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		<title>Jordan: I would beat LeBron 1-on-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NBA legend Michael Jordan believes he could beat LeBron James in a one-on-one basketball game when he was in his prime. He&#8217;s not sure about Kobe Bryant. In a video promoting the NBA 2K14 video game that was released Tuesday, Jordan said there&#8217;s a long list of players he would&#8217;ve liked to have played one-on-one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reigning two-time NBA MVP James &#8216;got better&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Heat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LeBron James is not saying much of anything about next season. The second edition of &#8220;The Decision&#8221; is still nine months away, and the four-time NBA MVP is all too aware of the already-incessant buzz about what uniform he will be wearing a year from now. He&#8217;s not interested in talking about that. There&#8217;s more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Kings owner locks up Cousins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vivek Ranadive has made a fortune in the software industry by betting on the right people. The new owner of the Sacramento Kings is now betting big on DeMarcus Cousins. The Kings signed Cousins to a four-year maximum contract extension worth a reported $62 million Monday, saying the 23-year-old center is the foundation the franchise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heat sign Spoelstra to extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erik Spoelstra has been with the Miami Heat for nearly two decades, and their relationship won&#8217;t be ending anytime soon. Spoelstra has signed a multiyear extension to remain as coach of the two-time defending NBA champion Heat, the team said Sunday afternoon. The move comes one day after the Heat announced several other front-office moves, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBA considers altering finals format</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NBA Finals could return to a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The league&#8217;s Competition Committee voted unanimously to recommend the change from the current 2-3-2 system and owners will vote on it next month at their meetings. &#8220;The idea was raised at the Competition Committee and was well-received and the committee ultimately unanimously voted to recommend the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kobe uncertain about return to court as Lakers begin camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant stepped off a flight from Dubai and showed up at the Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; training complex Saturday, joining his teammates for the first morning of training camp. Although Bryant is globetrotting comfortably on his surgically repaired Achilles tendon, he&#8217;s still uncertain when he&#8217;ll join the Lakers on their practice court as they begin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alvark beat Brex to get NBL up and running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Link Tochigi Brex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo got off to a strong start in the inaugural National Basketball League as they prevailed both offensively and defensively in a 86-78 victory over the Link Tochigi Brex at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday. Sixth man Keijuro &#8220;KJ&#8221; Matsui scored a game-high 19 points and guard Yusuke Okada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Players react after NBL takes unilateral action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Basketball League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yusuke Okada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 16, after a pair of National Basketball League preseason games wrapped up, four players came into the press room at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in suits to announce something the nation&#8217;s sport had never seen before. They were there to inform the media members that they had formed a players association. Yusuke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lakers stay patient over Kobe return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Los Angeles Lakers are still uncertain when Kobe Bryant will be on the court this season, general manager Mitch Kupchak isn&#8217;t pushing for an answer. The Lakers have plenty of work to keep them occupied in training camp until Bryant figures out when he&#8217;ll be ready to join them. Kupchak said Wednesday that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks, Nets to share All-Star events</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sparkling arenas. One All-Star city. The NBA is bringing its All-Star Weekend back to New York in 2015, and the Knicks and Nets are putting aside a strengthening rivalry on the court to share it. Barclays Center in Brooklyn will host the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night and the skills events, highlighted by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shaq checks in with Kings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaquille O&#8217;Neal spent the first part of the century smashing Sacramento&#8217;s dreams of an NBA championship. Now he wants to spend the next part doing anything he can to build the Kings into a winner. Declaring the new name of the city &#8220;Shaqramento,&#8221; O&#8217;Neal began by taking steps in his size 22 shoes Tuesday to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacers talking new deal with George</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul George]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Paul George has no intention of leaving the Pacers. Larry Bird is spending most of his time these days trying to sure Indiana&#8217;s budding star sticks around for the next few years. The team president left Monday&#8217;s annual Pacers Foundation golf outing before the others teed off so he could continue negotiating a long-term deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shaq joins Kings ownership group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaquille O&#8217;Neal is joining the ownership group of the Sacramento Kings. The Kings announced Monday that O&#8217;Neal has acquired a minority stake in the team under new owner Vivek Ranadive. The Kings will introduce the four-time NBA champion at a news conference Tuesday in Sacramento. O&#8217;Neal tormented the Kings during the height of his career [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France tops Lithuania to end long wait for title</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Parker finally has an international title to go with his three NBA rings &#8212; although it was his France teammates who stole the spotlight in the European championship final. With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parker leads France past Spain, into Euro Championship final</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[France ended Spain&#8217;s reign as European basketball champion Friday with a 75-72 overtime victory behind 32 points from Tony Parker to set up a final against Lithuania. Two-time defending champion Spain led by 14 points at halftime, but Parker led France&#8217;s comeback after the break, and his 3-pointer with 2 minutes left gave France its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Croatia, Lithuania reach Euro basketball semis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Croatia reached the semifinals of the European basketball championship for the first time in 18 years by defeating Ukraine 84-72 Thursday. Croatia will play Lithuania, which edged Italy 81-77. France and two-time defending champion Spain will play the other semifinal on Friday. Croatia has won eight straight games since losing its opening game of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBL gets ready to begin inaugural season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the National Basketball League getting under way in a couple of weeks&#8217; time, league officials, coaches and players expressed their excitement at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday evening. &#8220;We&#8217;re finally opening our NBL at the end of this month,&#8221; league president Mitsuru Maruo said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve reached this point with the support of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term imports still rare in ever-changing league</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/12/basketball/long-term-imports-still-rare-in-ever-changing-league/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=long-term-imports-still-rare-in-ever-changing-league</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohey Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Newton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Humphrey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With