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Atlanta’s Brian McCann follows through with a solo home run as Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer watches in the fourth inning Tuesday. (Photo by John Bazemore/Associated Press)
May 21, 2013 | 
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Evan Gattis hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the ninth to send the game to extra innings and Freddie Freeman won it in the 10th, sending the Atlanta Braves to their fifth straight win, 5-4 over the slumping Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Outfielder Michael Bishop (9) leads the Jacksonville State baseball team in batting average (.354) and stolen bases (17). He was named to the All-OVC team Tuesday. (Photo by Bill Wilson)
May 21, 2013 |
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By all accounts, this has been a good year for Jacksonville State center fielder Michael Bishop. A fun year. A productive year.
It’s been a different kind of year, as well, particularly as it relates to the role the junior has assumed and embraced.
May 21, 2013 |
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Coaches and athletes use each game as a learning experience. What did we do right? What did we do wrong and how do we improve for the next time? Tournament anglers can approach fishing in the same manner. Even us observers can usually pick up a tip or two.
Auburn players absorb Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Alabama. (Photo by Dave Martin/Associated Press)
May 21, 2013 |
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Auburn may yet play in its first NCAA regional since 2010, but the Tigers didn’t help their cause in Hoover on Tuesday.
A 6-3 loss to Alabama in the single-elimination play-in round of SEC tournament blunted Auburn’s late-season surge and gave the Tigers and the NCAA selection committee six days to ponder them before Monday’s announcement of the field.
Alabama second baseman Kyle Overstreet, center, is mobbed by teammates after turning a double play against Auburn in the seventh inning. (Photo by Dave Martin/Associated Press)
May 21, 2013 |
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Alabama used a three-run rally in the eighth inning to push past Auburn for a 6-3 victory in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Tuesday.
May 21, 2013 |
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Paul Finebaum is returning to radio, but it won’t be from Birmingham. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Finebaum is leaving Birmingham for Charlotte, N.C., where he will have a show on several platforms for ESPN, beginning Aug. 1.
May 21, 2013 |
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In recent weeks, we’ve heard plenty about the SEC television network, which is supposed to kick off next year.
We’ve heard all about how much more revenue it will generate for SEC schools. That’s wonderful … until we start thinking about who will pay that revenue. That’s right – you and me.
May 21, 2013 |
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University of Alabama sophomore Ryan Kelly and Auburn junior Reese Dismukes are two of 44 players selected to the 2013 Rimington Trophy spring watch list.
The Rimington Committee announced the list Tuesday. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s top center.
Jacksonville State sophomore Travis Stout has a school-record 17 saves.
May 20, 2013 |
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A word to the wise for teams playing in this week’s Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament:
Score early, because given the quality of closers in the league this year, if you’re not leading late, you’re chances of coming back are about as good as making ice in Death Valley.
Each of the top four seeds in the tournament that starts Wednesday in Jackson, Tenn., has a closer who won’t give you much. They have been a part of 76 of their teams’ combined 150 wins (60 saves, 16 wins) and have a combined earned run average of 1.59.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) gave up one run in 8 1/3 innings. (Photo by John Bazemore/Associated Press)
Summary
May 20, 2013 |
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Julio Teheran pitched 8 1/3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.
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