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  44.      <title>What makes &apos;photo finishes&apos; in sport unique?</title>
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  71.      <title>Beloved football manager Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool</title>
  72.      <description>This weekend will be Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp&apos;s last match in charge of the team he&apos;s been with for almost nine years. He&apos;s a fan favorite for his personality and relationship with the city.</description>
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  77.      <dc:creator>Gus Contreras</dc:creator>
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  80.      <title>Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police</title>
  81.      <description>Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.</description>
  82.      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 11:12:25 -0400</pubDate>
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  86.      <dc:creator>Becky Sullivan</dc:creator>
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  89.      <title>Minor-league hockey team in Athens, Ga., is christened the Rock Lobsters</title>
  90.      <description>The name is a nod to the hometown B-52s, whose debut single shares the same name. The moniker will be accompanied by a logo of a lobster holding a hockey stick doubling as an electric guitar.</description>
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  97.      <title>The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers</title>
  98.      <description>Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of &quot;homemaker&quot; in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking &quot;in his personal capacity.&quot;</description>
  99.      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 12:10:43 -0400</pubDate>
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  103.      <dc:creator>Rachel Treisman</dc:creator>
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