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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Sports Columnists</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/sports/columnists/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/sports/columnists/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Sports Columnists</description><language>en-us</language><category>sports/columnists</category><item><title>Buttitta: LPGA has a chance to build fan base
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/lpga-has-a-chance-to-build-fan-base/</link><description><![CDATA[Since Tiger Woods had his knee surgery last week, a lot has been made about the opportunity for other players on the PGA Tour to take advantage of his absence. The LPGA has just as big an opportunity to lure golf fans to its tour with Woods being on the shelf.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/lpga-has-a-chance-to-build-fan-base/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Commodore Classic had plenty of thrills
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/commodore-classic-had-plenty-of-thrills/</link><description><![CDATA[ Last weekend was the busiest weekend of the year to date for local sailboat and powerboat competitors.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/commodore-classic-had-plenty-of-thrills/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Carlisle: TBS gets the horse before the cart
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol04-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[You can't fool those guys at TBS for long. Once maybe, but not twice.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol04-fc/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Kropp: Saul's memories of tennis run deep
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/sauls-memories-of-tennis-run-deep/</link><description><![CDATA[ Although decades have passed since his playing days at USC in the late 1940s and lenghty coaching career in Ventura, tennis remains close to Arnie Saul's heart.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/sauls-memories-of-tennis-run-deep/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item><item><title>Carlisle: Dodgers not exactly on the hit parade
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol01-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday night, the Dodgers had no hits and won. On Sunday, they had three hits and lost.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol01-fc/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Buttitta: Oversensitivity, as in Miller case, getting out of hand
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/oversensitivity-as-in-miller-case-getting-out-of/</link><description><![CDATA[The hoopla over Johnny Miller's comments about Rocco Mediate during his battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open playoff is another example of how oversensitive we have become as a society.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/oversensitivity-as-in-miller-case-getting-out-of/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Rush may be steal of draft at No. 13
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/bc-bkn-jerardi-columnpd-8212-sports-1000-words/</link><description><![CDATA[ Clip this and save it. Right or wrong, I will be accountable.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/bc-bkn-jerardi-columnpd-8212-sports-1000-words/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Strahn a good fit with Fox's cast of characters
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/bc-tv-best-columnnd-8212-sports-550-words-former/</link><description><![CDATA[ Michael Strahan was 30 minutes into his new career being paid to express opinions, and he wasted no time showing his willingness to do so.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/bc-tv-best-columnnd-8212-sports-550-words-former/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Kropp: Querrey just couldn't pass steady Ferrero
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/26/querrey-just-couldnt-pass-steady-ferrero/</link><description><![CDATA[ When Pete Sampras was dominating Wimbledon in the 1990s, one of the complaints about men's matches was the points were too short. The big servers, and Sampras was certainly one of them, would blast away and points would rarely go beyond three strokes.

  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/26/querrey-just-couldnt-pass-steady-ferrero/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item><item><title>Carlisle: Tiger won't be the only one hurting
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol20-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[Word that Tiger Woods is having season-ending knee surgery was bad news for a lot of people, probably none more than Rocco Mediate, who finished second to him in this week's sensational U.S. Open playoff.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol20-fc/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Lassen: Lakers will face offseason dilemmas
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/lakers-will-face-offseason-dilemmas/</link><description><![CDATA[ OK, so as you're watching the Beantown Beatdown, the Lakers' humiliation to conclude the NBA Finals, you're thinking, At least there's next year.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/lakers-will-face-offseason-dilemmas/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item><item><title>Whisenhunt: Hillbillies still a hot boat
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/no-headline---sc6fcstancol19out-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[ Angry Hillbillies 2 continued its hot streak last weekend by sailing to victory in the Governor's Cup by a comfortable margin.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/no-headline---sc6fcstancol19out-fc/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item><item><title>Kropp: Several area players make early impression at Junior Sectionals
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/several-area-players-make-early-impression-at/</link><description><![CDATA[ Among the 1,455 Southland tennis players entered in the 106th annual Southern California Junior Sectionals, Daniel Kane probably stands out a little more.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/several-area-players-make-early-impression-at/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item><item><title>This win was all about will
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/this-win-was-all-about-will/</link><description><![CDATA[ Over the last five days, Tiger Woods' will to win proved greater than his willingness to let pain and even possible future damage to stop him.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/this-win-was-all-about-will/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Carlisle: Lakers still kicking - at least for now
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol17-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[Well, maybe the Lakers aren't in such bad shape after all.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/no-headline---sc2fccarlislecol17-fc/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>This Big Three gives balanced performance
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/16/this-big-three-gives-balanced-performance/</link><description><![CDATA[ Not here. Not now  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/16/this-big-three-gives-balanced-performance/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Pro: Have NBA referees purposely affected results of playoff games
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/15/no-headline---sc2fcpro14bkn-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[ Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy's revelation that Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals was fixed to extend the series to seven games was hardly shocking  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/15/no-headline---sc2fcpro14bkn-fc/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Lassen: Criticizing Kobe back in vogue
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/15/criticizing-kobe-back-in-vogue/</link><description><![CDATA[  And so, somehow, the Lakers have come full circle.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/15/criticizing-kobe-back-in-vogue/</guid><category>sports/sports</category></item><item><title>Lassen: Finding fault in the conspiracy theories
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/14/finding-fault-in-the-conspiracy-theories/</link><description><![CDATA[ In David Stern's Thursday media session addressing the cloud of suspicion that continues to hang over the NBA's referees — and by extension the league itself — the commissioner was asked if he had an idea why conspiracy theories seem to dog his league more than any other.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/14/finding-fault-in-the-conspiracy-theories/</guid><category>news/other-news</category></item><item><title>Greetings from the U.S. Open: June 14
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/14/no-headline---sc7fcpostcard14glf-fc/</link><description><![CDATA[ SAN DIEGO — After Thursday's first round, I was having dinner with a colleague and we both agreed that for some reason the 108th U.S. Open just didn't feel like a major championship.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/14/no-headline---sc7fcpostcard14glf-fc/</guid><category>sports/columnists</category></item></channel></rss>