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                    <title>Dixie campus briefs</title>
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                    <description>With their 2-1 victory over Notre Dame de Namur University in St. George, the Red Storm clinched their first Pacific West...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:22 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Westminster campus briefs</title>
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                    <description>Warner Pacific (Ore.) outscored the Westminster men&#039;s basketball team 15-5 over the final 5:28 of the game to hand the No. 9...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:09:15 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>UVU campus briefs</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:07:56 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes campus briefs</title>
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                    <title>Utah State football: Visit to paradise nightmarish for Ags</title>
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                    <description>Things looked pretty good for Utah State at Hawaii when the Aggies intercepted a pass on the Warriors&#039; first drive and...</description>
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                    <title>Utes still struggling to shake sluggish start</title>
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                    <description>I don&#039;t have a problem getting started in the mornings. When my newspaper flies toward the driveway, I&#039;m there to intercept.</description>
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                    <title>Cougars&#039; execution flawless vs. Cowboys</title>
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                    <description>It&#039;s simple, dummies. Everything boils down to execution. That was never more evident for BYU football than the ways and...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:11 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Jazz: Kings prove royal pain as Jazz record drops to 2-4</title>
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                    <description>Beno Udrih caught Andrei Kirilenko on a mismatch, and raced past the small forward.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:17:03 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>3A high school football: Tigers pull away, earn trip to semis</title>
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                    <description>Morgan High School head football coach Kovi Christiansen said he felt like his team was still in its 3A quarterfinal game...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:12:32 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU soccer: Cougars come up short of title</title>
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                    <description>While the national attention on the Mountain West Conference women&#039;s soccer tournament in Provo was mostly focused on poor play.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:57 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes basketball: Boylen encouraged after victory</title>
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                    <description>This time, the NCAA Division II power couldn&#039;t handle the Utes.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:55 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>5A high school volleyball championship: Vikings sweep Knights</title>
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                    <description>Coach Jamie Schapper knows how it feels to hold the state championship trophy in her hands after a long season of hard work....</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:07:15 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Sports on the air</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:04:02 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>4A high school volleyball: Mountain View claims fifth-place bragging rights</title>
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                    <description>It wasn&#039;t just a battle for fifth place in the 4A state volleyball tournament for the Mountain View Bruins and Lehi Pioneers.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:11 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes football: Utah sets up showdown with TCU after easy victory</title>
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                    <description>Utah coach Kyle Whittingham wasn&#039;t concerned that his team would look past winless New Mexico and ahead to Saturday&#039;s...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:58:29 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes football: Shakerin hits century mark, scores two TDs</title>
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                    <description>Lost amid the hoopla over Jordan Wynn&#039;s successful debut as a starter and Eddie Wide&#039;s record sixth consecutive 100-yard...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:57:25 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>2A high school football: South Summit&#039;s D shuts down Grand</title>
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                    <description>South Summit&#039;s defense continues to dominate.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56:38 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>1A high school football: Despite 4 turnovers, Eagles beat Buckaroos</title>
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                    <description>Things did not exactly go smoothly for Duchesne at times in its playoff rematch with Monticello.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56:01 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Cardinal bring high-flying Ducks back to earth</title>
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                    <description>Toby Gerhart and Stanford did to the Oregon defense what the Ducks did a week ago to Southern California, opening up the...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:53:39 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Tide rolls over Tigers in SEC battle</title>
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                    <description>Julio Jones left defenders grasping at his heels and Alabama&#039;s defense was typically immovable. The Crimson Tide is riding...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:53:07 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>SUU football: Opportunistic Coyotes smother Thunderbirds</title>
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                    <description>South Dakota scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter, then withstood Southern Utah&#039;s second-half comeback attempt...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:52:39 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>TCU takes another step toward BCS</title>
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                    <description>TCU rolled over San Diego State to stay in the perfect position for a stretch run to a BCS bowl.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:51:39 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Real Salt Lake notebook: RSL will face fierce Fire for shot at MLS Cup</title>
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                    <description>After taking down the top team in the East in the first round, Real Salt Lake now shifts its focus to the No. 2 seed back East.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:50:37 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>MLS playoffs: Fire burns foe, reaches conference final</title>
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                    <description>John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Chicago Fire advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 2-0 win...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:49:41 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>NBA notes: Iverson goes home for &#039;personal issue&#039;</title>
