<?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 - sports-illustrated</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/sports-illustrated</link><description>Newsvine - sports-illustrated</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 01:31:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:19:06 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Time Warner spinning off Time Inc. magazines</title>
<description><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that it will spin off the magazine unit behind Time, Sports Illustrated and People into a separate, publicly traded company by the end of the year, ending a media marriage that has lasted more than two decades.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Nakashima]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ryan Nakashima]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213389-time-warner-spinning-off-time-inc-magazines</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213389-time-warner-spinning-off-time-inc-magazines</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>time</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>time-warner</category><category>warner</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 22:59:16 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c620d19c-1bdd-4b0b-a892-cd2cfa8a6bcb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c620d19c-1bdd-4b0b-a892-cd2cfa8a6bcb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Nov. 19, 2008 file photo shows President Barack Obama featured in a special issue of Time Magazine on a New York newsstand. Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday March 6, 2013 said that it will spin off the magazine unit behind Time, Sports Illustrated and People into a separate, publicly traded company by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>McIlroy tells SI: Leaving course a mistake</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy says he should have finished his second round at the Honda Classic, telling Sports Illustrated magazine that "it was not the right thing to do" to walk out after eight holes of his second round.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17194176-mcilroy-tells-si-leaving-course-a-mistake</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17194176-mcilroy-tells-si-leaving-course-a-mistake</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>mistake</category><category>honda-classic</category><category>mcilroy</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:39:06 +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=11356089-4e1a-48c9-bee8-acffa8e33502.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11356089-4e1a-48c9-bee8-acffa8e33502.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover: Kate Upton, 20</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the dead of winter, many girl-watchers' thoughts turn to warmer days ahead.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16854740-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-kate-upton-20</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16854740-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-kate-upton-20</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>swimsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>sports-illustrated-swimsuit</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:39:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3814652-7dc2-41be-9ce2-fcde58e05753.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3814652-7dc2-41be-9ce2-fcde58e05753.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 10, 2012 image released by Sports Illustrated shows a model being photographed on location in Guilin, China, for the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Sports Illustrated took its models to all seven continents for the first time. The around-the-globe effort will be chronicled by the Travel Channel in a special on Feb. 17. Sports Illustrated said Tuesday it's the first to do a fashion shoot in Antarctica, where temperatures were subfreezing.  Among the locations featured are Namibia, China, Australia and Easter Island, one of the most remote places on Earth. Swimsuit magazine editor MJ Day says it took seven months to complete. Sports Illustrated will reveal its cover Monday. It can be a star-making opportunity. Last year's cover model was Kate Upton. The magazine hits newsstands Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Valery Gherman for Sports Illustrated) FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROMOTION OF THE TRAVEL CHANNEL SPECIAL UNTIL FEB. 28, 2013.  &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=aebcb09b-dc1f-4861-a680-ac055766d77a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aebcb09b-dc1f-4861-a680-ac055766d77a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the magazine's 2013 Swimsuit Edition featuring Kate Upton, which will launch across multiple platforms on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Derek Kettela) NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY UNTIL MARCH 5 2013; MANDATORY CREDIT: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED/DEREK KETTELA&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>LeBron James chosen as SI's Sportsman of the Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[When LeBron James learned he was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the Miami Heat star was surprised.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15643802-lebron-james-chosen-as-sis-sportsman-of-the-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15643802-lebron-james-chosen-as-sis-sportsman-of-the-year</guid><category>sports</category><category>year</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>of-the</category><category>miami-heat</category><category>when-lebron-james</category><category>sportsman-of-the-year</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:01:50 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=afe3231f-dd45-4909-9768-20348991fb83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=afe3231f-dd45-4909-9768-20348991fb83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) goes up for a shot against Brooklyn Nets forward Gerald Wallace (45) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)&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=92f8330e-5aa5-4bd6-b710-60cdc3e07000.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=92f8330e-5aa5-4bd6-b710-60cdc3e07000.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) prepares to shoot against the San Antonio Spurs in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012,  in Miami. Miami won 105-100. ( AP Photo/Alan Diaz)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Notre Dame LB Te'o staying strong through tragedy</title>
