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            <title><![CDATA[Stanley Cup finals offer something for everyone]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexington's Ciuffo picked in first round of MLB draft]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian McConchie]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gamecock baseball signee and former Lexington High School standout Nick Ciuffo was chosen 21st overall by Tampa Bay in the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday night.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bradley hits first home run, impressing in second big-league stint]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian McConchie]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Gamecock standout Jackie Bradley, Jr. hit his first career home run and finished with three RBIs, as the Boston Red Sox set season highs for hits and runs in a 17-5 rout of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lattimore signs with 49ers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore signed a four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Gamecock Patrick DiMarco signed by Falcons]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Gamecock Patrick DiMarco was signed by the Atlanta Falcons this week.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former SC running back Lattimore to push Medicaid]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore will work with a Medicaid program in the state to encourage those between the ages of 17 and 21 to visit their doctors for checkups.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Harvick wins wild Coca-Cola 600]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kevin Harvick pulled away from Kasey Kahne on a restart with 11 laps left to win the Coca-Cola 600 for the second time in three seasons, a race stopped nearly 30 minutes Sunday night when a TV camera support rope snapped.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fans injured in bizarre incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Charlotte Motor Speedway says 10 fans were injured Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 and three were taken to the hospital when a nylon rope supporting a FOX Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands on to the track surface.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NASCAR panel upholds RCR penalties]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A NASCAR appeals panel has upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who were also criminally charged for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr. at Richmond last month.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Defending series champ hopes Charlotte gets him in gear]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear that out.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole, sets track record]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sergio Garcia apologizes for fried chicken comment about Tiger Woods]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods says Garcia's 'fried chicken' remark was hurtful and it's time to move on.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Johnson wins record fourth all-star race]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenseth powers past Busch to capture Darlington]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Bojangles Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing.]]></description>
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