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                    <description>Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:48:42 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>NBA roundup: Celtics bounce back vs. Nets</title>
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                    <description>Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and the Boston Celtics bounced back from their first loss of the season to...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:48:00 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Jazz game at a glance</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:45 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Jazz: Rookie&#039;s big game dooms Jazz</title>
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                    <description>Sacramento point guard Tyreke Evans had his first real breakout game in the NBA on Saturday night, leading the Kings to a...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:06 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Jazz notebook: Kirilenko&#039;s glad growing family is together again</title>
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                    <description>Andrei Kirilenko had a great reason to be excited to go home Saturday night &#8212; and it wasn&#039;t just to get away from the...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:01 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>High school football playoff pairings</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:36:08 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Grizzlies notch first shutout of season at Idaho</title>
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                    <description>The Utah Grizzlies shut out the Idaho Steelheads (8-2-0-1) 3-0 Saturday night in Quest Arena. </description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:34:35 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>5A high school volleyball All-tournament team</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:33:55 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Valley advances to Great West championship game</title>
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                    <description>Katey Turner scored her fifth goal in the last three games as Utah Valley moved into the championship game of the Great West...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:29:49 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah State basketball: Youngsters get chance in win</title>
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                    <description>As exhibition games go, Utah State got what it wanted from Saturday night&#039;s matchup against Trinity Western.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:28:53 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Weber State basketball: Wildcats rally past Colorado Christian, 75-65</title>
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                    <description>Nick Hansen scored 22 points, hitting 6-11 from three-point range, leading Weber State to a hard- fought 75-65 exhibition...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:35 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>SLCC Bruins edge Eagles, nab postseason spot</title>
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                    <description>The top-seeded Salt Lake Community College Bruins fought their way to a five set win over College of Southern Idaho, 25-18,...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:26:04 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes football: Brooks emerges as another top threat</title>
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                    <description>All season long, David Reed has been the go-to receiver for the Utah football team. But with Jordan Wynn taking over as...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:52 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes football: Utes now look to title showdown with TCU</title>
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                    <description>Utah took care of the lightweight portion of its Mountain West Conference schedule by beating New Mexico 45-14 on Saturday. </description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:21:58 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes football notebook: Wide runs his way into record book</title>
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                    <description>Eddie Wide did it again.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:52 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Devils remain hot on road ice</title>
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                    <description>Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:10:57 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Sports briefs</title>
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                    <description>Zenyatta  beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders&#039; Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the most...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:10:15 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football: Cougars bounce back big, crush hapless Cowboys</title>
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                    <description>For those wondering how BYU would respond two weeks after suffering an embarrassing 38-7 loss to TCU, the No. 25 Cougars...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:04:12 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>4A high school volleyball championship: Warriors top Flyers again to collar 4A title</title>
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                    <description>Maybe it&#039;s time for these two teams to make their reservations for the final next year already as it seems it&#039;s deja vu all...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:01 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Lambert crossed line &#8212; by a hundred miles</title>
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                    <description>So who&#039;s the meanest, dirtiest, nastiest, cheap-shot-waitin&#039;-to-happen athlete you ever saw? Former NBA bad boy Dennis...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:57:19 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>4A high school volleyball: Bruins beat Pioneers for 5th place, region bragging rights</title>
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                    <description>It wasn&#039;t just a battle for fifth place in the 4A state volleyball tournament for the Mountain View Bruins and Lehi Pioneers,...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:47:10 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>2A high school football: Broncos stampede South Sevier</title>
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                    <description>San Juan simply overwhelmed South Sevier from the opening whistle Saturday afternoon in the 2A semifinals.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:46:08 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>1A high school football: Rebels, Holmes just too much for Altamont</title>
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                    <description>EPHRAIM &#8212; One thing is clear about Rich High&#039;s football team this season. The Rebels know how to dismantle an opposing...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:34:01 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football: Cowboys looking for answers after drubbing</title>
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                    <description>As a rule, Wyoming hates losing to BYU.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:31:10 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football game at a glance</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:29:53 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>NFL: Midseason grades</title>
