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JohnLPitts

  1. Back to work this afternoon. At least there are cupcakes.
  2. @GoreSports Well, a more serious answer is that Diane Warren wrote the song, so she gets paid. The rest of it is probably very complex.
  3. @GoreSports The attorneys.
  4. College baseball: Man, Utah Valley wins 47 games, doesn't get to go dancing.
  5. NCAA baseball: I bet Valpo was hoping for Ole Miss in the regional.
  6. NCAA baseball: Lordy, long ride from Clarksville, Tenn., to Eugene, Ore.
  7. @bradlocke Sorry; I hear Gary, Ind., is lovely this time of year.
  8. NCAA baseball: Samford roster includes pitcher Lex Rutledge from Tupelo.
  9. NCAA baseball: Mississippi State to Tallahassee, as No. 2 seed. Plays Samford in Friday opener. UAB (Ron Polk) also in field.
  10. NCAA baseball: Oregon State kids are gonna love Baton Rouge in June.
  11. NCAA baseball: Ole Miss to Texas A&M regional as a No. 3 seed. Plays TCU on Friday.
  12. NCAA baseball: Holy cow, Clemson is No. 2 seed in South Carolina's region.
  13. NCAA baseball: Vandy sent to Raleigh, N.C., as a No. 2 seed, in Super Regional bracket with Florida.
  14. NCAA baseball tourney: Florida No. 1 seed, SEC regular-season champion LSU No. 7, defending national champ South Carolina No. 8.
  15. Sports Buzz blog: Mitch Moreland (Amory, MSU) is on a recent hitting tear with the Texas Rangers: tinyurl.com/74nsmmc
  16. I spent a couple of years working in Warrenton, Va., and made a couple of Fauquier Hospital visits with friends. Always impressed.