<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - basketball</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/basketball</link><description>Newsvine - basketball</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 14:18:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay</title>
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NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rossano Paul Stewart]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rossano Paul Stewart]]></source><link>http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18000906-nba-veteran-jason-collins-comes-out-as-gay</link><guid>http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18000906-nba-veteran-jason-collins-comes-out-as-gay</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>gays</category><category>basketball</category><category>jason-collins</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 14:12:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rossano-paul-stewartFF86E9F8-6B53-6A90-C998-09547BE55606.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rossano-paul-stewartFF86E9F8-6B53-6A90-C998-09547BE55606.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jason Collins' coming out receives support among NBA players, others</title>
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From one of the NBA's most respected players in Kobe Bryant, to former President Bill Clinton, to Collins' twin brother, to NBA commissioner David Stern, the support behind the monumental news was widespread.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tyler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tyler]]></source><link>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17972859-jason-collins-coming-out-receives-support-among-nba-players-others</link><guid>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17972859-jason-collins-coming-out-receives-support-among-nba-players-others</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>gay</category><category>basketball</category><category>jason-collins</category><category>coming-out</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:45:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tyler11952A3B-2FD1-3083-9E72-BCF28EE2F646.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tyler11952A3B-2FD1-3083-9E72-BCF28EE2F646.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bill Clinton: Jason Collins Coming Out Is 'An Important Moment For Professional Sports'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton praised NBA center Jason Collins for becoming the first male athlete in a major professional sport to come out as gay, noting Collins' friendship with his daughter, Chelsea.
"I have known Jason Collins since he was Chelsea's classmate and friend at &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17971900-bill-clinton-jason-collins-coming-out-is-an-important-moment-for-professional-sports</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17971900-bill-clinton-jason-collins-coming-out-is-an-important-moment-for-professional-sports</guid><category>nba</category><category>politics</category><category>basketball</category><category>bill-clinton</category><category>jason-collins</category><category>collins-coming-out-as-a-gay-athlete</category><category>clinton-praising-collins-for-coming-out</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan9E9D0681-C508-851E-C3CF-EEC9BC3582C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="601" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan9E9D0681-C508-851E-C3CF-EEC9BC3582C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lost in the Meritocracy </title>
<description><![CDATA[
On the bus ride down to St. Paul to take the test that will help determine who will get ahead in life, who will stay put, and who will fall behind, two of my closest buddies seal their fates by opening pint bottles of cherry schnapps the moment we leave the high school parking &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759509-lost-in-the-meritocracy</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759509-lost-in-the-meritocracy</guid><category>baseball</category><category>education</category><category>air-pollution</category><category>basketball</category><category>st-paul</category><category>kindergarten</category><category>meritocracy</category><category>walter-kirn</category><category>cannonball</category><category>getting-ahead</category><category>falling-behind</category><category>varsity-jackets</category><category>scholastic-aptitude-test</category><category>staying-put</category><category>cherry-schapps</category><category>practice-law</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:04:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahEDD9BD3C-2135-D474-86CE-D348605210FB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahEDD9BD3C-2135-D474-86CE-D348605210FB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Major Pro Leagues Preparing For the 'I'm Gay' Disclosure</title>
<description><![CDATA[Amid heightened expectations that a male athlete in one of North America&rsquo;s major professional leagues will soon publicly declare his homosexuality, the National Hockey League and its players announced Thursday what appears to be the most comprehensive measure by a major men&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710263-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-the-im-gay-disclosure</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710263-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-the-im-gay-disclosure</guid><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>basketball</category><category>hocket</category><category>gay-athletes</category><category>the-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-eventually-of-gay-athletes-outing-themselves</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:10:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan81EFBCCD-A2AD-3277-9787-39B9B051209C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan81EFBCCD-A2AD-3277-9787-39B9B051209C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Game of Change: A handshake that changed American society</title>
