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It’s time to right the ship. We have got to get out of this funk and soon if we want to get back into SR hosting contention. Taking a series at RPI #1 UF will go a very long way towards that goal. And this wont be any easier than the Rebs last weekend.

The Gators have a great pitching staff, with starters who all have an ERA of 3.65 or better and an ace closer in Kevin Chapman (1.59 ERA, 7 saves). They play the best defense in the league. Watch for Daniel Pigott and Austin Maddox at the plate. Interesting that CPM has not given a Saturday or Sunday starter. Is it a motivational tool to get the battery going again or does Mainieri have something more serious in store?

TV is again all over the place, but all 3 will be carried. Note that if you have a schedule from early in the year, tonight’s game has been moved back an hour to accommodate a hellacious parking problem due to UF’s Commencement tonight.

Weather: Might get a rain out tonight, typical afternoon showers on Saturday possible, clear on Sunday. In case of a wash out, look for a DH on Sunday.

PITCHING MATCHUPS (All times BR Local CST)

Game 1-7pm-CSS,(COX 4 in BR, NO, and LAF areas)
LSU – Jr. RHP Anthony Ranaudo (2-1, 6.35 ERA, 22.2 IP, 11 BB, 24 SO)
UF – So. LHP Alex Panteliodis (6-2, 3.18 ERA, 56.2 IP, 10 BB, 45 SO)

Game 2-1pm-ESPNU
LSU — TBA
UF – Fr. RHP Hudson Randall (4-3, 3.65 ERA, 49.1 IP, 14 BB, 34 SO)

Game 3-Noon-ESPN
LSU – TBA
UF – Fr. LHP Brian Johnson (3-2, 2.91 ERA, 43. 1 IP, 9 BB, 31 SO)

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OXFORD — An Inside The Grove report this afternoon says Murphy Holloway will not be back with the Ole Miss basketball team, according to an anonymous source.

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Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow in the orange crush jersey (Craig F. Walker / Denver Post)

After watching Tim Tebow put on a Denver Broncos hat on draft day, now you can find Tebow in a Denver Broncos uniform as part of rookie minicamp. Check out the link for our story on his big day.

He’s not dodging linebackers yet, but against imaginary defenders, that throwing motion looks tight.

Kickoff for the Ole Miss-Tulane football game on Sept. 11 has been set at 8 p.m. CT and will be televised nationally on ESPN2 from the Louisiana Superdome.
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Eight University of Florida football players will be among a total of 52 Gator student-athletes who will be earning their degrees in commencement ceremonies throughout this weekend at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the UF campus.
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Springdale Har-Ber has named Adam Simmons its new boys basketball coach.

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Jurors in the trial of a man charged with killing beauty queen Nona Dirksmeyer are going one by one into the courtroom of the judge presiding over the case.

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MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Oil from a spill in the Gulf of Mexico oozed into Louisiana’s ecologically rich wetlands Friday as storms threatened to frustrate protection efforts. The White House put a hold on any new offshore oil projects until the rig disaster that caused the spill is explained.

The Ole Miss track and field team will host the second and final home meet of the season when the Rebels take part in the Mississippi Open Saturday from the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex.
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A total of 10 players from the 2009 Ole Miss football squad are now headed to the National Football League, as Cordera Eason has signed a free-agent contract with Cincinnati.
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