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			<title><![CDATA[Bilas: Top college hoops conferences for '09-'10]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...in the nation. With four teams among the Elite Eight in UConn (Final Four), Villanova (Final Four), Pittsburgh (Elite Eight) and Louisville (Elite Eight), five among the Sweet 16 (Syracuse) and six reaching the second...]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 08, 2009 05:07:20 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plenty of reasons to like this draft class]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom has been that this is a weak NBA draft, and I do not necessarily disagree with that line of thinking.  This draft does not hav...]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 23, 2009 05:05:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What I'll remember from this season]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Every season produces lasting memories, and 2009 produced some great ones.  Here is what I will remember about the 2009 college basketball season.

I ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 09, 2009 05:37:30 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Breaking down the Huskies and Spartans]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...by necessity, to increase production. This is a tough team. UConn has lost only four games (Georgetown, Pittsburgh twice and Syracuse in six overtimes) and has played better and better down the stretch. In its...]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 03, 2009 09:53:50 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thoughts on the Final Four]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...really big deals, and not taken for granted by most of the "big shots." When Villanova outlasted Pittsburgh, the senior class of the Wildcats called former Villanova star Ed Pinckney to say thank you, and...]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 30, 2009 11:03:12 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thoughts from Saturday's Elite Eight action]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[&#8226; I was really impressed with Missouri and how hard and together the Tigers play. After a trip to Canada in August and after spending the entire...]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 29, 2009 07:12:06 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The best of the best from the first weekend]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...postseason. Aldrich is a big-time player. Best Clutch Performance: Tie -- Ronald Moore (Siena) and Sam Young (Pittsburgh) Moore had not done much scoring before he hit two huge shots against Ohio State, one at...]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 22, 2009 21:03:04 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thinking about the first round -- and Saint Mary's]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[American Guts:  American guards Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr are barely tall enough to get on the rides at Disney World, but they played with grea...]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 20, 2009 12:03:46 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big Ten games can be hard to watch]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts for the week:

&#8226;	I really enjoy watching the contrast in styles when Northwestern and Michigan play other teams in the Big Ten or ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 15, 2009 12:09:56 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flying elbows out of control]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I cannot get over the number of purposeful and intentional elbows that have been thrown this season. Swinging an elbow is not toughness; it is not com...]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 08, 2009 14:04:40 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Six-pack of championship contenders]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With less than a month to go until March Madness, it's time to break down just who are the real contenders for the national championship, and who are the pretenders.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 05, 2009 10:41:17 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Not all flagrant fouls are created equal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Much has been made of Michigan players being ejected in two straight games for flagrant fouls on excessive swinging of elbows. Well, here is my judgme...]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 03, 2009 09:47:44 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Defenders that deserve to be recognized]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The National Defensive Player of the Year is a difficult honor to assess. Some defenders put great pressure on the ball without getting steals, and so...]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 27, 2009 10:24:33 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Midseason Meritocracy All-Americans]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Set aside the projections and prognostications. Based on merit alone, here are the best players in the country so far this season.]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 15, 2009 08:58:14 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thank goodness college hoops decides its champion on the court and not in the polls]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nothing generates more discussion, frustration and anger than a Top 25 poll. Everybody with a pen has a power ranking or poll, but there is very littl...]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 13, 2009 11:55:56 PST EST</pubDate>
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