<description><![CDATA[Visit 'Loyola Championship: 50th Anniversary' for more videos.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671254-the-game-of-change-a-handshake-that-changed-american-society</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671254-the-game-of-change-a-handshake-that-changed-american-society</guid><category>history</category><category>chicago</category><category>usa</category><category>mississippi</category><category>basketball</category><category>mississippi-state</category><category>jim-crow</category><category>segregation</category><category>1963</category><category>march-madness-1963</category><category>loyola-ramblers</category><category>mississippi-state-maroons</category><category>ross-barnett</category><category>joe-dan-gold</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 14:12:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2fGoB_9hhs" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r2fGoB_9hhs/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Congratulations Louisville ... what's next?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The last note of "One Shining Moment" had yet to reach the people in the cheap seats at the Georgia Dome when college basketball started doing what it does so well &#8212; looking ahead to next season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17669400-congratulations-louisville-whats-next</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17669400-congratulations-louisville-whats-next</guid><category>sports</category><category>on</category><category>next</category><category>what</category><category>basketball</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>georgia-dome</category><category>shining-moment"</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:24:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2a52ed68-824d-400b-964c-1cfa16b62dc5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2a52ed68-824d-400b-964c-1cfa16b62dc5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) walks off the court as confetti falls on Louisville players, including Russ Smith (2), Luke Hancock (11), Stephan Van Treese (44) and Zach Price (25), after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta. Louisville won 82-76. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87d9f8aa-5c60-42f0-ad60-8733bf9af7a7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87d9f8aa-5c60-42f0-ad60-8733bf9af7a7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) walks off the court as Louisville celebrate their win during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta. Louisville won 82-76.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tarkanian leads 12-team Basketball Hall of Fame class</title>
<description><![CDATA[his games as coach at three universities and led UNLV to the 1990 national championship, headed a 12-person class named to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.
Tarkanian will be joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, nine-time NBA&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656602-tarkanian-leads-12-team-basketball-hall-of-fame-class</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656602-tarkanian-leads-12-team-basketball-hall-of-fame-class</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>naismith-hall-of-fame</category><category>2013-naismith-hall-of-fame-class-announced</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:59:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanDFE315CB-D3C1-4D97-85A8-141AA0EBAD66.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanDFE315CB-D3C1-4D97-85A8-141AA0EBAD66.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pitino leads class of 7 into Naismith Hall of Fame</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17655942-pitino-leads-class-of-7-into-naismith-hall-of-fame</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17655942-pitino-leads-class-of-7-into-naismith-hall-of-fame</guid><category>sports</category><category>hall-of-fame</category><category>basketball</category><category>rick-pitino</category><category>naismith-memorial-basketball-hall</category><category>naismith</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:53:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14fe1b3f-9629-480a-8b56-8f0aa48807f8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14fe1b3f-9629-480a-8b56-8f0aa48807f8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville head coach Rick Pitino answers a question during a news conference for their NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Atlanta. Louisville plays Michigan in the championship game on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df420fbf-a803-4b4a-a5a5-0495f9785c3f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df420fbf-a803-4b4a-a5a5-0495f9785c3f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, front, sits in front of fellow inductees during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74caab5b-7955-4bc0-aecb-86a5f9e39de5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74caab5b-7955-4bc0-aecb-86a5f9e39de5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville coach Rick Pitino talks with CBS announcer Jim Nantz, left, during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d369790b-cb93-4683-b29a-75795de4756d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d369790b-cb93-4683-b29a-75795de4756d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CBS announcer Jim Nantz holds a jersey for former Houston coach Guy Lewis during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Lewis was unable to attend the announcement. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3180510-7bdc-4d71-b751-e92cbf0270cd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3180510-7bdc-4d71-b751-e92cbf0270cd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former New York Knicks player Richard Guerin looks on during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54515dbb-0397-40dc-99cf-43af704e6cb8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54515dbb-0397-40dc-99cf-43af704e6cb8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville coach Rick Pitino makes his way to the podium during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Pitino, who will coach Louisville in the NCAA championship game Monday night, is among seven people elected to the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2daf5645-aeba-4348-b81c-7b7e0a6e9811.