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			<title><![CDATA[Next generation full of talent, promise]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With players such as Lisa Leslie retiring, it's time to look at the upcoming generation of women's basketball players.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 02, 2009 03:52:28 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Milton-Jones still wants to be a part of USA Basketball]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympian DeLisha Milton-Jones wasn't among the core eight named to the U.S. women's senior national team. But the 35-year-old hopes she's not done suiting up for USA Basketball.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 19, 2009 17:29:36 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Tough decisions loom for women's USA Basketball team]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In naming eight core players for the next three years, the U.S. women's senior national team answered some questions. But the jigsaw puzzle is only beginning to be pieced together.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 18, 2009 09:22:22 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Auriemma the right choice for USA  Basketball]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As UConn's coach, Geno Auriemma faces high expectations year-round.  Which is why he is perfectly suited to take over the U.S. women's basketball team -- and long due the honor.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 15, 2009 14:38:36 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Hammon, Russia top Latvia in opener]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Becky Hammon might not know the words to the Russian anthem, but she's having no problem fitting in with her Russian teammates.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 09, 2008 13:06:32 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Fowles the next inside force for Team USA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The USA women's basketball team has relied on Lisa Leslie for years. But in Saturday's Olympic win over the Czech Republic, Sylvia Fowles proved the Americans have plenty of post depth.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 09, 2008 11:50:48 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: USA women begin quest for fourth straight gold]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lisa Leslie and the U.S. women are feeling right at home in Beijing -- and are hoping to win the fourth consecutive U.S. gold medal in women's basketball.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 08, 2008 03:29:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Smith won't follow Shock to Tulsa]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Katie Smith doesn't know yet whether her ailing back will allow her to continue playing in the WNBA. But the free agent says if she comes back, she won't suit up for Tulsa.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 03, 2009 19:47:17 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Charles all-business as UConn sets out to defend title]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tina Charles' "lighter side" didn't lend itself right away to being all-business at the required times. But the center's breakthrough moment last season helped UConn cap a 39-0 mark, something she looks to build on in her senior season.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 11, 2009 19:11:43 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It's school first for Ogwumike]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Academic-oriented sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike is a student-athlete -- in that order -- at Stanford.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 09, 2009 16:13:53 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Pondexter helps point Finals back to Phoenix]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The WNBA Finals will be decided Friday in Phoenix, and the Mercury know they have Cappie Pondexter -- who played terrific in both games in Indiana -- to thank for extending the series.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 09, 2009 03:48:57 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Catchings' hoop dream put on hold again]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The WNBA Finals have come and gone, and Tamika Catchings still hasn't won the one thing she still wants most in basketball: a WNBA championship.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 09, 2009 18:41:31 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Season of ups and downs ends on high note for Taurasi]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It hasn't been a perfect summer for Diana Taurasi. But the postseason couldn't have been better, as the WNBA Finals MVP added a second league title to her jam-packed trophy case.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 09, 2009 19:00:33 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Phoenix puts finishing touch on fantastic Finals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Phoenix will be remembered as the 2009 champion, but two great teams wrapped up one great WNBA Finals on Friday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 09, 2009 18:52:39 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Finals feature Aussie influence]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tully Bevilaqua and Penny Taylor are making sure the WNBA Finals feature an Australian influence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 07, 2009 07:01:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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