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	<title>Ross Rebagliati wants to get high</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/ross-rebagliati-wants-to-get-high/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/ross-rebagliati-wants-to-get-high/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/10/25/ross_rebagliati_wants_to_get_high.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Ross Rebagliati wants to get high" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Stoner snowboarder is running for Parliament. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 10/25/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/olympics/"&gt;Olympics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>NFL Power Ranks: Week 2</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/nfl-power-ranks-week-2/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/nfl-power-ranks-week-2/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/09/23/nfl_power_ranks_week_2.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="NFL Power Ranks: Week 2" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In the completely unbiased Victoria Times NFL computer rankings, a surprise team is #1 this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 9/23/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/san_francisco_49ers/"&gt;San Francisco 49ers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/super_bowl/"&gt;Super Bowl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/frank_gore/"&gt;Frank Gore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/mike_singletary/"&gt;Mike Singletary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/patrick_willis/"&gt;Patrick Willis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/brett_favre/"&gt;Brett Favre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>San Francisco 49ers</category>
	
		<category>Super Bowl</category>
	
		<category>Frank Gore</category>
	
		<category>Mike Singletary</category>
	
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	<title>Apparently, Oregon&#39;s mommy couldn&#39;t help get them dressed on Saturday</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/apparently-oregon-s-mommy-couldn-t-help-get-them/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/apparently-oregon-s-mommy-couldn-t-help-get-them/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/09/22/apparently_oregon_s_mommy_couldn_t_help_get_them.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Apparently, Oregon&#39;s mommy couldn&#39;t help get them dressed on Saturday" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Oregon has a plethora of obnoxious uniforms, but until last weekend, at least they tried to match them&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 9/23/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/"&gt;NCAA Football&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/oregon_ducks/"&gt;Oregon Ducks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/nike/"&gt;Nike&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/minnesota_golden_gophers/"&gt;Minnesota Golden Gophers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
	
		<category>NCAA Football</category>
	
	
		<category>Oregon Ducks</category>
	
		<category>Nike</category>
	
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	<title>Crappy players are always crappy, even against the Twins</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/crappy-players-are-always-crappy-even-against-the/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/crappy-players-are-always-crappy-even-against-the/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/09/18/crappy_players_are_always_crappy_even_against_the.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Crappy players are always crappy, even against the Twins" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Just because it seems like a bad player always seems ot kill you, it doesn&#39;t mean he does.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 9/19/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/"&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/marco_scutaro/"&gt;Marco Scutaro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adam_kennedy/"&gt;Adam Kennedy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/luis_castillo/"&gt;Luis Castillo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bartlett/"&gt;Jason Bartlett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/nick_punto/"&gt;Nick Punto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
	
		<category>MLB</category>
	
	
		<category>Minnesota Twins</category>
	
		<category>Marco Scutaro</category>
	
		<category>Adam Kennedy</category>
	
		<category>Luis Castillo</category>
	
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	<title>Why I hate the Vikings</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/why_i_hate_the_vikings/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/why_i_hate_the_vikings/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/08/25/why_i_hate_the_vikings.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Why I hate the Vikings" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I used to love the Vikings, but now I have an unreasonable hatred for that team&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 8/25/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/minnesota_vikings/"&gt;Minnesota Vikings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/indianapolis_colts/"&gt;Indianapolis Colts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/brad_johnson/"&gt;Brad Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/san_diego_chargers/"&gt;San Diego Chargers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/pittsburgh_steelers/"&gt;Pittsburgh Steelers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/drew_brees/"&gt;Drew Brees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Minnesota Vikings</category>
	
		<category>Indianapolis Colts</category>
	
		<category>Brad Johnson</category>
	
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	<title>Welcome to the Deadline</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/welcome_to_the_deadline/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/welcome_to_the_deadline/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/07/31/welcome_to_the_deadline.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Welcome to the Deadline" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Everyone loves a live blog&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 7/31/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/orlando_cabrera/"&gt;Orlando Cabrera&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/bill_smith/"&gt;Bill Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/"&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Orlando Cabrera</category>
	