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2daf5645-aeba-4348-b81c-7b7e0a6e9811.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville coach Rick Pitino looks on during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Pitino, who will coach Louisville in the NCAA championship game Monday night, is among seven people elected to the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d415637b-faa8-4bb8-8a85-892a94016d9b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d415637b-faa8-4bb8-8a85-892a94016d9b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan guard Trey Burke speaks after being presented with the 2013 Bob Cousy Award during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Blog: By his own standards, Obama is 'self-delusional'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It's one thing for President Obama to be cocky and overstate his prowess at governing. People are used to politicians grabbing credit, and besides, you can always rationalize when it comes to explaining why things didn't quite work out as you claimed they would - "the sequester&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ Person]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NJ Person]]></source><link>http://deb-1950.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17631134-blog-by-his-own-standards-obama-is-self-delusional</link><guid>http://deb-1950.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17631134-blog-by-his-own-standards-obama-is-self-delusional</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>bryant-gumbel</category><category>big-fur-hat</category><category>torey-dawn</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:11:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=deb-19507865D4CF-68F7-203E-4F04-86A19648D5AF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="340" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=deb-19507865D4CF-68F7-203E-4F04-86A19648D5AF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chicago hoping basketball provides haven for kids</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's Friday night in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood, and a steady stream of teenagers slip inside the gym at Kennicott Park.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Cohen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jay Cohen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17624074-chicago-hoping-basketball-provides-haven-for-kids</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17624074-chicago-hoping-basketball-provides-haven-for-kids</guid><category>city</category><category>basketball</category><category>us-news</category><category>hoops</category><category>windy-city-hoops</category><category>kennicott-park</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 05:02:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5e58a0e-dd8d-496e-ad7d-8c0d94445eec.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="361" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5e58a0e-dd8d-496e-ad7d-8c0d94445eec.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="170" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Map locates sites that would host basketball games under the Windy City Hoops program&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=056c422c-99cf-4a80-af71-a1022284c950.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="197" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=056c422c-99cf-4a80-af71-a1022284c950.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="59" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Connor Beasley, 11, watches teams play in the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a1bd8ab9-d3aa-49f9-9cd9-1d503651e914.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a1bd8ab9-d3aa-49f9-9cd9-1d503651e914.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, a group of young boys walk to their cars after participating in the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bb7551b9-c6ef-45bc-9146-91e3c5782391.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bb7551b9-c6ef-45bc-9146-91e3c5782391.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Pierre Celestine, left, videotapes his son's performance during basketball games at the Kennicott Park recreation center, one of several sites around Chicago hosting the Windy City Hoops program for young boys and girls. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb7c8849-d7d5-477a-9e9a-8d3a59fc240d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb7c8849-d7d5-477a-9e9a-8d3a59fc240d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, Javon Reynolds, 18, poses for a portrait between games during the Windy City Hoops program at Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72641286-9967-4680-bc66-96d9282e6360.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="177" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72641286-9967-4680-bc66-96d9282e6360.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="53" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, teenagers waiting to play during the Windy City Hoops program sit on the sideline watching a basketball game at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4dbdae52-679d-40dc-8c88-9a6350f1aa7b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4dbdae52-679d-40dc-8c88-9a6350f1aa7b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, police officer Andre Nash watches a Windy City Hoops program basketball game at the Kennicott Park recreation center as part of his patrol beat in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6d05173-9cc2-455a-b107-04feda7f64d3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="235" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6d05173-9cc2-455a-b107-04feda7f64d3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, Aaron Washington, right, a Kennicott Park recreation center security guard, and a young boy watch from the gym doorway as teams play basketball during the Windy City Hoops program in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd6db5a8-1fd7-4756-b51a-da2a844dcaeb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="211" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd6db5a8-1fd7-4756-b51a-da2a844dcaeb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="64" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, teenagers waiting to play during the Windy City Hoops program watch a basketball game from the sideline at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=91b4419d-41cf-42ff-ba17-dfe1a82ad842.