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<title><![CDATA[Chuck Culpepper Monthly RSS]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sports on Earth Writers Monthly RSS]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[There Will Be Lights]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/48226370</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:10 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/48226370</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 6, two high schools in Moore, Oklahoma will face off in a region recently devastated by an EF5 tornado. It's an event that helped the town heal once before, back in 1999, when a similar disaster hit. And things should be no different this time around.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Sept. 6, two high schools in Moore, Oklahoma will face off in a region recently devastated by an EF5 tornado. It's an event that helped the town heal once before, back in 1999, when a similar disaster hit. And things should be no different this time around.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Tell]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/48045558</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:31:13 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/48045558</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brittney Griner recently said that Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey preferred that Griner not disclose her homosexuality in public while the star was enrolled in school, lest it hinder recruiting. After all, recruiting brings the avoidance of losing, and losing is unacceptable.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brittney Griner recently said that Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey preferred that Griner not disclose her homosexuality in public while the star was enrolled in school, lest it hinder recruiting. After all, recruiting brings the avoidance of losing, and losing is unacceptable.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Fabulous Preakness]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47948916</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:11:03 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47948916</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It was another silly day at the annual Triple Crown chase, a cold dud that ruled out the Kentucky Derby winner Orb as a behemoth for the ages, defining him as merely fantastic, not historic, as once again there will be no Triple Crown winner.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was another silly day at the annual Triple Crown chase, a cold dud that ruled out the Kentucky Derby winner Orb as a behemoth for the ages, defining him as merely fantastic, not historic, as once again there will be no Triple Crown winner.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Solid Orb]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47679936</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:17:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47679936</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Preakness favorite Orb has always been solid and strong, say the managers at the farm where he was born, and owes his temperament to his pedigree. They knew Orb's mother, Lady Liberty, had the ability to produce a champion.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Preakness favorite Orb has always been solid and strong, say the managers at the farm where he was born, and owes his temperament to his pedigree. They knew Orb's mother, Lady Liberty, had the ability to produce a champion.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Preakness Picks]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/?p=1283</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:10:43 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/?p=1283</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chuck's Preakness picks: Can Orb do it again?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chuck Culpepper correctly called Orb's magnificent Kentucky Derby win. Only one horse since 1961 (Tabasco Cat, 1994) has won the Preakness from the rail, but it's just too hard to pick against this one, or against trainer Shug McGaughey.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[That's A Good Guy Right There]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47719640</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:20:07 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47719640</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday, and despite the world-class talent and worldwide fame, there might be something even more impressive: He managed to always just seem like an all-around decent guy, someone you'd want to know.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday, and despite the world-class talent and worldwide fame, there might be something even more impressive: He managed to always just seem like an all-around decent guy, someone you'd want to know.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47504224</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:23 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47504224</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Until recently, I knew almost nothing about sailing. Then in 2011 I burrowed into the Volvo Ocean Race, a nine-month, 39,000-nautical-mile, 10-stopover grind of 70-foot yachts. And I began to realize that sailors are tough -- as tough as anybody playing anything.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Until recently, I knew almost nothing about sailing. Then in 2011 I burrowed into the Volvo Ocean Race, a nine-month, 39,000-nautical-mile, 10-stopover grind of 70-foot yachts. And I began to realize that sailors are tough -- as tough as anybody playing anything.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats and Dogs]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47396380</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:23:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/47396380</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Players Championship, like the rivalry between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia, began with such promise. But it ended with Woods on top... and Garcia all wet, after the trash-talking Spaniard fell into insults (and the water).]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Players Championship, like the rivalry between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia, began with such promise. But it ended with Woods on top... and Garcia all wet, after the trash-talking Spaniard fell into insults (and the water).]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Alex Ferguson's New Reality]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46958440</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:07:17 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46958440</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If anybody in the Premier League would manage forever, it would be Alex Ferguson. But after a 13th league title, the legendary Manchester United manager is retiring, and one can't help but wonder what he'll do away from the sidelines.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If anybody in the Premier League would manage forever, it would be Alex Ferguson. But after a 13th league title, the legendary Manchester United manager is retiring, and one can't help but wonder what he'll do away from the sidelines.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Steps in Saudi Arabia]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46902258</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:49:13 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46902258</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabian government recently announced that female students in private schools could now compete in sports. While this doesn't sound like a huge leap forward, it will mean a lot for brave young women throughout the region who have been looking for encouragement.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabian government recently announced that female students in private schools could now compete in sports. While this doesn't sound like a huge leap forward, it will mean a lot for brave young women throughout the region who have been looking for encouragement.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Jimmy Connors: What a Jerk]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/jimmy-connors-what-a-jerk/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/jimmy-connors-what-a-jerk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jimmy Connors is back to being a jerk.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jimmy Connors, who for the last two decades has mostly been known for his gutsy plan at age 39 in the 1991 U.S. Open, has written a book to remind everyone of his foremost aspect, his longstanding identity as a jerk.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Orb Chases History]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46736852</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:55:16 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46736852</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is how it always happens, right? A good horse wins the Kentucky Derby, and thus the hopeful Triple Crown talk begins. Since 1978, it's always ended in disappointment. But maybe, just maybe, Orb is worth getting excited about.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is how it always happens, right? A good horse wins the Kentucky Derby, and thus the hopeful Triple Crown talk begins. Since 1978, it's always ended in disappointment. But maybe, just maybe, Orb is worth getting excited about.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice Comes to Orb]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46660994</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 01:12:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46660994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here came justice, bolting surely through the slop like a bullet train from the top of the stretch, demanding the attention of the neck hairs, as the best horse in the Kentucky Derby, trained by a Hall of Famer Kentuckian, proved that life can be fair.