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	<title>Hot Topics &#187; kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</title>
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		<title>Dramatic breakup on ballpark Kiss Cam (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This couple was apparently not feeling the love tonight. In a clip posted by the Fresno Grizzlies, a AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, an unhappy couple is spotlighted several times by the “Kiss Cam” until the frustrated lady dumps a drink on her negligent date. After some office debate, we’ve decided this scene<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/dramatic-breakup-on-ballpark-kiss-cam-video/15386/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>First active openly gay athlete comes out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday morning, NBA center Jason Collins became the first gay athlete to come out while actively playing in one of the four major American sports leagues. In an essay Collins wrote for Sports Illustrated, he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Collins, who is now a free agent, has<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/first-active-openly-gay-athlete-comes-out/15184/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Baby animals are here to cheer you up!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/04/19/baby-animals-are-here-to-cheer-you-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a rough week, and we can all use some pure, unadulterated joy in our lives right now. To that end, we’ve collected an assortment of adorable baby animals to get you through the rest of your day. So clear your mind and prepare to enjoy a boost of fluffy  happiness:  ]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Gay NFL player considering coming out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBS Sports’ Mike Freeman reported Monday that, according to his sources inside the NFL, a gay player is considering coming out in the next few months. If so, that player would be the first athlete to come out while actively playing for a major American sports team. According to Freeman, the player feels that the<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/report-gay-nfl-player-considering-coming-out/14850/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s pick-me-up: Watch an elderly otter play basketball</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/02/20/today%e2%80%99s-pick-me-up-watch-an-elderly-otter-play-basketball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading the news can get exhausting and depressing, so feel no shame in taking a break to watch this elderly otter show off his adorable basketball skills. Vets discovered that Eddie, a 15-year-old (!) otter at the Oregon Zoo, had arthritis in his tiny elbows. To work those joints and alleviate the pain, his handlers<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/todays-pick-me-up-watch-an-elderly-otter-play-basketball/14372/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Condor makes a break for it at minor league hockey game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An enormous Andean condor saw her opportunity for freedom and slipped and slid toward it, leading her handler on a chase and terrifying the team’s coach en route. The condor, named Queen Victoria, worked free of her wrangler before a Bakersfield Condors minor league hockey game. The bird then tripped along the ice before making<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/condor-makes-a-break-for-it-at-minor-league-hockey-game/14155/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Was Heisman candidate’s dead girlfriend a hoax?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/01/16/was-heisman-candidate%e2%80%99s-dead-girlfriend-a-hoax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o's tragic past is well-known to college football fans. In Sept. 2012, goes the story, his beloved grandmother and girlfriend died within hours of one another. But the star football player — the clean-cut, devoutly religious, school-first symbol of the team — persevered and inspired on the way to the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL player stars in colorful radio spot supporting marriage equality</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/10/25/nfl-player-stars-in-colorful-radio-spot-supporting-marriage-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters outside the state of Minnesota are missing out on quite the radio spot. The group Minnesotans for Equality burst onto the airwaves yesterday with a spot starring Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe. Kluwe, the author of a now-legendary (and colorfully NSFW) defense of gay rights, uses the editorial’s most memorable phrase in its bleeped-out format [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German soccer fans help team by showing them where the goal is</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/03/29/german-soccer-fans-help-team-by-showing-them-where-the-goal-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fans of German soccer club Magdeburg were getting frustrated that their team hadn’t scored a goal in five games. So they came up with this incredibly sarcastic aid for the squad: bright neon arrows. As you’ll see in the hilarious video below, the handful of Magdeburg fans in attendance gave their beleaguered side a helping hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third grader hits half-court shot during basketball game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/03/27/third-grader-hits-half-court-shot-during-basketball-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kdowd@sfgate.com (Katie Dowd)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully this kid got an extra juice box after the game — he deserves it after heaving this impressive half-court shot. In the video above, you can see little Austin Worthen of Keyes, Okla. banking a long, long range three-pointer. It’s pretty cute watching the diminutive baller put his whole weight behind the shot, but [...]]]></description>
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