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=91b4419d-41cf-42ff-ba17-dfe1a82ad842.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Renee Shepard, center, Kennicott Park recreation center supervisor, interacts with two boys during the Windy City Hoops program in Chicago. Shepherd stays busy building a relationship with the kids while the games continue in the gym. That's important. That's essential, the relationship building, she said. I have a relationship with them as the supervisor, so it's important that I engage with them.&quot; (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2550d0db-7a2c-4962-88f9-39de7bda19d0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2550d0db-7a2c-4962-88f9-39de7bda19d0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Demaris Johnson, left, and Javon Reynolds, right, look for a loose ball during a basketball game during the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Ten sites for the program covering eight different communities were selected based on high crime levels, low median income and the facility itself. The program is designed to take thousands of kids off the violent streets and put them in a gym for a couple nights each weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33cf1034-92b2-433e-a084-5f450e772568.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33cf1034-92b2-433e-a084-5f450e772568.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 29, 2013, photo, Ahmari Willis, 18, waits to be picked for a basketball team during the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Teenagers from all over Chicago's South Side have enrolled in the program and a handful of the players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=44d3f497-65fb-4118-899f-144e40aee993.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=44d3f497-65fb-4118-899f-144e40aee993.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Connor Beasley, 11, second from left, listens as he tries to participate with older boys during a night of basketball during the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Ten sites for the program covering eight different communities were selected based on high crime levels, low median income and the facility itself. The program is designed to take thousands of kids off the violent streets and put them in a gym for a couple nights each weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8b543020-0c05-4999-ae11-2ae7abdba403.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8b543020-0c05-4999-ae11-2ae7abdba403.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this March 30, 2013, photo, Saieed Ivey, left, and Brandon Scott laugh at the play of a friend while watching a basketball game during the Windy City Hoops program at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. Ten sites for the program covering eight different communities were selected based on high crime levels, low median income and the facility itself. The program is designed to take thousands of kids off the violent streets and put them in a gym for a couple nights each weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>National Basketball Association Tips Off Green Week | Environment News Service</title>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, New York, April 4, 2013 (ENS) - NBA Cares Green Week starts today for the National Basketball Association, with community greening projects, cell phone recycling, green giveaways, adidas green on-court apparel and auctions to encourage fans to go green.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Environment News Service]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Environment News Service]]></source><link>http://editor-4.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17604469-national-basketball-association-tips-off-green-week-environment-news-service</link><guid>http://editor-4.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17604469-national-basketball-association-tips-off-green-week-environment-news-service</guid><category>nba</category><category>environment</category><category>basketball</category><category>adidas</category><category>recycling</category><category>sprint-buyback</category><category>nba-green</category><category>nba-cares-green-week</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 22:17:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=editor-452D16573-BBA2-9687-593C-179D60CD3241.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="214" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=editor-452D16573-BBA2-9687-593C-179D60CD3241.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AP PHOTOS: Final Four slate is set</title>