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	<title>I&#39;m obliged to comment on this</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/i_m_obliged_to_comment_on_this/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/i_m_obliged_to_comment_on_this/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/06/30/i_m_obliged_to_comment_on_this.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="I&#39;m obliged to comment on this" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Oregon has new uniforms. I still don&#39;t really like them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 6/30/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/"&gt;NCAA Football&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/anaheim_mighty_ducks/"&gt;Anaheim Ducks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/oregon_ducks/"&gt;Oregon Ducks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/nike/"&gt;Nike&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/southern_california_trojans/"&gt;Southern California Trojans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>I don&#39;t know why this happens</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/i_don_t_know_why_this_happens/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/i_don_t_know_why_this_happens/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/05/26/i_don_t_know_why_this_happens.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="I don&#39;t know why this happens" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Notre Dame can suck it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 5/27/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/"&gt;NCAA Football&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/notre_dame_fighting_irish/"&gt;Notre Dame Fighting Irish&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/purdue_boilermakers/"&gt;Purdue Boilermakers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/syracuse_orange/"&gt;Syracuse Orange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 05:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Position in the Spotlight: Oakland</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/position_in_the_spotlight_oakland/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/position_in_the_spotlight_oakland/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/05/25/position_in_the_spotlight_oakland.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Position in the Spotlight: Oakland" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The position in the spotlight feature continues, taking a look at the city of Oakland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 5/26/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/oakland_raiders/"&gt;Oakland Raiders&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/oakland_athletics/"&gt;Oakland Athletics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/super_bowl/"&gt;Super Bowl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/al_davis/"&gt;Al Davis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/john_madden/"&gt;John Madden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/jon_gruden/"&gt;Jon Gruden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 03:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Oakland Raiders</category>
	
		<category>Oakland Athletics</category>
	
		<category>Super Bowl</category>
	
		<category>Al Davis</category>
	
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	<title>Position in the Spotlight: North Carolina</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/position_in_the_spotlight_north_carolina/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/position_in_the_spotlight_north_carolina/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/05/18/position_in_the_spotlight_north_carolina.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Position in the Spotlight: North Carolina" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Position in the Spotlight feature at the Victoria Times continues, with North Carolina the location explored...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 5/18/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_basketball/"&gt;NCAA Basketball&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/north_carolina_tar_heels/"&gt;North Carolina Tar Heels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_basketball/mike_krzyzewski/"&gt;Mike Krzyzewski&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/national_teams/usa/"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/carolina_panthers/"&gt;Carolina Panthers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/carolina_hurricanes/"&gt;Carolina Hurricanes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/charlotte_bobcats/"&gt;Charlotte Bobcats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
	
		<category>NCAA Basketball</category>
	
	
		<category>North Carolina Tar Heels</category>
	
		<category>Mike Krzyzewski</category>
	
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	<title>Our bullpen features this guy?</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/our_bullpen_features_this_guy/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/our_bullpen_features_this_guy/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/04/23/our_bullpen_features_this_guy.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Our bullpen features this guy?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;R.A. Dickey sucks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 4/23/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ra_dickey/"&gt;R.A. Dickey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/"&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chris_jakubauskas/"&gt;Chris Jakubauskas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>R.A. Dickey</category>
	
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	<title>Twins fans hate Delmon Young</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/twins_fans_hate_delmon_young/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/twins_fans_hate_delmon_young/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/04/08/twins_fans_hate_delmon_young.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Twins fans hate Delmon Young" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Twins fans hating on Delmon Young, because apparently they enjoy having a terrible offense&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 4/8/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/"&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/delmon_young/"&gt;Delmon Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/johan_santana/"&gt;Johan Santana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/yuniesky_betancourt/"&gt;Yuniesky Betancourt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/wladimir_balentien/"&gt;Wladimir Balentien&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/brendan_morrow/"&gt;Brendan Morrow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Minnesota Twins</category>
	
