Alabama Coach Nick Saban and SEC Network Personality Paul Finebaum had a tense exchange over the arrest of Crimson Tide football players Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones, who allegedly were smoking pot inside a vehicle at a Monroe park last May. Drug and weapon charges were dropped against the players and Saban questioned why his guys were the only two arrested when there were four inside the vehicle…
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Finebaum told the Advocate Newspaper that Saban insinuated off-air that the cop was an LSU fan, which is why only the Alabama football players were arrested.

Many SEC schools will wait until preseason camp starts until they name a quarterback, but Texas A-and-M Head Coach Kevin Sumlin has already decided Oklahoma transfer Trevor Knight is his guy. At SEC Media days, Sumlin was asked why he named Knight his starter…
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Big news for the LSU baseball team. Left-handed starting pitcher Jared Poche will return for his senior season. Poche turned down a chance to play in the San Diego Padres minor league system. He was 9-and-4 last season.

Two former LSU shortstops will compete against each other for the next four days at Zephyr Field in Metairie. Alex Bregman and the Frenso Grizzlies begin a four game series against the Zephyrs tonight. Austin Nola plays for New Orleans.