<description><![CDATA[After a weekend of blowouts and another upset, the men's NCAA Final Four is set.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17543785-ap-photos-final-four-slate-is-set</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17543785-ap-photos-final-four-slate-is-set</guid><category>basketball</category><category>ncaa</category><category>photo</category><category>us-news</category><category>ncaa-final-four</category><category>gallery</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:38:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d7079a17-81ef-4f62-9919-4a652db62dc3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="346" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d7079a17-81ef-4f62-9919-4a652db62dc3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="104" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Syracuse players and coaches celebrate for photographers after their 55-39 win over Marquette in the East Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b650f5f6-7c59-4c5a-8d4a-d006c60f746e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b650f5f6-7c59-4c5a-8d4a-d006c60f746e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wichita State's Carl Hall celebrates after his team defeated Ohio State 70-66 in the West Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a8e0bd7-c5ca-40dc-873a-55c7363b4ccc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="338" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a8e0bd7-c5ca-40dc-873a-55c7363b4ccc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall points as he walks off the court after Wichita State defeated Ohio State 70-66 in the West Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b87ab4a-33cc-4601-8410-cf662b5fd650.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b87ab4a-33cc-4601-8410-cf662b5fd650.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma's guard Morgan Hook is tended to by a trainer after getting hit during a drive against Tennessee during the regional semifinal in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d84a0298-c218-49b3-8d10-c96f48b13775.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="367" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d84a0298-c218-49b3-8d10-c96f48b13775.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan celebrates after a regional final game against Florida in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Michigan won 79-59 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=751783e1-a525-48e4-ad6f-5985049c899e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=751783e1-a525-48e4-ad6f-5985049c899e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. holds the trophy after a regional final game against Florida in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Michigan won 79-59 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8aa57994-528d-4d8d-9c94-3dc78d29a019.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8aa57994-528d-4d8d-9c94-3dc78d29a019.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Syracuse guard Brandon Triche (20) shoots as Marquette forward Jamil Wilson (0) defends during the second half of the East Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Washington. Syracuse won 55-39. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4a0adbf4-ecf1-46b3-aefa-cf144094945e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4a0adbf4-ecf1-46b3-aefa-cf144094945e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Baylor 's Brittney Griner (42) shoots as Louisville guard Shoni Schimmel (23) defends in the first half of a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9519449-b9e1-45a6-acc5-74095acd3573.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9519449-b9e1-45a6-acc5-74095acd3573.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville guard Shoni Schimmel, left, and guard Antonita Slaughter, top, pressure Baylor guard Jordan Madden (3) as she looks for a teammate to pass to in the first half of a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=83fa80bb-7cd8-4a1e-8c87-1c9a7b439f08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="307" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=83fa80bb-7cd8-4a1e-8c87-1c9a7b439f08.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball player Kevin Durant poses for photos with Baylor players during a timeout in the second half of a regional semifinal game between Oklahoma and Tennessee in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Tennessee won 74-59. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6d81a7f-9e86-4581-beb1-c22dea236508.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="506" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6d81a7f-9e86-4581-beb1-c22dea236508.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Baylor's head coach Kim Mulkey reacts to a call against her team as they play against Louisville during a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013.   (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=171a9cc2-4171-477b-a0f8-51802c4d5d2e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=171a9cc2-4171-477b-a0f8-51802c4d5d2e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville guard Peyton Siva (3) holds up the regional trophy as Louisville players celebrate their 85-63 win over Duke in  the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3887c4ee-92b1-4f16-8eb6-559afabc807d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3887c4ee-92b1-4f16-8eb6-559afabc807d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Duke guards Rasheed Sulaimon, left, and Quinn Cook sit in the locker room after Louisville defeated Duke 85-63 in the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87526519-c29c-498e-834b-50e179f73aea.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87526519-c29c-498e-834b-50e179f73aea.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville players celebrate following their 85-63 win over Duke in the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=148b60b6-fbeb-4d0f-b17e-0d0dfe510f8d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="391" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=148b60b6-fbeb-4d0f-b17e-0d0dfe510f8d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville players talk to guard Kevin Ware after Ware's injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional final against Duke in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2b94cf17-45ae-4575-8106-597ded29252e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2b94cf17-45ae-4575-8106-597ded29252e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon wipes his tears after Louisville defeated Duke 85-63 in the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d683b382-0093-405b-b666-80d18a436218.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="353" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d683b382-0093-405b-b666-80d18a436218.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville head coach Rick Pitino celebrates after Louisville defeated Duke 85-63 in the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4ec9642-bd9c-4710-8cfc-3ccffa044704.