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All rights reserved.</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Wichita Wild Announce Ken Matous as New Head Coach - UIF</title><category>Football</category><category>Coaching Positions</category><category>UIF</category><dc:creator>Melissa Martinez</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:47:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/2008/8/20/wichita-wild-announce-ken-matous-as-new-head-coach-uif.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71068:612919:2160526</guid><description><![CDATA[MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- The Wichita Wild is pleased to announce the addition of Ken Matous as the team's Head Coach.  Matous comes to the Wild from the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL) where he served as Offensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, and directed player personnel for the past three seasons ...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/rss-comments-entry-2160526.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Announces Host Citires for 2008 ADT Canada/Russia Challenge</title><category>Hockey</category><category>Special Events</category><category>Canadian Hockey League</category><dc:creator>Melissa Martinez</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:14:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/2008/8/20/canadian-hockey-league-chl-announces-host-citires-for-2008-a.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71068:612919:2159940</guid><description><![CDATA[MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the host centres for the 2008 ADT Canada/Russia Challenge that will be held in CHL cities across the country this November ...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/rss-comments-entry-2159940.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Two Former Voices of the Tulsa Oilers to Join Team for Alumni Game</title><category>Special Events</category><category>Central Hockey League (CHL)</category><dc:creator>Melissa Martinez</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:53:10 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/2008/8/20/two-former-voices-of-the-tulsa-oilers-to-join-team-for-alumn.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71068:612919:2159904</guid><description><![CDATA[MLN Newswire - 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www.mlntherawfeed.com- Elmira, NY- The Elmira Jackals, proud member of the ECHL, are pleased to announce that the organization has signed a one year affiliation agreement with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League ...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/rss-comments-entry-2139669.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>San Francisco Giants Extend Player Development Contract with the Augusta GreenJackets Through 2010</title><category>Affiliations</category><category>South Atlantic League</category><category>A Baseball</category><dc:creator>Melissa Martinez</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:53:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/2008/8/14/san-francisco-giants-extend-player-development-contract-with.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71068:612919:2133873</guid><description><![CDATA[MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- Augusta, GA – The Augusta GreenJackets and San Francisco Giants have announced they are extending their Player Development Contract.  The extension is a two year deal that will extend through the 2010 season ...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/rss-comments-entry-2133873.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>