<?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 - hall-of-fame-ballot</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/hall-of-fame-ballot</link><description>Newsvine - hall-of-fame-ballot</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:50:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:24:14 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Bonds, Clemens, Sosa on Hall ballot for first time</title>
<description><![CDATA[The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine's voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite drug allegations that tainted their huge numbers?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Walker]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15492413-bonds-clemens-sosa-on-hall-ballot-for-first-time</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15492413-bonds-clemens-sosa-on-hall-ballot-for-first-time</guid><category>mlb</category><category>hall-of-fame</category><category>roger-clemens</category><category>ballot</category><category>sammy-sosa</category><category>us-news</category><category>pete-rose</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>steroids-era</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:34:37 +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=4753dd6f-8a48-4f34-814f-e8f982710b60.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="327" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4753dd6f-8a48-4f34-814f-e8f982710b60.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, hits his 761st career home run, a solo effort, off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco. Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are set to show up on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, and fans will soon find out whether drug allegations block the former stars from reaching baseball's shrine. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, 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=f49f86c1-45b5-4fa9-83b1-38497a0292fb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f49f86c1-45b5-4fa9-83b1-38497a0292fb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 23, 2007, file photo, New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws against Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus in the first inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa are set to show up on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, and fans will soon find out whether drug allegations block the former stars from reaching baseball's shrine. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, 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=d9cc8f9f-3610-45b6-ba50-fa92dfb514c9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d9cc8f9f-3610-45b6-ba50-fa92dfb514c9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 20, 2007, file photo, Texas Rangers' Sammy Sosa acknowledges cheers from fans after hitting his 600th career home run against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. Sosa, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are set to show up on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, and fans will soon find out whether drug allegations block the former stars from reaching baseball's shrine. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Williams, Mueller top newcomers on Hall ballot</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former AL batting champions Bernie Williams and Bill Mueller are among 13 newcomers on baseball's 2012 Hall of Fame ballot, joining top holdovers Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Lee Smith and Jeff Bagwell.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/30/9120300-williams-mueller-top-newcomers-on-hall-ballot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/30/9120300-williams-mueller-top-newcomers-on-hall-ballot</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>jeff-bagwell</category><category>bill-mueller</category><category>ballot</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>bernie-williams</category><category>former-al</category><category>lee-smith</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:01:31 +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>Derrick Thomas on college Hall of Fame ballot</title>
<description><![CDATA[The late Derrick Thomas of Alabama, quarterback Tommie Frazier of Nebraska and tailback Lorenzo White of Michigan State are among the college football stars making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/07/6213180-derrick-thomas-on-college-hall-of-fame-ballot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/07/6213180-derrick-thomas-on-college-hall-of-fame-ballot</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>michigan-state</category><category>ballot</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>college-football-hall</category><category>derrick-thomas</category><category>tommie-frazier</category><category>lorenzo-white</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 23:57:04 +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>Palmeiro, Gonzalez on Hall of Fame ballot</title>
<description><![CDATA[Suspected steroid users Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez are on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for the first time and join Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, both having fallen just short in last year's vote.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/29/5544928-palmeiro-gonzalez-on-hall-of-fame-ballot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/29/5544928-palmeiro-gonzalez-on-hall-of-fame-ballot</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>rafael-palmeiro</category><category>ballot</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>bert-blyleven</category><category>juan-gonzalez</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:06:24 +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>Alomar, Martinez, Larkin &amp; McGriff on Hall ballot</title>
<description><![CDATA[Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/27/3554507-alomar-martinez-larkin-mcgriff-on-hall-ballot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/27/3554507-alomar-martinez-larkin-mcgriff-on-hall-ballot</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>andre-dawson</category><category>ballot</category><category>roberto-alomar</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>bert-blyleven</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:01:10 +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></item><item><title>Late Pat Tillman on College Hall Ballot</title>
<description><![CDATA[The late Pat Tillman, a former Arizona State linebacker who gave up a professional football career to join the military, is among 19 players up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/11/1359730-late-pat-tillman-on-college-hall-ballot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/11/1359730-late-pat-tillman-on-college-hall-ballot</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arizona-state</category><category>ballot</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>college-football-hall</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:19:31 +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/NYOL57803120026.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/NYOL57803120026.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cpl. Pat Tillman is seen in a this 2003 file photo provided by Photography Plus. Tillman, a former Arizona State linebacker who gave up a professional football career to become an Army Ranger, is among 19 players up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year. He was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004. (AP Photo/Photography Plus via Williamson Stealth Media Solutions, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/016451a5-9049-49cf-b3b8-ad8849c1fb0c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/016451a5-9049-49cf-b3b8-ad8849c1fb0c.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This 2003 photo provided by Photography Plus via Williamson Stealth Media Solutions shows Cpl. Pat Tillman. Tillman, a former Arizona State linebacker who gave up a professional football career to become an Army Ranger, is among 19 players up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year, according to the ballot released Tuesday, March 11, 2008. He was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004. (AP Photo/Photography Plus via Williamson Stealth Media Solutions, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Billy Martin Among New Hall Candidates</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billy Martin, Marvin Miller and Doug Harvey are among 20 former managers, executives and umpires on the new Hall of Fame ballots to be considered by the revamped Veterans Committee when it votes next month.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Fitzpatrick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/08/1083666-billy-martin-among-new-hall-candidates</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/08/1083666-billy-martin-among-new-hall-candidates</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>ballot</category><category>hall-of-fame-ballot</category><category>veterans-committee</category><category>doug-harvey</category><category>marvin-miller</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2007 01:16:02 +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/e77b7031-31cc-42f2-a591-b0c1544b3179.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e77b7031-31cc-42f2-a591-b0c1544b3179.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Yankees manager Billy Martin, right, and Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson are shown during warm-up before a baseball game with the Kansas City Royals, in New York, in this July 24, 1977 file photo. Martin, Marvin Miller and Doug Harvey are among 20 former managers, executives and umpires on the new Hall of Fame ballots to be considered by the revamped Veterans Committee when it votes next month. (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>