<?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 - rookies</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/rookies</link><description>Newsvine - rookies</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:21:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:09 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Rookies are all the rage at PGA Tour opener</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Clark's timing could not have been worse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16508238-rookies-are-all-the-rage-at-pga-tour-opener</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16508238-rookies-are-all-the-rage-at-pga-tour-opener</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>on</category><category>rookies</category><category>tim-clark</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:21:02 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8f6b568-0d61-4c12-b9ea-51a392fb2a74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8f6b568-0d61-4c12-b9ea-51a392fb2a74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Scott Langley follows his shot off the first fairway during the final round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Honolulu.  (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)&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=debbf2d6-99aa-40fa-bcbb-307579b2212b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=debbf2d6-99aa-40fa-bcbb-307579b2212b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tim Clark, center, of South Africa, follows his shot off the 14th tee as playing partners Russell Henley, left, and Scott Langley, second from right, watch during the final round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)&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=460b3b0d-0f4f-48c9-a8cb-7ee1727cd98d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=460b3b0d-0f4f-48c9-a8cb-7ee1727cd98d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Scott Langley follows his shot off the 13th fairway during the final round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)&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=0bd4e13e-d6a4-4c5a-8194-30e367d6c807.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0bd4e13e-d6a4-4c5a-8194-30e367d6c807.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Russell Henley holds the trophy after winning the Sony Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)&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=5e52269b-120f-495b-babb-96dd6aa3cb0d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e52269b-120f-495b-babb-96dd6aa3cb0d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Russell Henley celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green and winning the Sony Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Honolulu.  (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Best NFL rookie class? Could be</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the guy who drafted Peyton Manning, Bill Polian knows something about quarterbacks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16079477-best-nfl-rookie-class-could-be</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16079477-best-nfl-rookie-class-could-be</guid><category>nfl</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>on</category><category>rookies</category><category>key</category><category>bill-polian</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:02:49 +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=bf6c6b0e-c1df-4632-a7d3-93a9534a427f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bf6c6b0e-c1df-4632-a7d3-93a9534a427f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III tosses a ball during warmups before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Kirk Cousins will start in place of Griffin wgho is sitting out with a sprained knee. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)&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=f31929ec-18b7-420f-b511-5c3de5600d11.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f31929ec-18b7-420f-b511-5c3de5600d11.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson rushes to the end zone for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)&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=46debb06-5adb-4c2a-abe2-8b64c6466509.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=46debb06-5adb-4c2a-abe2-8b64c6466509.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Dwayne Allen in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Trout, Harper voted Rookies of the Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were teammates on the Scottsdale Scorpions last fall. The outfielders arrived in the major leagues on the same April day this year, both played in the All-Star game and they won Rookie of the Year awards a half-hour apart Monday, the vanguard of baseball's next generation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15119206-trout-harper-voted-rookies-of-the-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15119206-trout-harper-voted-rookies-of-the-year</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>year</category><category>of-the</category><category>of-the-year</category><category>los-angeles-angels</category><category>washington-nationals</category><category>al-rookie</category><category>bryce-harper</category><category>mike-trout</category><category>rookies-of-the-year</category><category>scottsdale-scorpions</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:26:15 +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 url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a13f7a81-ef8a-4313-a598-11c03ca1b4ce.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="336" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a13f7a81-ef8a-4313-a598-11c03ca1b4ce.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This July 14, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) hiting a single off of New York Yankees relief pitcher Freddy Garcia in the first inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Trout is favored to win AL Rookie of the Year, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.(AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, 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=96577b33-bb0f-45b0-a17a-a7bf5404003d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96577b33-bb0f-45b0-a17a-a7bf5404003d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This July 3, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, center, celebrating with Howard Kendrick (47) and John Hester after Trout's three-run home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach McAllister in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland. Trout is favored to win AL Rookie of the Year, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, 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=1dcdef6f-e584-4dfd-8379-951508059143.