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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: The mailbag returns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After a four-month absence, the Sports Guy's Mailbag makes a triumphant return.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: The forgotten pioneer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You probably remember Elgin Baylor as a bad GM in a goofy sweater. Bill Simmons explains why you should remember as a transcendent player who revolutionized basketball.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Fixing fantasy basketball]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NBA fantasy has never quite worked for me. So I fixed it.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:32:15 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Week 5 picks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[From IHOP to fantasy grudges, Bill Simmons offers a few additional matchups in his Week 5 picks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg Oden and Kevin Durant]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Are Greg Oden and Kevin Durant tailor-made for stardom? Let the Sports Guy tell you how they will measure up]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:06:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OTL: Manny Being Manipulated]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Why was the most intriguing figure of the 2008 postseason shown the door in Boston? Bill Simmons fingers the real villain.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:51:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: New sports rules in honor of Bill Maher]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rules are meant to be broken. Except mine, which should last into eternity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: The facts on fantasy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons is basking in the golden era of fantasy football while preparing to make his Week 3 picks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Flicking the power switch]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons compiles his first NFL Power Poll of the season and finds the league is more wide-open than ever.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: The Redeem Team's victory was one for the ages, even if no one saw it]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is it a classic if no one is watching? Guess you'll have to take my word for it.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Gone in eight minutes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After Tom Brady's injury, the Sports Guy is proclaiming the 2008 Patriots' season officially over. The readers try to ease his pain.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: NFL reshuffles the deck for 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons says you can't even attempt to preview an NFL season anymore, but he still has a few predictions to throw out there.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Going to the no-huddle for Week 2]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[For the first (and probably last) time, Bill Simmons takes a rambling approach to his weekly NFL picks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: A Real Downer?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[When your team takes you to the top, is there anywhere to go but down?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Draft Diary XII, a twin killing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As he chronicled every moment for his annual NBA draft diary, the Sports Guy developed a new fascination with the Lopez brothers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Notes from a good ol' fashioned Garden party]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons is walking on air after the obliteration of the Lakers and the celebration in the streets of Boston.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Closing time]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the NBA Finals return to Boston, Bill Simmons isn't quite sure if Boston has the moxie to seal the franchise's 17th title.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Tennis hasn't changed but we have]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wimbledon? I wouldn't miss it. And I don't mean that in a good way.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:16:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Just call it The Comeback Game]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You want to see some wild mood swings? Just follow Bill Simmons' running diary for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: You want answers? I think you're entitled]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is KG getting enough sleep? Are the L.A. fans awake? Who has the upper hand now in the NBA Finals? The Sports Guy has all the answers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: C's and the city: Both looking very good
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<description><![CDATA[Like the city of Boston itself, the Celtics are back and rejuvenated. But Kobe still looms large.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Piercing silence]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[When Paul Pierce went down, Bill Simmons thought the NBA Finals were over -- but the truth had yet to be told in Game 1.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: The '08 Finals, by the book]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons hasn't eaten a full meal in four days. Jack Nicholson is dropping $35,000 on a single ticket. Yep, it's time for the Sports Guy's preview of the 2008 NBA Finals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Coasting toward the Finals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a home-and-home series of NBA playoff action, Bill Simmons sized up the Lakers and their Eastern Conference counterparts. His assessment won't be popular in Detroit and Boston.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Rambling toward the summer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons offers his thoughts on everything from the Suns, Tom Brady and Lester's no-no to "Iron Man" and "The Hills."]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sports Guy: How clutch is Kevin Garnett?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Let's play word association: KG. Warrior? Sure. 2008 MVP? Maybe. Clutch? Eh.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:03:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Ubuntu's ugly side]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What will Doc Rivers say to pump up the Celtics before Game 5? Bill Simmons has the plain and painful truth of the pep talk.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 06:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sports Guy: The Mailbag is Back!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The mailbag returns!]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 10:16:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Farewell to the S.S.O.L.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With the Suns' first-round flop, Bill Simmons bids farewell to the Seven Seconds or Less Era in Phoenix.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 11:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: An &#252;ber editon of The Links]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After a few weeks on the road, Bill Simmons delivers an &#252;ber editon of The Links.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: An uber editon of the links]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After a few weeks on the road, Bill Simmons delivers an uber editon of the links.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Awards for 'Rajon the Late Bloomer' and others]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons hands out his awards from the first week of the NBA playoffs, starting with the remarkable emergence of Rajon Rondo.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:22:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Simmons on dream match-ups for the NBA Playoffs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What 10 series would Sports Guy MOST like to see in the playoffs?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: Some old emotions are Bruin]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons has said for a long time that the NHL is dead to him. But the thrilling Bruins-Habs series is stirring old memories of Guy Lafleur, a bloody sofa and a 9-year-old's tears.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: NBA MVP breakdown, Part II]]></title>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080416&amp;campaign=rsssrch&amp;source=bill_simmons</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[In Part II of his NBA MVP countdown, Bill Simmons unveils his pick in the tightest race in decades.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: NBA MVP breakdown, Part I]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[From worst to first, Bill Simmons determines the NBA MVP in the tightest race in decades.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking at Bonds' legacy]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[ESPN.com]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[The biggest sports story of 2007 didn't end happily.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Rockin' and chalkin' with The Links]]></title>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080408&amp;campaign=rsssrch&amp;source=bill_simmons</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Before passing along his recommended reading, the Sports Guy offers his thoughts on the Kansas-Memphis title game.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Love letters to NBA fans]]></title>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080404&amp;campaign=rsssrch&amp;source=bill_simmons</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Never fear, pro basketball loyalists! The Sports Guy is back with a mammoth mailbag dedicated to the association.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Another Boston breakdown]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[As the '08 Celtics prepare for the postseason, the Sports Guy compares them to the famed 1986 squad.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:49:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: The links ... with an all new format]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons offers a new batch of recommended links in a format that's even more reader-friendly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: A Webb of intrigue]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[As he retires from the NBA, Chris Webber ends a career that can be summed up in two words: What if?]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons: The NBA's wild west]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons finally decides to chime in on the NBA's crazy Western Conference and how the rest of the season will play out.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tourney thoughts, a little O.J. and the Lopez twins]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[ESPN.com]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[I spent the weekend lounging around the Sports Guy Mansion, watching college basketball and waiting for the Milwaukee Bucks to contact me about their suddenly vacant GM job. You're not going to believ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:22:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: A lot to Love]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2 columnist]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[From the tradition to the system, Bill Simmons loves everything about UCLA. That's why the Bruins are getting his NCAA kiss of death.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Gal: NCAA picks ... from a real expert]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Turning his column over to the Sports Gal]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Turning his column over to the Sports Gal]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[After whipping her husband during the NFL season, the Sports Gal checks in with her picks for the NCAA tourney.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:38:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sports Guy: Another large side order of links]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons, Page 2]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[Page 2]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Simmons passes along another big batch of links and attempts to raise some more money for a good cause.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Weeping for the future of sports movies]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Simmons]]></dc:creator>
<dc:source><![CDATA[ESPN.com]]></dc:source>
<description><![CDATA[I just saw Semi-Pro and the future of sports movies. Both kinda suck.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:37:00 PDT</pubDate>
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