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	     	<title><![CDATA[Thames, 19 others, invited to big-league camp by Yanks]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The last name added to the list may be the most recognizable one.
Still, it's certainly not the only name on the Yankees' list of non-roster invitees to spring training with which local fans should be familiar.
On Monday, the Yankees signed former Tigers]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:33:09 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Peyton's moment never came]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Everyone talks about stone cold locks, but in sports, there are so very few things you can really count on to be true, every time, no matter what.
We're talking Kobe Bryant with the ball in his hands, tied game, closing minutes. Derek Jeter at the plate,]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:25:12 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Stats say SWB dominated IL over past decade]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The International League didn't need to release a poll to announce its franchise of the decade.
The wins and losses tell that story far more effectively than any opinions could.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fans saw the Red Barons and Yankees win more games in]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:10:50 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Tebow ad stokes fire of debate]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Have to say, the best commercial I saw in between the tense breaks of Super Bowl XLIII took place in a board room, where stuffy executives discussed ways to cut expenditures. Longneck beer bottles stuck out of several bowls of ice placed on the table. 
W]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:01:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Outside of PSU, Big Ten struggles on Signing Day]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A Big Ten powerhouse easily walked away with the conference's top spot in recruiting rankings on Signing Day.
But for the first time in three years, that powerhouse wasn't Ohio State or Michigan.
Three five-star commitments and 12 four-star commitments h]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:21:23 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[It's OK to hope on Signing Day. Just don't believe.]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Joe Paterno has offered up so many thoughtful adages over the years that have resonated with so many people, it would be useless to count them.
A little more than a year ago, he said the truest thing I've ever heard about high school football prospects.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 23:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[For Scranton's Cianci, the win was worth the wait]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[PLAINS TOWNSHIP
Heading into Friday night, I really only knew two things about James Cianci.
The first is that, in his mixed martial arts debut at Cage Fight 1 in June, he fought against a pretty mean-looking dude - a completely bald, stern-faced, tattoo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:25:27 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[An all-star game is useless with no stars]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Most every sports argument is difficult to make. 
For instance, I say Brett Favre is an overrated fool who cost the Minnesota Vikings a trip to the Super Bowl because he violated quarterbacking rule numero uno - never, ever, ever throw across your body,]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:24:33 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[For McKenna, work and patience could lead to a dream]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Reality has a funny way of putting a damper on dreams, especially big dreams that only are attained by a select few.
When that big dream revolves around becoming a professional athlete, reality can become a wet blanket, the ultimate de-motivator, the fac]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:12:17 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[For McKenna, work and patience could lead to a dream]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Reality has a funny way of putting a damper on dreams, especially big dreams that only are attained by a select few.
When that big dream revolves around becoming a professional athlete, reality can become a wet blanket, the ultimate de-motivator, the fac]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:38:43 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Londo gets UofS in the game]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The University of Scranton Royals were so close to turning the corner, and Eli Londo knew it. 
But in two of his last three games, the senior could do practically nothing about it.
To help turn around a floundering season, a basketball player has to be o]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:02:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Flynn-Felgenhauer rematch all about the future]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Theirs is a rivalry built on 47 seconds spent in a cage two months ago. That is, if anyone can even call it a rivalry.
They grew up in the same small town. 
They both are training to make a name in the same industry, and they are doing so in buildings th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:18:24 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Parity worked in the NFL...now, let's see if the NFL likes it]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Let's face it: The NFL playoffs this year haven't exactly been as exciting as, say, eating a rice cake or painting the bathroom.
There have been eight games played so far, and a grand total of two of them have been competitive.
Take away the Cardinals-Pa]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:18:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[On the state of coaching, a State coach is right on]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Reading between the lines ...

Jay Paterno might not get as much credit as he'd like for his play-calling on Saturday afternoons. 
He's about to get a whole bunch of credit for the side job he did on a Thursday during the offseason, though. 
After Thursd]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:01:29 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Four Triple-A veterans sign minor-league deals with Yankees]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Spring training is slowly, but surely creeping into the picture for the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
So, too, is what their roster might look like once the April 8 opening day game against Buffalo gets here.
Four minor-league free agents have been add]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:02:32 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[McNabb has been all tries, no prize]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[It's a great quote from a great man, and for some reason, it's all I can think about now.
"It's a mere moment in a man's life between the all-star game and an old-timer's game."
Vin Scully said it, and Vin Scully is a baseball guy. But it applies to taxi]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:31:51 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[We will forgive Big Mac, but don't forget Jose]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[So, five years after the whistle first blew against him, Mark McGwire came clean.
He did it. He used steroids. He used them for most of his career. He started more than 20 years ago, in fact. He continued to use on and off for more than 10 years after th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:39:06 -0500</pubDate>
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