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1dcdef6f-e584-4dfd-8379-951508059143.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - These are 2012 file photos showing Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, left, and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. Trout is favored to win AL Rookie of the Year and Harper To win NL Rookie of the Year, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/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=51739f39-aa09-4ac9-9691-679b744baff3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=51739f39-aa09-4ac9-9691-679b744baff3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout smiles after scoring against the Seattle Mariners during a baseball game in Seattle. Trout unanimously won the American League Rookie of the Year Monday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, 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=44e7f764-c903-48f8-84d2-49ccf9a97595.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=44e7f764-c903-48f8-84d2-49ccf9a97595.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 10, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout dives safely back to first to beat the tag by the Colorado Rockies during the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game in Denver. Trout unanimously won the American League Rookie of the Year Monday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, 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=18c32f71-8241-4947-8bc1-2b757964be40.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=18c32f71-8241-4947-8bc1-2b757964be40.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 12, 2012 file photo shows Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper reacting as he heads home on a home run by Ryan Zimmerman during the first inning of Game 5 of the National League division baseball series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington. Harper is favored to win the NL Rookie of the Year, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, 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=c4b80363-d195-4294-ac8e-74254dff9e5b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c4b80363-d195-4294-ac8e-74254dff9e5b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This June 5, 2012 file photo shows Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper reacting after his hit scored the winning run in the 12th inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets  in Washington. Harper is favored to win the NL Rookie of the Year, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, 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=ecbac514-8781-4a04-9b84-43bbc80ce9b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ecbac514-8781-4a04-9b84-43bbc80ce9b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 27, 2012, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper (34) follows through with a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. Harper was named the National League Rookie of the Year Monday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, 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=ca9ce277-13a5-469f-91b0-b55b95063de8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ca9ce277-13a5-469f-91b0-b55b95063de8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper smiles as he sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington. Harper was named the National League Rookie of the Year Monday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>US women's hoops rookies are experienced veterans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Referring to the five newcomers on the US women's Olympic basketball team as rookies is a bit misleading.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Feinberg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doug Feinberg]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12969864-us-womens-hoops-rookies-are-experienced-veterans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12969864-us-womens-hoops-rookies-are-experienced-veterans</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>rookies</category><category>womens-college-basketball</category><category>seasoned</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:07:37 +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=ff078f70-1037-4b2b-a264-264da29fea59.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="307" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ff078f70-1037-4b2b-a264-264da29fea59.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="200" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE--in a July 16, 2012 file photo Team USA coach Geno Auriemma, right, talks with Diana Taurasi during   an Olympic women's exhibition basketball game in Washington.  Taurasi is one of six players on the U.S. women's Olympic team who have played in Turkey. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>3 veteran drivers test skills with Indy rookies</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michel Jourdain Jr. got a refresher course in IndyCar racing. Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello got a chance to feel young again.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11642941-3-veteran-drivers-test-skills-with-indy-rookies</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11642941-3-veteran-drivers-test-skills-with-indy-rookies</guid><category>sports</category><category>auto-racing</category><category>rookies</category><category>indycar</category><category>seasoned</category><category>rubens-barrichello</category><category>jean-alesi</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 20:07:08 +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=43cb8e9c-85d1-433f-b556-e3e35899ca90.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=43cb8e9c-85d1-433f-b556-e3e35899ca90.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello, left, signs an autograph for Darren Stewardson of England during a break at the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=2c18c538-85a7-489e-ae53-6308d9ebd552.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2c18c538-85a7-489e-ae53-6308d9ebd552.