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		<title>What to Watch: New York Diamond League Track Meet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of Olympic gold medalists, record holders, and world champions are descending on New York&#8217;s Randall Island this weekend to square-off at the adidas Grand Prix Diamond League Meet. You can catch all the action Saturday afternoon live on NBC starting at 1pm EST. Here&#8217;s a list of marquee match-ups you won&#8217;t want to miss:&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69913&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WADA to administer 2,500 doping tests in Sochi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid the ongoing fight against steroids, the World Anti-doping Agency said Thursday it&#8217;s planning to administer a record 2,500 tests at February&#8217;s Sochi Olympics, which is roughly 350 more than at the Vancouver Winter Games four years ago. Alexei Slautin, the head of the Sochi 2014 doping control committee, told the Russian Sports Ministry&#8217;s website&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69894&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NHL and IOC still talking, schedule becoming an issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An announcement from NHL Commisioner Gary Bettman about whether players will be able to participate in the Sochi Games was expected sometime this month, but May is drawing to a close with no word yet from the league. Now Bettman&#8217;s top deputy Bill Daly is saying that talks are still ongoing between the NHL, NHLPA,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69877&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jacques Rogge praises wrestling&#8217;s recent moves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IOC&#8217;s recommendation to remove wrestling from the Olympics shocked FILA and the community, but IOC President Jacques Rogge said Thursday that he&#8217;s thinks FILA reacted well, and that last week&#8217;s meeting in Moscow, which included naming new leadership and making significant rules changes, was good for the sport. &#8220;I think they had the good&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69864&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Patrick Show: &#8220;What is Michael Phelps going to do?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve already got one great Olympic comeback story Thursday with the official return of Coach K to Team USA Basketball. But the rumors surrounding his return were short-lived, and pale in comparison to the questions about whether Michael Phelps will be back for Rio. Fort Myers NBC anchor Peter Busch, gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69794&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coach K officially returns to Team USA Basketball</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s like he never left. Mostly because he really didn&#8217;t. But Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski made his return to Team USA official at a press conference on campus in Durham Thursday. &#8220;I really thought I wasn&#8217;t going to do it,&#8221; Krzyzewski told reporters. &#8220;But now that I am doing it, I can tell you&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69779&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>USA Basketball stars excited for Coach K&#8217;s return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an eight-year-old in the early-90s, I had a mild panic attack of joy when I heard the first Dream Team was being put together for the Barcelona Games, with personal favorites Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley headlining the team. My life goal immediately became playing for Team USA some day. Which didn&#8217;t actually happen.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69751&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wu stresses education in his bid for IOC President</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amateur boxing association president C.K. Wu of Taiwan officially entered his name on the ballot for the next IOC president, becoming the fourth world sports leader to step forward with a bid. Wu made his announcement Thursday afternoon at a news conference in Taipei, saying that the goal of his time spent as the IOC&#8217;s&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69758&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Lochte thinks Phelps is coming back soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the rumors that swimming legend Michael Phelps will return to the pool for one more go at the Rio Games, he seems to be pretty content spending his first year of retirement golfing with the likes of his idol, Michael Jordan. But Phelps&#8217;s friend and top-rival Ryan Lochte said he thinks it&#8217;s just&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69734&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Confirmed: Coach K to return to USA Basketball</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending all of nine months away from his post as the men&#8217;s USA Basketball coach, Duke&#8217;s Mike Krzyzewski will return to the team through the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Games. Coach K had stepped away from the team after last summer&#8217;s London Games, but over the weekend he told SI&#8217;s Pete&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69676&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kyle Dake named SI&#8217;s College Athlete of the Year</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/kyle-dake-named-sis-college-athlete-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/kyle-dake-named-sis-college-athlete-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any American still looking for a decent reason to support the &#8220;Keep Olympic Wrestling&#8221; movement need look no further than Cornell wrestler Kyle Dake: The four time NCAA national champ who was also the only USA wrestler to score a win against Iran at last week&#8217;s &#8220;Rumble on the Rails.