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here came justice, bolting surely through the slop like a bullet train from the top of the stretch, demanding the attention of the neck hairs, as the best horse in the Kentucky Derby, trained by a Hall of Famer Kentuckian, proved that life can be fair.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Derby Daydreams]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46455106</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:04:57 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46455106</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here it comes again, the big old cornucopia of hope, the 139th Kentucky Derby, sprinkling its visions across owners, trainers, jockeys, exercise riders, stable workers. Just look at 2003 winner Funny Cide and his owners, the "Sackets Six."]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here it comes again, the big old cornucopia of hope, the 139th Kentucky Derby, sprinkling its visions across owners, trainers, jockeys, exercise riders, stable workers. Just look at 2003 winner Funny Cide and his owners, the "Sackets Six."]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Heartwarming at the Derby]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46376384</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:16:50 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46376384</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Trainer Shug McGaughey is a sentimental favorite at the Kentucky Derby, where his horse, Florida Derby winner Orb, has a good chance of victory. But Shug knows how much relies on chance once the 20-horse cavalry charge begins on Saturday.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trainer Shug McGaughey is a sentimental favorite at the Kentucky Derby, where his horse, Florida Derby winner Orb, has a good chance of victory. But Shug knows how much relies on chance once the 20-horse cavalry charge begins on Saturday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Anyone Stop Big Stan?]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46265804</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:22:06 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46265804</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We are gathered in Louisville for the biggest thing in horse racing, except it's the second-biggest thing in horse racing at the moment as the world's largest, richest stable implodes in a gripping multinational doping scandal.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We are gathered in Louisville for the biggest thing in horse racing, except it's the second-biggest thing in horse racing at the moment as the world's largest, richest stable implodes in a gripping multinational doping scandal.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Just the Beginning]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46148744</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:42:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46148744</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You spend a good long while in life just hoping for a lack of derision, maybe some measure of distant understanding, and then so much of the nation gives a big embrace. To a gay person -- well, this one, anyway -- it means a great deal. But there is so much more to go.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You spend a good long while in life just hoping for a lack of derision, maybe some measure of distant understanding, and then so much of the nation gives a big embrace. To a gay person -- well, this one, anyway -- it means a great deal. But there is so much more to go.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Giving Monica Seles Her Due]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46104216</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:08:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/46104216</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, Monica Seles' life was forever changed at a tournament in Germany. Before the stabbing, she was on track to make a run for the greatest women's tennis player ever, and she still deserves to be recognized among the all-time greats.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, Monica Seles' life was forever changed at a tournament in Germany. Before the stabbing, she was on track to make a run for the greatest women's tennis player ever, and she still deserves to be recognized among the all-time greats.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Take the Long View, Barca Faithful]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45598690</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:08:02 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45598690</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just because after a while Barcelona started looking like a bunch of guys who borrowed the shirts and ran out into Munich, doesn't mean we should get carried away, overreact and forget the long view. Barcelona will rebound and menace again in 2014.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just because after a while Barcelona started looking like a bunch of guys who borrowed the shirts and ran out into Munich, doesn't mean we should get carried away, overreact and forget the long view. Barcelona will rebound and menace again in 2014.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Maladjusted in Manchester]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45481214</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:58:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45481214</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's celebrate an overlooked aspect of sports: they provide a domain where the maladjusted can stay off the streets and earn a great living. As exhibit A, take Sir Alex Ferguson, on the cusp of his 13th Premier League title in 21 years, and still desperately hungry.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's celebrate an overlooked aspect of sports: they provide a domain where the maladjusted can stay off the streets and earn a great living. As exhibit A, take Sir Alex Ferguson, on the cusp of his 13th Premier League title in 21 years, and still desperately hungry.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Stoicism of the London Marathon]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45177882</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:22 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45177882</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Only six days after Monday's Boston Marathon tragedy, the London Marathon will run as scheduled. Nobody should be surprised. England has been forced to adapt to tragedy over and over in the past, and its citizens have earned their resolve through time.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Only six days after Monday's Boston Marathon tragedy, the London Marathon will run as scheduled. Nobody should be surprised. England has been forced to adapt to tragedy over and over in the past, and its citizens have earned their resolve through time.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Golf Needs A Fifth Major]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45053818</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/45053818</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Adam Scott's Masters win was yet another victory for an international golfer, furthering the rapid globalization of the game. As such, holding all but one major in the U.S. has become antiquated, so why not add a fifth major somewhere new?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Adam Scott's Masters win was yet another victory for an international golfer, furthering the rapid globalization of the game. As such, holding all but one major in the U.S. has become antiquated, so why not add a fifth major somewhere new?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Voice of the Season]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44993264</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:38:43 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44993264</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I hear the voice, still, and I just know it's Sunday in the United States. I still hear Pat Summerall saying something spare -- "Third and ten . . ." -- and I know the light has been fading outdoors. I know what I'm wearing, I know summer is drawing to a close.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I hear the voice, still, and I just know it's Sunday in the United States. I still hear Pat Summerall saying something spare -- "Third and ten . . ." -- and I know the light has been fading outdoors. I know what I'm wearing, I know summer is drawing to a close.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Uniquely memorable]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44702352</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:37:47 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44702352</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know one of the most remarkable American coaches died on Friday? Did you know that Frosty Westering had 32 seasons at Pacific Lutheran, never mentioned playoffs or titles to his players but won four national championships? Please know.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know one of the most remarkable American coaches died on Friday? Did you know that Frosty Westering had 32 seasons at Pacific Lutheran, never mentioned playoffs or titles to his players but won four national championships? Please know.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[In The Nick Of Time]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44595780</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:49:15 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44595780</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nothing livens up a Friday like another referee controversy. On day two of the Masters, an official caused an uproar by penalizing 14-year-old Tianlang Guan for slow play, proving that even golf can't escape our need to complain about refs.