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  <title>Predicting the next sports headlines</title>
  <published-at type="datetime">2007-11-20T10:25:00-05:00</published-at>
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        <body>Sports media agree to obtain written affidavits from sources before printing stories.</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T20:58:45-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>Hmm hiring Norv to be the Pats coach for the last 6 games...great idea.</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T17:48:53-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>10. Jesse Jackson admits Barry Bonds deserves punishment.
 9. Coach of 12-1 college team honors contract....stays at university.
 8. University of 1-11 college team honors coaches contract...doesn't fire  him.
 7.NCAA decrees that one-loss teams can't win national championship if there are undefeated teams left.
 6.Travis Henry declares for NBA Draft.
 5. Gophers and Timberwolves play to see who's better.
 4. Don Imus named commentator for Rutgers women's basketball team.
 3. Mark McGwire declines radio gig with New England....says he's not here to talk about the pats.
 2. Heisman voters decide to actually vote for the best player.
 1. Cubs win World Series</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:36:28-05:00</created-at>
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          <display-name>JMac39 - Major Hit &amp;amp; Run</display-name>
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        <body>SG - I know its a real headline, it's just so unbelivable i thought it would fit here.</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:33:20-05:00</created-at>
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          <display-name>DJ C - Pete 3:16</display-name>
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        <body>Jennifer - How do you know how big Pete's tuna is?  Is he at least giving a free copy of his newsletter?</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:32:36-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>KS - You almost got me in trouble at work with your SW reference.  One of my co-workers had to ask why I was laughing so hard.</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:31:58-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>I'm going to start calling Pete, &amp;quot;Big Tuna&amp;quot;.</body>
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        <body>Nice, Mark - there's a picture...  Don't know much about the &amp;quot;sport&amp;quot;, but wouldn't timing be somewhat of an issue for NASCAR?</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:31:17-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>Yeah, I saw it SG. The little man is getting some nice stuff said about him. Hopefully, the gimpy ankle will hold up on Saturday.</body>
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        <created-at>2007-11-20T13:29:25-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>Bond's abormal growth definitively linked to a naturally occuring genetic condition. 

A-Rod revealed to be straight.</body>
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  <body>&lt;p&gt;Just when it seems one has this whole sports thing figured out, along comes a headline like &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Vick&lt;/strong&gt; reports to prison early&amp;quot; to throw everything off-kilter. Here are the 10 Spot, we don&amp;#39;t want to get caught short again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instead, let&amp;#39;s try to stay one step ahead by predicting some upcoming headlines. And who&amp;#39;s to say that any of these are less likely than Vick surrendering before he&amp;#39;s even sentenced?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kansas-Missouri winner declines unlucky No. 2 ranking&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;His bluff called, &lt;strong&gt;A-Rod&lt;/strong&gt; refuses to actually trade his three MVPs for one of &lt;strong&gt;Derek Jeter&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#39;s World Series rings&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;NFL investigates all 32 teams for paying &amp;#39;bounties&amp;#39; by offering higher salaries to players who achieve specific performance goals&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Alabama fans livid at &lt;strong&gt;Nick Saban&lt;/strong&gt; for comparing La.-Monroe loss to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor rather than a true &amp;#39;catastrophic event&amp;#39; like the death of &lt;strong&gt;Bear Bryant&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Sports columnists mark Thanksgiving in one of two ways&amp;nbsp;-- with the &amp;#39;What I&amp;#39;m thankful for&amp;#39; ode or the &amp;#39;Turkeys of sports world&amp;#39; screed&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Media politely honors &lt;strong&gt;Les Miles&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#39; request to stop asking about the Michigan job for the next six weeks&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Placid Knicks run off winning streak&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Just to raise the level of difficulty, Patriots hire &lt;strong&gt;Norv Turner&lt;/strong&gt; to coach final six games&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;O.J. Mayo&lt;/strong&gt; attends a second-semester class&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Dolphins win&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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