<description><![CDATA[The profile page on the Twitter account of Manti Te'o doesn't say he's a Notre Dame linebacker, that he's being mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate or that he's a Sports Illustrated cover boy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Coyne]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Coyne]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14205966-notre-dame-lb-teo-staying-strong-through-tragedy</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14205966-notre-dame-lb-teo-staying-strong-through-tragedy</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>notre-dame</category><category>heisman-trophy</category><category>top-25</category><category>te'o</category><category>manti-te'o</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 22:02:31 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=658276a4-b99b-4713-bf22-45cde08c89b3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="319" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=658276a4-b99b-4713-bf22-45cde08c89b3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 22, 2012 photo, Notre Dame's Manti Te'o (5) pursues the football  during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco believes Manti Teo is the finest football player in college. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=876127bb-5ef0-4a4e-9a2c-60567f3807f1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=876127bb-5ef0-4a4e-9a2c-60567f3807f1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 22, 2012 photo, Notre Dame's Chris Watt (66), Manti Te'o (5) and TJ Jones (7) celebrate with fans after Notre Dame defeated Michigan, 13-6,  in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco believes Manti Teo is the finest football player in college. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02dee999-359d-451c-a75e-6d16d11065e4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02dee999-359d-451c-a75e-6d16d11065e4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 22, 2012 photo,  Notre Dame's Manti Te'o (5) celebrates with fans after Notre Dame defeated Michigan, 13-6, in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco believes Teo is the finest football player in college. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Report: UCLA players undermined discipline, morale</title>
<description><![CDATA[Players and staff members from the past four UCLA basketball teams say that coach Ben Howland allowed an influx of talented but immature recruits to undermine team discipline and morale as the once-proud program has struggled to live up to its storied history, Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540517-report-ucla-players-undermined-discipline-morale</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540517-report-ucla-players-undermined-discipline-morale</guid><category>sports</category><category>ucla</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>disarray</category><category>ben-howland</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:06:18 +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/400/98ad0337-e397-4b9d-b54b-095d18937a34.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/98ad0337-e397-4b9d-b54b-095d18937a34.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, UCLA coach Ben Howland gestures in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington, in Seattle. Players and staff members from the past four UCLA basketball teams say that  coach Howland allowed an influx of talented but immature recruits to undermine team discipline and morale as the once-proud program has struggled to live up to its storied history, Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a83559b0-7749-479d-b89e-36d52b0f31cb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a83559b0-7749-479d-b89e-36d52b0f31cb.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, UCLA coach Ben Howland yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford, in Los Angeles. Players and staff members from the past four UCLA basketball teams say that  coach Howland allowed an influx of talented but immature recruits to undermine team discipline and morale as the once-proud program has struggled to live up to its storied history, Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, 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/cab44307-28ea-45b0-80ea-11c1ffed83a3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="367" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cab44307-28ea-45b0-80ea-11c1ffed83a3.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This is a Nov. 21 , 2011 file photo showing UCLA basketball player  Reeves Nelson in the second half of a basketball game against Chaminade, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Players and staff members from the past four UCLA basketball teams say that  coach Howland allowed an influx of talented but immature recruits to undermine team discipline and morale as the once-proud program has struggled to live up to its storied history, Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Players also spoke to the magazine of an alarming number of fights to begin the 2009 season, including one that began when Reeves Nelson, then a freshman, hit fellow player Mike Moser in the chest with his forearm and shoulder. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Knicks' Jeremy Lin makes 2nd straight SI cover</title>
<description><![CDATA[Covering Jeremy Lin has been easy for Sports Illustrated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10479704-knicks-jeremy-lin-makes-2nd-straight-si-cover</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10479704-knicks-jeremy-lin-makes-2nd-straight-si-cover</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>time</category><category>boy</category><category>two</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>cover</category><category>lin</category><category>si-cover</category><category>covering-jeremy-lin</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:03 +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/f5ed9901-0f5d-48aa-9c2d-26d4cbf4ef84.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f5ed9901-0f5d-48aa-9c2d-26d4cbf4ef84.jpg" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin (17) puts up a shot as New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams looks on during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York.  (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)&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/400/6ca4e4b7-dd1e-4202-8207-b033f3db9520.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="375" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6ca4e4b7-dd1e-4202-8207-b033f3db9520.jpg" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, right, handles the ball as he is guarded by New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-92. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)&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/bb2e38b2-7d31-4c44-bda3-62964b28b08c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="353" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bb2e38b2-7d31-4c44-bda3-62964b28b08c.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin sits on the bench after fouling out during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New Jersey Nets, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-92. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paralyzed Rutgers player to appear on SI cover</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's year-end issue. His return to the field in October was picked as the 2011 Moment of the Year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9604412-paralyzed-rutgers-player-to-appear-on-si-cover</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9604412-paralyzed-rutgers-player-to-appear-on-si-cover</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>us-news</category><category>legrand</category><category>eric-legrand</category><category>paralyzed-rutgers</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:32:31 +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/aa0b9e0b-ee8f-46b7-9bdd-a6cc75b8a53e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aa0b9e0b-ee8f-46b7-9bdd-a6cc75b8a53e.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 29, 2011 file photo shows paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand (52), center in wheelchair, leading his team, including Steve Beauharnais (42), Beau Bachety (84), Scott Vallone (94), Khaseem Greene (20), and Devon Watkis (71), onto the field before a college football game against West Virginia, in Piscataway, N.J. LeGrand will be featured on the front page of Sports Illustrated's year-end issue as the 2011 Moment of the Year.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Summitt, Krzyzewski honored by Sports Illustrated</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski were selected Monday as Sports Illustrated's sportswoman and sportsman of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/05/9224642-summitt-krzyzewski-honored-by-sports-illustrated</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/05/9224642-summitt-krzyzewski-honored-by-sports-illustrated</guid><category>sports</category><category>of</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>mike-krzyzewski</category><category>pat-summitt</category><category>sportsman-of-the-year</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:01:51 +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>HBO plans new sports documentary series</title>