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello speeds out of the pit area during the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=9f8a5bb2-8907-47a0-add3-8669754169e2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9f8a5bb2-8907-47a0-add3-8669754169e2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello climbs over the pit wall as he leaves the pit area during the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=6f486c9f-cbe5-41ed-b22b-13e05bef188c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="235" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f486c9f-cbe5-41ed-b22b-13e05bef188c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain of Mexico, speed down the front straight in a Honda powered car during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=1f48d149-9216-4e9f-b9f1-4267f2155b22.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="378" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f48d149-9216-4e9f-b9f1-4267f2155b22.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar drivers Rubens Barrichello, left, and Tony Kanaan talk during a break at the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=c39cc705-a4e1-4732-9d85-279d00a59cf5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c39cc705-a4e1-4732-9d85-279d00a59cf5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil speeds down the front straight during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=be88c884-de40-40d6-acaa-7ccdafcbcce4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=be88c884-de40-40d6-acaa-7ccdafcbcce4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain of Mexico, adjusts his mirror during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=79b41d0f-b395-41e9-b037-fd5b142b45e2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79b41d0f-b395-41e9-b037-fd5b142b45e2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Jean Alesi of France, looks down the pit lane as he watches the action during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=41ef81c8-703d-4543-ae48-b67c26f113b6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=41ef81c8-703d-4543-ae48-b67c26f113b6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello, left, signs an autograph for Darren Stewardson of England during a break at the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=3238806d-338e-4d3e-9eab-3679508ad38e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3238806d-338e-4d3e-9eab-3679508ad38e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello speeds out of the pit area during the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=e51091b1-710c-451a-906f-291c290ce907.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e51091b1-710c-451a-906f-291c290ce907.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello climbs over the pit wall as he leaves the pit area during the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=179355ac-baf4-4edc-b37c-dfbe85a0baa2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="235" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=179355ac-baf4-4edc-b37c-dfbe85a0baa2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain of Mexico, speed down the front straight in a Honda powered car during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=3d78eb28-9947-4ffb-81c1-8879be711970.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="378" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3d78eb28-9947-4ffb-81c1-8879be711970.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazilian IndyCar drivers Rubens Barrichello, left, and Tony Kanaan talk during a break at the rookie orientation practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=dfbc806f-eb2a-4bf4-9d70-0a666e4b2688.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dfbc806f-eb2a-4bf4-9d70-0a666e4b2688.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil speeds down the front straight during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=1933a642-8fae-4706-8a46-37d82cb2994d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1933a642-8fae-4706-8a46-37d82cb2994d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain of Mexico, adjusts his mirror during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (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=00ad7848-e5eb-40ba-92f3-6986ce6928e2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00ad7848-e5eb-40ba-92f3-6986ce6928e2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;IndyCar driver Jean Alesi of France, looks down the pit lane as he watches the action during rookie orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 10, 2012.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>More impact rookies than Newton, Miller</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the fears at the end of the 4 1/2-month lockout was how much all the missed practice and meeting time would affect rookies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/17/9507961-more-impact-rookies-than-newton-miller</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/17/9507961-more-impact-rookies-than-newton-miller</guid><category>nfl</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>on</category><category>rookies</category><category>impact</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:02:25 +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/cc9644c6-d2d6-4ae8-ade4-9646186a04f5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cc9644c6-d2d6-4ae8-ade4-9646186a04f5.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) stands on the sidelines after throwing an interception during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cdd64c85-363e-45d8-9614-2974b0ae20ce.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="398" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cdd64c85-363e-45d8-9614-2974b0ae20ce.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) scrambles during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8dc979fd-61c9-4c02-8705-85a0885eae16.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8dc979fd-61c9-4c02-8705-85a0885eae16.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, right, is hugged by defensive end J.J. Watt (99) after an NFL football practice Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in Houston. Phillips will take a medical leave due to a scheduled surgical procedure later this week. He is expected to return later this season. (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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/aec2e01d-cca4-461c-ac6a-80f29934656b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aec2e01d-cca4-461c-ac6a-80f29934656b.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;RETRANSMITTED FOR IMPROVED TONING - Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young (16) makes a reception for a touchdown in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rookies shine for Americans in Australia</title>