&#8221; And now, on top of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69666&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Lawrence Okoye at 49ers Rookie Camp</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/video-lawrence-okoye-at-49ers-rookie-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/video-lawrence-okoye-at-49ers-rookie-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scouts, analysts, and casual onlookers have had nothing but good things to say about rookie defensive end Lawrence Okoye, the British Olympian who inked a free agent deal with the team despite having never played American football. Now the rest of the world is starting to notice. Check out Bleacher Report&#8216;s look at Okoye&#8217;s early&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69646&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rogge, IOC call for more out-of-competition tests</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/jacques-rogge-ioc-call-for-more-out-of-competition-test/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/jacques-rogge-ioc-call-for-more-out-of-competition-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details from a Tuesday summit regarding the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency are scarce at best, but IOC President Jacques Rogge told the AP that the issues with drug testing are seen as qualitative rather than quantitative, and that WADA will do more unannounced out-of-competition testing of athletes in the future. &#8220;There should be&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69630&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Durant pledges $1 million to tornado relief</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/kevin-durant-pledges-1-million-to-tornado-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/kevin-durant-pledges-1-million-to-tornado-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympic gold medalist (and occasional NBA scoring champ) Kevin Durant pledged $1 million to the tornado relief effort in Oklahoma Tuesday through his Durant Family Foundation, according to an announcement from the Red Cross. &#8220;Mr. Durant’s gift and support to Okla. comes at a time of great need and we’re forever thankful for his generosity,”&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69468&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yannick Agnel to train under Bob Bowman for Rio</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/yannick-agnel-to-train-under-bob-bowman-for-rio/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/yannick-agnel-to-train-under-bob-bowman-for-rio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In news that would be much easier to report if I spoke another language, two-time London Olympics swimming champ Yannick Agnel is leaving his coach and training facility in Nice, France and will move to Baltimore to train with Michael Phelps&#8217;s longtime coach Bob Bowman. The young Frenchman announced at a press conference Tuesday that&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69440&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gabby Douglas heads back to the gym</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/gabby-douglas-gets-back-in-the-gym/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/gabby-douglas-gets-back-in-the-gym/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gabby Douglas has had a pretty great year: She won two gold medals including the all-around, was named Sportswoman of the Year and AP Athlete of the Year, wrote a book, met the President, appeared on a Wheaties Box, Vampire Diaries, and Oprah, threw out first pitches in New York and LA, and even led&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69427&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lawrence Okoye impresses in 49ers rookie camp</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/lawrence-okoye-impresses-in-49ers-rookie-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/lawrence-okoye-impresses-in-49ers-rookie-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;early word&#8221; on British discus hurler turned NFL defensive end Lawrence Okoye is good according to ESPN analyst Michael Clayton, who recently noted how Okoye impressed onlookers at San Francisco&#8217;s rookie camp last week. &#8220;Okoye might have enough pure talent for the 49ers to consider him for the active roster,&#8221; Clayton wrote in a&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69271&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Pistorius rules out racing in 2013</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/oscar-pistorius-rules-out-running-in-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/oscar-pistorius-rules-out-running-in-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even after being spotted on a high school track in April, and being cleared to race at the Paralympic Worlds, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has ruled out competitive running in 2013. Instead, he plans to focus on his upcoming murder trial. &#8220;We have decided as a team we are not talking [about] any training&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69246&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Krzyzewski considering a return to Team USA</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/krzyzewski-considering-a-return-to-team-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/20/krzyzewski-considering-a-return-to-team-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe USA Basketball CEO Jerry Colangelo isn&#8217;t satisfied with the list of willing candidates to coach the national team, or maybe Mike Krzyzewski is already getting the itch for another gold medal run, but apparently the two have been discussing the possibility of teaming up again through Rio. &#8220;There&#8217;s a chance,&#8221; Coach K told Sports&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=69228&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrestling officials implement significant rules changes at Moscow meeting</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/18/wrestling-officials-implements-significant-rules-changes-at-moscow-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/18/wrestling-officials-implements-significant-rules-changes-at-moscow-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FILA, wrestling&#8217;s governing body, is spending the weekend in Moscow cleaning house before an upcoming IOC vote will determine if they end up on the 2020 Olympics schedule. And apparently the meeting has been productive. On Saturday, acting president Nenad Lalovic, who took over after the forced resignation of president Raphael Martinetti, was officially elected&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=68832&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Phelps still not coming back. Probably.