<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>After the Whistle</title>
	<atom:link href="http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>A look at life and the affects of this phenomenon called "sports"</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:57:58 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='damonasumner.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>After the Whistle</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="After the Whistle" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Birmingham football players&#8217; parents: Difference-Makers</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/birmingham-football-players-parents-difference-makers/</link>
		<comments>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/birmingham-football-players-parents-difference-makers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damonasumner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham High]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/birmingham-football-players-parents-difference-makers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the bright lights hit the field every player erupts with enthusiasm. Eager to bash heads and make jaw-dropping receptions, the starters can only anticipate the referee&#8217;s whistle to start the game. But, not Matt Robertson. A good athlete who last year, rarely saw action. At a school like Birmingham High, occasionally you have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=damonasumner.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2022691&amp;post=12&amp;subd=damonasumner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/birmingham-football-players-parents-difference-makers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1acce53e39ead3b5c9ece303e54a271f?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">damonasumner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site513/2007/1101/20071101_022848_bhanrents2.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Plea from the Retirees</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/a-plea-from-the-retirees/</link>
		<comments>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/a-plea-from-the-retirees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damonasumner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foul Ball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian DeMarco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Curt Marsh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFLPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retired players]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/a-plea-from-the-retirees/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no crying in baseball. True. Unfortunately, for former NFL players crying for help is about the only thing they can do to get the much-needed aid they deserve. Many &#8220;banged-up&#8221; and disabled retired NFL bodies flooded into a congressional hearing room today, where they had one goal: demand disability payment. The retirees insisted compensation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=damonasumner.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2022691&amp;post=11&amp;subd=damonasumner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/a-plea-from-the-retirees/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1acce53e39ead3b5c9ece303e54a271f?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">damonasumner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.wheaton.edu/learnres/ARCSC/collects/sc20/grange.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Taylor Dead&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/taylor-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/taylor-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damonasumner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Penalty Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Redskins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/taylor-dead/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another family grieves today as the stench of murder sweeps the air in Palmetto Bay. Washington Redskin&#8217;s star safety, Sean Taylor died yesterday after being shot Monday.Taylor was 24. The bullet pierced Taylor in the groin area, severing his femoral artery, police said. Taylor was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=damonasumner.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2022691&amp;post=6&amp;subd=damonasumner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/taylor-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1acce53e39ead3b5c9ece303e54a271f?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">damonasumner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2005/07/21/PH2005072102117.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Sean Taylor</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>NFL collisions have deadly aftereffects</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/nfl-collisions-have-deadly-aftereffects/</link>
		<comments>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/nfl-collisions-have-deadly-aftereffects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damonasumner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foul Ball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darryl Stingley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/nfl-collisions-have-deadly-aftereffects/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a successful NFL career many former players have to deal with the consequences of the crushing hits taken Sunday after Sunday, week after week. For many, it may cost them their ability to walk or to touch their own toes. For Darryl Stingley, those agonizing blows cost him his life. Thursday, Stingley, 55, was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=damonasumner.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2022691&amp;post=4&amp;subd=damonasumner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/nfl-collisions-have-deadly-aftereffects/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1acce53e39ead3b5c9ece303e54a271f?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">damonasumner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/ap/c0686cdd-f123-4c92-b7bc-a1567239308f.widec.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>$1.01 billion dollar Olympic Stadium</title>
		<link>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damonasumner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dollar Signs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[track and field]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are able to attend the London Olympic Games in 2012, regardless of where you sit remember one thing&#8211; those aren&#8217;t cheap seats. The cost of building the main Olympic stadium doubled, increasing 77 percent from the original 2005 bid of $571 million to $1.01 billion. (Courtesy of Reuters.com) John Armitt, chairman of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=damonasumner.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2022691&amp;post=1&amp;subd=damonasumner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://damonasumner.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/hello-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1acce53e39ead3b5c9ece303e54a271f?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">damonasumner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://file.shanghaidaily.com/News/Image//2007/2007-11/2007-11-08/20071108_337398_01.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Olympic stadium</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://static.bloglines.com/images/sub_modern10.gif" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Subscribe with Bloglines</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
