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<title>A look at bad stadium deals through the ages</title>
<description><![CDATA[    IN YET ANOTHER snub to Couch Slouchs &quot;No More Stadiums, With or Without Tax Subsidies&quot; Tour, the state of Minnesota - the premiere serial subsidizer of the 21st century - is publicly funding an almost $1 billion football facility.Touchdown, h...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[ (Norman Chad)]]>
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Sun, 20 May 2012 22:07:10 -0400
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<title>Gazette state baseball ratings -- May 20</title>
<description><![CDATA[    State high school baseball ratings by the Gazette sports staff. Most records through Saturdays games. Updated records accepted by e-mail (<a href="mailto:rickryan@wvgazette.com">rickryan@wvgazette.com</a>) or voice mail (304-348-5175). Teams are encour...]]></description>
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<title>State tourney berth at stake for Valley, Pocahontas County</title>
<description><![CDATA[For the most part, the Pocahontas County baseball team usually gets what it needs from its starting pitching, but unfortunately it cant say the same about its offense lately.The Warriors (15-11) hope for a consistent hitting performance as they travel to V...]]></description>
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<title>Hamilton, NBA playoffs and wrapping up state track</title>
<description><![CDATA[    THE RECENT basketball signing of small forward Ryan Taylor is not just good news from the standpoint of Marshalls future, but its a good commentary on the Thundering Herds past.It is great to see coaching career of former MU point guard A.W. Hamilton d...]]></description>
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Sun, 20 May 2012 22:11:17 -0400
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<title>Buffalo back to defend softball title</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now that all the hard work has paid off, its time to make the season special.Thats exactly what 12 teams will be shooting for when the double-elimination state tournament begins its two-day run Wednesday at Jackson Park in Vienna. (See Page 2B for pairings...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[tatkinson@wvgazette.com (Tommy R. Atkinson)]]>
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Sun, 20 May 2012 22:12:01 -0400
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<title>No surprises here</title>
<description><![CDATA[No secrets await the combatants today when Poca visits Herbert Hoover in a Class AA Region 4 semifinal.The Cardinal Conference rivals and state-ranked squads have met twice previously this season, and each time both teams threw their ace pitcher - the same...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[rickryan@wvgazette.com (Rick Ryan)]]>
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Sun, 20 May 2012 22:18:18 -0400
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<title>Record-breaking finale</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Such a rousing, record-breaking show was the 95th state track meet that it almost left you begging for more.Heres just a snippet of what was accomplished as the weekend event wrapped up under warm, sunny skies at Laidley Field: <li>A whopping total of ...]]></description>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:11:27 -0400
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<title>Capital Punishment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sports documentaries are very much the rage and, as Beckley native John Meadows sees it, the Charleston Distance Run fills the bill as ideal subject matter.The race has been a Labor Day Weekend fixture on the streets of Charleston since 1973, and its the n...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[sports@wvgazette.com (Mike Whiteford)]]>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:14:11 -0400
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<title>State track notebook: Godwin crammed a lot of wins into a short time</title>
<description><![CDATA[Emily Godwin isnt the only athlete to win four individual championships at one state track meet, but she just might have done it in the shortest amount of time.At 11 a.m. Saturday, the Buckhannon-Upshur junior began the girls Class AAA long jump, getting h...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[dougsmock@wvgazette.com (Doug Smock)]]>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:16:47 -0400
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<title>Van Zant out as WVU baseball coach</title>
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<![CDATA[dphickman1@aol.com (Dave Hickman)]]>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 17:23:41 -0400
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<title>Five-run eighth inning carries Greenville past Power 7-3</title>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:37:03 -0400
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<title>State track meet -- Complete results</title>
<description><![CDATA[    At Laidley FieldBOYSClass AAATeam standings1. Jefferson 100, 2. Cabell Midland 59, 3. Wheeling Park 53, 4. Woodrow Wilson 42, 5. Elkins 39, 6. Winfield 361/2, 7. Martinsburg 312/5, 8. Hurricane 31, 9. Bridgeport 18, 9. Parkersburg 18, 11. Greenbrier Ea...]]></description>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:12:14 -0400
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<title>Area roundup: Herd wraps up baseball season with 10-0 win at Tulane</title>
<description><![CDATA[Alfredo Brito drove in three runs as Marshall closed out its baseball season with a 10-0 win over Tulane Saturday in New Orleans. Isaac Ballou went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Herd (17-7, 5-19 Conference USA), while Nathan Gomez went 3-for-5...]]></description>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:16:02 -0400
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<title>Prep baseball regional glance -- May 19</title>
<description><![CDATA[    HIGH SCHOOLRegional tournament glanceClass AAAAll semifinals Tuesday, finals May 24Region 1<li>Semifinals: University (14-16) at John Marshall (22-15), 5 p.m.; East Fairmont (14-16) at Fairmont Senior (26-7)</li>
 Region 2<li>Semifinals: Musselman (25-...]]></description>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:12:54 -0400
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<title>Records tumble on first day at state track meet</title>
<description><![CDATA[The strategizing is heating up and the records are falling at the 95th state track meet.In an effort to catch up to two-time defending Class AAA champion Jefferson, Cabell Midland tinkered with the lineup of ace distance runner Jacob Burcham Friday as the ...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[rickryan@wvgazette.com (Rick Ryan)]]>
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Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:46 -0400
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<title>Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Years Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a fo...]]></description>
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Fri, 18 May 2012 22:59:46 -0400
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