<description><![CDATA[HBO will team with Sports Illustrated and Endgame Entertainment to produce a new sports documentary series.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/15/8819454-hbo-plans-new-sports-documentary-series</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/15/8819454-hbo-plans-new-sports-documentary-series</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>series</category><category>hbo</category><category>sports-documentary-series</category><category>endgame-entertainment</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:06 +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>Jimmie Johnson on SI cover for 2nd time in career</title>
<description><![CDATA[Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will be on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" magazine that goes on sale Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Fryer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jenna Fryer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8273258-jimmie-johnson-on-si-cover-for-2nd-time-in-career</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8273258-jimmie-johnson-on-si-cover-for-2nd-time-in-career</guid><category>sports</category><category>nascar</category><category>johnson</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>jimmie-johnson</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3b7696b4-481b-4924-b068-9bd5ea5e9c98.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="482" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3b7696b4-481b-4924-b068-9bd5ea5e9c98.jpg" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jimmie Johnson celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>SI.com to stream Melo-Philly game Sunday</title>
<description><![CDATA[The exhibition game featuring LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul as teammates will be streamed online by Sports Illustrated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/22/7898243-sicom-to-stream-melo-philly-game-sunday</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/22/7898243-sicom-to-stream-melo-philly-game-sunday</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>online</category><category>exhibition</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>philly</category><category>chris-paul</category><category>kevin-durant</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:20:04 +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>Big early hole dooms Pirates in loss to D-backs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Down in a big early hole, Pittsburgh fought back, throwing almost the entire roster at the Arizona Diamondbacks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Marshall]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Marshall]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7820124-big-early-hole-dooms-pirates-in-loss-to-d-backs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7820124-big-early-hole-dooms-pirates-in-loss-to-d-backs</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>pirates</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>arizona-diamondbacks</category><category>pittsburgh-pirates</category><category>kansas-city-royals</category><category>clint-hurdle</category><category>jeff-karstens</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:17:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ca03488c-1ab5-4960-b636-077f0e3a795c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ca03488c-1ab5-4960-b636-077f0e3a795c.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp hits a single to center field in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/400/40f87cae-aa3b-44bd-a188-a467113c6cdc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/40f87cae-aa3b-44bd-a188-a467113c6cdc.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Rivera (33) high-fives teammate Matt Kemp (27) after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/400/33f47d0e-785f-423a-953b-1a12d2c8d5cb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/33f47d0e-785f-423a-953b-1a12d2c8d5cb.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers' Ted Lilly pitches in the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/400/7cbfffdd-9b25-4204-826f-908f5bc1ce31.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7cbfffdd-9b25-4204-826f-908f5bc1ce31.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers' James Loney (7) celebrates his three run home run with teammate Aaron Miles, right, in the first inning of a baseball game against Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/400/85791484-0469-42f7-b27e-4655c1544285.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="471" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/85791484-0469-42f7-b27e-4655c1544285.jpg" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (62) waits for the ball as Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp (27) steals second in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/b0f1f2ad-eb2b-4b0f-8dc0-b93c80cbd7ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b0f1f2ad-eb2b-4b0f-8dc0-b93c80cbd7ba.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen chases down a hit from Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Sands for a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)&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/d381eb7a-6637-4a51-9129-bd26c0b082e0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="211" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d381eb7a-6637-4a51-9129-bd26c0b082e0.jpg" width="120" height="64" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Alex Presley, left, and right fileder Xavier Paul exchange words after both let a fly ball off the Los Angeles Dodgers Juan Rivera drop between them in the sixth inning of a National League baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/a1088505-173e-4004-aabc-8231b7ea0e77.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a1088505-173e-4004-aabc-8231b7ea0e77.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Brad Lincoln looks in the direction of the scoreboard as manager Clint Hurdle, left, talks to him as Lincoln comes out of the game aginst the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/f2f7942a-43ca-47fe-8809-10b1786996f8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f2f7942a-43ca-47fe-8809-10b1786996f8.jpg" width="120" height="267" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp leaps to catch a fly ball hit by Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/400/508ce282-10e5-4707-bec7-37d64f7483ea.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/508ce282-10e5-4707-bec7-37d64f7483ea.