<description><![CDATA[Playing in his first Presidents Cup, Bubba Watson took it upon himself to be the voice of experience in the opening round at Royal Melbourne.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8863153-rookies-shine-for-americans-in-australia</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8863153-rookies-shine-for-americans-in-australia</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>rookies</category><category>cup</category><category>presidents-cup</category><category>bubba-watson</category><category>royal-melbourne</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:27:16 +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/e7442bd7-d74e-4c78-b248-0d6e1c575369.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e7442bd7-d74e-4c78-b248-0d6e1c575369.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. golfer Nick Watney wears a Remembrance Day poppy atop his cap during the second round of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Remembrance Day honors British Commonwealth forces who died on duty. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ef185f4a-afed-46c2-84b2-a4c3fd0ec0d6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="382" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ef185f4a-afed-46c2-84b2-a4c3fd0ec0d6.jpg" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Crowd look on as Bubba Watson of the U.S. team tees off on the first hole during the first round of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Royal Melbourne Golf Course, in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1ae06997-99f4-4623-bd3a-5a490488ef19.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="393" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1ae06997-99f4-4623-bd3a-5a490488ef19.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bubba Watson of the U.S. team hits a fairway approach shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Royal Melbourne Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/76d82ba8-ca17-42e3-bc62-9928667e2c33.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76d82ba8-ca17-42e3-bc62-9928667e2c33.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. team's Bubba Watson hits from the second tee during the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Royal Melbourne Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/David Callow)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a486cb47-4174-44a1-858b-d9a67484dbf6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a486cb47-4174-44a1-858b-d9a67484dbf6.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. golfer Nick Watney plays a a shot on the 12th fairway during the second round of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kimbrel, Hellickson chosen rookies of the year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spotless through the summer, Craig Kimbrel struggled in the stretch. The newest NL Rookie of the Year intends to learn from a particular late-season blemish.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Walker]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/14/8801852-kimbrel-hellickson-chosen-rookies-of-the-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/14/8801852-kimbrel-hellickson-chosen-rookies-of-the-year</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>year</category><category>of-the-year</category><category>tampa-bay</category><category>atlanta-braves</category><category>the-year</category><category>nl-rookie</category><category>jeremy-hellickson</category><category>craig-kimbrel</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:06:20 +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/400/03fde43b-bc43-4100-aa99-22b3fd7ec7b9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/03fde43b-bc43-4100-aa99-22b3fd7ec7b9.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this July 5, 2011 file photo, Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel works in the ninth inning of a baseball game against Colorado Rockies,  in Atlanta. Kimbrel and Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/10655f2a-821f-4131-914c-d9355bb858ad.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="339" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/10655f2a-821f-4131-914c-d9355bb858ad.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson throws against the Detroit Tigers, during a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla.  Hellickson and Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ccb7694c-6ee3-42a5-9b8a-526e8de33627.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="471" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ccb7694c-6ee3-42a5-9b8a-526e8de33627.jpg" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - I(n this Sept. 27, 2011 file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson reacts after the team turned a sixth-inning triple play on a ground ball by New York Yankees' Russell Martin, during a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla.  Hellickson and Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/50e98da2-492d-42c6-a3c0-3d66a1d5fa14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/50e98da2-492d-42c6-a3c0-3d66a1d5fa14.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 19, 2011 file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees,  in St. Petersburg, Fla.  Hellickson and Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011.  (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a6f718d9-395f-4e64-b415-36d4b657e149.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a6f718d9-395f-4e64-b415-36d4b657e149.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Feb. 22, 2011 file photo shows Tampa Bay Rays baseball player Jeremy Hellickson.  Rays pitcher Hellickson and Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011.  (AP Photo/Dave Martin, FIle)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4b100c84-605a-4bcb-9393-5a8bb9fd8b6e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4b100c84-605a-4bcb-9393-5a8bb9fd8b6e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This is a Feb. 21, 2011 file photo showing Atlanta Braves pitcher Craig Kimbrel. Kimbrel and Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f502e4cd-5e4f-47a3-bb88-992485a170e4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="419" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f502e4cd-5e4f-47a3-bb88-992485a170e4.jpg" width="120" height="126" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel, right,  and catcher Brian McCann embrace after defeating the Washington Nationals at Turner Field in Atlanta. Kimbrel and Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson were voted Rookies of the Year Monday Nov. 14, 2011.  (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Browns rookies making impact</title>