each passing season, perpetual change on team rosters means dozens of foreign players come and go. And it&#8217;s become quite rare for foreign players to spend a large chunk of their careers in the bj-league. Sure, the league has expanded rapidly &#8212; from six teams in 2005-06 to 21 for the upcoming season, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyoto signs swingman Ubiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edwin Ubiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Development League]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Hannaryz have bolstered their roster with the addition of guard/forward Edwin Ubiles, who has spent the majority of the past two seasons in the NBA Development League. Ubiles also appeared in four games for the Washington Wizards &#8212; on a 10-day contract &#8212; in the 2011-12 campaign. Averaging 13.0 minutes in four games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks&#8217; Tyler recovering from foot surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/06/basketball/knicks-tyler-recovering-from-foot-surgery/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=knicks-tyler-recovering-from-foot-surgery</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Knicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New York Knicks big man Jeremy Tyler underwent surgery on Thursday to repair &#8220;a stress fracture of his right fifth metatarsal,&#8221; the team announced. The former Tokyo Apache post player underwent the procedure on his foot at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Dr. Martin O&#8217;Malley performed the surgery. Tyler, entering his third NBA season, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita releases star guard Burns</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/06/basketball/akita-releases-star-guard-burns-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=akita-releases-star-guard-burns-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Draelon Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Star guard Draelon Burns sustained an eye injury playing pickup basketball in late August in Milwaukee, and his plans to play for the Akita Northern Happinets have been derailed. The bj-league team announced on Thursday it has voided his contract after an eye doctor in Akita recommended surgery and three months&#8217; rest to heal a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New coaches, players make debuts as preseason begins</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/05/basketball/new-coaches-players-make-debuts-as-preseason-begins/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-coaches-players-make-debuts-as-preseason-begins</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iwate Big Bulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preseason basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryukyu Golden Kings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preseason action will be in full swing over the next few weeks as teams get the opportunity to measure themselves &#8212; strengths, weaknesses, individual matchups &#8212; against opposing teams. And that&#8217;s where coaches will have their first real chance to evaluate what adjustments to make before the league&#8217;s ninth season tips off in early October. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shimane parts ways with big man Singleton</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/basketball/shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adrian Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday announced recently signed center Rashaad Singleton will not play for the bj-league team this season, citing family issues as the reason. The team news release contradicts what this newspaper uncovered during interviews with several league sources this past week. This Japan Times reported on Friday, citing multiple league sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nakamura&#8217;s coaching tree stretches throughout league</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/29/basketball/nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kazuo Nakamura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now entering his third season in charge of the Akita Northern Happinets, septuagenarian sideline supervisor Kazuo Nakamura&#8217;s influence goes far beyond his current team. Nakamura&#8217;s proteges are working throughout the bj-league, with three of them serving as head coaches in the 21-team circuit: Ryuji Kawai (Shinshu Brave Warriors), Koto Toyama (Bambitious Nara, an expansion club) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casey Hill named Santa Cruz head coach</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/27/basketball/casey-hill-named-santa-cruz-head-coach-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=casey-hill-named-santa-cruz-head-coach-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Casey Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Development League]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Casey Hill, a former Tokyo Apache assistant coach, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA Development League team announced over the weekend. Hill, 30, was the franchise&#8217;s assistant coach for two seasons, including the 2011-12 campaign when the team was known as the Dakota Wizards before relocating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davis, Singleton teaming up in Shimane</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/22/basketball/davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeral Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Houston Rockets&#8217; Twin Towers &#8212; Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon &#8212; helped pave the way for the team&#8217;s trip to the 1986 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics, the superior squad, won the series, but the big men were instrumental in Houston&#8217;s success that season. Nearly 30 years later, the Shimane Susanoo Magic hope to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constant change, lack of plan hurt bj-league&#8217;s viability</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/20/basketball/constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Entering its ninth season, which tips off in October, the bj-league has never been in worse shape. It has grown too big, too quickly and its overall mismanagement &#8212; especially at the league office, but also with many teams &#8212; has reached epic proportions. Fans have many options for where they choose to spend money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks sign ex-Tokyo Apache big man Tyler</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/17/basketball/knicks-sign-ex-tokyo-apache-big-man-tyler/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=knicks-sign-ex-tokyo-apache-big-man-tyler</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Knicks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler made a positive impression during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas last month, playing for the New York Knicks. That prompted Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald to offer Tyler, a former Tokyo Apache forward/center, a contract for the 2013-14 season. The deal was completed last week. Terms of the contract were not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osaka president Iguchi forced out after three months</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/15/basketball/osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motofumi Iguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa president Motofumi Iguchi has been forced to resign without ever presiding over a game, The Japan Times has learned. An announcement is expected after the Bon holiday period. The Evessa team offices are closed this week. Iguchi&#8217;s unprecedented departure due to &#8220;philosophical differences,&#8221; was the way a longtime team insider described the situation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-around star Parker joins Wakayama Trians</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/09/basketball/all-around-star-parker-joins-wakayama-trians/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=all-around-star-parker-joins-wakayama-trians</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan Wiggins Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiba Jets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[High-scoring forward Michael Parker, a bj-league star for six seasons, has reunited with ex-Shimane Susanoo Magic bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic, the new Wakayama Trians head coach. Wakayama, previously called the Panasonic Trians during the team&#8217;s JBL days, has joined the National Basketball League, the JBL&#8217;s 12-team successor, for the 2013-14 season. The Trians made the [...]]]></description>
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