		<category>Delmon Young</category>
	
		<category>Johan Santana</category>
	
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	<title>The Twins opening day lineup</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_twins_opening_day_lineup/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_twins_opening_day_lineup/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/04/06/the_twins_opening_day_lineup.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Twins opening day lineup" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A look at the Twins&#39; opening day batting lineup, for better or worse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 4/7/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/"&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ron_gardenhire/"&gt;Ron Gardenhire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_mauer/"&gt;Joe Mauer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/nick_punto/"&gt;Nick Punto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_gomez/"&gt;Carlos Gomez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_crede/"&gt;Joe Crede&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The Big Ten deserves all the hype it can get</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_big_ten_deserves_all_the_hype_it_can_get/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_big_ten_deserves_all_the_hype_it_can_get/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/28/the_big_ten_deserves_all_the_hype_it_can_get.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Big Ten deserves all the hype it can get" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  It&#39;s not often that I take issue with a particular piece written by someone else (usually it&#39;s their work as a whole, like with Jim Souhan), however Ken Davis&#39; assessment of the Big Ten conference raised my dander a little bit. He asserts that the Big Ten doesn&#39;t deserve the hype, nor do they&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/28/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_basketball/"&gt;NCAA Basketball&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa/michigan_wolverines/"&gt;Michigan Wolverines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Links of the Day 2/28/09</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_28_09/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_28_09/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/28/links_of_the_day_2_28_09.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Links of the Day 2/28/09" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is a few days old, but this is EXACTLY what I don&#39;t like about Nick Punto. I&#39;m done trying to figure out the Big Ten . My dreams are dashed as Albert Haynesworth doesn&#39;t sign with the Colts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/28/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/nick_punto/"&gt;Nick Punto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/albert_haynesworth/"&gt;Albert Haynesworth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/indianapolis_colts/"&gt;Indianapolis Colts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Nick Punto</category>
	
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	<title>The Boras technique</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_boras_technique/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_boras_technique/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/27/the_boras_technique.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Boras technique" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  Team: We can&#39;t go any higher than 15 million for 4 years. Boras. No lower than 30 million for 5. Team: 20 for 4. Boras: 30 for 5. Team: Fine, you clearly have better offers elsewhere. Team 2: 30 for 5? Absolutely not. 15 for 4. Team 3: Not on your life. Boras: All right Team 1, I&#39;m back. 30&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/27/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_boras/"&gt;Scott Boras&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Links of the Day 2/2709</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_2709/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_2709/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/27/links_of_the_day_2_2709.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Links of the Day 2/2709" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bad news for the Phillies&#39; Scott Eyre , who is stuck amid the Stafford financial scandal. Nice work, Mississppi . Apparently the nation&#39;s capital hates Pittsburgh . Who knew?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/27/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_eyre/"&gt;Scott Eyre&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/matthew_stafford/"&gt;Matthew Stafford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Links of the Day 2/26/09</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_26_09/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/links_of_the_day_2_26_09/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/26/links_of_the_day_2_26_09.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Links of the Day 2/26/09" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Oh... uh... TMI . The Toronto Maple Leafs are bad at EVERYTHING . Oh, like we didn&#39;t already know that Omar Vizquel had quick hands .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/26/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/toronto_maple_leafs/"&gt;Toronto Maple Leafs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/omar_vizquel/"&gt;Omar Vizquel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Toronto Maple Leafs</category>
	
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	<title>Sportsmanship</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/sportsmanship_1/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/sportsmanship_1/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/26/sportsmanship_1.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Sportsmanship" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;There&#39;s a lot of pain in  this story, but there is a good side. Short story: two high school rival teams--schools about 2 1/2 hour drive between them. One team goes to play against the other in a scheduled game, but the mother of the captain of the home team died that afternoon. The game was&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/26/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/"&gt;NHL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>It&#39;s slow times...</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/it_s_slow_times/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/it_s_slow_times/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/25/it_s_slow_times.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="It&#39;s slow times..." style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  A real conversation between Steve and I tonight. Ryan: Any post ideas for me tonight? Steve: It&#39;s slow times. There were some Spring  Training games today. Ryan: Yeah... February sucks . (Also, the Twins have Luis Matos?!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;VicTimes posted 2/26/2009 from victoriatimes.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/"&gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/luis_matos/"&gt;Luis Matos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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