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nothing livens up a Friday like another referee controversy. On day two of the Masters, an official caused an uproar by penalizing 14-year-old Tianlang Guan for slow play, proving that even golf can't escape our need to complain about refs.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice for Westwood]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/justice-for-westwood/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:11:58 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/justice-for-westwood/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Westwood is seeking his first major title in his 60th start.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's simply unjust that Lee Westwood, who is playing in his 60th career major at this week's Masters and has 14 finishes in the top 10, nine in the top five, seven in the top three and two in the top two, has never won a major tournament.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Charlotte Smith's Informed Vote]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/charlotte-smiths-informed-vote/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:19:58 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/charlotte-smiths-informed-vote/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Voting Baylor's women No. 1 still makes a lot of sense.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brittney Griner and Baylor may have lost unexpectedly in the NCAA tournament, but that doesn't mean the Bears didn't have the best season. So instead of criticizng Elon's Charlotte Smith for voting No. 1, let's praise her for making sense in an odd system.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Messi Boxscore Haiku]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/messi-boxscore-haiku/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:26:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/messi-boxscore-haiku/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi changed the Champions League picture.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Wednesday night, with Barcelona down 3-2 in total goals against Paris Saint-Germain and in danger of not advancing to the Champions League semifinals, Lionel Messi came in at 62 minutes and changed everything.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Springtime in Europe]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44349232</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:43:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44349232</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you could have been anywhere in the world on Monday night, you might have picked Atlanta and the Georgia Dome. On Tuesday night, the place to be was Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. Wednesday, your path should lead to Barcelona.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you could have been anywhere in the world on Monday night, you might have picked Atlanta and the Georgia Dome. On Tuesday night, the place to be was Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. Wednesday, your path should lead to Barcelona.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Race and the Jeremy Lin Story]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/race-and-the-jeremy-lin-story/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:42:36 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/race-and-the-jeremy-lin-story/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, race has played a role in Jeremy Lin's career.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[So many basketball scholars on so many levels missed for so long on Lin that an absence of ethnic or cultural bias seems just about mathematically impossible. So can we all finally agree that racial stereotyping factored into the Jeremy Lin narrative?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Other Side of The N.C. State Story]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43890712</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:03:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43890712</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 1983 North Carolina State basketball team revisited in Jonathan Hock's marvelous "Survive and Advance" for ESPN Films is known as the all-time March Madness story. But for me, and Ralph Sampson's Virginia team, they were the Grim Reapers.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 1983 North Carolina State basketball team revisited in Jonathan Hock's marvelous "Survive and Advance" for ESPN Films is known as the all-time March Madness story. But for me, and Ralph Sampson's Virginia team, they were the Grim Reapers.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Real Madness of March]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43715552</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:15:11 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43715552</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two wins. Eighty minutes. That's why Florida Gulf Coast Andy Enfield is going to USC and increasing his salary sevenfold. He's a talented coach -- but how many other anonymous guys are also very good, and fated to never get a similar chance?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two wins. Eighty minutes. That's why Florida Gulf Coast Andy Enfield is going to USC and increasing his salary sevenfold. He's a talented coach -- but how many other anonymous guys are also very good, and fated to never get a similar chance?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Not Far From The Tree]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43684610</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:55:34 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43684610</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For all its advantages, being an elite college basketball player with an ex-NBA father can't be entirely easy. But Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr., and his teammates Glenn Robinson III and Jon Horford, are showing they're tough enough.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For all its advantages, being an elite college basketball player with an ex-NBA father can't be entirely easy. But Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr., and his teammates Glenn Robinson III and Jon Horford, are showing they're tough enough.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Old School]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/old-school/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:41:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/old-school/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's 2013, and we're still talking pick-and-roll.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Sunday afternoon in 2013, Florida and Michigan face off in a futuristic football stadium as a nation watches in HD... and the main topic of conversation is the pick-and-roll, a play that's anything but innovative and yet the key to the Final Four.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Agony of Defeat]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43538386</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:15:39 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43538386</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nobody in the NCAA tournament on Friday had a worse night than Kansas' Elijah Johnson, who delivered a cheap shot early, then left everyone baffled on the final play to cap the Jayhawks' collapse in a Sweet 16 overtime loss to Michigan.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nobody in the NCAA tournament on Friday had a worse night than Kansas' Elijah Johnson, who delivered a cheap shot early, then left everyone baffled on the final play to cap the Jayhawks' collapse in a Sweet 16 overtime loss to Michigan.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Basketball Protection Program]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43473220</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:40:34 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43473220</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nobody ever talks about being excited to see a team that avoids turnovers, but it's one of the most admirable qualities in basketball. And no team protects the ball better than Michigan.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nobody ever talks about being excited to see a team that avoids turnovers, but it's one of the most admirable qualities in basketball. And no team protects the ball better than Michigan.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Feel the Love]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43413598</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:05:56 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43413598</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They're uncommonly engaging. They're unusually aware. They're unquestionably ambassadors. They're bonded in a way you can feel in the air. They might remind you why you ever liked sports. They are the Miami Hurricanes, my all-time favorite team.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[They're uncommonly engaging. They're unusually aware. They're unquestionably ambassadors. They're bonded in a way you can feel in the air. They might remind you why you ever liked sports. They are the Miami Hurricanes, my all-time favorite team.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sunshine Boys]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43368594</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:19:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43368594</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a watershed moment for college hoops in Florida: Three teams from the state have made the Sweet 16, including a Cinderella, a perennial favorite and a program at its peak. Will one of them soon call themselves national champs?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a watershed moment for college hoops in Florida: Three teams from the state have made the Sweet 16, including a Cinderella, a perennial favorite and a program at its peak. Will one of them soon call themselves national champs?