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				<title>The latest Kevin Sumlin rumors...</title>				
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				 Kevin Sumlin will be a hot name.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;...
				
				
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				<category>UH</category>
				
				<category>Kevin Sumlin</category>
				
				<category>coaching rumors</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:18:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Despite the trash talk, the Texans haven&apos;t arrived yet. We&apos;ll know in two weeks</title>				
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	The Texans have been in the NFL for just over seven and a half years.
	
	Now, however, it&amp;rsquo;s time for them to truly arrive.&amp;nbsp; Over their next two weeks, they will get their chance.
	
	For most of their existence, they really haven&amp;rsq...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>An ode to Bud Adams...(a.k.a. The Bird is the Word)</title>				
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				Listen to Fred Faour on The Blitz on ESPN 97.5 in Houston Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. Central or on the stream at espn975.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There are many lifelong Houston...
				
				
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				<category>Vince Young</category>
				
				<category>Bud Adams bird</category>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:04:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>10 can&apos;t miss stories in Houston sports over the next month, including a drama queen at No. 1...</title>				
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		The Houston sports scene might be more interesting than ever before. The Houston Cougars are rolling. The Texans and &amp;quot;playoff race&amp;quot; appear in the same sentence and no one laughs. The Rockets are surprising everyone. The Dynamo are ba...
				
				
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				<category>Rockets</category>
				
				<category>Texans</category>
				
				<category>Keenum</category>
				
				<category>Heisman</category>
				
				<category>UH</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:55:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Breeders&apos; Cup picks for Friday and Saturday -- and they are guaranteed</title>				
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	Listen to Fred Faour on the Blitz on ESPN 97.5 in Houston every Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. You an catch the stream at espn975.com
	

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				<category>Horse Racing</category>
				
				<category>Breeders&apos; Cup picks</category>
				
				<category>Santa Anita</category>
				
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:53:51 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Rockets-Lakers might not mean as much as last year, but it will be fun</title>				
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	Does any franchise inspire blind loyalty and trust more than the Rockets?

	Daryl Morey was saying all offseason he liked the roster, and almost the entire city has fallen in line with &amp;ldquo;In Morey we Trust,&amp;rdquo; so most of us listened.

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				<category>Rockets</category>
				
				<category>Lakers</category>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:19:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Keenum should be No. 1 on all Heisman lists - end of discussion</title>				
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				Houston quarterback Case Keenum looks down the field for a receiver against Southern Mississippi last Saturday. Houston won 50-43. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)Listen to Fred Faour on The Blitz Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN 97.5 in Houston or ca...
				
				
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				<category>College football</category>
				
				<category>Keenum</category>
				
				<category>UH</category>
				
				<category>Heisman watch</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Longhorns face last hurdle to title game on Saturday</title>				
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	Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns are on their way to the BCS Championship game. 

	Just one hurdle remains, and it will come this week. 

	Yes, there are other games on the schedule, other teams that will have to be conquered. But the Longho...
				
				
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				<category>McCoy</category>
				
				<category>UT</category>
				
				<category>Oklahoma State</category>
				
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:23:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Rockets prediction for 2009-10: The win total is...</title>				
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	Listen to Fred Faour Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. on The Blitz on ESPN 97.5 in Houston. Catch the stream at 975theticket.com
	

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	The Rockets open the season Tuesday night in Po...
				
				
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				<category>Blazers</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:47:39 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>It might not have been pretty, but the Texans got a much-needed win</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-1519-Houston-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d25-It-might-not-have-been-pretty-but-the-Texans-got-a-muchneeded-win?cid=exrss-Houston-Sports-Examiner</link>
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	The Texans got a nice home win over the 49ers on Sunday, holding on for a hard fought 24-21 triumph.

	It was a game they were supposed to win, and they did what they needed to do. The gut reaction after jumping to a 21-0 lead and having to hold...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:03:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>A midseason update on our college football predictions -- yes, we were right about almost everything</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-1519-Houston-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d20-A-midseason-update-on-our-college-football-predictions--yes-we-were-right-about-almost-everything?cid=exrss-Houston-Sports-Examiner</link>
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	Listen to Fred Faour on the Blitz weekdays from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN 97.5 in Houston or catch the Web stream at 975theticket.com
	

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	Before the college football season, we trotted out a un...
				
				
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				<category>BCS</category>
				
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				<category>predictions</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:57:36 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Texans turn in best preformance of the season in win over Bengals</title>				
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	Listen to Fred Faour weekdays on The Blitz from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN 97.5. Catch the stream at 975theticket.com.
	

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	Th...
				
				
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				<category>Bengals</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:24:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>More gratuitous BCS bashing, and why UH should try to be Boise</title>				
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				 Bryce Beall and UH take on Tulane. (AP photo)Listen to Fred Faour every weekday from 1-3 p.m. on The Blitz on ESPN 97.5 in Houston. Stream it at 975theticket.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------&amp;nbsp;The Houst...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:12:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The Texans are who we thought they were, but they need to be better than that</title>				
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				 Andre Johnson and the Texans were just short. Again. (AP Photo/Matt York)  Listen to Fred Faour&amp;nbsp; on the Blitz from 1-3 p.m. Central on ESPN 97.5 in Houston Monday through Friday. Catch the stream at 975theticket.com-----------------------------...
				
				
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				<category>Texans</category>
				
				<category>Cardinals</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:56:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Five can&apos;t-miss predictions for the Oct. 10 football weekend -- including one huge upset</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-1519-Houston-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Five-cantmiss-predictions-for-the-Oct-10-football-weekend--including-one-huge-upset?cid=exrss-Houston-Sports-Examiner</link>
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				 Colt McCoy and UT will be No. 1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Associated Press photoOn the surface, this seems like ...
				
				
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				<category>Dez Bryant</category>
				
				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Texans get nice win, but don&apos;t print those playoff tickets yet</title>				
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				 Steve Slaton and Jacoby Jones had big games. Associated Press photo  The Texans did everything they were supposed to on Sunday. Moved the ball on offense. Scored on special teams.And yes, played excellent defense,even recording a safety.The beat an ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:31:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Rockets have no shot this season, right? Not so fast...</title>				
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				Luis Scola will have a huge season.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Jaguars expose same old Texans</title>				
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				 Maurice Jones-Drew ran all over John Busing and the Texans.  Listen to Fred Faour on the Blitz on ESPN 97.5 Monday through Friday from&amp;nbsp; 1-3 p.m. Pick up the stream at 975theticket.com.------------------------------Texans fans have seen this act...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:36:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cardiac Cougars do it again; what&apos;s next?</title>				
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				 Case Keenum was clutch again against Tech.  Listen to Fred Faour on the Blitz on ESPN radio every day from 1-3 p.m. at www.975theticket.com----------------------------------The Houston Cougars did what they have done several times in the Kevin Sumli...
				
				
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				<category>Texas Tech</category>
				
				<category>Keenum</category>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:07:45 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The Cougars are back. Saturday night they prove it</title>				
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				 Case&amp;nbsp; Keenum can lead UH to a special season.The Houston Cougars have finally started to get real attention in their hometown after upsetting Oklahoma State two weeks ago.The Texas Tech game on Saturday night will bring a national TV audience, ...
				
				
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				<category>Keenum</category>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:39:28 -0700</pubDate>
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