<description><![CDATA[They are rookies, subject to the same ribbing and ridicule Cleveland's veterans give all the newbies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/21/7882543-browns-rookies-making-impact</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/21/7882543-browns-rookies-making-impact</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>browns</category><category>cleveland-browns</category><category>ready</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:46:28 +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/f3dd16fb-de82-4f93-9d68-674ddb5c7ddb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="383" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f3dd16fb-de82-4f93-9d68-674ddb5c7ddb.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cleveland Browns defensive end Jabaal Sheard, left, begins to rip the ball away from Indianapolis Colts quarterback Kerry Collins for a fumble in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Sheard recovered the ball on the play and the Browns won 27-19. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/33dd8ef0-1b87-4fc1-bcaf-891429a55a4a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="318" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/33dd8ef0-1b87-4fc1-bcaf-891429a55a4a.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cleveland Browns defensive end Jabaal Sheard, center, is tackled by Indianapolis Colts tackle Anthony Castonzo after recovering a fumble by quarterback Kerry Collins, bottom left, in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. The Browns won 27-19. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NFL's 2011 rookie class off to a fine start</title>
<description><![CDATA[So, maybe that long lockout didn't hurt the NFL rookies after all &#8212; aside from the big hits they took to their wallets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arnie Stapleton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Arnie Stapleton]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746306-nfls-2011-rookie-class-off-to-a-fine-start</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746306-nfls-2011-rookie-class-off-to-a-fine-start</guid><category>nfl</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>on</category><category>rookies</category><category>remarkable</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:29:34 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/624e3910-79f0-4b87-beb3-5720a302072f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="386" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/624e3910-79f0-4b87-beb3-5720a302072f.jpg" width="120" height="116" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb celebrates in front of New Orleans Saints' Roman Harper after catching a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d052fd5c-eaf6-4336-a1bb-4768394e2446.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d052fd5c-eaf6-4336-a1bb-4768394e2446.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Washington Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan (91) grabs a batted down pass by New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and carries it in for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.  (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9e651d8b-13c8-4dbc-a019-32387d5b9a2e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9e651d8b-13c8-4dbc-a019-32387d5b9a2e.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) throws against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 28-21. (AP Photo/Matt York) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/05cd153b-6bf6-4718-b894-490d7f96eea8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/05cd153b-6bf6-4718-b894-490d7f96eea8.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Cardinals defensive back Patrick Peterson (21) runs back a punt for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 28-21. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/209ff84a-dce7-41be-9997-f3f649363c92.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/209ff84a-dce7-41be-9997-f3f649363c92.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (15) runs past San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers (22) as he scores on a 55-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Long shot rookies list</title>
<description><![CDATA[Undrafted rookies on opening-day NFL rosters:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7653572-long-shot-rookies-list</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7653572-long-shot-rookies-list</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>list</category><category>rookies</category><category>long</category><category>shot</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 19:45:22 +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></item><item><title>Undrafted rookies make their mark</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hey, kid, too bad you didn't get drafted by the NFL before it went back into lockout mode. Fat chance of being around for opening day.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7652180-undrafted-rookies-make-their-mark</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7652180-undrafted-rookies-make-their-mark</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>long</category><category>shot</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:05:13 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/94408bfc-65e6-4426-bd6e-1bdd7785b54d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="443" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/94408bfc-65e6-4426-bd6e-1bdd7785b54d.jpg" width="120" height="133" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Chicago Bears wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher (18) is tackled by Cleveland Browns linebacker Archie Donald (50) in the first half an NFL preseason football game in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e32bc799-4cde-4466-92af-9bd6e01ef3f1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="398" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e32bc799-4cde-4466-92af-9bd6e01ef3f1.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011, file photo, New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich, left, tangles with New England Patriots linebacker Tracy White, on a kickoff during the second quarter of a preseason NFL game in Foxborough, Mass. As the focus shifts toward the regular-season opener, Herzlich is ready to begin another phase in his life. A cancer survivor and former ACC defensive player of the year while at Boston College, Herzlich proved critics wrong by making the team. Now, hes preparing to make an impact. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c7e2976b-bf12-46d0-a586-683ad1981ad9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c7e2976b-bf12-46d0-a586-683ad1981ad9.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011, file photo, New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich listens to a coach from his seat on the bench during the third quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. As the focus shifts toward the regular-season opener, Herzlich is ready to begin another phase in his life. A cancer survivor and former ACC defensive player of the year while at Boston College, Herzlich proved critics wrong by making the team. Now, hes preparing to make an impact. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NFL rookies anxious to collect 1st paycheck</title>