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe's Unfriendly Confines]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43312914</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:29:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43312914</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While Europeans may shudder at violence in America, Americans may shudder at the ugliness in European soccer stadiums. Jozy Altidore, Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng are among the black soccer players who have dealt with racism from fans.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[While Europeans may shudder at violence in America, Americans may shudder at the ugliness in European soccer stadiums. Jozy Altidore, Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng are among the black soccer players who have dealt with racism from fans.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The No. 1 Problem With Gonzaga]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/the-no-1-problem-with-gonzaga/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:58:42 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/the-no-1-problem-with-gonzaga/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry Miami, Gonzaga took your No. 1 seed... and bombed.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The selection committee got all gooey over the Zags' 31-2 record, after which they played Southern and Wichita State and almost never resembled a No. 1 seed in those 80 minutes. Who should have been the top seed out West? Miami.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Gator Warning]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43204756</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43204756</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you like low-scoring, hard-rebounding games? Then this is your year, and Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin, who just likes "stopping a player" and gets his kicks out of frustrating opposing teams' offenses, should be one of your emblems.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you like low-scoring, hard-rebounding games? Then this is your year, and Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin, who just likes "stopping a player" and gets his kicks out of frustrating opposing teams' offenses, should be one of your emblems.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Wait, How Old Are You?]]></title>
<link>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/shabaz-muhammad-ucla/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:51:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/shabaz-muhammad-ucla/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Age-old questions for Shabazz Muhammad.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You could while away the hours of the UCLA-Minnesota game wondering what prized Bruin freshman Shabazz Muhammad might say about how old he is. Is he 19 today? Or 20? Even his own father seems to be confused.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Art Of The Hot Seat]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43111688</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:33:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43111688</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Either UCLA's Ben Howland or Minnesota's Tubby Smith could coach his last game as they meet in the tournament Friday night. But no matter what happens, the two have shown a knack for navigating difficult waters in the face of public scorn.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Either UCLA's Ben Howland or Minnesota's Tubby Smith could coach his last game as they meet in the tournament Friday night. But no matter what happens, the two have shown a knack for navigating difficult waters in the face of public scorn.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Tigertown South]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43008048</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:10:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43008048</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Of all the developments over the past few years, maybe nothing trumps this: the energy around the Detroit Tigers. Less than 10 years ago the laughingstock of the AL Central, the Tigers are now building a dynasty... and Michigan fans are streaking to Lakeland.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Of all the developments over the past few years, maybe nothing trumps this: the energy around the Detroit Tigers. Less than 10 years ago the laughingstock of the AL Central, the Tigers are now building a dynasty... and Michigan fans are streaking to Lakeland.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Putting Themselves On The Map]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42968634</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:29:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42968634</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Florida Gulf Coast University may have opened in 1997, but it's starting to have it all, from the campus beach to 14,000 students to an NCAA tournament bid in just its second year of Division I eligibility. Just remember: Don't feed the alligators.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Florida Gulf Coast University may have opened in 1997, but it's starting to have it all, from the campus beach to 14,000 students to an NCAA tournament bid in just its second year of Division I eligibility. Just remember: Don't feed the alligators.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Proving Their Worth]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42916542</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:43:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42916542</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's the West's lot to be questioned about NCAA tournament seeds, with a small-conference No.1 in Gonzaga, and questionable players behind that, from New Mexico to Notre Dame to Pittsburgh. But out of this clutter, one team will still head to Atlanta.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's the West's lot to be questioned about NCAA tournament seeds, with a small-conference No.1 in Gonzaga, and questionable players behind that, from New Mexico to Notre Dame to Pittsburgh. But out of this clutter, one team will still head to Atlanta.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Ryan Howard's Spring Revival]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42771628</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:06:16 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42771628</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ryan Howard has begun to look like Ryan Howard again, batting .333 with four home runs and a 1.036 OPS in spring training. Could it be a sign that the slugger is ready to bounce back from a lost season -- or is it just a tease for the Phillies faithful?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ryan Howard has begun to look like Ryan Howard again, batting .333 with four home runs and a 1.036 OPS in spring training. Could it be a sign that the slugger is ready to bounce back from a lost season -- or is it just a tease for the Phillies faithful?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Toronto's Time is Now]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42717918</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:28:50 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42717918</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blue Jays fans have spent the twenty years since Joe Carter's October homer waiting patiently for a team with promise and stars like R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to arrive in Toronto, and the wait is almost over.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blue Jays fans have spent the twenty years since Joe Carter's October homer waiting patiently for a team with promise and stars like R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to arrive in Toronto, and the wait is almost over.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Wish Upon a Star]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42620616</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:13:52 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42620616</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As Derek Jeter heals, Yankees GM Brian Cashman daydreams about Chipper Jones, a moment both meaningless (pie-in-sky hopeless) and meaningful (emblematic of the Yankee moment). Scott Rolen and Derrek Lee are starting to look good too.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As Derek Jeter heals, Yankees GM Brian Cashman daydreams about Chipper Jones, a moment both meaningless (pie-in-sky hopeless) and meaningful (emblematic of the Yankee moment). Scott Rolen and Derrek Lee are starting to look good too.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[So-So Expectations]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42575674</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:19:46 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42575674</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Orioles get a rare, rare athletic opportunity. In a world full of athletes who desperately wish people would doubt them, the Orioles might get to play a second consecutive season amid low expectations. But does that matter in baseball?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Orioles get a rare, rare athletic opportunity. In a world full of athletes who desperately wish people would doubt them, the Orioles might get to play a second consecutive season amid low expectations. But does that matter in baseball?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Gratitude Class]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42531310</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:18:53 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42531310</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, who announced Saturday that he will retire following the 2013 season, may go down in history as the best closer ever. But in addition to stellar command and stymieing cutters, he could school the league in thankfulness.