<?xml version="1.0"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-namespace/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" xmlns:nyt="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/rss/2.0" version="2.0">  <channel>    <title>NYT &gt; Sports</title>    <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?partner=rssnyt</link>    <description/>    <language>en-us</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company</copyright>    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:45:07 GMT</lastBuildDate>    <image>      <title>NYT &gt; Sports</title>      <url>http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif</url>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html</link>    </image>    <item>      <title>Phillies 3, Brewers 1: Phillies Drop Brewers for First Playoff Win Since 1993</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02phillies.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02phillies.html</guid>      <media:group>        <media:content>          <media:url>http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/02/sports/02phillies.1.75.jpg</media:url>          <media:medium>image</media:medium>          <media:height>75</media:height>          <media:width>75</media:width>        </media:content>        <media:description>Cole Hamels retired his first 14 hitters, allowed two hits and struck out nine in eight shutout innings.</media:description>        <media:credit>Tim Shaffer/Reuters</media:credit>      </media:group>      <description>Cole Hamels is built nothing like the gigantic C.C. Sabathia, but his seemingly effortless performance in the Phillies&#x2019; victory served as a reminder that he is just as capable of domination.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02phillies.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02phillies.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By BEN SHPIGEL</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:43:21 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Baseball</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">Philadelphia Phillies</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">Milwaukee Brewers</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Hamels, Cole</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Sabathia, C C</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>From Last to First, Few Teams Compare to Rays</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02rays.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02rays.html</guid>      <media:group>        <media:content>          <media:url>http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/02/sports/02rays.75.jpg</media:url>          <media:medium>image</media:medium>          <media:height>75</media:height>          <media:width>75</media:width>        </media:content>        <media:description>Rays closer Troy Percival was a member of the Anaheim Angels when they improved by 24 games from 2001 to 2002. </media:description>        <media:credit>Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images</media:credit>      </media:group>      <description>The Tampa Bay Rays joined the &#x2019;91 Atlanta Braves as the only teams to reach the postseason after having the majors worst record the season before.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02rays.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02rays.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By PETE WILLIAMS</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:08:26 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">Tampa Bay Rays</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Baseball</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">Atlanta Braves</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Percival, Troy</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>During Playoffs, Different View And Dynamic For Umpires</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02umpires.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02umpires.html</guid>      <description>At the major-league level, there may be no call that an umpire has not made and no angle on a play that an umpire has not seen. Then the playoffs begin.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02umpires.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02umpires.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By JOHN BRANCH</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:16:31 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Umpires</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Baseball</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/mdes">Playoff Games</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Down by 3, Rangers Edge Team From Russia</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/hockey/02rangers.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/hockey/02rangers.html</guid>      <media:group>        <media:content>          <media:url>http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/02/sports/02rangers.1.75.jpg</media:url>          <media:medium>image</media:medium>          <media:height>75</media:height>          <media:width>75</media:width>        </media:content>        <media:description>Ryan Callahan scored the deciding goal for the Rangers late in the third period. </media:description>        <media:credit>Peter Klaunzer/European Pressphoto Agency</media:credit>      </media:group>      <description>Ryan Callahan&#x2019;s breakaway goal with just 20 seconds remaining gave the Rangers a dramatic 4-3 victory over Metallurg Magnitogorsk to win the inaugural Victoria Cup on Wednesday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/hockey/02rangers.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/hockey/02rangers.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By ANDREW PODNIEKS</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:18:27 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">New York Rangers</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Hockey, Ice</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html</guid>      <description>All six members of the Chinese women&#x2019;s gymnastics team met the age requirements to compete at the Beijing Olympics, officials from the International Gymnastics Federations said Wednesday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By JULIET MACUR</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:16:28 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Gymnastics</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Olympic Games (2008)</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">Beijing (China)</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Radcliffe to Run New York City Marathon</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/othersports/02marathon.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/othersports/02marathon.html</guid>      <media:group>        <media:content>          <media:url>http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/01/sports/othersports/radcliffe.75.jpg</media:url>          <media:medium>image</media:medium>          <media:height>75</media:height>          <media:width>75</media:width>        </media:content>        <media:description>Paula Radcliffe suffered cramps during the marathon at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She finished in 23rd place.</media:description>        <media:credit>Nir Elias/Agence France-Presse &#x2014; Getty Images</media:credit>      </media:group>      <description>Paula Radcliffe, the 2007 New York City Marathon champion and world-record holder, will attempt to put a year of struggles behind her when she returns to New York to defend her title.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/othersports/02marathon.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/othersports/02marathon.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By JOSHUA ROBINSON</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:57:11 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Running</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">New York City Marathon</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/mdes">Marathon Running</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">New York Road Runners Club</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Radcliffe, Paula</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>For College Recruiting, Let&#x2019;s Go to the Video, but Without the Tape</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html</guid>      <description>Thanks to the ease of recording, posting and watching, recruiters use the Web to find prospects they might otherwise have missed, without leaving their desks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By MAX ROOSEVELT</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:16:28 GMT</pubDate>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">College Athletics</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/mdes">Scholarships and Fellowships</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Football</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Recordings and Downloads (Video)</category>      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org_all">YouTube.com</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Milt Davis, a Cornerback on 2 Title-Winning Teams, Dies at 79</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/football/02davis.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/football/02davis.html</guid>      <description>Mr. Davis was an All-Pro defensive back who helped the Baltimore Colts win two National Football League championships in the 1950s.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="advertisement"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/football/02davis.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9d31e63739f94ac9a3521c8cf5c5f216&amp;u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/football/02davis.html" border="0"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>      <dc:creator>By The Associated Press</dc:creator>      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:20:32 GMT</pubDate>