</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/michael-phelps-still-not-coming-back-probably/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/michael-phelps-still-not-coming-back-probably/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The swimming world went a little nuts Friday when NBC Fort Myers anchor Peter Busch, son of U.S. national swim team director Frank Busch, tweeted that he confirmed what many of us have hoped: Olympic champ Michael Phelps was already &#8220;planning a return to competitive swimming&#8221; after only a year or so away from the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=68163&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AIBA official makes his bid for IOC president</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/aiba-official-makes-his-bid-for-ioc-president/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/aiba-official-makes-his-bid-for-ioc-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amateur International Boxing Associating president C.K. Wu of Taiwan has also apparently thrown his hat into the ring in hopes of becoming the next IOC president when current leader Jacques Rogge&#8217;s tenure is up this September. &#8220;Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr Rogge informing him about his candidacy,&#8221; a source explained&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=67793&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian wrestling team pulls out of Sunday event</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/iranian-wrestling-team-pulls-out-of-sunday-event/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/iranian-wrestling-team-pulls-out-of-sunday-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the Iranian national wrestling team put a 6-1 whooping on the U.S. at Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Rumble on the Rails&#8221; at New York&#8217;s historic Grand Central Station, the two teams were preparing to square off again in Los Angeles Sunday as part of the &#8220;United 4 Wrestling&#8221; event to help save the sport. But USA Wrestling&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=67661&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo announces new Sochi Olympics video game</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/nintendo-announces-new-sochi-olympics-video-game/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/nintendo-announces-new-sochi-olympics-video-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to Olympic champs like Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, and Evan Lysacek all prepping for the Sochi Games next February, a couple other familiar faces are getting ready to compete as well: Mario the plumber and Sonic the hedgehog. Nintendo Global president Satoru Itawa announced Mario &#38; Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=67560&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Billy Baldwin&#8217;s plan to &#8220;Keep Olympic Wrestling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/qa-billy-baldwins-plan-to-keep-olympic-wrestling/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/qa-billy-baldwins-plan-to-keep-olympic-wrestling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many were simply mourning the IOC&#8217;s recommendation to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympics schedule, Billy Baldwin was busy doing something about it. And trust us, he went full Baldwin. Billy named himself Hollywood Point Man for the &#8220;Keep Olympic Wrestling&#8221; effort and has has asked Olympic champs, Hollywood friends, and strangers on the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66346&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baseball officials still trying to lure MLB to Olympics</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/baseball-officials-still-trying-to-lure-mlb-to-olympics/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/baseball-officials-still-trying-to-lure-mlb-to-olympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the World Baseball Softball Confederation was unceremoniously shot down by MLB commissioner Bud Selig, who said he won&#8217;t stop his season for the Games, the governing body is giving one last ditch effort to earn a spot in the Olympics before the IOC votes on its fate. Members of the WBSC met with the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66465&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sochi Medals to be revealed May 30</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/sochi-medals-to-be-revealed-may-30/</link>
		<comments>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/sochi-medals-to-be-revealed-may-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those intently waiting for the IOC to reveal the Sochi Olympics medals &#8211; and yes, we&#8217;ve received emails &#8211; you only have to hold out a couple more weeks. The medals will be unveiled by Sochi organizing CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko at the IOC&#8217;s meeting in St. Petersburg on May 30. &#8220;A record number of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66403&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: USA Wrestling&#8217;s Kyle Dake on the Dan Patrick Show</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/video-usa-wrestlings-kyle-dake-on-the-dan-patrick-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after four-time NCAA wrestling champ Kyle Dake beat Iran’s Hassan Tahmasebi at Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Rumble on the Rails&#8221; &#8211; the lone American win against the world&#8217;s top team &#8211; Dake woke to a much simpler task: taking down Dan Patrick radio show producer Paulie Pabst. Dake pinned him in eleven seconds. Check out the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66383&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Mark Ruffalo joins effort to &#8220;Keep Olympic Wrestling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/qa-mark-ruffalo-joins-effort-to-keep-olympic-wrestling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On top of all the incredible athletes wrestling at Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Rumble on the Rails,&#8221; many familiar faces showed up to the event in support of the Keep Olympic Wrestling movement, including champions like Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, and Kurt Angle, NFL hall of famer Ronnie Lott, ESPN personality Mike Golic, and Hollywood point man Billy&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66209&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Jordan Burroughs hopes the flair of events like &#8220;Rumble on the Rails&#8221; can save wrestling</title>
		<link>http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/video-jordan-burroughs-hopes-the-flair-of-events-like-rumble-on-the-rails-can-save-wrestling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Kitchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just ahead of Jordan Burroughs match against Russia&#8217;s Saba Khubetzhty, which Burroughs won to go 53-0 in his international career, the London Olympic 74kg champ chatted with NBC&#8217;s Jimmy Roberts about what events like &#8220;Rumble on the Rails&#8221; mean amid the effort to save Olympic wrestling. &#8220;Huge events like this are awesome. I think we&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympictalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=39675906&#038;post=66112&#038;subd=nbcolympictalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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