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="319" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4ec9642-bd9c-4710-8cfc-3ccffa044704.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="193" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville guard Russ Smith (2) goes up with a layup against Duke defense during the first half of the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. Louisville won 85-63 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f9039b8-b0db-4c96-addd-f69f9a78151e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f9039b8-b0db-4c96-addd-f69f9a78151e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wichita State forward Carl Hall, right, puts up a shot as Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas defends during the first half of the West Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1678c78b-9bc6-4944-8554-454ecb7635c6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1678c78b-9bc6-4944-8554-454ecb7635c6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross sits in the locker room after his team lost 70-66 to Wichita State in the West Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3f1f568-4af3-48d0-b9f9-9a35b34b21be.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="501" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3f1f568-4af3-48d0-b9f9-9a35b34b21be.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall holds the regional trophy as he poses with his players after they defeated Ohio State 70-66 in the West Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=03083b31-6f30-4e7c-b393-7bb594ee0911.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="321" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=03083b31-6f30-4e7c-b393-7bb594ee0911.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville's guard Shoni Schimmel, center, reacts to her shot over Baylor's Brittney Griner, left, as Louisville's Sheronne Vails, right, stands by during the second half of a regional semifinal in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Louisville won 82-81. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8bcceac-539f-48b9-84c7-b9b4cd09a590.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8bcceac-539f-48b9-84c7-b9b4cd09a590.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tennessee and Oklahoma players raise their arms at mid-court following a regional semi-final game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Tennessee won 74-59. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cd7428a7-7968-4b9e-8881-1ac75adbd230.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cd7428a7-7968-4b9e-8881-1ac75adbd230.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tennessee guard Meighan Simmons (10) shoots in front of Oklahoma forward Portia Durrett (31) in the first half of a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Tennessee won 74-59. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e42379d9-6478-4431-8a80-e9f8db43df8e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="339" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e42379d9-6478-4431-8a80-e9f8db43df8e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tennessee's Bashaara Graves (12) shoots against Oklahoma in the second half of a regional semifinal game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 31, 2013.  Tennessee won 74-59.  (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7b0252f1-369b-4120-91a0-ff0b9e659eb8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="334" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7b0252f1-369b-4120-91a0-ff0b9e659eb8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="184" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tennessee's center Isabelle Harrison (20) and Oklahoma's guard Sharane Campbell (24) go after a loose ball in the second half of their game during the regional semifinal in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Oklahoma City Sunday March 31, 2013.  Tennessee won 74-59.   (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>CBS halts replays of basketball player's injury</title>
<description><![CDATA[After two initial replays, CBS stopped showing footage Sunday of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware breaking his leg during the first half of his team's NCAA men's tournament game against Duke.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17542853-cbs-halts-replays-of-basketball-players-injury</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17542853-cbs-halts-replays-of-basketball-players-injury</guid><category>us</category><category>injury</category><category>basketball</category><category>cbs</category><category>us-news</category><category>coverage</category><category>kevin-ware</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:35:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02089752-459a-4ebf-935f-14117f74de7e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02089752-459a-4ebf-935f-14117f74de7e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville's Peyton Siva, left, Chane Behanan, center, and Wayne Blackshear (20) react to LKevin Ware's injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8403f8f6-e12a-4b8f-a50a-6d75bcc17acd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="454" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8403f8f6-e12a-4b8f-a50a-6d75bcc17acd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="136" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and trainers tend to injured guard Kevin Ware during the first half of the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA college basketball tournament against Duke, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. Ware badly injured his lower right leg and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Louisville&amp;#8217;s Kevin Ware Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury During Elite Eight Matchup Against Duke | NCAA Tournament | NESN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Duke and Louisville&rsquo;s battle to earn a Final Four berth is taking a back seat as&nbsp;Louisville&nbsp;guard&nbsp;Kevin Ware left Sunday&rsquo;s game after suffering a gruesome leg injury.