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                    <description>So how is your favorite NFL team doing so far this season?</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:20:17 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>NFL Sunday</title>
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                    <description>NFL rankings</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:36 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football: McKay is A-OK in his return from hamstring injury</title>
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                    <description>McKay Jacobson made a major impact on the field Saturday at War Memorial Stadium as he returned from a four-week layoff.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:12:44 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Utah Utes game at a glance</title>
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                    <description>Player of the game</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:11:43 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football notebook: Last 4 meetings&#039; score is BYU 186, Wyoming 17</title>
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                    <description>The last couple of years, BYU hasn&#039;t figured out how to beat TCU. But, boy, the Cougars sure know how to take care of Wyoming.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:05:11 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Most Valuable Players</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:58:44 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>MVP candidates who have yet to win the award</title>
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                    <description>Here&#039;s a quick question for NBA trivia buffs: Who is the last person to win the Most Valuable Player award who is no longer...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:57:27 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Around the NFL</title>
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                    <description>Colts banged up</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:29 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Five questions for Real Salt Lake&#039;s Kyle Beckerman</title>
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                    <description>You guys didn&#039;t celebrate too much on the field after Thursday&#039;s series-clinching win at Columbus, why? </description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:47:55 MST</pubDate>
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                    <description>Cleveland is off to a mediocre start and it won&#039;t get any easier during a trip to Florida this week to play the Magic and Heat.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:43:40 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Edwards at a loss for poor results</title>
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                    <description>Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:14:00 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>4A high school volleyball: Spanish Fork secures third</title>
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                    <description>OREM &#8212; The Spanish Fork volleyball team has something most other teams in Utah high school basketball envy. The Dons...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:42:15 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>4A high school volleyball: Olympus captures sixth</title>
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                    <description>Maline Vaitai started the tournament with 23 kills and finished it with 16 and three aces as the Olympus Titans snagged sixth...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:33:01 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>BYU football scoring summary</title>
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                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:16:06 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Gerhart leads Stanford past No. 7 Oregon 51-42</title>
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                    <description>Toby Gerhart and Stanford did to the Oregon defense what the Ducks did a week ago to Southern California, opening up the...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:46 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Dalton leads No. 6 TCU to 55-12 win over SDSU</title>
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                    <description>TCU rolled over San Diego State to stay in the perfect position for a stretch run to a BCS bowl.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:12:53 MST</pubDate>
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                    <description>Josh Nesbitt had already fumbled on one fourth-down play, gotten tripped up on another. He&#039;d also been stuffed trying to run...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:10:31 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>No. 15 Ohio St beats No. 11 Penn St, 24-7</title>
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                    <description>Terrelle Pryor tiptoed his way around the Penn State defense, then smiled and danced all over the Beaver Stadium turf.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:09:11 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>SUU football: South Dakota defeats Thunderbirds, 45-21</title>
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                    <description>Chris Ganious ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as South Dakota defeated Southern Utah 45-21.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:07:40 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Tide moves into title game with 24-15 win over LSU</title>
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                    <description>Julio Jones left defenders grasping at his heels and Alabama&#039;s defense was typically immovable. The Crimson Tide is riding...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:24 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>How the AP Top 25 fared</title>
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                    <description>No. 1 Florida (8-0) vs. Vanderbilt. Next: at South Carolina, Saturday.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:05:20 MST</pubDate>
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                    <description>Navy did it to Notre Dame again &#8212; and this loss to the Midshipmen is even more costly.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:04:04 MST</pubDate>
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                    <description>Greg Williams&#039; 51-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the first half got slow-starting Pittsburgh going, and the...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:43:02 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>No. 24 Wisconsin holds off Indiana rally 31-28</title>
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                    <description>No. 24 Wisconsin followed the same old script to grind down Indiana.</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:41:55 MST</pubDate>
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                    <description>Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No. 2 Longhorns shook off...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:39:57 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>No. 16 Miami rolls past slumping Virginia, 52-17</title>
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                    <description>Graig Cooper rushed for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown, Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores and No. 16...</description>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:55 MST</pubDate>
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                    <title>Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10</title>
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                    <description>No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time.</description>
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