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    • SEC Traditions: What Used To Be A Phone Call

      If you’ve never been to an NFL draft in New York City at Radio City Music Hall, which starts a three-day run Thursday night, then put it on your sports bucket list. It’s definitely a show, “like Hollywood,” LSU football coach Les Miles said. But it wasn’t always this way, which is why I called Archie Manning, to give me perspective as he almost always does.
    • SEC Names Daniels Associate Commissioner

      Tiffany Daniels, currently the Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at Georgia State University, has been named Associate Commissioner with the Southeastern Conference, Commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday.
    • SEC And The Baseball America Top 100

      On Tuesday, the publication Baseball America released their top 100 prospects list, a collection of the premier talent currently playing in Major League Baseball’s minor league system. The index, released at the start of spring training every year since 1990, has become widely acknowledged as the most prestigious prospect directory in the entire sport.
    • The SEC "Numbers Game": Volume 2

      And so it begins. Umpires across college baseball uttered the phrase “play ball” this weekend, signifying the start of the 2013 season. In the Southeastern Conference, 44 games were played, league teams took to the diamond for the first time this year.
    • The SEC "Numbers Game": The Beginning

      "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Whenever a new season of baseball is set to begin, I always find myself going back to find this famous quote. Uttered by Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby, it perfectly illustrates the wait a true baseball fan endures, as the cold weather of fall replaces the sunshine filled days of summer.
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  • 3/20/2012
    The SEC "Numbers Game": Volume 4
    Whew. Everyone do themselves a favor and take a deep breath. Back with us? Ok. Let's try this again. It was that kind of weekend. After an intense and nail-biting start of the SEC baseball conference schedule, you might need a minute to wrap your head around what happened. There were close games, thrilling "upsets" and plenty to follow as the league's teams got together for the first time in 2012. As a fan, it was tremendously exciting to watch.  Full Story
  • 3/14/2012
    The SEC "Numbers Game": Volume 3
    Now, the fun really begins. With almost exactly a month of the 2012 season in the rear view mirror, conference play is set to begin this Friday in the Southeastern Conference. Teams will now face off against each other, as they begin the long trek to the league tournament in Hoover at the end of May.   Full Story
  • 3/7/2012
    The SEC In Nola: Wednesday Photoblog
    We are finally here. After spending a week in Nashville watching the league's top women's team compete, we are now in New Orleans for the SEC men's version of March Madness. Although games don't begin until tomorrow, the atmosphere both here in the city and at the event's arena are already high.  Full Story
  • 2/29/2012
    The SEC "Numbers Game": Volume 2
    On to volume two. After our maiden voyage last week, we return with a second look at some key numbers that are beginning to give shape to the 2012 campaign. A baseball season is much more of a marathon than a sprint, so it is important to keep perspective as each individual game gives way to the greater body of work that is an entire year.   Full Story
  • 2/22/2012
    The SEC "Numbers Game": Volume 1
    Everybody loves stats right? In no other game do numbers tell the story more than baseball. Have you ever looked at your favorite player’s batting average on the back of a baseball card? Ever scanned through a game program to look at home run totals? The ability to understand and compare players from different eras is one of the National Pastime's most endearing qualities. Home runs hit by Babe Ruth count the same as the round trippers hit by Albert Pujols, leaving the door open to remember the game's past.   Full Story


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