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         <title><![CDATA[New Ephs coach aims for balance]]></title>
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- Last year, the Williams College women&rsquo;s hockey team had one of its league&rsquo;s better defenses and one of its worst offenses.



The Ephs&rsquo; new coach knows first hand that a squad can succeed in both areas.



Marissa O&rsquo;Neil took over at Williams this summer after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at rival Amherst,]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Stephen Dravis</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Maker making strides with Ephs]]></title>
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- By any measure, the first season of the Mike Maker era in Williams College men&rsquo;s basketball was a success.



The Ephs last winter won two more games in the New England Small College Athletic Conference than they did the year before. They led the league in scoring with nearly 77 points per game.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Stephen Dravis</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Belichick&rsquo;s 4th-down decision made sense]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Associated Press Columnist



"You play to win the game."



That phrase has echoed throughout the NFL for years, ever since Herm Edwards uttered it while coaching the New York Jets. It&rsquo;s exactly what Bill Belichick was doing in Indianapolis last Sunday night. And as for delivering any message of distrust in his defense, maybe it was just the opposite.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Barry Wilner</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Young Ephs hope for improvement]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



WILLIAMSTOWN -- Trips to the NCAA tournament are unforgettable.



Even more reminiscent are those deep runs that end up in the regional final.



But what does a team do after fading into an 8-17 record just a year removed from its last NCAA berth?



"You forget about it," Williams women&rsquo;s head basketball coach Pat Manning said.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Neil Benjamin Jr.</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:41 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Williams leads Dolphins over Panthers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Pres



CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- He may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.



Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Dolphins beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 on Thursday night for their fourth win in six games.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Mike Cranston</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bruins stop skid with shootout victory]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



ATLANTA -- The Boston Bruins finally figured out how to win a game after 60 minutes were up.



Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout after Michael Ryder scored twice in regulation, lifting Boston to a 4-3 victory over Atlanta that snapped the Thrashers&rsquo; four-game winning streak Thursday night.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Paul Newberry</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hendrick team chasing history]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- For Hendrick Motorsports, this NASCAR season might seem easy as 1-2-3.



OK, maybe it only looked easy.



No matter if Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin leaves Homestead-Miami on Sunday with the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Hendrick Motorsports -- which owns both cars -- will have plenty to celebrate.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tim Reynolds</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[San Francisco&rsquo;s right-hander wins second consecutive NL Cy Young Award in tight race]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



NEW YORK -- Talk about a freak -- Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.



Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don&rsquo;t mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball&rsquo;s best pitchers. It&rsquo;s all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jay Cohen</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Skier&rsquo;s popularity leads to Vonntourage]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



Lindsey Vonn and her husband, Thomas, were sitting on the couch watching "Entourage" when the idea popped into Thomas&rsquo; head -- the "Vonntourage."



As the top female skier on the World Cup circuit the past two seasons, Vonn travels full time with two physical trainers provided by Red Bull, her ski technician, and her husband -- a former U.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Andrew Dampf</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:31 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jayhawks crush Central Arkansas]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.



Coming off a tight victory over Memphis two days earlier, Kansas (3-0) dismantled Central Arkansas from the start.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Donovan wins 1st MVP award]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



SEATTLE -- Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer.



The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player on Thursday for the first time in his career.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tim Booth</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:29:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wie gone, Ochoa leads]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



RICHMOND, Texas -- Michelle Wie is gone, putting all the attention on Lorena Ochoa&rsquo;s player of the year fight with Jiyai Shin at the LPGA Tour Championship.



Wie withdrew from the season-ending event Thursday because of a sprained left ankle, hours after Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Chris Duncan</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:28:20 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Knicks, Nets show how far NY-area hoops has fallen]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



NEW YORK -- Micheal Ray Richardson, who played for the Knicks and the Nets, once famously declared that "the ship be sinkin."&rsquo;



These days, it&rsquo;s happening on both sides of the Hudson River.



One team is about to drop even lower -- assuming the winless Nets haven&rsquo;t already hit bottom -- when they meet Saturday at New Jersey in the NBA&rsquo;s most]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Brian Mahoney</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:28:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Celtics rebound with win]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press



BOSTON -- Rajon Rondo scored 12 of his season high-matching 18 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a two-game skid with a 109-95 win over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.



Paul Pierce, who missed a day of practice with a sore left knee, scored 19 on 7-of-12 shooting.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey Leaguecelebrates its 40th anniversary]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- Magazines for shin pads. Tattered, old wrestling helmets as head gear. And a girls&rsquo; pair of figure skates for transportation.



Guy Cariddi remembers it well. He&rsquo;s part of the "Original 13" -- the nickname given to the inaugural group of children which signed up for the Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League when it opened its doors in October]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Patrick Ronan</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:22 EST]]></pubDate>
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