BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) β Kentucky’s A.J. Reed is the Southeastern Conference baseball player of the year. SEC coaches also selected LSU’s Aaron Nola as the top pitcher for the second straight season and Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan as coach of the year in awards released Tuesday.
ATLANTA (AP) β Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run single during Boston’s four-run rally in the seventh inning and the Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Tuesday night in the latest comeback following their longest losing streak in 20 years. Dustin Pedroia had three hits and Grady Sizemore had two, along with a go-ahead groundout in the seventh.
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) β Cobb County leaders have approved seven agreements governing the Atlanta Braves’ move and plans to build a new stadium. The Cobb County Commission approved the deals during a meeting Tuesday evening in Marietta, a few miles from the proposed site of the new stadium in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs.
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) β Florida coach Will Muschamp wants to avoid playing teams from the Football Championship Subdivision. And not because the Gators lost to lower-division Georgia Southern last year. Speaking at the Southeastern Conference’s annual spring meetings Tuesday, Muschamp said “we’re probably going to move forward without playing FCS opponents.”
