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		<title>Brilliant Brees, unbeaten Saints overpower Dolphins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drew Brees made his latest claim to the moniker of Mr. Monday Night. He also gave the Miami Dolphins another reason to regret not making a harder push to sign him when they had the chance seven years ago. Brees passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints turned a clash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucs&#8217; Freeman claims he has ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benched Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman says he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and voluntarily entered the NFL substance abuse program more than a year ago after mistakenly taking a medication to treat the condition. Freeman said Monday night in a statement released by his agent that he has passed all 46 drug tests [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lady Luck finally frowns on embattled coach Kiffin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Lane Kiffin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end for Lane Kiffin came in the middle of the night at the airport, as his team sped off into the darkness without him. There&#8217;s little sentiment left anywhere in college football, but give USC athletic director Pat Haden some credit. At least he didn&#8217;t offer Kiffin a blindfold and one last cigarette before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seahawks rally for win over Texans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.J. Watt&#8217;s face was blood-splattered from a gash on the bridge of his nose which required six stitches. His white pants were splayed with crimson from the same injury. But his mangled nose and filthy uniform weren&#8217;t as troubling as the rage Houston&#8217;s star defensive end displayed as he discussed the Texans 23-20 overtime loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia outlasts LSU in wild SEC dogfight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two out of three ain&#8217;t bad. Georgia is certainly not complaining. Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes, including a 25-yarder to Justin Scott-Wesley with 1:47 remaining, and the No. 9 Bulldogs rallied to beat No. 6 LSU 44-41 in a thrilling game between Southeastern Conference powerhouses Saturday. The Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0 SEC) completed their opening-month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panthers QB Newton fined $10,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton $10,000 for wearing clips on his helmet visor featuring the Under Armour logo. Although the clips that attach Newton&#8217;s clear visor to the helmet are small and difficult to see, the league considers it a violation of its equipment policy. NFL rules state that &#8220;No visible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hernandez&#8217;s girlfriend indicted for perjury in murder case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aaron Hernandez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The girlfriend of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a perjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday, bringing to five the number of people facing charges in the case. A grand jury indicted Shayanna Jenkins, 24, on a single count in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gore, 49ers run over Rams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Frank Gore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missing some of their biggest stars, the San Francisco 49ers put their foot down. They put the St. Louis Rams back in their place, too. Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes, Frank Gore had his first 100-yard game of the season and the defense stepped up in a 35-11 victory Thursday night. &#8220;We know the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-NFL player Oliver dies from self-inflicted gunshot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former San Diego Chargers and University of Georgia defensive back Paul Oliver committed suicide at his Atlanta-area home, a medical examiner said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Oliver was found dead Tuesday night in Marietta, about 35 km northwest of Atlanta, Cobb County Medical Examiner&#8217;s investigator Tim Weaver said. Oliver died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard grad Gordon hoping to make impact for Frontiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fujitsu Frontiers running back Gino Gordon earned a chance to play in Japan and really cherishes the opportunity. Gordon was born to an American father, Charles, and a Japanese mother, Fujiko, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture before the family moved back to Southern California when he was 3 years old. He played college football at Harvard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lions wide receiver Burleson breaks arm in car accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two days after a victory that for this franchise was downright historic, the Detroit Lions are facing another dose of adversity. Receiver Nate Burleson broke his arm in a single-car accident early Tuesday after he reached over to keep two pizza boxes from falling off the front passenger seat, authorities said. Coach Jim Schwartz stopped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manning sets new record as Broncos stomp Raiders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peyton Manning slapped his hands together five, six, seven times and barked out the signals. A few seconds later, Wes Welker was all alone, cradling the quarterback&#8217;s latest touchdown pass. All part of another impeccably crafted victory for Manning and the Denver Broncos, who rolled over the Oakland Raiders 37-21 Monday night. Denver&#8217;s 127 points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fulmer unaware Foster was paid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer says he wasn&#8217;t aware of Houston Texans running back Arian Foster ever receiving money during his college career. &#8220;As the head coach at Tennessee for 17 years, I took great pride in having a program that was NCAA compliant, as did our staff and administration,&#8221; Fulmer said in a statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newton, Panthers inflict beating upon reeling Giants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cam Newton tried to tell everyone who would listen last week that the Carolina Panthers were much better than an 0-2 team. He and his teammates went out and proved it. Newton threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Carolina sacked Eli Manning seven times as the Panthers handed Tom Coughlin his worst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No. 4 Ohio State crushes overmatched FAMU</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a 76-0 victory over outmanned Florida A&#38;M, Urban Meyer couldn&#8217;t say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out of its meek non-conference schedule. &#8220;Obviously, at midnight next week, we&#8217;ll know,&#8221; the coach of No. 4 Ohio State said, referring to the Big Ten opener on Saturday against No. 24 Wisconsin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL seeking payment from M.I.A.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singer M.I.A. says she&#8217;s been legally harassed by the National Football League since she extended a middle finger while performing alongside Madonna at the Super Bowl in 2012. The Hollywood Reporter said Friday the NFL filed arbitration documents demanding $1.5 million from M.I.A. for breaching her contract and tarnishing the league&#8217;s reputation. Last week the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49ers linebacker Smith arrested for DUI after accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aldon Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco 49ers All-Pro linebacker Aldon Smith was released from jail on Friday after his pickup truck apparently struck a tree and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana possession, authorities said. Smith later took to the practice field with his teammates Friday afternoon at team headquarters in Santa Clara. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chiefs pound Eagles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was one time Andy Reid didn&#8217;t mind being a big target. The man in the bull&#8217;s-eye so often when he coached in Philadelphia was easy for Chiefs receiver Donnie Avery to find. At the end of Kansas City&#8217;s 26-16 victory over the Eagles in Reid&#8217;s homecoming Thursday night, Avery gave Reid a Gatorade shower. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Browns trade Richardson to Colts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, Trent Richardson was viewed as a cornerstone for Cleveland&#8217;s future. On Wednesday, he became part of its recent inglorious past. The Browns traded the powerful running back to Indianapolis in a stunning move just two games into the season and one year after drafting Richardson in the first round. The team&#8217;s new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Small&#8217; schools deserve bigger respect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Wiggins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The headline of a recent story on ESPN.com read: &#8220;Small School QBs Have Big Talent.&#8221; OK, you&#8217;ve got my attention, MAS thought to himself. So he read on, expecting to find out about hot quarterback prospects from colleges like Valdosta State or Mt. Union &#8212; perennial NCAA Division II and III powerhouses, respectively. I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not easy being &#8216;Johnny Football&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/13/more-sports/its-not-easy-being-johnny-football/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-not-easy-being-johnny-football</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Wiggins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Manziel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up front, I admit it: MAS has a huge man-crush on &#8220;Johnny Football.&#8221; That, of course, would be Johnny Manziel, the sensational Texas A&#38;M quarterback who last season became the first freshman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. MAS likes and envies everything about Manziel &#8212; his talent, charismatic personality and genuineness. Johnny&#8217;s scintillating scampers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro Bowl undergoes change in format</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia Eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riley Cooper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL is abandoning the 32-year-old conference rivalry for its annual Pro Bowl, adopting a fantasy football-like draft to select players for the two All-Star teams. Instead of the AFC facing the NFC, players will be selected for the game without regard to alignment in voting by fans, coaches and players. The top six quarterbacks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashland High edges Japan All-Stars in entertaining Pacific Rim Bowl XIII</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/27/more-sports/ashland-high-edges-japan-all-stars-in-entertaining-pacific-rim-bowl-xiii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ashland-high-edges-japan-all-stars-in-entertaining-pacific-rim-bowl-xiii</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashland High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Rim Bowl XIII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[High School team held off the Japan All-Stars 32-30 in an wild finish in Pacific Rim Bowl XIII on Saturday at Kobe&#8217;s Oji Stadium. The Grizzlies now hold a 7-6 lead in the series, which staged its 25th anniversary game. The teams alternate playing between Japan and Ashland, Oregon in the biannual bowl. Ashland won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashland set to take on Japan prep stars in Pacific Rim Bowl</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/25/more-sports/ashland-set-to-take-on-japan-prep-stars-in-pacific-rim-bowl/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ashland-set-to-take-on-japan-prep-stars-in-pacific-rim-bowl</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashland High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Rim Bowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While NFL and U.S. college football teams are gearing up for the upcoming season, high school players on both sides of the Pacific Ocean are busy fine-tuning their skills for the fall season. A Japan All-Star squad, comprised of 61 players (250 participated in tryouts) from 28 Kansai-area high schools, will square off against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gauging offseason moves in the NFL</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/16/more-sports/gauging-offseason-moves-in-the-nfl/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gauging-offseason-moves-in-the-nfl</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Wiggins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this age of overlapping pro sports seasons, the MLB All-Star Game is more than just a sign the baseball campaign has reached its halfway point. The Midsummer Classic is now also our annual heads-up that NFL training camps are just around the corner. Optimism always abounds as teams enter these late-July grid workouts. Every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deers beat Frontiers to win Pearl Bowl title</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fujitsu Frontiers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kajima Deers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pearl Bowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In April, the Kajima Deers found out they were going to need to find a new sponsor at the end of the current X League season. While that search is still ongoing, if any potential backers were watching them play Monday night, good news may be on the horizon. Quarterback Takuya Yamashiro and the Deers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurihara aiming high after impressing at Ravens minicamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balrtimore Ravens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takashi Kurihara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth. From May 3-5, Takashi Kurihara earned a rare opportunity for a football player from Japan; he participated in the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; rookie minicamp in Owings Mills, Maryland. Kurihara [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police squad walking X League beat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They certainly have a physically demanding and dangerous job, but they don&#8217;t rest even off duty. The Eagles are unique bunch in the X League, Japan&#8217;s top football circuit. The players are officers in the Ninth Riot Squad of the Metropolitan Police Department, which handles situations such as disaster relief, demonstrations and violent disturbances. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kajima Deers losing corporate backing; team&#8217;s future uncertain</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/11/more-sports/kajima-deers-losing-corporate-backing-teams-future-uncertain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kajima-deers-losing-corporate-backing-teams-future-uncertain</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kajima Deers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kajima Deers are known as one of the powerhouse teams in the X League, Japan&#8217;s corporate football circuit. But they will no longer go with the name &#8220;Kajima&#8221; after this year. The club announced Wednesday that the 2013 season would be the last year they would play as &#8220;the Kajima Deers.&#8221; The reason? Parent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL combine, pro days pointless</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Wiggins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[draft choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time once more for NFL personnel honchos to play &#8220;Pin the Tail on the Donkey.&#8221; In other words, the pro football draft will be taking place shortly. And much like 8-year olds at a birthday party playing that ageless blindfold game, team mucky-mucks will once again fail much more than they succeed in making [...]]]></description>
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