With 6:33 remaining in the first half against the Blue Devils, Ware went out to con&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></source><link>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17542586-louisvilles-kevin-ware-suffers-gruesome-leg-injury-during-elite-eight-matchup-against-duke-ncaa-tournament-nesncom</link><guid>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17542586-louisvilles-kevin-ware-suffers-gruesome-leg-injury-during-elite-eight-matchup-against-duke-ncaa-tournament-nesncom</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>louisville-kevin-ware-sports-injury</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:45:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley226598B678B7-8B71-874A-3794-FB25AC29993F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley226598B678B7-8B71-874A-3794-FB25AC29993F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>On Basketball: Boeheim has changed and he hasn't</title>
<description><![CDATA[The old Jim Boeheim and his incredible 2-3 zone are on the way to another Final Four. The new Jim Boeheim and his more player-friendly attitude will be there as well.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17533171-on-basketball-boeheim-has-changed-and-he-hasnt</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17533171-on-basketball-boeheim-has-changed-and-he-hasnt</guid><category>sports</category><category>on</category><category>basketball</category><category>ncaa</category><category>jim-boeheim</category><category>college-basketball</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47bcc368-d970-4248-bb25-adcab47d311f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47bcc368-d970-4248-bb25-adcab47d311f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim cuts down the net following their 55-39 win over Marquette in the East Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58706404-cc23-4aa8-beba-175b4b552571.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58706404-cc23-4aa8-beba-175b4b552571.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim talks to his players during a timeout in the first half of the East Regional final in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament against Marquette, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Indiana buzzing as Hoosiers make NCAA run</title>
<description><![CDATA[Indiana athletic director Fred Glass must be ready for the game each time he goes out.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475708-indiana-buzzing-as-hoosiers-make-ncaa-run</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475708-indiana-buzzing-as-hoosiers-make-ncaa-run</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>ncaa</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>hoosier</category><category>fred-glass</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:41:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15e76708-b423-4461-a68c-e231e05ad6b8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="315" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15e76708-b423-4461-a68c-e231e05ad6b8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="195" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indiana forward Cody Zeller (40) shoots against Temple forward Jake O'Brien (22) in the first half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4fdb95b1-14bb-41c0-9e6a-5c201ecb8890.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4fdb95b1-14bb-41c0-9e6a-5c201ecb8890.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indiana guard Victor Oladipo (4) and forward Cody Zeller celebrate after they defeated Temple 58-52 in a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e0857a7d-2945-4582-b524-6bf3bd88601f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="338" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e0857a7d-2945-4582-b524-6bf3bd88601f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="182" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indiana guard Victor Oladipo dunks against Temple in the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. Oladipo led Indiana to a 58-52 win with 16 points. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6fa1f9ec-5d37-4a8b-924f-ee1191ceefa2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="477" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6fa1f9ec-5d37-4a8b-924f-ee1191ceefa2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indiana head coach Tom Crean thanks forward Christian Watford (2) after they defeated Temple 58-52 in a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0031cbf-f8b2-4dd3-b5af-9ec16b9474d0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0031cbf-f8b2-4dd3-b5af-9ec16b9474d0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indiana guard Yogi Ferrell (11) looks to pass around Temple guard Will Cummings (2) in the first half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>LeBron yells at rim, punishes rim, smilebombs Ray Allen as Heat win 27th straight (Videos) | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I am only a semi-professional lip reader &mdash; to clarify: I have been paid for it in bars and hotel lobbies, but it is not my primary means of income &mdash; but I believe the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, after missing a free throw late in the third quarter of the Miam&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></source><link>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17473053-lebron-yells-at-rim-punishes-rim-smilebombs-ray-allen-as-heat-win-27th-straight-videos-ball-dont-lie-yahoo-sports</link><guid>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17473053-lebron-yells-at-rim-punishes-rim-smilebombs-ray-allen-as-heat-win-27th-straight-videos-ball-dont-lie-yahoo-sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>heat-nba</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:16:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265899C2378-25FF-8465-2E13-E8338241D53D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265899C2378-25FF-8465-2E13-E8338241D53D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Girl basketball players accused of pouring urine into rival team's water</title>
<description><![CDATA[`A southwest Missouri high school says four girls' basketball players from a rival school poured urine into the opposing team's water cooler during a February game.' -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[EJ Rotert]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[EJ Rotert]]></source><link>http://ej-rotert.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17460795-girl-basketball-players-accused-of-pouring-urine-into-rival-teams-water</link><guid>http://ej-rotert.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17460795-girl-basketball-players-accused-of-pouring-urine-into-rival-teams-water</guid><category>basketball</category><category>odd-news</category><category>urine</category><category>high-school</category><category>girls</category><category>opponents</category><category>water-cooler</category><category>rival-team</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:42:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Former NBA star has new job as crossing guard</title>
<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, Md.&mdash;Former NBA star Adrian Dantley spent years guarding opponents on the court. Now he's guarding schoolchildren as they cross the street.