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, who announced Saturday that he will retire following the 2013 season, may go down in history as the best closer ever. But in addition to stellar command and stymieing cutters, he could school the league in thankfulness.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Smells Like Team Spirit]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42380880</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:09:14 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42380880</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's hard not to gush over the Nationals. The enthusiasm in their dugout, where there's great team chemistry among young stars such as Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, and where the players refer to each other as family, is infectious.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's hard not to gush over the Nationals. The enthusiasm in their dugout, where there's great team chemistry among young stars such as Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, and where the players refer to each other as family, is infectious.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Legacy in Red]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42321356</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:20:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42321356</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A little-known Turkish insurance man has wrought a global sports miracle. He has made it possible to feel sorry for Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager and sometime bully, by delivering a terrible call at a pivotal moment.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A little-known Turkish insurance man has wrought a global sports miracle. He has made it possible to feel sorry for Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager and sometime bully, by delivering a terrible call at a pivotal moment.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Spring in Viera]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42243116</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:39:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42243116</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Among all the Florida spring training sites, Viera stands alone both in its nearness to Cape Canaveral and in its coolness in 2013, for suddenly it hosts probably the most alluring team in the Florida half, the Washington Nationals.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Among all the Florida spring training sites, Viera stands alone both in its nearness to Cape Canaveral and in its coolness in 2013, for suddenly it hosts probably the most alluring team in the Florida half, the Washington Nationals.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[New 'D' Behind the Plate]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42131236</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:50:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42131236</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For welcome levity in a hostile world, there's always the New York Yankees' catching situation, up in the air after 16 seasons of Jorge Posada and Russell Martin, an amusement possible without sneering at the actual humans catching.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For welcome levity in a hostile world, there's always the New York Yankees' catching situation, up in the air after 16 seasons of Jorge Posada and Russell Martin, an amusement possible without sneering at the actual humans catching.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Follow the Leader]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42056986</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:37:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42056986</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Winning a Cy Young award or fronting an AL East title-contending pitching staff hasn't made David Price different. He's as humble as ever, an engaging interview, with no interest in becoming a celebrity -- and that suits the Rays just fine.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Winning a Cy Young award or fronting an AL East title-contending pitching staff hasn't made David Price different. He's as humble as ever, an engaging interview, with no interest in becoming a celebrity -- and that suits the Rays just fine.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Job, Good Effort]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42010538</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:24:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42010538</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every college football season delivers some farcical record-padding games between powers like LSU and also-rans. So don't criticize Sam Montgomery for saying he didn't try as hard against weak opponents. He gave those games the effort they deserve.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every college football season delivers some farcical record-padding games between powers like LSU and also-rans. So don't criticize Sam Montgomery for saying he didn't try as hard against weak opponents. He gave those games the effort they deserve.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Managerial Marvel]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41969330</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:36:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41969330</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ron Gardenhire's long tenure with the Twins, both as manager and as a coach, is something of a marvel, and so is the man himself -- he's not just a winning leader but also compassionate.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ron Gardenhire's long tenure with the Twins, both as manager and as a coach, is something of a marvel, and so is the man himself -- he's not just a winning leader but also compassionate.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA['These Chicks Can Fight']]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41944242</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:03:14 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41944242</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It sounds ludicrous... but what if the deepest esteem for the female athlete winds up stemming from UFC, beginning with UFC 157 Saturday night, when Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche? UFC aims its arrow right for the hardcores.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It sounds ludicrous... but what if the deepest esteem for the female athlete winds up stemming from UFC, beginning with UFC 157 Saturday night, when Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche? UFC aims its arrow right for the hardcores.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Eye Of The Storm]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41835388</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:11:11 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41835388</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you were previously unaware of the existence of college basketball in Miami, you weren't far off. For years, the program toiled in obscurity. But suddenly, even amid NCAA turmoil, the second-ranked Hurricanes are the talk of the town]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you were previously unaware of the existence of college basketball in Miami, you weren't far off. For years, the program toiled in obscurity. But suddenly, even amid NCAA turmoil, the second-ranked Hurricanes are the talk of the town]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Tragic Trappings]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41779764</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:51:12 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41779764</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Oscar Pistorius murder case would be grim anywhere, but it's especially so when set against the backdrop of South Africa, illuminating the continuing violence in a country that harbored one of the great acts of human thinking and courage of our times.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Oscar Pistorius murder case would be grim anywhere, but it's especially so when set against the backdrop of South Africa, illuminating the continuing violence in a country that harbored one of the great acts of human thinking and courage of our times.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Meaning of Noel]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41626798</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:05:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41626798</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What will happen to the NBA chances of Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel after his devastating injury, one that provides yet another commentary on why college athletes should be paid for their efforts, and not just with scholarships?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[What will happen to the NBA chances of Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel after his devastating injury, one that provides yet another commentary on why college athletes should be paid for their efforts, and not just with scholarships?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[All Square]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41581014</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:12:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41581014</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Honesty may have prevented Blayne Barber from earning his PGA Tour card during qualifying school last year, but this week the former Auburn All-American gets his long-awaited shot at a Tour event after qualifying for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Honesty may have prevented Blayne Barber from earning his PGA Tour card during qualifying school last year, but this week the former Auburn All-American gets his long-awaited shot at a Tour event after qualifying for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA['Most Unusual' Habit]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41525498</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:32:39 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41525498</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When competitors at the Westminster Dog Show are preparing for the ring, their benching area is open to the public. Anyone can pet, coddle, photograph and admire these top canines, leading the writer to ask: What is the most unusual thing dog show owners will do for their dogs?