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actor Harrison Ford, left, sits with former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda at the start of a Pittsburgh Pirates-Dodgers baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/debcbbff-c277-4818-abe6-4e35a9be6c83.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="357" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/debcbbff-c277-4818-abe6-4e35a9be6c83.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutcheon steals second as Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon chases a high pickoff throw in the first  inning of a National League baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/f9583d8d-7bbf-4202-89f4-79111479e8b0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="473" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f9583d8d-7bbf-4202-89f4-79111479e8b0.jpg" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley pitches to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a National League baseball game in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&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/400/08b0fb9d-46a3-4192-9ee5-d0d8ca1276bd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="361" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/08b0fb9d-46a3-4192-9ee5-d0d8ca1276bd.jpg" width="120" height="170" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks fans reach for the ball hit for a home run by Diamondbacks' Justin Upton, over Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Alex Presely (44) in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/400/1d860bfb-cc76-475e-8934-b3ab4aaee18f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="379" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d860bfb-cc76-475e-8934-b3ab4aaee18f.jpg" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Willie Bloomquist throws to first in order to force out Pittsburgh Pirates' Alex Presley in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/400/594aa359-6a60-48df-8e9b-2677002cf6fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/594aa359-6a60-48df-8e9b-2677002cf6fe.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, bottom, slides safely into second base as Arizona Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill, top, could not make the catch on a throw from catcher Miguel Montero in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/400/1f3bf6ae-e61d-44f6-b4e5-15747720f056.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1f3bf6ae-e61d-44f6-b4e5-15747720f056.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Ronny Cedeno fields a groundball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt for an out in the first inning of a MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/400/7b6bc73d-af7f-45f2-bf28-88cf3bf9c1fa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7b6bc73d-af7f-45f2-bf28-88cf3bf9c1fa.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff Karstens winds up to deliver a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/d43a7a44-b444-488b-b5a8-696ac5820ab3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d43a7a44-b444-488b-b5a8-696ac5820ab3.jpg" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Derrek Lee, left, catches the throw from pitcher Jeff Karstens in time to force out Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra, right, in the first inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/fd9f2469-5370-4766-bffb-3d809516a265.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fd9f2469-5370-4766-bffb-3d809516a265.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy releases a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)&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/400/96e95fc5-4b50-4b62-9619-84be2dd55b4e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/96e95fc5-4b50-4b62-9619-84be2dd55b4e.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates' Derrek Lee, right, greets teammate Neil Walker (18) after Lee hit a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/fe0701d5-126b-41df-98a7-0e3281ae2e71.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fe0701d5-126b-41df-98a7-0e3281ae2e71.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CORRECTS TO MONTERO NOT MOTERO - Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero watches his two-run home run take flight against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/8c20efa8-8150-470e-951c-c638ee54588e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="340" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8c20efa8-8150-470e-951c-c638ee54588e.jpg" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley throws to a Pittsburgh Pirates batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/8a2b6569-d65e-40f6-95bd-a9a0ec9886ac.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="463" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8a2b6569-d65e-40f6-95bd-a9a0ec9886ac.jpg" width="120" height="139" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill forces out Pittsburgh Pirates' Alex Presley while attempting a double play during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. The Pirates' Pedro Ciriaco was safe at first . (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/400/2ca3f9bc-f133-4b48-8eae-416ed19805ed.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="502" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2ca3f9bc-f133-4b48-8eae-416ed19805ed.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Roberts connects for a two run double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/1b25178b-1b67-42f3-b077-8e3c7d430d3c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="309" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1b25178b-1b67-42f3-b077-8e3c7d430d3c.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates' Derrek Lee waits during a pitching change against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/7a3256db-a162-410f-8087-079767b6dec9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7a3256db-a162-410f-8087-079767b6dec9.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Russ Ohlendorf throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/8c1db42c-ed6f-4505-bc4d-bc754827a40b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="393" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8c1db42c-ed6f-4505-bc4d-bc754827a40b.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates' Ryan Lucwick (36) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (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/400/126b3309-322c-4162-be9c-f1477369bd92.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/126b3309-322c-4162-be9c-f1477369bd92.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Russ Ohlendorf wipes his face after giving up the third run of the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Polygamist leader faces possible life prison term</title>
