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The other Wednesday games include No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 South Carolina; No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt, and No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Alabama.

Led by slugger Gordon Beckham and closer Joshua Fields — named the league’s player and pitcher of the year, respectively, on Tuesday — the Bulldogs secured the top seed before the final regular-season series. Auburn’s Hunter Morris was the freshman of the year, avoiding an awards sweep by Georgia. The Bulldogs stumbled against Alabama, giving up 33 runs in the two series losses. Georgia starter Trevor Holder has an ailing shoulder and might sit out the tournament unless he’s able to go in relief on the weekend, Perno said. “From our standpoint, it’s just getting back to the things that won the SEC championship, and that’s quality starting pitching, solid middle relief and one of the best closers in the country,” Perno said. “That’s first and foremost. I like where we were are offensively.” Second-seeded LSU (39-16-1) and No. 5 Alabama (32-24) might be the hottest teams entering the tournament, which concludes Sunday.

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February 27, 2008 — ESPN swapped one former Viking for another yesterday. Within hours of the announcement that Cris Carter will be joining ESPN, Sean Salisbury departed the sports network. While Salisbury painted his leaving as amicable, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that ESPN decided not to renew Salisbury’s contract which expired this year.

“I have grown as much as I can at ESPN and decided to expand my horizons,” Salisbury said. He continued, “My resume speaks for itself as a football analyst, and I believe I can talk all sports with the best of them.” Carter was an analyst on HBO’s “Inside the NFL,” but HBO canceled that show after last season. He will appear on NFL Live, SportsCenter and ESPNEWS, among other programs.

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North America: 1. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports), 2. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 3. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision), 5. NBA Live 08 (EA Sports). Japan: 1. Arcana Heart (AQ Interactive), 2.

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