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  • SEC expands baseball tournament to 12 teams 5 days

    December 21, 2012 12:41 PM

    HOOVER Ala. - The Southeastern Conference has added two teams and a fifth day to the baseball tournament. Commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday that the field will expand to 12 teams in the 14-team league starting in 2013 in Hoover, Ala. The top four seeds will earn a bye in... more »
  • Slive: Newton's ruling fair based on evidence

    December 4, 2010 1:48 PM

    Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive said the established facts of the Cam Newton case merited the NCAA's swift reinstatement of the Auburn quarterback. Slive told The Associated Press Saturday in a phone interview hours before the second-ranked Tigers were set to play South Carolina in the SEC championship game at... more »
  • Vols coach Pearl suspended for 8 SEC games

    November 19, 2010 4:52 PM

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended for the Volunteers' first eight Southeastern Conference games as punishment from league Commissioner Mike Slive for violating NCAA rules and misleading investigators. "I have been a very public advocate for playing by the rules," Pearl said Friday. "When you... more »
  • SEC stiffens penalties for complaining coaches

    October 30, 2009 11:16 AM

    Southeastern Conference officials announced that coaches will now face stiffer penalties like fines or suspensions for complaining about officiating in the media. Commissioner MIke Slive told the Associated Press in a phone interview Friday that coaches who violate the conference's ethics rules against criticizing officials in public will face... more »

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