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		<title>A Thunderous Mistake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler In sports, much like life, we must enjoy the now. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. The Oklahoma City Thunder have learned that the hard way. Just a year ago they were setting fire to the Western Conference on route to the NBA Finals. Their young core nucleus of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1127&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And That&#8217;s How We Met The Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 05:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler After eight long and mostly miserable years, Ted Mosby’s plight is finally over. Well not exactly. But after eight long and mostly enjoyable seasons of television, we’ve finally met the mother. The season finale of How I Met Your Mother provided us with the biggest clue yet into our lovable loser’s future [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1122&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Better Now Than Never</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler Earlier today NBA journeyman Jason Collins became the first openly gay male athlete in major North American sports. Upon hearing the news he has decided to share with the world I couldn’t help but feel a sense of joy. Be who you are Jason. In a brave and articulate essay featured in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1114&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mamba Down &amp; Out</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2013/04/16/mamba-down-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler Earlier this season Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban publically suggested that given the new financial landscape of the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers would be better off in the long run if they amnestied Kobe Bryant. Bryant promptly responding by pouring in 38 points during a 103 – 99 victory over Cuban’s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1106&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All Is Forgiven (For Now)</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2013/04/09/all-is-forgiven-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler Okay we forgive you NCAA. For one night we forgot about the poor play all season, the poorer officiating throughout the tournament and even the scandals that seem to be popping up on a daily basis. For one night we simply cherished the competitive spirit displayed by both the Michigan Wolverines and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1096&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Return</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2013/03/26/the-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler Long absences from performing one’s craft can be taxing on anyone’s psyche. Self-doubt begins to creep in, external doubt pours in like the Titanic taking on water. Maybe the passion is gone, the potential maximized. Perhaps it’s simply been too long to fully regain what once was. You may have noticed it [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1088&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The NFL Owns You</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2012/09/25/the-nfl-owns-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tyler Curtis It should be the culmination of a disastrous three weeks. It should be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The final play of the Seahawks/Packers Monday Night game should be the play that ends the labor dispute between the NFL and its officials. The fans know this, the players and coaches [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1083&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Season Preview</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2012/09/02/nfc-season-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Travis Wingfield Children are back in school, the preseason has concluded and everyone’s favorite time of year has returned. As the temperature begins to cool, the days become shorter and Sunday’s become temporarily pre-occupied, the National Football League is set to make its return. Like America’s greatest game, my commentary has been in hibernation [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1078&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Long Live The King</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2012/08/27/long-live-the-king/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler Once every so often an athlete becomes the beating heart of a city. The city goes as the athlete goes. For the city of Seattle those athletes come around less often than most. Not since a certain free-swinging, backwards-hat wearing kid was patrolling the gaps of the Kingdome has a Seattle Mariner [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1073&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Lakers Get Their Man</title>
		<link>http://thebleacherbeat.com/2012/08/13/the-lakers-get-their-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zach Beehler In professional sports things tend to work out for the most storied franchises, with a few notable exceptions. (See: Chicago Cubs, New York Knicks, Washington Redskins) Nothing exemplifies that fact more than the year the Los Angeles Lakers are having. Just eight months ago the team and its fans were reeling from [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebleacherbeat.com&#038;blog=26040942&#038;post=1063&#038;subd=thebleacherbeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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