<description><![CDATA[Convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is awaiting his punishment from the same Texas jury that convicted him on child sex charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Weber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul J. Weber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7226379-polygamist-leader-faces-possible-life-prison-term</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7226379-polygamist-leader-faces-possible-life-prison-term</guid><category>us</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>leader</category><category>polygamist</category><category>west-texas</category><category>us-news</category><category>warren-jeffs</category><category>polygamist-leader</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:28:52 +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/400/7d43ea11-5946-4cf0-b9db-86857a224d75.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7d43ea11-5946-4cf0-b9db-86857a224d75.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A West Texas jury has heard audio recordings and diary accounts of Jeffs teaching his 14-year-old &quot;spiritual wife&quot; how to please him sexually. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/a1fbba12-17f1-4f43-87fa-eabbf87694d4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a1fbba12-17f1-4f43-87fa-eabbf87694d4.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse escorted by a law enforcement officer Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.    Jeffs, 55, is  accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot;  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/2dd801a3-8d19-4287-8a45-e17c38859a6e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2dd801a3-8d19-4287-8a45-e17c38859a6e.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a lawn enforcement officer Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/1fd6ac88-764f-4882-9c28-700abfa92a79.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1fd6ac88-764f-4882-9c28-700abfa92a79.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints carry defense materials out of the Tom Green County Courthouse that Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs is using to defend himself in a sexual assault trial Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/8f8ab3b8-f582-4bfd-9469-c3d219917768.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="445" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8f8ab3b8-f582-4bfd-9469-c3d219917768.jpg" width="120" height="134" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Law enforcement officers, left, and right, escort lead prosecutor Eric Nichols, center, out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  Prosecutors rested their case against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, after they played an audiotape of what they said was Jeffs assaulting a 12-year-old he had taken as a &quot;spiritual wife.&quot; (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/4e9da6ee-7a57-4fe1-8853-0a44951347e8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4e9da6ee-7a57-4fe1-8853-0a44951347e8.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs sits in the back of a sheriffs vehicle as he is escorted away from the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/0417a840-1fe0-44ce-b7a0-2da23a4af88b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0417a840-1fe0-44ce-b7a0-2da23a4af88b.jpg" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A law enforcement officer, left, escorts polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, right, into the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  The defense rested Thursday in the sexual assault trial against Jeffs in which he served as his own defense. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/15657437-51cc-456e-90a3-a1d27fa7e53d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/15657437-51cc-456e-90a3-a1d27fa7e53d.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, second from left, arrives at Tom Green County Courthouse for the sexual assault trial against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.    Jeffs, 55, is  accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot;   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/ca37fa10-5112-478d-a9cf-2c23dceb4114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="488" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ca37fa10-5112-478d-a9cf-2c23dceb4114.jpg" width="120" height="146" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints arrive at Tom Green County Courthouse rolling in boxes of materials for the defense in the sexual assault trial of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.   Jeffs, 55, is  accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot; (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/6fb9d733-e651-44ef-9063-79e777e5bd63.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="493" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6fb9d733-e651-44ef-9063-79e777e5bd63.jpg" width="120" height="148" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Law enforcement officials, left, and right, help polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs out of a vehicle as he arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  Jeffs, 55, is  accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot;   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/12f3998a-a24d-4895-a879-506e94b0b0d8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/12f3998a-a24d-4895-a879-506e94b0b0d8.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A law enforcement officer, left, escorts Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, and his defense advisor Deric Walpole out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot; (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/eb5631f3-44a3-465b-85a6-02ae2bc372cc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="426" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eb5631f3-44a3-465b-85a6-02ae2bc372cc.jpg" width="120" height="128" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A law enforcement officer, left, escorts Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, and his defense advisor Deric Walpole out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot; (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/f29a7f81-5cbc-455b-83c7-e5d0b7abed11.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f29a7f81-5cbc-455b-83c7-e5d0b7abed11.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Law enforcement personnel place Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs into an awaiting vehicle as he departs the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls &quot;spiritual marriages.&quot; (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/39fa0a9d-ed5c-465d-8b39-0ce7585d52fa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39fa0a9d-ed5c-465d-8b39-0ce7585d52fa.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott responds to a reporters question after making a statement regarding the two guilty findings against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs outside of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/76cad393-aa13-4129-b10c-abcb266e3872.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76cad393-aa13-4129-b10c-abcb266e3872.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this courtroom sketch Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, left, J.D. Roundy, center, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and his attorney, right, are shown during court procedings in the sexual assault trial against Jeffs at Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)&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/aefbe04a-80cf-4546-911a-c5c1124f17d9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aefbe04a-80cf-4546-911a-c5c1124f17d9.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this courtroom sketch, Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, stands in silence as 51st District Judge Barbara Walther, right, and a court employee, left, are shown during the defenses closing arguments at Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)&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/400/600e5c2c-c6f6-4fca-8ac4-61c5b80dc85b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/600e5c2c-c6f6-4fca-8ac4-61c5b80dc85b.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer, left,  Friday Aug. 5, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, a polygamist sect leader convicted of child sexual assault walked out of his sentencing hearing in protest Friday, after reading a statement he claimed was from God. The statement promised a &quot;whirlwind of judgment&quot; on the world if God's &quot;humble servant&quot; wasn't set free.