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		<title>Yokohama captures first-ever bj-league title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One team&#8217;s quest for a first title has ended. The other team&#8217;s fight will continue next season. The Yokohama B-Corsairs outplayed the Rizing Fukuoka in Sunday&#8217;s bj-league championship game, controlling the tempo for larger stretches and making enough timely baskets to fill an instructional DVD on offensive skills for a 101-90 victory before 9,764 spectators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Captain Kabaya picks up MVP award</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Masayuki Kabaya, the Yokohama B-Corsairs captain, knocked down five 3-pointers &#8212; all five attempts &#8212; in a mesmerizing 35-point performance that had fans from both teams dropping their jaws in astonishment. Kabaya was named the playoff MVP after helping Yokohama capture its first championship, a 101-90 triumph over the Rizing Fukuoka on Sunday at Ariake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho flattens Aran to kick off second week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hakuho kicked off the second week of action with another swashbuckling win to keep his unblemished record intact, mowing down Russian Aran at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. The yokozuna, who inched closer in his bid for his 25th career title, is in a three-way tie for the lead at 8-0 with ozeki [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federer, Nadal win to set up Italian Open final showdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were set to renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday &#8212; exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday&#8217;s semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Wings dominate to even playoff series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case they weren&#8217;t aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they&#8217;re going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacers knock out Knicks in six</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert&#8217;s block of Carmelo Anthony&#8217;s dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triple Crown drought continues as Oxbow upsets Orb</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pair of not so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow&#8217;s wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cano homers twice as Yanks beat Jays again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yankees manager Joe Girardi has proved to be quite adept at lineup juggling and position shuffling during an injury-plagued first two months. Still, there&#8217;s one player he thinks he would be unable to do without: Robinson Cano. The All-Star second baseman hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaicans sweep Diamond League sprint titles; Jeter pulls up injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women&#8217;s 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men&#8217;s 200. Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic champ, ran 10.93 seconds to beat Blessing Okagbare and defending world champion Carmelita Jeter, who pulled up at the finish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tigers outlast Lions in interleague slugfest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hanshin Tigers beat the Seibu Lions 10-5 on Sunday in a battle of pitching aces that saw precious little quality from the mound. Tigers ace Atsushi Nomi (4-2) allowed a season-high five runs in five innings, but that was enough to win his third straight start once his teammates were done with Lions ace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bradley survives miscues, keeps lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys &#8212; and a dropped shot on the 18th for the third-straight day &#8212; to maintain his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday. Bradley had a 13-under 197 total for a one-stroke lead over Bae Sang Moon (66) and two-shot advantage over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpenter claims pole position for Indy 500</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration. The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series &#8212; the Indianapolis 500 pole. Carpenter produced a stunning finish to a day that was rife with suspense but lacked surprise. His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese pair wins doubles bronze</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jun Mizutani and Seiya Kishikawa won the men&#8217;s doubles bronze medal at the table tennis world championships in Paris on Saturday. Mizutani and Kishikawa were hoping to become the first Japanese men&#8217;s doubles finalists in 44 years but had to make do with the bronze after they were blanked 11-7, 11-9, 12-10, 14-12 by Chinese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooper left off Wallabies squad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rugby convert Israel Folau was included in the 25-man Wallabies squad on Sunday to take on the British and Irish Lions in a three-test series starting next month, with Quade Cooper the most notable omission &#8212; for now. James O&#8217;Connor, Berrick Barnes, and Christian Lealiifano were all included in the squad as options at No. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sekizuka named Jubilo manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jubilo Iwata on Sunday named Japan&#8217;s London Olympic coach Takashi Sekizuka as the first-division club&#8217;s new manager. Sekizuka returns to club management for the first time since leaving Kawasaki Frontale in 2009 and will take charge for Iwata&#8217;s league game away to fellow strugglers Oita Trinita on May 25. Sekizuka was at Yamaha Stadium on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coach K not ruling out return</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men&#8217;s basketball team. Though the Duke coach had repeatedly said he wouldn&#8217;t be back after last summer, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says they spoke about a week ago and there has been &#8220;movement&#8221; toward a return. Krzyzewski told Sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hasebe sent off in Wolfsburg draw</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan captain Makoto Hasebe was sent off for a foul on Blue Samurai teammate Takashi Inui and Eintracht Frankfurt came from two goals down to hold Wolfsburg 2-2 at home on the final day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday. Goals from Jan Polak and Diego put Wolfsburg in control but Hasebe was red carded [...]]]></description>
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