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When competitors at the Westminster Dog Show are preparing for the ring, their benching area is open to the public. Anyone can pet, coddle, photograph and admire these top canines, leading the writer to ask: What is the most unusual thing dog show owners will do for their dogs?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Let the Fretting Begin]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41467014</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:58:57 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41467014</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many would-be managers will wring their hands about the lapses that helped the U.S. men's soccer team lose to Honduras 2-1 on a humid Wednesday afternoon in San Pedro Sula. But here's the ultimate truth -- there's still a long way in the World Cup qualifiers.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many would-be managers will wring their hands about the lapses that helped the U.S. men's soccer team lose to Honduras 2-1 on a humid Wednesday afternoon in San Pedro Sula. But here's the ultimate truth -- there's still a long way in the World Cup qualifiers.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Gay Super Bowl]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41466762</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:46:17 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41466762</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am that exotic creature, a gay male sportswriter, and from Chris Culliver to the blowback he received, I never expected a Super Bowl week like it, just as I never expected to be standing around wondering whether to approach somebody like Brendon Ayanbadejo.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am that exotic creature, a gay male sportswriter, and from Chris Culliver to the blowback he received, I never expected a Super Bowl week like it, just as I never expected to be standing around wondering whether to approach somebody like Brendon Ayanbadejo.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Taking On The World]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41429250</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:51:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41429250</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The other football season may be over, but the drama is just beginning in Honduras as the United States hopes to qualify for the the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The process carries from Wednesday on into October.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The other football season may be over, but the drama is just beginning in Honduras as the United States hopes to qualify for the the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The process carries from Wednesday on into October.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Taking Our Breath Away]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41396262</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:07:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41396262</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Part of MMA's appeal are the involuntary gasps that the sport can produce. And nobody takes this spectactor's breath away more than Brazilian sensation Jose Aldo, who made his mark against Frankie Edgar at UFC 156.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Part of MMA's appeal are the involuntary gasps that the sport can produce. And nobody takes this spectactor's breath away more than Brazilian sensation Jose Aldo, who made his mark against Frankie Edgar at UFC 156.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving Toward Excitement]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41381068</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:47:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41381068</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After the season-opening success of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, I'm looking forward to watching the pair renew their major championship rivalry with Rory McIlroy at Augusta in April.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After the season-opening success of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, I'm looking forward to watching the pair renew their major championship rivalry with Rory McIlroy at Augusta in April.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Credit Where Credit Is Due]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41372570</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:34:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41372570</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Arrogance, disrespect and hype aren't always bad things. Saturday night, they served as an indispensable backdrop for UFC 165 in Las Vegas, where heavyweight Antonio Silva turned the tables and knocked out the talkative Alistair Overeem.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Arrogance, disrespect and hype aren't always bad things. Saturday night, they served as an indispensable backdrop for UFC 165 in Las Vegas, where heavyweight Antonio Silva turned the tables and knocked out the talkative Alistair Overeem.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[For UFC, A Super Saturday]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41315512</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:15:06 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41315512</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mixed martial arts isn't quite like any other sport, but it does share fans with other sports &#8212; especially the NFL, which is also built on barely controlled aggression. As UFC 156 approaches on Super Bowl eve, the link between the two worlds grows.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mixed martial arts isn't quite like any other sport, but it does share fans with other sports &amp;#8212; especially the NFL, which is also built on barely controlled aggression. As UFC 156 approaches on Super Bowl eve, the link between the two worlds grows.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Slow Death of Naivete]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41255374</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:51:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41255374</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Americans are waking up and smelling the deer antler velvet spray. Now we get a Super Bowl week in which we learn Ray Lewis possibly used a banned substance for a ballyhooed recovery from a torn triceps, and it hardly counts as a jolt.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Americans are waking up and smelling the deer antler velvet spray. Now we get a Super Bowl week in which we learn Ray Lewis possibly used a banned substance for a ballyhooed recovery from a torn triceps, and it hardly counts as a jolt.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Game, Set, Match]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41214014</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:42:54 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41214014</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka took the Australian Open titles this weekend. But there are still many questions that remain open-ended. For one, was Sloane Stephens denied a finals apperance by a panicked Azarenka injury timeout?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka took the Australian Open titles this weekend. But there are still many questions that remain open-ended. For one, was Sloane Stephens denied a finals apperance by a panicked Azarenka injury timeout?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Sports Siblings]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41138104</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:28:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41138104</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is hard. Get your Harbaugh on and start rummaging around sports siblings seeking an all-time top 10, and you'll find more than you ever imagined. There are dozens of extraordinary contenders -- but we managed to narrow it down.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is hard. Get your Harbaugh on and start rummaging around sports siblings seeking an all-time top 10, and you'll find more than you ever imagined. There are dozens of extraordinary contenders -- but we managed to narrow it down.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Living The Dream]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41095604</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:45:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41095604</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Across the Pacific, 19-year-old upstart Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals, a match that served as an homage to a more barren time when their pioneer parents rustled.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Across the Pacific, 19-year-old upstart Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals, a match that served as an homage to a more barren time when their pioneer parents rustled.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Spare Us the Super Hype]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41080902</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:06:14 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41080902</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl is still two weeks away, but the forecast for the big event already calls for continued televised segments featuring Ray Lewis with an 80-percent chance of schmaltzy music. And that doesn't even factor in the Harbaugh brothers narrative yet. It's enough to make any football fan want to tune out the noise.