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&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/400/9a0ffbd0-b4c5-45b4-b4c8-816e44bb4452.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="380" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9a0ffbd0-b4c5-45b4-b4c8-816e44bb4452.jpg" width="120" height="114" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Law enforcement officials, left, and right, escort Warren Jeffs, center, out of the  Tom Green County Courthouse Friday Aug. 5, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas.  Jeffs, a polygamist sect leader convicted of child sexual assault walked out of his sentencing hearing in protest Friday, after reading a statement he claimed was from God. The statement promised a &quot;whirlwind of judgment&quot; on the world if God's &quot;humble servant&quot; wasn't set free.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sheen says he took steroids during 'Major League'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Turns out Wild Thing's fastball had a little extra juice. Actor Charlie Sheen tells Sports Illustrated in its latest issue that he took steroids "for like six or eight weeks" while filming the 1989 movie "Major League." He adds that the performance-enhancing drugs helped his fastball go from 79 mph to 85 mph.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6976210-sheen-says-he-took-steroids-during-major-league</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6976210-sheen-says-he-took-steroids-during-major-league</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>steroids</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>sheen</category><category>actor-charlie-sheen</category><category>wild-thing</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:35:07 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b6b097cd-dba7-4c81-bd85-93acb982956c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b6b097cd-dba7-4c81-bd85-93acb982956c.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this 1989 image provided by Paramount Pictures, Tom Berenger, right, plays Cleveland Indians catcher Jake Taylor, Charlie Sheen, below, is the teams pitcher Ricky Vaughn, and Corbin Bernsen, above, plays third baseman Roger Dorn in the Paramount comedy &quot;Major League.&quot;  Sheen tells Sports Illustrated in its latest issue that he took steroids &quot;for like six or eight weeks&quot; while filming &quot;Major League.&quot; He adds that the performance-enhancing drugs helped his fastball go from 79 mph to 85 mph.  (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Timothy White) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>QB Pryor's lawyer questioning SI story's facts</title>
<description><![CDATA[The lawyer for Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has questioned the facts in a Sports Illustrated special report on the Buckeyes' NCAA problems, saying the story is "90-percent wrong."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rusty Miller]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rusty Miller]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756420-qb-pryors-lawyer-questioning-si-storys-facts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756420-qb-pryors-lawyer-questioning-si-storys-facts</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>ohio-st</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>cars</category><category>ohio-state</category><category>jim-tressel</category><category>pryor</category><category>terrelle-pryor</category><category>pryor-cars</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 18:57:41 +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/c958ef3e-4b7a-4cf1-9c15-c840f17cbe5f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c958ef3e-4b7a-4cf1-9c15-c840f17cbe5f.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor arrives in this Nissan 350Z, center, to a players only meeting Monday, May 30, 2011, at the Woody Hayes Complex, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)&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/e91d4ed6-4819-40e5-956d-19017bf04ca8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e91d4ed6-4819-40e5-956d-19017bf04ca8.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor arrived in this Nissan 350Z, center, to a players only meeting Monday, May 30, 2011, at the Woody Hayes Complex, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)&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/d6c23100-6f7f-469c-b72c-eea396a7a6e4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="367" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d6c23100-6f7f-469c-b72c-eea396a7a6e4.jpg" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor arrives at a players only meeting, Monday, May 30, 2011, at the Woody Hayes Complex, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)&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/400/940fd3c1-f25e-463a-af6e-e2fa8ff1d481.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/940fd3c1-f25e-463a-af6e-e2fa8ff1d481.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Monday, May 30, 2011, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor arrives for a players only meeting at the Woody Hayes Complex in Columbus, Ohio. Pryor, the highest profile recruit of former coach Jim Tressel's 25-year coaching career, is one of five Buckeyes who have already been suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for taking money and tattoos from local tattoo-parlor owner Edward Rife, who pleaded guilty last week to federal drug trafficking and money-laundering charges. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>S.I. swimsuit cover a ‘dream come true’ for model</title>
<description><![CDATA[For Irina Shayk, the fifth time proved to be the charm. A regular in Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue since 2007, the Russian stunner has moved to the cover of the magazine that’s been heating up wintertime mailboxes since 1964.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6058185-si-swimsuit-cover-a-dream-come-true-for-model</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6058185-si-swimsuit-cover-a-dream-come-true-for-model</guid><category>sports</category><category>she</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>news</category><category>swimsuit</category><category>cover</category><category>lauer</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>shayk</category><category>today-fashion--beauty</category><category>sports-illustrated�s</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:51:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110315-SI-COVER.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="284" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110315-SI-COVER.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="86" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover is Irina Shayk</title>