Radio station WTOP (http://bit.ly/YlNvyo) reports that Dantley, a hall-of-famer and former star for the Utah Jazz and D&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17377263-former-nba-star-has-new-job-as-crossing-guard</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17377263-former-nba-star-has-new-job-as-crossing-guard</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>child</category><category>job</category><category>safety</category><category>guard</category><category>basketball</category><category>crossing</category><category>star</category><category>kid</category><category>dantley</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:55:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Expect an NCAA Basketball Tournament More Unpredictable Than Ever</title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2013 NCAA college basketball tournment&nbsp;may be

"the most wide-open, unpredictable NCAA tournament in . . . history."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[jameseg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jameseg]]></source><link>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328280-expect-an-ncaa-basketball-tournament-more-unpredictable-than-ever</link><guid>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17328280-expect-an-ncaa-basketball-tournament-more-unpredictable-than-ever</guid><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>ncaa-tournament</category><category>2013-ncaa-college-basketball-tournament</category><category>unpredictable-ncaa-tournament</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:47:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>  GOP Whip Tells Fox Obama Cares About Basketball More Than Federal Budget (VIDEO) | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;

Did House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) really say that President Barack Obama cares more about the March Madness college basketball spreads than about balancing the federal budget?
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[manzil]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[manzil]]></source><link>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17315926-gop-whip-tells-fox-obama-cares-about-basketball-more-than-federal-budget-video-addicting-info</link><guid>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17315926-gop-whip-tells-fox-obama-cares-about-basketball-more-than-federal-budget-video-addicting-info</guid><category>basketball</category><category>us-news</category><category>president-barack-obama</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:46:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzil8C10DC50-8B13-8053-B2C5-767FA4AEA73F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzil8C10DC50-8B13-8053-B2C5-767FA4AEA73F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>DeAndre Jordan puts in bid for NBA dunk of the year</title>
<description><![CDATA[DeAndre Jordan might have taken the Los Angeles Clippers' dunking crown, if only for a moment.
With a comfortable lead in the second quarter Sunday against the Pistons, Chris Paul set up the center with an alley-oop pass normally reserved for Blake Griffin. Then Jordan, already &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17272649-deandre-jordan-puts-in-bid-for-nba-dunk-of-the-year</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17272649-deandre-jordan-puts-in-bid-for-nba-dunk-of-the-year</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>deandre-jordan</category><category>monster-dunk-by-deandre-jordan</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:52:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama attends daughter's basketball game</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has attended a basketball game for his younger daughter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17247258-obama-attends-daughters-basketball-game</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17247258-obama-attends-daughters-basketball-game</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>basketball</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Mar 2013 11:02:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9aea5ce9-aef7-4af3-b531-6a44ec6b4173.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9aea5ce9-aef7-4af3-b531-6a44ec6b4173.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 file photo, two U.S. Navy Blue Angels execute a crossing maneuver at close range during the Miramar Air Show in San Diego. Deep budget cuts in Washington mean military flight teams are expected to be no-shows at air shows across the U.S. starting this spring, leaving dozens of host cities bracing for thinner crowds and lost tourism dollars. When $85 billion in automatic cuts kicked in March 1, 2013, the Air Force canceled its air shows at bases from Florida to Arizona. It also grounded its team of formation-flying pilots, the Thunderbirds. The Armys Golden Knights parachute team has also canceled performances. The Navys famous Blue Angels say military commanders intend to cancel their April shows. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A look at some of the most amazing shots this year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Did you see that shot?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17233550-a-look-at-some-of-the-most-amazing-shots-this-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17233550-a-look-at-some-of-the-most-amazing-shots-this-year</guid><category>sports</category><category>shots</category><category>basketball</category><category>pick</category><category>six</category><category>outrageous-shots</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 09:01:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c70a7ce-0f71-48f8-925b-dd09df10d6a6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="470" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c70a7ce-0f71-48f8-925b-dd09df10d6a6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wisconsin's Ben Brust, top, and Michigan State's Gary Harris wrestle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4e0af20-7189-4033-a15e-aa0e1dd5d0cd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="455" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4e0af20-7189-4033-a15e-aa0e1dd5d0cd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 1, 2013, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, right, goes up for a reverse layup past Denver Nuggets forward JaVale MGee during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Nothing in basketball gets the blood flowing and the buzz buzzing like an incredible shot. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>