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	<title>Mormons in Sports</title>
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		<title>College football coach called as Mormon bishop</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/21/college-football-coach-called-as-mormon-bishop/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/21/college-football-coach-called-as-mormon-bishop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nicholls State]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An assistant college football coach has been called to serve as the leader of a congregation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Louisiana. Justin Anderson, 35, a wide receivers coach at Nicholls State University since 2010, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/21/college-football-coach-called-as-mormon-bishop/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News on Mormon NFL rookies, a UCLA Bruin and Kansas City&#8217;s Jeremy Guthrie</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/09/news-on-mormon-nfl-rookies-a-ucla-bruin-and-kansas-citys-jeremy-guthrie/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/09/news-on-mormon-nfl-rookies-a-ucla-bruin-and-kansas-citys-jeremy-guthrie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Sorensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Guthrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Kruger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are five new Mormons in the NFL. Everyone knew the two massive Mormon defensive linemen Ziggy Ansah (BYU) and Star Lotulelei (Utah) would go early in the NFL draft. Ansah went to the Detroit Lions and Lotulelei became a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/09/news-on-mormon-nfl-rookies-a-ucla-bruin-and-kansas-citys-jeremy-guthrie/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A roundup of Mormons in Rugby</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/03/a-roundup-of-mormons-in-rugby/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/03/a-roundup-of-mormons-in-rugby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Smiler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lagi Setu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/?p=455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia loves its rugby players. That includes Mormon rugby players. Lagi Setu, recently returned from his LDS mission, was recently featured in Brisbane&#8217;s Couriermail.com.au. Setu has been working to regain his pre-mission form for the Melbourne Storm despite whispers from &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/05/03/a-roundup-of-mormons-in-rugby/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Kruger, Mormon NFL players and the off-season circus</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/03/13/paul-kruger-mormon-nfl-players-and-the-off-season-circus/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/03/13/paul-kruger-mormon-nfl-players-and-the-off-season-circus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Kruger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sione Pouha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ziggy Ansah]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/?p=450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Kruger just became a very rich man. The Clevenad Browns just lured Kruger, a Utah native, away from the Baltimore Ravens in a five-year deal reportedly worth about $40 million, according to multiple sources. The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/03/13/paul-kruger-mormon-nfl-players-and-the-off-season-circus/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to return from the mission field to the playing field</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/01/15/how-to-return-from-the-mission-field-to-the-playing-field/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/01/15/how-to-return-from-the-mission-field-to-the-playing-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When his friends advised him to take a year to train and regain his basketball body, Jordan Bachynski didn&#8217;t believe them. The 7-foot-2 center had just returned from serving a two-year LDS mission to South Florida. Before that, he missed &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/01/15/how-to-return-from-the-mission-field-to-the-playing-field/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand and international rugby legend joins Mormon Church</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/12/06/new-zealand-rugby-legend-joins-mormon-church/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/12/06/new-zealand-rugby-legend-joins-mormon-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonah Lomu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A New Zealand rugby legend has joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jonah Lomu, a 37-year-old who played for the &#8220;All Blacks&#8221; rugby team, along with his wife, Nadene, joined the LDS Church earlier this year. The &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/12/06/new-zealand-rugby-legend-joins-mormon-church/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pouha reflects on Mormon faith after presidential election</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/11/09/pouha-reflects-on-mormon-faith-after-presidential-election/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/11/09/pouha-reflects-on-mormon-faith-after-presidential-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York Jets defensive lineman Sione Pouha shared some personal thoughts about his Mormon faith and the presidential election with the media this week. Pouha, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and returned missionary, said &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/11/09/pouha-reflects-on-mormon-faith-after-presidential-election/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two gold medals, the London Paralympics and a wedding</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/25/two-gold-medals-the-london-paralympics-and-a-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/25/two-gold-medals-the-london-paralympics-and-a-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Smyth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fastest paralympian on the earth and his fiancée dropped by the Deseret News for a visit last week. Having recently won two gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, Jason Smyth of Northern Ireland and his future bride, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/25/two-gold-medals-the-london-paralympics-and-a-wedding/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stilman White prepares for LDS mission to Utah</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/16/stilman-white-prepares-for-lds-mission-to-utah/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/16/stilman-white-prepares-for-lds-mission-to-utah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stilman White has his Mormon mission call and he is ready to go. White, who played back up point guard for the North Carolina Tar Heels last season, is headed to the Utah Ogden mission of The Church of Jesus &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/16/stilman-white-prepares-for-lds-mission-to-utah/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Returned missionaries playing for Dixie State</title>
		<link>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/05/returned-missionaries-playing-for-dixie-state/</link>
		<comments>http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/05/returned-missionaries-playing-for-dixie-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trent Toone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dixie State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDS Missionaries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Dixie State Red Storm holds a record of 2-3 this season. Dixie State will try to end a two-game losing streak when it hosts Central Washington University Saturday at Hansen Stadium. There are 19 returned LDS missionaries playing for &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://mormonsinsports.blogs.deseretnews.com/2012/10/05/returned-missionaries-playing-for-dixie-state/">Continue reading<span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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