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Super Bowl is still two weeks away, but the forecast for the big event already calls for continued televised segments featuring Ray Lewis with an 80-percent chance of schmaltzy music. And that doesn't even factor in the Harbaugh brothers narrative yet. It's enough to make any football fan want to tune out the noise.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Reversal of Fortune]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41067402</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:57:41 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41067402</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After the Patriots lost another home playoff game to the Ravens, we have a paradigm where we're going to have to stop revering the Patriots just because we're used to revering the Patriots. We're going to have to stop succumbing to glamour.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After the Patriots lost another home playoff game to the Ravens, we have a paradigm where we're going to have to stop revering the Patriots just because we're used to revering the Patriots. We're going to have to stop succumbing to glamour.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Before Brady]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41014584</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:51:15 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41014584</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone born since 1990 might assume that the Patriots have an automatic berth in the AFC Championship Game: They will play there for the seventh time in 12 years on Sunday. But there was a time when the Pats were a goofball operation.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone born since 1990 might assume that the Patriots have an automatic berth in the AFC Championship Game: They will play there for the seventh time in 12 years on Sunday. But there was a time when the Pats were a goofball operation.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Top 10 Sports Hoaxes of All Time]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41000850</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:15:12 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41000850</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o rocked our worlds, but they have some stiff competition on our list of the Top Sports Hoaxes of All Time -- including a pretend sheikh, a not-so-disabled Paralympic basketball team and a figure skating "fixer."]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o rocked our worlds, but they have some stiff competition on our list of the Top Sports Hoaxes of All Time -- including a pretend sheikh, a not-so-disabled Paralympic basketball team and a figure skating "fixer."]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[No More Words]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40981458</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:35:06 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40981458</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to describing Roger Federer's brilliance, vocabularies are exhausted and the thesaurus is tapped out. As he makes his near-record 53rd consecutive Grand Slam appearance, the No. 2 ranked player in the world looks ready to continue defining the word extraordinary.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to describing Roger Federer's brilliance, vocabularies are exhausted and the thesaurus is tapped out. As he makes his near-record 53rd consecutive Grand Slam appearance, the No. 2 ranked player in the world looks ready to continue defining the word extraordinary.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Masterpiece Theatre]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40959446</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:28 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40959446</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The world's two most popular leagues decide championships in much different fashions. While Manchester City won a true season EPL championship, one can't help but marvel at the unpredictable drama created by the NFL's playoff system.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world's two most popular leagues decide championships in much different fashions. While Manchester City won a true season EPL championship, one can't help but marvel at the unpredictable drama created by the NFL's playoff system.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Hungry Down Under]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40949554</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:48 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40949554</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No country is more sports-mad than Australia -- and yet no Australian man has won the Australian Open since Mark Edmondson in 1976, and no Australian woman has won the Australian Open since Chris O'Neil in 1978. Why not, and when will the draught end?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[No country is more sports-mad than Australia -- and yet no Australian man has won the Australian Open since Mark Edmondson in 1976, and no Australian woman has won the Australian Open since Chris O'Neil in 1978. Why not, and when will the draught end?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40918690</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:47 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40918690</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We have reached the greatest NFL weekend of the year, one better than the conference championship games and even the Super Bowl. The divisional playoffs bring a weekend of important games, and, looking back for the 10 best, bring deep history with them.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We have reached the greatest NFL weekend of the year, one better than the conference championship games and even the Super Bowl. The divisional playoffs bring a weekend of important games, and, looking back for the 10 best, bring deep history with them.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Soaking It Up]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40897684</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:07:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40897684</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Drenching a coach in Gatorade has become a football tradition since the mid-80s. But haven't we evolved since then? Not if the recent bowl season is any indication, as even arcane games saw their share of celebratory showers. Time to start thinking outside the bucket.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Drenching a coach in Gatorade has become a football tradition since the mid-80s. But haven't we evolved since then? Not if the recent bowl season is any indication, as even arcane games saw their share of celebratory showers. Time to start thinking outside the bucket.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[All in for Chip]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40848158</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:56:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40848158</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a decisive victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl ran Chip Kelly's record with Oregon to a gaudy 46-7 in four years, Ducks fans are holding onto slim hopes that their head coach will remain in Eugene instead of heading to the NFL.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After a decisive victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl ran Chip Kelly's record with Oregon to a gaudy 46-7 in four years, Ducks fans are holding onto slim hopes that their head coach will remain in Eugene instead of heading to the NFL.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Long And Prosper]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40842772</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:13:09 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40842772</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How best to portray the survivor-hood of Jim Boeheim, who over 37 seasons has gone from everyone's idea of a whiny grouch to (almost) cuddly? The best measure of how much he's achieved may not be the 903 wins, but all the losses.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[How best to portray the survivor-hood of Jim Boeheim, who over 37 seasons has gone from everyone's idea of a whiny grouch to (almost) cuddly? The best measure of how much he's achieved may not be the 903 wins, but all the losses.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sham Bowl]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40837440</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:35:52 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40837440</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It may not be the BCS Championship Game, but Thursday night's Oregon-Kansas State Fiesta Bowl is a commendable runner-up, featuring Bill Snyder's efficiency against Chip Kelly's frenzy. So why are we calling it the Sham Bowl? Read on.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It may not be the BCS Championship Game, but Thursday night's Oregon-Kansas State Fiesta Bowl is a commendable runner-up, featuring Bill Snyder's efficiency against Chip Kelly's frenzy. So why are we calling it the Sham Bowl? Read on.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Cardinal Rule]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40826500</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:45:21 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40826500</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not only has Stanford gone 35-5 over the last three seasons, and suffered Andrew Luck's departure by going 12-2 with a Pac-12 title and its first Rose Bowl win in 40 years, but it has slaughtered a stereotype. The Cardinal leaned on a hard, hard defense.