<description><![CDATA[The NFL lockout has prevented Marcell Dareus from cashing in on turning pro, so he mows his godfather's lawn in exchange for a place to stay.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Wine]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steven Wine]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6976548-nfl-rookies-anxious-to-collect-1st-paycheck</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6976548-nfl-rookies-anxious-to-collect-1st-paycheck</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>nfl-rookies</category><category>marcell-dareus</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:39:50 +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/f0e37a31-b0de-4e7d-9377-d7642dc13b0b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f0e37a31-b0de-4e7d-9377-d7642dc13b0b.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers draft pick Cam Newton, right, and former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, left, run through drills with a YMCA summer camp student during a community service event during the NFL Players Association's Business of Football: Rookie Edition seminar at IMG Academies on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e787d241-7911-4b5d-915b-714e07853ae2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e787d241-7911-4b5d-915b-714e07853ae2.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, left, joins NFL rookies during a community service event at the NFL Players Association's Business of Football: Rookie Edition seminar at IMG Academies on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/eb5adba1-f768-4a71-ab35-1e44de383cf9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eb5adba1-f768-4a71-ab35-1e44de383cf9.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New England Patriots draft pick Ryan Mallett, center, and Kansas City Chiefs draft pick Shane Bannon, left, run YMCA summer camp students through drills during a community service event at the NFL Players Association's rookie symposium at IMG Academies on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/feef1821-4b56-48ba-a368-5ada04110b2f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/feef1821-4b56-48ba-a368-5ada04110b2f.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers draft pick Cam Newton, left, laughs with former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, right, during a community service event at the NFL Players Association's rookie symposium at IMG Academies, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NFLPA moves rookie educational program</title>
<description><![CDATA[The NFL Players Association has moved is two-day educational program for rookies from Washington to Bradenton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/08/6814486-nflpa-moves-rookie-educational-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/08/6814486-nflpa-moves-rookie-educational-program</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>nfl-players-association</category><category>nflpa</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 19:59:07 +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>NFLPA to stage rookie educational program</title>
<description><![CDATA[The NFL Players Association will stage a two-day educational program for rookies at the end of June and cover all costs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756624-nflpa-to-stage-rookie-educational-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756624-nflpa-to-stage-rookie-educational-program</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>nfl-players-association</category><category>nflpa</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 19:37:39 +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>NFL rookies wallow in lockout limbo</title>
<description><![CDATA[There wasn't much time to celebrate during Christian Ponder's first day as a Minnesota Viking.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/30/6561848-nfl-rookies-wallow-in-lockout-limbo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/30/6561848-nfl-rookies-wallow-in-lockout-limbo</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>wait</category><category>draft</category><category>minnesota-viking</category><category>christian-ponder</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:19:31 +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/400/456e1910-6ea2-4107-883b-0051611a7d95.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="314" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/456e1910-6ea2-4107-883b-0051611a7d95.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Carolina Panthers first-round draft pick Cam Newton smiles at a reporter's questions after being introduced during an NFL football news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e375874d-6c05-46b3-b195-f3bafd61fc2b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e375874d-6c05-46b3-b195-f3bafd61fc2b.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati Bengals second round draft pick Andy Dalton , a quarterback from TCU, smiles during an NFL football news conference, Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fabd977c-d734-4363-ad3d-ef2a7f0cc85c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fabd977c-d734-4363-ad3d-ef2a7f0cc85c.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Christian Ponder, right, holds up a jersye with head coach Leslie Frazier during an NFL football news conference Friday, April 29, 2011 in Eden Prairie, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jeff Wheeler)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>3 Big East rookie coaches are halfway home</title>
