http://www.sports-central.org/ en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:13:48 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:38:52 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. As we reach the midway point of the NFL season, the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders. SC's Eric Engberg breaks down the teams that sit atop the AFC heading into Week 9.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/QeSvqNM9a4I/afc_contenders_and_pretenders.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/07/afc_contenders_and_pretenders.php NFL Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:13:48 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/07/afc_contenders_and_pretenders.php Andre Agassi's new autobiography "Open" is coming out on November 9. SC's Mert Ertunga examines the importance of the few extracts released to the media and their impact on the image of one of the greatest champions of the game.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/soAG_XzhuAM/andre_agassi_is_still_a_legend.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/06/andre_agassi_is_still_a_legend.php Tennis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:39 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/06/andre_agassi_is_still_a_legend.php As we reach the half-way point in NFL season, the contenders are starting to separate themselves from the pretenders. SC’s Eric Engberg breaks down the teams that sit atop the NFC heading into Week 9.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/nKA6IqVjQN0/nfc_contenders_and_pretenders.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/06/nfc_contenders_and_pretenders.php NFL Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:06:33 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/06/nfc_contenders_and_pretenders.php The Ravens seek revenge against the Bengals in Cincinnati, while the Cowboys and Eagles vie for the lead in the NFC East. Indy hosts Houston, and Pittsburgh visits Denver for a Monday nighter that has John Gruden buzzing with excitement.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/h0uiliPuFXI/nfl_weekly_predictions_week_9.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/05/nfl_weekly_predictions_week_9.php NFL Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:45:14 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/05/nfl_weekly_predictions_week_9.php It took eight years for the Yankees to win their 27th Series, says SC's Jeff Kallman. And the clincher happened with an old, familiar showdown: Hideki Matsui vs. Pedro Martinez.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/WnyuPd-MJcI/world_series_game_6_a_long_time_coming.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/05/world_series_game_6_a_long_time_coming.php MLB Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:39 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/05/world_series_game_6_a_long_time_coming.php When Oregon toppled USC Saturday night, it marked the likely end of the Trojans' run of Pac-10 dominance. But SC's Corrie Trouw says the loss punctuated an even more important statement: the Trojans have never been as good as we thought.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/t3CAAxBwukA/uscs_paper_trojans.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/04/uscs_paper_trojans.php College Football Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49:07 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/04/uscs_paper_trojans.php Jamie McMurray was the surprise winner at Talladega, while the carnage of two big wrecks blew any chance of contenders making up ground on Jimmie Johnson, who finished sixth. Johnson leads Mark Martin by 184 as the Cup series heads to Texas.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/L2-Nq-U__QY/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_33.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/04/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_33.php Other Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:12:14 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/04/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_33.php Chase Utley can hit any Yankee pitching deep. Cliff Lee doesn't have to be Sandy Koufax to win. But SC's Jeff Kallman says the Phillies' resurrected confidence after a Game 5 thriller doesn't exactly guarantee survival in the Bronx by itself.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/0qGaH0dcfCA/world_series_game_5_cutting_to_the_chase.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/world_series_game_5_cutting_to_the_chase.php MLB Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:21:46 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/world_series_game_5_cutting_to_the_chase.php One team was knocked from the ranks of the undefeated, and two winless teams finally came out on top. SC's Brad Oremland has updated rankings, plus: the truth about Daniel Snyder, the dumbest thing Steve Young has ever said, and why a 3-4 team is in the top 10.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/NAfH4mwTWG8/nfl_week_8_power_rankings.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/nfl_week_8_power_rankings.php NFL Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:52:20 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/nfl_week_8_power_rankings.php Not unlike its refusal to use an independent lab and auditor for its illegal substance abuse testing program of its players, MLB may have to revisit its head-in-the-sand approach to many of its policies; and in this most recent bugaboo, its umpire training, evaluation, and postseason selection process.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/tHK13X4y5As/umpire_woes_rest_with_mlb_operations.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/umpire_woes_rest_with_mlb_operations.php MLB Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:26:35 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/03/umpire_woes_rest_with_mlb_operations.php Alex Rodriguez has forgotten all his postseason demons with a memorable postseason in '09. SC's Bill Hazell puts his most recent triumph, the winning RBI double of World Series Game 4, into perspective.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/vq9pBFv3H2M/the_unlikely_new_mr_clutch.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/the_unlikely_new_mr_clutch.php MLB Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:43:55 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/the_unlikely_new_mr_clutch.php After a week that featured the start of another NBA season and Halloween, it only makes sense that SC's Scott Shepherd combines the two to take a look back at the opening week of the NBA in a segment we're calling"NBA Trick or Treat."]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/_ysY3FFslrs/nba_trick_or_treat.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/nba_trick_or_treat.php NBA Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:59:14 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/nba_trick_or_treat.php The Yankees took the early lead, the Phillies bombed their way back to tie it, and an aging Johnny Damon stole the late Game 4 momentum right out from under the Phillies' overshifted noses.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/wOaFm_gS4xw/world_series_game_4_damon_rides_again.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/world_series_game_4_damon_rides_again.php MLB Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:42:54 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/02/world_series_game_4_damon_rides_again.php Who'd have thought a World Series game would turn on a television camera, asks SC's Jeff Kallman. The Phillies now find themselves down 2-1, leaving Phillies manager Charlie Manuel with a difficult decision to make.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/E2u1RSDt-hc/world_series_game_3_the_camera_blinked.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/01/world_series_game_3_the_camera_blinked.php MLB Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:46:41 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/11/01/world_series_game_3_the_camera_blinked.php A.J. Burnett would like to thank Cliff Lee for giving him what he needed to beat Pedro Martinez and the rest of Lee's guys in Game 2 of the World Series, says SC's Jeff Kallman.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SportsCentral/~3/nKTbAxTmfTM/world_series_game_2_thats_like_wow_he_was_on.php http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/10/30/world_series_game_2_thats_like_wow_he_was_on.php MLB Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:51 -0500 http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2009/10/30/world_series_game_2_thats_like_wow_he_was_on.php