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		<title>Del Potro rolls through Berlocq in straight sets; Soeda loses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Go Soeda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 1 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina strolled past countryman Carlos Berlocq in straight sets to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday. In their first career meeting, seventh-ranked del Potro made efficient work of Berlocq in slightly over an hour, going through 6-2, 6-2 to become the first to qualify for the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uchimura dominates; Kato moves into third</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kohei Uchimura showed he is the overwhelming favorite to win a record fourth all-around world gymnastics championship by qualifying for Thursday&#8217;s final by a big margin. Uchimura also qualified for the weekend floor exercise, high bar and parallel bar finals on Tuesday. The Olympic champion is trying to become the first male or female gymnast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackhawks open title defense with win over Capitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Blackhawks watched as their championship banner rose to the rafters at the United Center. They took another look at the Stanley Cup, and soaked in the applause from the sellout crowd. Then Johnny Oduya and Co. went out and reminded the rest of the NHL how they won that title. Oduya, Brandon Saad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Open hikes prize money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Open is increasing its prize money by $2.8 million to bring overall player compensation to $31 million next year. Australian Open organizers did not break down the prize money awarded per round at their launch Wednesday for the tournament Jan. 13-26, but men and women will receive equal amounts as in previous years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vettel plays down Korean GP hopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel is cautious about the prospects of Red Bull continuing its dominance at this weekend&#8217;s Korean Grand Prix, saying the layout of the circuit does not suit the car&#8217;s strengths. Vettel leads Ferrari&#8217;s Fernando Alonso in the drivers&#8217; championship by 60 points with six races remaining, and the dominant nature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takanashi rival eyeing Sochi spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women&#8217;s ski jumping world champion Sarah Hendrickson, the main rival for Japan&#8217;s Olympic gold medal hope Sara Takanashi, said Tuesday she is confident she will be fit enough to jump by mid-January and hopes to make the U.S. Olympic team for Sochi. Hendrickson won the gold medal at the world championships in February but had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nalbandian retires from tennis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Nalbandian, the 2002 Wimbledon finalist who caused an uproar a decade later by injuring a line judge at another tournament, retired from professional tennis Tuesday because of a shoulder injury. The 31-year-old Argentine player described it as a &#8220;difficult day,&#8221; but told a news conference that he was &#8220;super grateful&#8221; to his sport. Saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nishikori stages impressive comeback against Melzer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defending champion Kei Nishikori was two points from defeat in his first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, but stormed back to beat unseeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 with a huge show of will. Playing indoors at Ariake Colosseum after rain forced closure of the roof over the hardcourt, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uchimura has strong showing in qualifying</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sam Mikulak competed against his sporting hero at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Monday and it was easy to see why he holds Kohei Uchimura in such awe. The triple defending world and reigning Olympic all-around champion produced his traditional show of elegance and power to sweep past early leader Mikulak, the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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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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		<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>Ainslie eyes U.K. America&#8217;s Cup team</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After helping Oracle to a memorable victory in the America&#8217;s Cup, Ben Ainslie wants to win sailing&#8217;s premier event with a British team. The four-time Olympic champion says he will hold talks in the coming days about the possibility of entering a team from Britain for the next America&#8217;s Cup. Britain hasn&#8217;t competed since 1964 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic flame for Winter Games ignited during ceremony in Greece</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using the sun&#8217;s rays, the Olympic flame lighting for the Winter Games in Sochi went off without a hitch in southern Greece Sunday, ahead of its journey across Russia&#8217;s nine time zones and even a trip to space before the Feb. 7-23 games. The ceremony was held with actresses dressed as ancient priestesses at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsonga beats Monfils to make triumphant start at Japan Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (10-8), in a first-round match at the Japan Open on Monday. Tsonga, ranked eighth in the world, used a strong serve and powerful ground strokes to win a baseline battle with Monfils at Ariake Colosseum in 1 hour, 31 minutes. In other first-round matches, sixth seed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penguins relish camaraderie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby leaned down to unlace his skates in the locker room after a spirited practice at Army&#8217;s Tate Rink, then glanced around and smiled at all the familiar faces. Home away from home for the Pittsburgh Penguins&#8217; superstar. &#8220;It&#8217;s nice to have everyone here,&#8221; Crosby said. Their exhibition slate over and the new NHL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kipsang establishes marathon world record in Berlin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilson Kipsang of Kenya set a world record in winning the 40th Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 23 seconds on Sunday. The 31-year-old Kipsang knocked 15 seconds off compatriot Patrick Makau&#8217;s previous mark of 2:03:38 set in Berlin in 2011. Kipsang was just four seconds short of the record when winning in Frankfurt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lord Kanaloa runs Grade I victory streak to five races</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Kanaloa threw himself into contention for horse-of-the-year honors as the defending champion won the Sprinters Stakes for his fifth consecutive Grade 1 win on Sunday. The 5-year-old Lord Kanaloa lost in the Sprinters Stakes&#8217; Grade 2 trial, the Centaur Stakes, earlier this month but bounced back at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ovechkin excited over role starting torch relay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Ovechkin said he is thrilled to kick off Russia&#8217;s Olympic torch relay for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi &#8212; a mammoth effort covering the country&#8217;s nine time zones that will include a trip to outer space. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be probably smiling all the time and I&#8217;m going to remember this stuff for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nishikori relaxed ahead of Japan Open defense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori insists he&#8217;s never felt so free of pressure as the world No. 12 hopes to become the first back-to-back Japan Open champion since Pete Sampras in 1993-94. Last year, Nishikori became the first player from the host country to win the Japan Open since the tournament joined the ATP Tour in 1973, after [...]]]></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>All Blacks score easy triumph over Pumas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy by outclassing Argentina 33-15 with a key bonus point on Saturday. Still perfect after five matches, the All Blacks head to Ellis Park next weekend for a fitting finale against archrival South Africa and the advantage of retaining the title with even a narrow loss. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oda captures Nebelhorn Trophy title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobunari Oda won his second straight title at the Nebelhorn Trophy on Saturday, easily beating junior world silver medalist Jason Brown. Oda finished with 262.98 points, more than 34 in front of the American. Jeremy Ten of Canada, who has been battling injuries for much of the last four seasons, was third. In dance, American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miyazato falls short in final round</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s Lee Na-ri posted her first win on the Japan LPGA Tour on Sunday at the Miyagi TV Cup, denying former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato a triumphant homecoming in the process. Lee, who shared the second-round lead with Taiwan&#8217;s Teresa Lu, capitalized on a late meltdown by Miyazato and a 2-under 70 that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kvitova bests Kerber in three sets to win Pan Pacific title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seventh seed Petra Kvitova defeated Angelique Kerber in three sets to win the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday at Ariake Colosseum. Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 over fifth-seeded Kerber in 1 hour, 39 minutes to claim the tournament title for the first time. Kvitova, who had to go three sets to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graf says Serena can break Slam mark</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steffi Graf&#8217;s career ended with 22 Grand Slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries. The tennis great doesn&#8217;t see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in major titles, if she stays healthy. Williams earned her 17th major title at the U.S. Open this month, and Graf believes Williams will surpass [...]]]></description>
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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>New cycling chief urges transparency</title>
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		<title>Hernandez&#8217;s girlfriend indicted for perjury in murder case</title>
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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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