<description><![CDATA[The three New York area Big East schools all had new coaches to start the season. Steve Lavin, Mike Rice and Kevin Willard have made it to the halfway point, each trying to turn around a program in what is without argument the best conference in the country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim O'Connell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5965780-3-big-east-rookie-coaches-are-halfway-home</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5965780-3-big-east-rookie-coaches-are-halfway-home</guid><category>sports</category><category>new-york</category><category>rookies</category><category>big-east</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>kevin-willard</category><category>mike-rice</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:47:38 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65f5d21c-76b2-472c-ab58-b01aa1ef4f8b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65f5d21c-76b2-472c-ab58-b01aa1ef4f8b.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rutgers head coach Mike Rice, right, talks with guard James Beatty, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bbc1f8d7-04fd-4cf2-a2b0-fd434abdb86b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="495" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bbc1f8d7-04fd-4cf2-a2b0-fd434abdb86b.jpg" width="120" height="148" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;St. John's coach Steve Lavin gestures toward his team in the second half of their NCAA college basketball upset of Duke at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. St. John's defeated the third-ranked Blue Devils 93-78. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/32e167df-8b4e-490c-8ca3-befd9adf186a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/32e167df-8b4e-490c-8ca3-befd9adf186a.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;St. John's coach Steve Lavin, left, looks at his players in the final moments of a 77-52 loss to Georgetown in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Washington. From left are guard Malik Stith (31), guard Cameron Edison (35), guard Malik Boothe (3), and forward Dwayne Polee Jr. (0). (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2aef9ed7-b03b-467a-a1e7-58c87df3ccb3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2aef9ed7-b03b-467a-a1e7-58c87df3ccb3.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rutgers head coach Mike Rice, foreground, and others react to play late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Piscataway, N.J. Pittsburgh won 65-62. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc4125e6-eb71-4b66-8566-d0ffb4a14bf2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="496" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc4125e6-eb71-4b66-8566-d0ffb4a14bf2.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard reacts to his team's play during the second half against Syracuse in an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Seton Hall defeated No. 9 Syracuse 90-68. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Skelton, other rookies aid win over Dallas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Forget the completion rate &#8212; 11 for 25 for 183 yards &#8212; John Skelton is 2-1 as an NFL starting quarterback.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Baum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bob Baum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5716964-skelton-other-rookies-aid-win-over-dallas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5716964-skelton-other-rookies-aid-win-over-dallas</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>cardinals</category><category>rookies</category><category>through</category><category>come</category><category>john-skelton</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:13:31 +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/400/9e41855f-72c7-416a-a88a-b85ad497dd03.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9e41855f-72c7-416a-a88a-b85ad497dd03.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton (19) throws as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer (93) pursues during the third quarter of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Colts getting mixed results from rookie class</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jerry Hughes came to training camp carrying all the baggage of a first-round pick.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/23/4956530-colts-getting-mixed-results-from-rookie-class</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/23/4956530-colts-getting-mixed-results-from-rookie-class</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>colts</category><category>jerry-hughes</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:27:03 +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/400/58f980d0-a61b-4a9b-bb4c-15e441cd3928.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="230" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/58f980d0-a61b-4a9b-bb4c-15e441cd3928.jpg" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, left, and defensive end Ervin Baldwin run a drill during NFL training camp in Anderson, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gerhart progressing for Vikings, but much to learn</title>
<description><![CDATA[When Chester Taylor left Minnesota as a free agent, the natural assumption was that rookie Toby Gerhart would slide into Taylor's old spot as Adrian Peterson's backup and the primary running back in passing situations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Campbell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dave Campbell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/10/4863229-gerhart-progressing-for-vikings-but-much-to-learn</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/10/4863229-gerhart-progressing-for-vikings-but-much-to-learn</guid><category>nfl</category><category>vikings</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>ready</category><category>adrian-peterson</category><category>toby-gerhart</category><category>when-chester-taylor</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:16:12 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/90a7b66b-317d-458e-a36c-1a4f25c56a38.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/90a7b66b-317d-458e-a36c-1a4f25c56a38.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Toby Gerhart goes through drills during the NFL team's football training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/42fbc794-e44c-4d59-bbae-7fc2bd87d997.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/42fbc794-e44c-4d59-bbae-7fc2bd87d997.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Toby Gerhart runs a pass route as quarterback Joe Webb prepares to throw during the NFL team's training camp in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Goodell addresses rookies at NFL symposium</title>
