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<title><![CDATA[AP All-Pro Team includes 15 newcomers ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A changing of the guard — and tackles and running backs and receivers — saw 15 first-timers make The Associated Press 2008 NFL All-Pro team announced Friday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cards-Panthers may prove scary for defensive backs ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE (AP) — They take up three of the four receiver spots on the NFC Pro Bowl squad. Another is having a breakout year and a fifth is one of the league's top blockers at the position.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:32:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman finds 139-year-old baseball card in box of antiques]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The strange story goes like this: Last summer, Bernice Gallego pulled an old baseball card from a box of antiques. She figured it might be worth something to someone, so she listed it on eBay. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:13:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panthers' Fox hopes to continue playoff success]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In his seventh season with Carolina, John Fox is 5-2 in the playoffs. A home victory over the Cardinals will put the Panthers in the NFC championship game for the third time in six years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AP source: Smoltz agrees to deal with Boston ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) — John Smoltz has reached a preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox, a stunning end to his long career with the Atlanta Braves.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:17:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL Update: Playoffs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/08/080200/nfl-playoffs/sports-professional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Saturday's games]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:00:34 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Plays: Ravens' Reed has a flair for the dramatic]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There's one thing that every quarterback should know before attempting a pass against the Baltimore Ravens: Where's Ed Reed?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panthers Notebook: Lewis, Kemoeatu say they'll be ready to go against Cards]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[<span>&#9632;  </span>Defensive tackles Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu went through full practice yesterday for the second day in a row and both said they will be ready for Saturday night's playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panthers turning to veteran leaders]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Panthers have 29 players on their 53-man roster who have never played in a playoff game.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL Notebook: Running back Jacobs practices with Giants]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[<span>&#9632;  </span>Giants: Leading rusher Brandon Jacobs returned to practice yesterday and pronounced himself ready to go for the NFC semifinal against the Philadelphia Eagles.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA Roundup: Rockets edge Celtics; Jazz rolls past Hornets]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[<strong>Rockets 89, Celtics 85:</strong> Now the Celtics are losing at home, too.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bobcats surprise Celtics 114-106 in OT]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Raymond Felton scored 25 points, rookie D.J. Augustin added 11 of his 20 points in overtime, and the Charlotte Bobcats stunned Boston 114-106 on Tuesday to continue the Celtics' sudden slide.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:59:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Giants-Eagles rematch has Pierce-Westbrook subplot]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/sports/football/06giants.html?th&emc=th]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The last time the Philadelphia Eagles faced the Giants, Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns with Antonio Pierce in futile pursuit. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Peyton Manning voted AP's NFL MVP ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton Manning has joined Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL Update: Playoffs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/01/020150/nfl-playoffs1/sports-professional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Saturday's games]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:50:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interactive: N.F.L. Playoff Bracket]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://projects.nytimes.com/nfl2009/bracket/?th&emc=th]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Pick the winners and margins of victory for each round of the N.F.L. playoffs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panthers to put about 7,000 tickets for their first-round playoff game on sale today]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/01/010610/playoff-tickets/sports-professional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Panthers will put about 7,000 tickets for their first-round playoff game on sale at 10 a.m. today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:10:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MULTIMEDIA: Five goats for the N.F.L. season]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Five goats for the N.F.L. season.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Golfer John Daly says he has been suspended for six months by PGA tour]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/31/golfer-john-daly-says-he-has-been-suspended-six-mo/sports-professional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Golfer John Daly said today that he has been suspended for six months by the PGA Tour for conduct that brought unwelcome publicity, including a night in a Winston-Salem jail to sober up.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Petty to close shop, merge with Gillett Evernham]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/9007774/Sources:-Petty-to-close-shop,-merge-with-Gillett]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As 2008 comes to an end, so will the Petty Enterprises that NASCAR fans and racers came to admire. 

Multiple sources have confirmed that after 60 seasons of stock car racing and 10 championships, America's first family of stock car racing will shut its doors and merge with the team currently known as Gillett Evernham Motorsports. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:28:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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