<?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 - blocks</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/blocks</link><description>Newsvine - blocks</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:57:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:26 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Another 6-8 woman had more blocks than Griner</title>
<description><![CDATA[Long before Brittney Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's college player getting blocks at a record pace.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314074-another-6-8-woman-had-more-blocks-than-griner</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314074-another-6-8-woman-had-more-blocks-than-griner</guid><category>sports</category><category>womens-college-basketball</category><category>blocks</category><category>brittney-griner</category><category>griner</category><category>more-blocks</category><category>than-griner</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:57:23 +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=750a25eb-72af-41c0-a151-9f5a34f186df.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=750a25eb-72af-41c0-a151-9f5a34f186df.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Iowa State forward Hallie Christofferson (5) has her shot blocked by Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) in the first half of their NCAA college basketball championship game in the Big 12 Conference tournament, Monday, March 11, 2013, in Dallas. (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=cca0dc53-b921-4e1c-8178-0b446ba84a99.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cca0dc53-b921-4e1c-8178-0b446ba84a99.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo shows Old Dominion University women's basketball player Anne Donovan (22) grabbing the ball. Long before Brittney Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's college player getting blocks at a record pace. Donovan even had more blocked shots that Griner's NCAA-recognized record for men or women. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot) MAGS OUT&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=692dce5b-5d91-4028-a171-00557782b338.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="367" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=692dce5b-5d91-4028-a171-00557782b338.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2013 file photo, Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) blocks the shot of Oklahoma's Joanna McFarland (53) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco Texas.  It was Griners' 665th career blocked shot. Long before Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's college player getting blocks at a record pace. Anne Donovan even had more blocked shots that Griner's NCAA-recognized record for men or women. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)&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=2577861f-2c9e-4e4a-b507-eddf4b2f9c43.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="343" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2577861f-2c9e-4e4a-b507-eddf4b2f9c43.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2013 file photo, Seton Hall's head coach Anne Donovan instructs her team during the first half of a college basketball game against Notre Dame in South Orange, N.J. Long before Brittney Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's college player getting blocks at a record pace. Anne Donovan even had more blocked shots that Griner's NCAA-recognized record for men or women. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)&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=66a514f5-a1bf-4e6b-b970-7ec1be2f89e3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=66a514f5-a1bf-4e6b-b970-7ec1be2f89e3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2013 file photo, Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) celebrates after breaking the NCAA women's career record for blocks  during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma,in Waco Texas.  Also show are Baylor's Odyssey Sims (0) and Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg (3). Long before Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's college player getting blocks at a record pace. Anne Donovan even had more blocked shots that Griner's NCAA-recognized record for men or women. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: Trade 'Melo? D'Antoni out? Knicks imploding</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10685522-pbt-trade-melo-dantoni-out-knicks-imploding</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10685522-pbt-trade-melo-dantoni-out-knicks-imploding</guid><category>watch</category><category>anthony</category><category>carmelo-anthony</category><category>carmelo</category><category>blocks</category><category>mike-dantoni</category><category>d'antoni</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>linsanity</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:45:46 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120314-melo2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120314-melo2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;PBT: Carmelo Anthony says he doesn't want a trade from New York; would Jerry Sloan replace Mike D'Antoni as coach?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bama-Tennessee game shaping up like '09</title>
<description><![CDATA[This Alabama-Tennessee matchup feels much like last season's, which turned from an apparent mismatch into a memorable entry in a storied rivalry.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Zenor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Zenor]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5318193-bama-tennessee-game-shaping-up-like-09</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5318193-bama-tennessee-game-shaping-up-like-09</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>bama</category><category>top-25</category><category>blocks</category><category>this-alabama-tennessee</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:30:12 +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></item><item><title>Atlanta's Josh Smith fastest to 1,000 blocks</title>
