<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Sports and Recreation</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artsandliving/sportsandrec?nav=rss_artsandliving/sportsandrec</link><description>Sports and Recreation</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Set a Spell]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14615-2004Oct7.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/sportsandrec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14615-2004Oct7.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/sportsandrec</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:27:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A typical evening at the Bears Den Trail Center near Bluemont, Va.: Two men are harmonizing on a Buddy Holly song, watched by a woman munching microwave popcorn. 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Hansen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surely You Joust]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30275-2004Aug24.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/sportsandrec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30275-2004Aug24.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/sportsandrec</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:27:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The ancient calvary sport of jousting is also the alive-and-well state sport of Maryland.]]></description><author> Ellen Perlman</author></item></channel></rss>