Look to break four-game losing streak: LSU resumes Southeastern Conference play this weekend as the Tigers travel to Athens to face the Georgia Bulldogs. The Tigers have lost four straight, following Florida’s sweep of last weekend’s three-game series and a loss Tuesday to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. LSU coach Paul Mainieri says freshman right-hander Kurt McCune will start on the mound Friday for the Tigers, followed by freshman right-hander Kevin Gausman on Saturday and senior right-hander Ben Alsup on Sunday. Friday night’s game will be televised by Cox 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Gators look to put bite on Jimmer: Florida’s Kenny Boynton guarded BYU’s Jimmer Fredette nearly every minute of their teams’ game in last year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Boynton won’t have to this time around. It has nothing to do with his sprained left ankle, either. The Gators (28-7), the No. 2 seed in the Southeast region, feel like they’re better prepared to handle the nation’s leading scorer when they play the third-seeded Cougars (32-4) in the regional semifinals in the New Orleans Arena tonight. Fredette scored 37 points against Florida in the opening round last year, leading the Cougars to a 99-92 win in double overtime. He scored 10 points in the decisive extra frame, taking advantage of Boynton’s fatigue by hitting two 3-pointers and getting to the free-throw line six times. Coach Billy Donovan’s team is hoping for better results in the rematch. The Gators and Cougars tip off at 6:27 p.m. in a game that will air on TBS. Wisconsin takes on Butler in the late game from New Orleans. The other tournament games tonight will be played in Anaheim, Calif., and feature San Diego State versus Connecticut and defending champion Duke taking on Arizona.
