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		<title>Bryan Armen Graham: Jacobs&#8217; opportunity for stardom begins with Saturday&#8217;s title shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's too early to say whether Daniel Jacobs can become the face of American boxing, but the 23-year-old Brooklynite sure looks the part.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's too early to say whether Daniel Jacobs can become the face of American boxing, but the 23-year-old Brooklynite sure looks the part.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/11mu3RUEy1o" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Peter King: Optimism is everywhere as camps start</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is great to be back. The World Cup was terrific, my brother's death a punch in the jaw that still hurts, my vacation was needed but a little ... empty. Today is the start of football season for me, and it's a great feeling because this is as wide-open a season entering training camp as I can remember.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/vHHUstGi0vg" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is great to be back. The World Cup was terrific, my brother's death a punch in the jaw that still hurts, my vacation was needed but a little ... empty. Today is the start of football season for me, and it's a great feeling because this is as wide-open a season entering training camp as I can remember.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/vHHUstGi0vg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Austin Murphy: Contador a worthy champion</title>
		<link>http://zurza.com/austin-murphy-contador-a-worthy-champion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the Tour de France that Alberto Contador, despite winning, finally looked human, looked vulnerable. It was the Tour that sparked a discussion of cycling etiquette (When is it proper to attack?). It was was the final Tour for Lance Armstrong, whose troubled, 23rd-place performance was marked by his struggles to keep the rubber-side down.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/8SZSUQRefG8" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This was the Tour de France that Alberto Contador, despite winning, finally looked human, looked vulnerable. It was the Tour that sparked a discussion of cycling etiquette (When is it proper to attack?). It was was the final Tour for Lance Armstrong, whose troubled, 23rd-place performance was marked by his struggles to keep the rubber-side down.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/8SZSUQRefG8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jeff Pearlman: Looking back, Kazmir-Zambrano trade wasn&#8217;t as bad as it seemed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Called Jim Duquette yesterday. Left a message for him at the Sirius XM office, where he hosts a show with Kevin Kennedy. Mentioned that I'm working on a column about Scott Kazmir.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/LrHR5gVK_QQ" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Called Jim Duquette yesterday. Left a message for him at the Sirius XM office, where he hosts a show with Kevin Kennedy. Mentioned that I'm working on a column about Scott Kazmir.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/LrHR5gVK_QQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chris Mannix: Thunder address needs in offseason, build around budding Big Three</title>
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		<comments>http://zurza.com/chris-mannix-thunder-address-needs-in-offseason-build-around-budding-big-three/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- The scene was familiar, one repeated in the cavernous Oklahoma City practice facility often. On one end of the floor, Thunder forward Kevin Durant ran through shooting drills with an assistant coach. On the other end, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook hoisted a few jump shots and swapped a few jokes with each other. Observing from the baseline was coach Scott Brooks, the NBA's reigning Coach of the Year, who soaked it all in from his baseline perch.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/jZIj2ymv4-I" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- The scene was familiar, one repeated in the cavernous Oklahoma City practice facility often. On one end of the floor, Thunder forward Kevin Durant ran through shooting drills with an assistant coach. On the other end, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook hoisted a few jump shots and swapped a few jokes with each other. Observing from the baseline was coach Scott Brooks, the NBA's reigning Coach of the Year, who soaked it all in from his baseline perch.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/jZIj2ymv4-I" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Allan Muir: Why lower the hammer on Kovalchuk&#8217;s contract now?</title>
		<link>http://zurza.com/allan-muir-why-lower-the-hammer-on-kovalchuks-contract-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to numerous reports, the NHL late Tuesday night called shenanigans on Ilya Kovalchuk's record-setting free-agent contract, claiming it was structured specifically to circumvent the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by artificially lowering the annual cap hit.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/b6_4hDFCIE4" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to numerous reports, the NHL late Tuesday night called shenanigans on Ilya Kovalchuk's record-setting free-agent contract, claiming it was structured specifically to circumvent the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by artificially lowering the annual cap hit.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/b6_4hDFCIE4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don Banks: Twenty questions as 2010 NFL season nears</title>
		<link>http://zurza.com/don-banks-twenty-questions-as-2010-nfl-season-nears/</link>
		<comments>http://zurza.com/don-banks-twenty-questions-as-2010-nfl-season-nears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every NFL season starts with a host of unanswered questions, and this year it's even more so. With the opening of the first training camp less than 10 days away -- Dallas, on July 24 in San Antonio -- here are 20 pressing questions, in no particular order, that begged to be answered as the 2010 preseason looms:<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/yZB2ooe6-wY" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every NFL season starts with a host of unanswered questions, and this year it's even more so. With the opening of the first training camp less than 10 days away -- Dallas, on July 24 in San Antonio -- here are 20 pressing questions, in no particular order, that begged to be answered as the 2010 preseason looms:<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/yZB2ooe6-wY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Joe Lemire: The Boss remembered fondly at Yankees Old Timers Day</title>
		<link>http://zurza.com/joe-lemire-the-boss-remembered-fondly-at-yankees-old-timers-day/</link>
		<comments>http://zurza.com/joe-lemire-the-boss-remembered-fondly-at-yankees-old-timers-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The Yankees already used the rallying cry of "This one's for the Boss" last year, that slogan flashing on the stadium's scoreboard in honor of the ailing George Steinbrenner as they claimed the franchise's 27th World Series championship last November.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/iyWO4wKaDIs" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The Yankees already used the rallying cry of "This one's for the Boss" last year, that slogan flashing on the stadium's scoreboard in honor of the ailing George Steinbrenner as they claimed the franchise's 27th World Series championship last November.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/iyWO4wKaDIs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Luke Winn: Revisiting Kansas State-Xavier thriller through a fascinating new prism</title>
		<link>http://zurza.com/luke-winn-revisiting-kansas-state-xavier-thriller-through-a-fascinating-new-prism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My most nagging regret from this past NCAA tournament: Never writing about Kansas State-Xavier, the widely agreed-upon Game of the Year. Especially since I was in the building for said epic, covering the West Regional. The problem was that I covered a different game.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/-JKw1osqLl4" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My most nagging regret from this past NCAA tournament: Never writing about Kansas State-Xavier, the widely agreed-upon Game of the Year. Especially since I was in the building for said epic, covering the West Regional. The problem was that I covered a different game.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/-JKw1osqLl4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Andrew Perloff: Ten observations on National scouting grades</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preseason scouting grades often don't hold up to the rigors of the season, but they are important because they set the table for how NFL teams are going to watch the upcoming college football campaign. The highest-rated players are going to get the full attention of all 32 teams, so it's worth looking closer at how the scouting services judge the class of 2011.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/BLwzCv0KAro" height="1">]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Preseason scouting grades often don't hold up to the rigors of the season, but they are important because they set the table for how NFL teams are going to watch the upcoming college football campaign. The highest-rated players are going to get the full attention of all 32 teams, so it's worth looking closer at how the scouting services judge the class of 2011.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_writers/~4/BLwzCv0KAro" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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