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<title>More WVU hoops scoops and a call for some common sense</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ye olde notebook: <li>If you read this space regularly, you know theres been intrigue surrounding next seasons WVU mens basketball roster.</li>
 But on Tuesday some of that intrigue was erased as the cleansing from last season continue...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>McCartneys return could be a plus for Mountaineers</title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Cleaning out a crowded notebook and a cluttered mind while trying to imagine Clint Trickett throwing passes to Ivan McCartney:<li>A month ago, whodathunkit.</li>
Thats not to say that it will happen, of course, save for West Virginia pr...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:29:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dobson settling in with Pats </title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- IF YOU knew Aaron Dobsons cell number, you dont anymore. He pulled the proverbial plug, giving you that nagging voice telling you, &quot;You have reached a number that has been changed or is no longer in service, blah, blah, blah.&...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dougsmock@wvgazette.com (Doug Smock)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:54 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>MLBs ongoing saves crisis a perfect storm</title>
<description><![CDATA[    WE ARE IN the midst of a double-pronged saves crisis in Major League Baseball, and, frankly, its keeping Couch Slouch up at night.First of all, the &quot;save rule&quot; has been under fire for years.Second of all, baseballs best closers hardly ever bl...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ (Norman Chad)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:55:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wallace carries state flag deep into NBA playoffs</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It seems to happen all the time.A significant national sports story appears. And - well, Ill be darned - theres a West Virginian in the mix.Earlier in the NBA season, Mullens native Mike DAntoni was trying to manage the mess that was t...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Filling an SC legacy; WVU hoops recruiting</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ye olde notebook:<li>South Charleston High students and graduates know all about the plight of school product Aaron Dobson, recently drafted by the NFLs New England Patriots.</li>They probably know of Robert Alexander, another school p...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:27:55 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Not all are in favor of WVU call to add golf</title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Oliver Luck has been accused of being a lot of things. Some of them arent very complimentary, either.Nearly three years into his tenure as West Virginias athletic director, Luck has attempted to turn what was once a largely mom-and-pop ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:41:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>WVUs athletic debt not as bad as expected</title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Oliver Luck is a firm believer that the financial ramifications of West Virginias entrance into the Big 12 shouldnt be viewed through the narrow prism of a one-year balance sheet. No surprise there, right. I mean, really, just the run-u...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Austins new popularity, WVU-Herd travels</title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Cleaning out a crowded notebook and a cluttered mind while wondering just how the IRS feels now about being audited itself: And then theres Tavon Austin, who also finds himself these days with the tables turned dramatically.Austin, of c...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Woeful Astros becoming a special kind of awful</title>
<description><![CDATA[    I FEEL SO bad writing about the woebegone Houston Astros today, if at all possible I will refrain from mentioning any of their players.(Why shine a harsh spotlight on those poor, anonymous souls. They are not public figures - granted, theyre on public ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ (Norman Chad)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:57:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dibo might be Huggins most intriguing signee</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- FORMER CASPER (Wyo.) College basketball standout Remi Dibo was wrestling between scholarship offers from Memphis, Washington State and West Virginia when he took a recruiting visit to Morgantown.Mountaineer assistant Erik Martin ha...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:38:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Theres still nothing like a W.Va. sports mom</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Every Mothers Day, I enjoy writing about some of the unsung heroes in our region, the sports moms of our communities. Over the years, I have learned that  there is no one quite as special as a West Virginia mom. With that in mind, ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:29:49 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Catch em while you can</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston is a town filled with sports fans. In order to get those fans off their keisters, though, athletes performing here must be elite. Alert to those fans: There are two elite athletes in the ongoing state tennis tournament.Both ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:16:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>WVU baseball has our attention </title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Dont you just have to continue to be amazed at two things regarding West Virginias baseball team.First, of course, is the teams success. That goes without saying.Get this: In the last nine years, WVUs final RPI rating averaged No. 133 (...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:06:12 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Huggins unleashes the  no heard round the state</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The conversation lasted around 30 seconds. WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins answered two questions with two words.Yet the answers spoke volumes about the immediate course of the Mountaineer hoops team.The first question had to do with ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mitch Vingle)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:24:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>No matter the height, Holton can help WVU</title>
<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Between the time he committed over the weekend and signed with West Virginia on Monday, Jonathan Holton shrank by two inches. No worries, though. Bob Huggins will take him either way.&quot;That was his mid-major height, Huggins said of ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:42:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Herd hoops looking more like an expansion team</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- AS DEANDRE Kane continues his tour of potential senior night destinations, the state of Marshall basketball just gets more curious.Before Thundering Herd coach Tom Herrion nudged the 1,496-point scorer out the door, Chris Marti...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[dougsmock@wvgazette.com (Doug Smock)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:48:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>42 shows how far weve come, how far we need to go</title>
<description><![CDATA[    MANY YEARS AGO I saw &quot;The Jackie Robinson Story&quot; starring Jackie Robinson and thought to myself, &quot;Well cast.&quot; Then last week I saw &quot;42,&quot; starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, and thought to myself, &quot;Boy, that ...]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ (Norman Chad)]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:57:07 -0400</pubDate>
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