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not only has Stanford gone 35-5 over the last three seasons, and suffered Andrew Luck's departure by going 12-2 with a Pac-12 title and its first Rose Bowl win in 40 years, but it has slaughtered a stereotype. The Cardinal leaned on a hard, hard defense.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Ring in the New]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40814712</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:49 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40814712</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the energized fanbase in reborn World Cup hopeful Colombia, to the venues in New Orleans and England prepping for the year's most epic events, here's one sure prediction for 2013: Somewhere in the world, horns will blare, flags will fly ... and there will be victory.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the energized fanbase in reborn World Cup hopeful Colombia, to the venues in New Orleans and England prepping for the year's most epic events, here's one sure prediction for 2013: Somewhere in the world, horns will blare, flags will fly ... and there will be victory.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Embedded In The Soul]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40793642</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:59 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40793642</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Football faces an uncertain future thanks to increased awareness of health risks associated with a violent sport. But in places like Texas, football is woven into the fabric of communities, and it seems clear that the game isn't going anywhere anytime soon.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Football faces an uncertain future thanks to increased awareness of health risks associated with a violent sport. But in places like Texas, football is woven into the fabric of communities, and it seems clear that the game isn't going anywhere anytime soon.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Reign In Spain]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40776084</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40776084</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Could this be the best team of any sport? Spain took the 2012 European title, becoming the first squad to win three straight international cups. But, as impressive as Spain's accomplishments are, the best may still be on the horizon.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Could this be the best team of any sport? Spain took the 2012 European title, becoming the first squad to win three straight international cups. But, as impressive as Spain's accomplishments are, the best may still be on the horizon.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[It must be something]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40781726</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:44:15 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40781726</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are some teams and some seasons that leave you with the feeling that it must be something to belong to that team. This autumn in Indy, as their coach battled cancer and the Colts raced to the edge of the playoffs, was one of those seasons.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are some teams and some seasons that leave you with the feeling that it must be something to belong to that team. This autumn in Indy, as their coach battled cancer and the Colts raced to the edge of the playoffs, was one of those seasons.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Many Faces of Jay Cutler]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40746148</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:48:48 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40746148</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Jay Cutler story is a cautionary tale of being famous, of how complex human beings can get pegged for one trait. But then, if you actually see Cutler&rsquo;s hometown of Santa Claus, well, you start to get a different picture of the heavily scrutinized QB.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Jay Cutler story is a cautionary tale of being famous, of how complex human beings can get pegged for one trait. But then, if you actually see Cutler&amp;rsquo;s hometown of Santa Claus, well, you start to get a different picture of the heavily scrutinized QB.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power Of One Punch]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40629096</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40629096</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Manny Pacquiao's fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez has reminded us that boxing is fascinating, and that one punch can relight the past, overwhelm the present and change the future. We'll soon find out what all that means for Pacquiao.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Manny Pacquiao's fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez has reminded us that boxing is fascinating, and that one punch can relight the past, overwhelm the present and change the future. We'll soon find out what all that means for Pacquiao.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Supernatural]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40592744</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:16:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40592744</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi, who has scored 86 goals this year, breaking Gerd M&uuml;ller's 40-year-old record, has to be seen to be believed. He's the best, most momentous athletic show on Earth, and possibly the most artistic show as well. And he's still only 25.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lionel Messi, who has scored 86 goals this year, breaking Gerd M&amp;uuml;ller's 40-year-old record, has to be seen to be believed. He's the best, most momentous athletic show on Earth, and possibly the most artistic show as well. And he's still only 25.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[An About-Face]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40587464</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:25:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40587464</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whether squinting to punch someone or taking a punch, that face had always stayed five-plus feet above the ground, atop Manny Pacquiao&rsquo;s small frame. But after one right hand by Juan Manuel Marquez, the famous visage just ... vanished.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Whether squinting to punch someone or taking a punch, that face had always stayed five-plus feet above the ground, atop Manny Pacquiao&amp;rsquo;s small frame. But after one right hand by Juan Manuel Marquez, the famous visage just ... vanished.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Mess With The Pelicans]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40580332</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:21:06 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40580332</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Further evidence that people are really weird came this week with the resistance to the prospective new NBA team name 'New Orleans Pelicans,' in a league that already features some of the goofiest, most feckless team names imaginable.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Further evidence that people are really weird came this week with the resistance to the prospective new NBA team name 'New Orleans Pelicans,' in a league that already features some of the goofiest, most feckless team names imaginable.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[We Meet Again]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40562658</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:00:36 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40562658</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When you realize that Manny Pacquiao is about to turn 34, and you wonder about his last two blas&eacute; bouts and how he'll do against Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, trainer Freddie Roach reassures you: This great story will continue on.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When you realize that Manny Pacquiao is about to turn 34, and you wonder about his last two blas&amp;eacute; bouts and how he'll do against Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, trainer Freddie Roach reassures you: This great story will continue on.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Specter of the Rose]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40530432</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Injuries happen in every sport, but with a fresh NBA season underway, the prolonged absence of Bulls star Derrick Rose has left Chicago looking woozy, in a manner to which it might not even realize now that it has grown accustomed.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Injuries happen in every sport, but with a fresh NBA season underway, the prolonged absence of Bulls star Derrick Rose has left Chicago looking woozy, in a manner to which it might not even realize now that it has grown accustomed.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Razing Arizona]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40497616</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:35:06 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You keep thinking about the outsized American life of Rick Majerus that ended on Saturday and coursed through coaching stints at Marquette, Ball State, Utah and Saint Louis -- and one game starts to get deluged. But that one game should not be forgotten.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You keep thinking about the outsized American life of Rick Majerus that ended on Saturday and coursed through coaching stints at Marquette, Ball State, Utah and Saint Louis -- and one game starts to get deluged. But that one game should not be forgotten.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chuck Culpepper</dc:creator>
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