<description><![CDATA[A sun-kissed Irina Shayk in a tiny pink-and-yellow halter bikini has landed her first cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6056175-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-is-irina-shayk</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6056175-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-is-irina-shayk</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>us-news</category><category>fea</category><category>sports-illustrated-swimsuit</category><category>irina-shayk</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:01:32 +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/c8032f72-58b5-42a1-9fac-de893d7a9ba8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c8032f72-58b5-42a1-9fac-de893d7a9ba8.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the magazine's 2011 Swimsuit Edition featuring Irina Shayk. The Russian-born, 25-year-old learned Monday at a taping of David Letterman's show that she won the coveted spot from a photo shoot months ago in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated) NO SALES&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/400/5f3e20ae-294c-40d7-9025-be6f5324d908.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5f3e20ae-294c-40d7-9025-be6f5324d908.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Sports Illustrated/Bjorn Iooss shows the cover of the magazine's 2011 Swimsuit Edition featuring Irina Shayk. The Russian-born, 25-year-old learned Monday at a taping of David Letterman's show that she won the coveted spot from a photo shoot months ago in Hawaii.  (AP Photo/Bjorn Iooss, si.com)   NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; U.S. USE ONLY AND ONLY UNTIL MARCH 8, 2011; MANDATORY CREDIT: BJORN IOOSS/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scene set for Lance's last ride</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong will hoist himself into the saddle on Sunday for the last stage of his final cycle race outside the United States, with no hope of winning the Tour Down Under and with emotions as inscrutable as at any time in his career.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve McMorran]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steve McMorran]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891677-scene-set-for-lances-last-ride</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891677-scene-set-for-lances-last-ride</guid><category>sports</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>tour-down-under</category><category>anti-doping-agency</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:02:04 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ff7254be-effb-40cb-9ca5-ddca1d407b6f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="303" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ff7254be-effb-40cb-9ca5-ddca1d407b6f.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lance Armstrong of the United States, center, riding for Radio Shack, competes in the Tour Down Under bicycle racing prologue at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/James Knowler)&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/400/75637936-bee0-4892-93aa-48b8f96047cd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/75637936-bee0-4892-93aa-48b8f96047cd.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lance Armstrong of the United States, riding for Rdio Shack, gets ready for the Tour Down Under bicycle racing prologue at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/James Knowler)&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/c0b536cd-c54c-4eaa-a778-b61957b4637f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="454" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c0b536cd-c54c-4eaa-a778-b61957b4637f.jpg" width="120" height="136" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010, file photo shows cyclist Lance Armstrong attending the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York.  Armstrong's countdown toward retirement will reach a significant marker Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011,  when he begins his last race outside the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Armstrong says not worried by new doping claims</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong says he has nothing to worry about "on any level" over new doping allegations raised in a report by Sports Illustrated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5872671-armstrong-says-not-worried-by-new-doping-claims</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5872671-armstrong-says-not-worried-by-new-doping-claims</guid><category>sports</category><category>doping</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:49:51 +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/400/75637936-bee0-4892-93aa-48b8f96047cd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/75637936-bee0-4892-93aa-48b8f96047cd.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lance Armstrong of the United States, riding for Rdio Shack, gets ready for the Tour Down Under bicycle racing prologue at Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/James Knowler)&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/c0b536cd-c54c-4eaa-a778-b61957b4637f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="454" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c0b536cd-c54c-4eaa-a778-b61957b4637f.jpg" width="120" height="136" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010, file photo shows cyclist Lance Armstrong attending the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York.  Armstrong's countdown toward retirement will reach a significant marker Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011,  when he begins his last race outside the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>OF Francoeur passes physical, officially joins KC</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff Francoeur was a Sports Illustrated cover boy on the Aug. 29, 2005 issue, billed as "The Natural" while a rookie with the Atlanta Braves.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5613512-of-francoeur-passes-physical-officially-joins-kc</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5613512-of-francoeur-passes-physical-officially-joins-kc</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>royals</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>world-series</category><category>atlanta-braves</category><category>new-york-mets</category><category>texas-rangers</category><category>jeff-francoeur</category><category>francoeur</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:18:11 +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>Brees is Sports Illustrated's sportsman of year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Drew Brees was honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year for his championship on the field and his charity off it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5550519-brees-is-sports-illustrateds-sportsman-of-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5550519-brees-is-sports-illustrateds-sportsman-of-year</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>brees</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>award</category><category>drew-brees</category><category>sportsman</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:40:07 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b970c417-4983-4399-ba05-4b1b184eeeb8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b970c417-4983-4399-ba05-4b1b184eeeb8.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) passes during the fourth quarter of the NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. The Saints won 30-27. Brees finished 23 of 39 for 352 yards with a touchdown and an interception. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)&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/400/82ef955f-6abb-46ae-910c-4444d3925142.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/82ef955f-6abb-46ae-910c-4444d3925142.jpg" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In an image provided by Sports Illustrated, New Orleans Saints quarterback is shown on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which honored Brees as its sportsman of the year Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Walter Iooss Jr.) