooklyn Nets coach after a disappointing start and more controversy surrounding Kyrie Irving. The Nets announced Tuesday that they had parted ways with the Hall of Fame point guard, a day after they beat Indiana to improve to 2-5. Nash made [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bruce Sutter, Hall of Famer and Cy Young winner, dies at 69</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died. He was 69. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Sutter died Thursday in Cartersville, Georgia. The Sutter family did not provide a cause of death in its statement, which was released Friday. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lamb&#8217;s 1-handed TD catch gives Dallas 23-16 win over Giants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tom Canavan Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — CeeDee Lamb was angry with himself in the second quarter after dropping a wide-open pass and costing the Dallas Cowboys a possible touchdown. It was just embarrassing. The star receiver more than made up for it with the game on the line, making a one-handed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Roger Federer bids farewell in last match before retirement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Howard Fendrich Associated Press LONDON (AP) — This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bears&#8217; Eberflus appreciates moment with opener at hand</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Seligman Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment. He&#8217;s a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener. “It&#8217;s always special when you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lynn dominates as White Sox snap M&#8217;s streak with 3-2 win</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tim Booth Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Even though Lance Lynn was overpowering, he had to give a little credit to his surroundings. A sunny day and an unusual afternoon start time in Seattle played perfectly into Lynn&#8217;s hands. “The shadows were ugly early, so that helped the pitchers for sure,” Lynn said. “I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tiafoe ends Nadal&#8217;s 22-match Slam streak in US Open 4th Rd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Howard Fendrich Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe&#8217;s vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal&#8217;s 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Anisimova upsets defending champion Osaka at Australian Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By John Pye Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Within an hour of her third-round loss at the Australian Open, defending champion Naomi Osaka had consigned it to the past. It&#8217;s part of her new resolution for 2022. No dwelling on what&#8217;s already happened. Osaka had two match points against 60th-ranked Amanda Anisimova in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>5 players are unanimous choices for AP&#8217;s NFL All-Pro Team</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Wilner Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Five players, including dynamic pass catchers Cooper Kupp and Davante Adams, are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2021 NFL All-Pro Team. Joining the Rams&#8217; Kupp and the Packers&#8217; Adams in receiving votes Friday from all 50 members of a nationwide panel of media members who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Foreign college athletes left out of rush for NIL windfall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Dorka Juhasz, like many of her teammates, was excited when she heard college athletes would be allowed to make money through celebrity endorsements and other means. The problem? Juhasz, who is from Hungary, is among the more than 12% of college athletes in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 02:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Michelle Liu Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An autopsy revealed unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing himself in April, authorities announced Tuesday. The 20 years Phillip Adams spent playing football “definitely &#8230; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chicago Bears sign purchase agreement to buy Arlington Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1620" height="1058" src="http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears.png 1620w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-744x486.png 744w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-1200x784.png 1200w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-220x144.png 220w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-768x502.png 768w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-1536x1003.png 1536w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/arlington-park-chicago-bears-210x136.png 210w" sizes="(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px" /></div>CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears took a major step toward moving out of their longtime home at Soldier Field and into the suburbs by signing a purchase agreement for Arlington Park about 30 miles northwest of the city. &#8220;We are excited to have executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Arlington Park property,&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bears&#8217; rookie QB Justin Fields has dismal day in 26-6 loss to Browns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="840" height="538" src="http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021.jpg 840w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021-744x477.jpg 744w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021-220x141.jpg 220w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021-768x492.jpg 768w, http://rockrivertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bears-c-logo-2021-210x136.jpg 210w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></div>By Tom Withers AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Fields had nowhere to run or hide. Passing was strictly prohibited. Myles Garrett and the Browns made the rookie quarterback&#8217;s first NFL start unforgettable — for all the wrong reasons. Garrett made a franchise-record 4 1/2 sacks and Cleveland brought Fields down nine times while [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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