<description><![CDATA[NFL commissioner Roger Goodell kicked off the annual rookie symposium Sunday evening by talking to the league's newest players about a range of topics, including taking responsibility and honoring the game.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernie Wilson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bernie Wilson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/28/4573037-goodell-addresses-rookies-at-nfl-symposium</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/28/4573037-goodell-addresses-rookies-at-nfl-symposium</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rookies</category><category>roger-goodell</category><category>goodell</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:08:54 +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>MLB teams prepare Latino rookies for Arizona law</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of these young Latino men have crossed the border into Arizona. Some are just teenagers, some are in the United States for the first time. Many don't speak English.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Baum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bob Baum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/18/4529478-mlb-teams-prepare-latino-rookies-for-arizona-law</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/18/4529478-mlb-teams-prepare-latino-rookies-for-arizona-law</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>arizona</category><category>immigration</category><category>rookies</category><category>united-states</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:57:32 +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/400/581531d3-3a29-4cc6-bf10-088d64764b4f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/581531d3-3a29-4cc6-bf10-088d64764b4f.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks' Esmerling Vasquez wipes his forehead in the dugout after pitching a scoreless eighth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, June 11, 2010, in Phoenix.  The Cardinals defeated the Diamondbacks 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)       &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Saints' Vaughn and Arnoux feel like rookies again</title>
<description><![CDATA[After playing four years together in college, close friends Chip Vaughn and Stanley Arnoux had the good fortune to be drafted by New Orleans in the same year that the Saints won their first Super Bowl.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Martel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brett Martel]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/06/4472018-saints-vaughn-and-arnoux-feel-like-rookies-again</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/06/4472018-saints-vaughn-and-arnoux-feel-like-rookies-again</guid><category>nfl</category><category>new-orleans</category><category>sports</category><category>saints</category><category>rookies</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>again</category><category>stanley-arnoux</category><category>chip-vaughn</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jun 2010 22:20:32 +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/400/76d70e96-3fe7-4834-9741-f9fcf43dbf79.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="388" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76d70e96-3fe7-4834-9741-f9fcf43dbf79.jpg" width="120" height="117" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints safety Chip Vaughn (21) catches a ball during pracitce at the club's NFL football training facility in Metairie,  Friday, June 4, 2010.    (AP Photo/Bill Haber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9ea7e4ab-37f6-4a34-b6bd-5a30e8499481.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="340" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9ea7e4ab-37f6-4a34-b6bd-5a30e8499481.jpg" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints linebackers Stanley Arnoux (53) and Chris Ivory (49) participate in a drill during minicamp at the club's NFL football training facility in Metairie,  Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sore Saavedra returns to track as happy man</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sebastian Saavedra stood at Tuesday's annual rookie luncheon and looked just fine.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Marot]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/26/4359095-sore-saavedra-returns-to-track-as-happy-man</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/26/4359095-sore-saavedra-returns-to-track-as-happy-man</guid><category>sports</category><category>auto-racing</category><category>rookies</category><category>irl</category><category>500</category><category>indy-500</category><category>sebastian-saavedra</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 08:37:38 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7c1d32e4-5c7d-48f5-8814-728865021e02.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7c1d32e4-5c7d-48f5-8814-728865021e02.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This May 23, 2010, file photo shows Colombia's Sebastian Saavedra  smiling on the final day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Saavedra thought his chances of starting this year's Indianapolis 500 had all but vanished when he crashed during Sunday's practice. Then he took a call at Methodist Hospital. And now he could be running two races and 600 miles on the 2.5-mile oval. Rookies  (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/98fbd814-9f62-47aa-8303-74370c2fded6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/98fbd814-9f62-47aa-8303-74370c2fded6.jpg" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sebastian Saavedra, of Colombia, hits the wall in the first turn during a practice session on the final day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Metz)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Punters take center stage for Packers</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Green Bay Packers' search for a punter has led to a guy who spent last season tutoring University of Kentucky athletes and an Australian whose previous experience kicking can be found on YouTube.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/01/4228480-punters-take-center-stage-for-packers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/01/4228480-punters-take-center-stage-for-packers</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>packers</category><category>rookies</category><category>green-bay-packers'</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 08:13:54 +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></channel></rss>