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Missouri upsets No. 3 Oklahoma 36-27</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma's stay at the top of the BCS will be brief.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[R.B. Fallstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[R.B. Fallstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5334490-missouri-upsets-no-3-oklahoma-36-27</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5334490-missouri-upsets-no-3-oklahoma-36-27</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>missouri</category><category>top-25</category><category>jerrell-jackson</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a9da8d99-d82d-44a4-b248-312d7f55c032.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="488" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a9da8d99-d82d-44a4-b248-312d7f55c032.jpg" width="120" height="146" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2010, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, right, throws a pass as Iowa State Patrick Neal, left, looks on during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Jones, who last year stepped in to replace injured Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, delivered what by one standard was the most efficient passing performance in Oklahoma history last weekend and narrowly missed the NCAA record for accuracy. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, 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/b5afce23-aabf-46b6-bdbf-0dc19ef078f6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="424" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b5afce23-aabf-46b6-bdbf-0dc19ef078f6.jpg" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Oct., 16, 2010, file photo, Oklahoma players takes the field for an NCAA college football game against Iowa State in Norman, Okla. For the fourth time in the 13-year history of the BCS, Oklahoma holds the distinction of being the first team to hold the No. 1 spot in the standings this season. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, 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/400/9e75322c-2c00-4a78-9ab9-ee0ed0520893.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="347" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9e75322c-2c00-4a78-9ab9-ee0ed0520893.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri coach Gary Pinkel leaves a huddle during the second half of an NCAA football game against Texas A&amp;M, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 in College Station, Texas. Missouri won 30-9. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)&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/400/14d3e7b8-6b65-48b6-a10e-d70643d83185.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/14d3e7b8-6b65-48b6-a10e-d70643d83185.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones drops back to pass during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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/400/50b286d2-5417-4412-a6a8-29081f8f03cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="389" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/50b286d2-5417-4412-a6a8-29081f8f03cf.jpg" width="120" height="117" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri kick returner Gahn McGaffie, left, runs past Oklahoma's Sam Proctor, right, as he returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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/400/1b6ad1ff-2b49-42c4-b5df-36de733cba97.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="482" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1b6ad1ff-2b49-42c4-b5df-36de733cba97.jpg" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma wide receiver Kenny Stills, top, celebrates his touchdown with teammates Trey Millard, right, and Ben Habern, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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/400/4a4c895c-4b5a-4e8f-96a8-5eadf33d8f4a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4a4c895c-4b5a-4e8f-96a8-5eadf33d8f4a.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri running back De'Vion Moore, right, runs over Oklahoma cornerback Jamell Fleming, bottom, as he crosses the goal line as teammate Jerrell Jackson celebrates during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)&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/400/2b481b7b-43bd-4995-8516-c872dd0a5b1e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="317" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2b481b7b-43bd-4995-8516-c872dd0a5b1e.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri wide receiver T.J. Moe, bottom, center, is tackled by Oklahoma linebacker Tom Wort, top center, cornerback Quinton Carter , right, and cornerback Jonathan Nelson, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Report: Mets choose Sandy Alderson to be new GM</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5331047-report-mets-choose-sandy-alderson-to-be-new-gm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5331047-report-mets-choose-sandy-alderson-to-be-new-gm</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>new-york</category><category>gm</category><category>search</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><category>mets</category><category>new-york-mets</category><category>josh-byrnes</category><category>omar-minaya</category><category>former-arizona-diamondbacks</category><category>sandy-alderson</category><category>diamondbacks-gm-josh-byrnes</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:43:28 +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/400/913294f5-8d49-4cc3-9c35-d9ce84eb2290.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/913294f5-8d49-4cc3-9c35-d9ce84eb2290.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2008, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes smiles as he talks to the media during baseball spring training in Tucson, Ariz. The New York Mets have narrowed their search for a new general manager to longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson and Byrnes. Byrnes will meet with Mets owner Fred Wilpon, team president Saul Katz and chief operating office Jeff Wilpon on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, while Alderson will get his second chance to impress them when he interviews for the second time on Tuesday, Oct. 26.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, 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/400/2159cb94-be0c-4547-9091-bdd042b7b22e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="370" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2159cb94-be0c-4547-9091-bdd042b7b22e.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009, file photo, then San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson leaves the MLB owners meeting in Paradise Valley, Ariz. Alderson met on Thursday, Oct. 21 2010 with New York Mets executivesfor the second time as the team searches for a new general manager. (AP Photo/Aaron J. Latham, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Report: Agent admits paying college players</title>
<description><![CDATA[A former sports agent tells Sports Illustrated he paid college football players early in his career, and several of them confirm it to the magazine.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/12/5279629-report-agent-admits-paying-college-players</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/12/5279629-report-agent-admits-paying-college-players</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>report</category><category>agent</category><category>sports-illustrated</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:44:31 +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></channel></rss>