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		<title>Tyrus Thomas breaks arm, should be on the outs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So last week, Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas broke his arm while lifting and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. And with that, Thomas&#8217; career with the Bulls is likely coming to a close. Even though this injury is not season-ending, I believe that this will be his last season in Chicago for several reasons: 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Mariotti is back!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So today I opened up the Tribune news online, and found out Mariotti is back writing for AOL Sports. Glad to see the voice of reason has returned. This is his first article, and here are the first 2 paragraphs of it: We all have our career flashpoints. Mine came in China, perhaps triggered by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sox sign Dayan Viciedo, Chris De Luca continues to show he knows nothing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So the White Sox recently signed Cuban 3B Dayan Viciedo. I have no comment on the signing. Instead I wanted to share my opinions on an article I read about the signing. If you look at this article by Chris De Luca from the Chicago Sun-Times, you&#8217;ll notice an idiotic remark from De Luca in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theimprovedmariotti.com/jay-mariotti/sox-sign-dayan-viciedo-chris-de-luca-continues-show/</link>
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		<title>Sam Smith is back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I got an email from the Chicago Bulls saying that former Chicago Tribune basketball writer Sam Smith is back writing for bulls.com. Smith was bought out at the Tribune in April. Congratulations to a wonderful basketball mind, and I look forward to reading his wonderful take on the NBA]]></description>
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		<title>Brenden Haywood undergoes wrist surgery, could miss season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After undergoing surgery on his wrist to repair a torn ligament, Washington Wizards center Brenden Haywood could miss the entire season. The team said he will will spend 2½ months in a cast before starting rehabilitation and will be out four to six months. With Gilbert Arenas out until December or January after undergoing his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Players&#039; association says teams acted in concert to not sign Bonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8212; The baseball players&#8217; union says it has found evidence teams acted in concert against signing Barry Bonds but it reached an agreement with the commissioner&#8217;s office to delay the filing of any grievance. The union expressed concern in May about the lack of offers to the home run king. Filing a grievance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowboys acquire Roy Williams, give him extension</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While Tony Romo recovers from a broken pinkie and the Dallas Cowboys have to deal with yet another suspension to Pacman Jones, owner Jerry Jones is still going strong. Yesterday, the Cowboys acquired Roy Williams and a 7th round pick in the 2009 draft from the Detroit Lions in return for 1st, 3rd, and 6th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theimprovedmariotti.com/jay-mariotti/cowboys-acquire-roy-williams-give-extension/</link>
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		<title>Pacman Jones suspended at least 4 games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: Pacman Jones will never learn. After his reinstatement following being suspended for the entire 2007 season, I thought Pacman was a changed man. I wanted to believe it. I really did. He said he never had a good support group, as no male in his family lived past age 25. He befriended Deion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Romo breaks pinkie, out 4 weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Add a broken pinkie on Tony Romo&#8217;s throwing (right) hand to the list of all the wild things that happened at the end of regulation and in overtime of Sunday&#8217;s wild Cowboys-Cardinals game. In the Cowboys loss, Sunday, it turns out that Romo broke his pinkie, and could be out for up to a month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lovie Smith is stupid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[11 seconds to go. Kyle Orton just completed a brilliant 77 yard drive, spanning 11 plays to put the Bears up by 1. It seemed like the Bears had won the game. Until the Lovie Smith decided to give the game away. The Lovetron decided to squib kick the ball on the ensuing kickoff. After [...]]]></description>
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