<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Jim Vertuno's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://ap-298.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Jim Vertuno's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:45:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:51:38 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Former No. 1 Texas seeks new start in NCAA</title><description><![CDATA[With his team reeling as it heads into the NCAA tournament, Texas coach Rick Barnes sounds like a gardener trying to coax life out of a dying plant.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP 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Wallace, best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center library and museum at the University of Texas, the center announced Monday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/08/3994697-david-foster-wallace-archive-goes-to-u-of-texas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/08/3994697-david-foster-wallace-archive-goes-to-u-of-texas</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>books</category><category>wallace</category><category>archive</category><category>david-foster-wallace</category><category>harry-ransom-center</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:33:29 +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>Longhorns' long hard fall from No. 1 to unranked</title><description><![CDATA[The Texas Longhorns have taken a long, hard fall from No. 1.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3979122-longhorns-long-hard-fall-from-no-1-to-unranked?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3979122-longhorns-long-hard-fall-from-no-1-to-unranked?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>fallen</category><category>texas-longhorns</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>longhorns</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:24:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/a21b13d8-f74b-4976-b9c7-6a9f96ba6e25.jpg" width="75" height="100" /></item><item><title>Stevenson leads Oklahoma over Texas 75-60</title><description><![CDATA[Nyeshia Stevenson made six 3-pointers on her way to 28 points and No. 11 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Texas 75-60 on Saturday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/27/3959490-stevenson-leads-oklahoma-over-texas-75-60?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/27/3959490-stevenson-leads-oklahoma-over-texas-75-60?category=sports</guid><category>texas</category><category>sports</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>womens-college-basketball</category><category>top-25</category><category>nyeshia-stevenson</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:21:30 +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:thumbnail medium="image" 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+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>Pittman's burst propels No. 21 Texas to 69-59 win</title><description><![CDATA[Dexter Pittman had 16 points and eight rebounds and free-falling No. 21 Texas got a much-needed 69-59 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3947640-pittmans-burst-propels-no-21-texas-to-69-59-win?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3947640-pittmans-burst-propels-no-21-texas-to-69-59-win?category=sports</guid><category>texas</category><category>sports</category><category>oklahoma-st</category><category>oklahoma-state</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>top-25</category><category>dexter-pittman</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:19:52 +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:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/895baa52-7ab8-4c9d-a2bf-4c0237e2cf04.jpg" width="75" height="118" /></item><item><title>Texas AD: No talks with Big Ten</title><description><![CDATA[The University of Texas likes its position in the Big 12 Conference and has not talked with the Big Ten about its expansion plans, athletic director DeLoss Dodds said Wednesday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports 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At least one person in the building was missing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/18/3915882-man-angry-at-irs-crashes-plane-into-texas-building</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/18/3915882-man-angry-at-irs-crashes-plane-into-texas-building</guid><category>us</category><category>texas</category><category>crash</category><category>plane</category><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>us-news</category><category>joseph-stack</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:49:44 +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:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/f0de0556-2f70-4ac8-bf41-5d6820229fe6.jpg" width="75" height="46" /></item><item><title>Official: Plane crash pilot left anti-IRS Web note</title><description><![CDATA[A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees on Thursday, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as thick plumes of black smoke poured into the air.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/18/3915376-official-plane-crash-pilot-left-anti-irs-web-note</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/18/3915376-official-plane-crash-pilot-left-anti-irs-web-note</guid><category>us</category><category>texas</category><category>crash</category><category>plane-crash</category><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:44:29 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Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3887849-texas-ready-to-give-ball-to-freshman-brown?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3887849-texas-ready-to-give-ball-to-freshman-brown?category=sports</guid><category>texas</category><category>sports</category><category>brown</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>top-25</category><category>sagging-texas</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:33:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas feels 'singled out' by rule change</title><description><![CDATA[Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds says the Longhorns football program was 'singled out' by a new NCAA rule that drastically limits recruiting by defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, the Longhorns' head-coach-in-waiting.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3879082-texas-feels-singled-out-by-rule-change?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3879082-texas-feels-singled-out-by-rule-change?category=sports</guid><category>texas</category><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>recruiting</category><category>ncaa</category><category>deloss-dodds</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:48:29 +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>Top-ranked Kansas stifles sinking Texas 80-68</title><description><![CDATA[Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Kansas to an 80-68 victory over No. 14 Texas on Monday night and the Jayhawks easily handled an opponent that a few weeks ago was 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Baylor 61-50</title><description><![CDATA[Earnesia Williams scored 13 points and No. 19 Texas got a much-needed boost in the Big 12 with a 61-50 win over No. 14 Baylor on Sunday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/31/3836491-no-19-texas-beats-no-14-baylor-61-50?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/31/3836491-no-19-texas-beats-no-14-baylor-61-50?category=sports</guid><category>texas</category><category>sports</category><category>womens-college-basketball</category><category>top-25</category><category>baylor</category><category>earnesia-williams</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:11:45 +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:thumbnail medium="image" 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