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LSU beats Auburn, keeps streak alive
http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/19053944.html
Carl Dubois
Advocate Sportswriter
AUBURN, Ala. — Paul Mainieri put five role players in the starting lineup for the regular-season finale Saturday, and the hottest team in the country just kept rolling along.
The Southeastern Conference Western Division champion LSU Tigers defeated the Auburn Tigers 11-7, rallying from a 7-5 seventh-inning deficit to complete a school-record fourth consecutive three-game conference sweep.
LSU (39-16-1) will take its 16-game winning streak upstate to Regions Park in Hoover, where it will open the SEC tournament as the No. 2 seed at 10 a.m. Wednesday vs. No. 7 seed South Carolina.
The Advocate Online
5/18/08
Upshaw says union expects ‘greedy’ owners to opt out of labor deal
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3401268
Gene Upshaw called NFL owners, who are ready to opt out of the current labor deal, "greedy."
"In their mind, a loss means they didn't make as much [money] as they thought they were going to make," said Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association, during a panel discussion at the Sports Lawyers Association annual conference on Saturday.
The NFL owners and players reached the agreement in 2006, but both sides have the option of reopening it by Nov. 8. Upshaw said the owners could notify the players they are reopening the deal on Tuesday in Atlanta, a move that could result in a 2011 work stoppage.
ESPN.com
5/18/08
Reports: Donaghy bet on more than 100 games he worked
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3400551
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on more than 100 games that he worked, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday, according to media reports.
Donaghy pleaded guilty last year to charges he conspired to engage in wire fraud and transmitted betting information through interstate commerce. He was alleged to have given a pair of gamblers inside information, including tips on which crews would officiate games and how the various officials and players interacted, and collected $5,000 if his picks were correct.
ESPN.com
5/17/08