<description><![CDATA[Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks has become the youngest player to block 1,000 shots in the NBA.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/02/3845795-atlantas-josh-smith-fastest-to-1000-blocks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/02/3845795-atlantas-josh-smith-fastest-to-1000-blocks</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>smith</category><category>hawks</category><category>atlanta-hawks</category><category>josh-smith</category><category>blocks</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:48:33 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/82977625-29d6-4336-9c1b-bb54d7bdf8c1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/82977625-29d6-4336-9c1b-bb54d7bdf8c1.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith (5) reacts after being called for a foul during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. The Magic won 104-86. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Opinion: Horford, Gay among players on rise</title>
<description><![CDATA[When a player thrives following a year most observers would classify as less than outstanding, most refer to that excellent campaign as a “breakout,” as though the player in question went home during the offseason, climbed into a cocoon and emerged a few months later as a completely transformed performer.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/07/2653944-opinion-horford-gay-among-players-on-rise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/07/2653944-opinion-horford-gay-among-players-on-rise</guid><category>nba</category><category>raptors</category><category>games</category><category>points</category><category>hawks</category><category>rebounds</category><category>blocks</category><category>averaged</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 02:37:22 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay, John/Rookies Report/080223-Al-Horford.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="270" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay, John/Rookies Report/080223-Al-Horford.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="81" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford waits to tip off the ball against the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pay close attention to Jazz</title>
<description><![CDATA[At a mainstream record store, you're most likely to find the jazz section somewhere toward the back, residing in the same section as the maddeningly innocuous and oft-ignored genre known as easy listening.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/03/2498689-pay-close-attention-to-jazz</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/03/2498689-pay-close-attention-to-jazz</guid><category>nba</category><category>games</category><category>music</category><category>jazz</category><category>blocks</category><category>okur</category><category>steals</category><category>averaged</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:47:17 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/d401c0a8-b1b4-440b-b789-2a4f459fe084.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="285" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/d401c0a8-b1b4-440b-b789-2a4f459fe084.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="86" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sacramento King's Bobby Jackson fouls Utah Jazz's Deron Williams (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. The Jazz Beat the Kings 102-89. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Opinion: Meet the NBA’s under-televised</title>
<description><![CDATA[Unless you’re willing to dole out the approximately $170 required to finance a subscription to NBA League Pass — which, depending on your outlook, is either an obscenely good deal or an obscene waste of money — odds are you won’t be getting much of an opportunity to see some of the truly outstanding players in the NBA.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Stroup]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/14/2308828-opinion-meet-the-nbas-under-televised</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/14/2308828-opinion-meet-the-nbas-under-televised</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>nba</category><category>game</category><category>free-throw</category><category>granger</category><category>blocks</category><category>durant</category><category>steals</category><category>biedrins</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>nba-league-pass</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:39:17 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090113-Gerald_-_Wallace-vmed-904p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="280" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090113-Gerald_-_Wallace-vmed-904p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="84" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Wallace (3) dunks &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Boom Blox' is a strong title for Wii</title>
<description><![CDATA[For as popular as the Nintendo Wii is with gamers around the world, the console has problems: Too many of its games are dreadfully dull and make poor use of the Wii Remote's innovations. Naturally, Nintendo knows exactly how to make Wii game that doesn't feel gimmicky or shallow (such as Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime: Corruption), but they've largely kept that magic to themselves as shelves fill with absolute dreck. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NBC Nightly News]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/13/1485581-boom-blox-is-a-strong-title-for-wii</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/13/1485581-boom-blox-is-a-strong-title-for-wii</guid><category>people</category><category>games</category><category>world</category><category>game</category><category>exercise</category><category>arts</category><category>nintendo</category><category>boom</category><category>gamers</category><category>wii</category><category>blocks</category><category>wii-remote</category><category>games-</category><category>blox</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:14:17 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/TECH/080508/080508-boom-hmed.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/TECH/080508/080508-boom-hmed.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&quot;Boom Blox&quot; is a good choice for parents looking for a wholly family-friendly game that isn't brain-dead easy.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>