SOUTH CAROLINA TO MUCH FOR VIRGINIA

The South Carolina Gamecocks were simple just the better team last night in beating Virginia 7-1 in the CWS.  The Gamecocks made the Cavs pay for some early miscues and never looked back in the win.  With the loss the Cavs really have there work cut out for them now because they are going to have to win 3 straight games in 3 days to get to the finals of the CWS.  With the loss yesterday Virginia falls into the losers bracket in will face California again Thursday night, the Bears eliminated Texas A&M yesterday with a 7-3 win.  Tonight at the CWS North Carolina will face Vanderbilt in a elimination game.  After watching most of the games in the CWS this year there is no doubt in my mind that the SEC is the best conference country for baseball just like they are for football.  Yes the smoke that has come into the area last night is from a fire burning in North Carolina, however it is not from a fire burning in Dare County but from a fire further south in the state.  MICKEY

Today's Birthdays: Actor Ralph Waite is 83. Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 75. Movie director John Korty ("The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman") is 75. Actor Michael Lerner is 70. Broadcast journalist Brit Hume is 68. Singer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) is 67. Actor Andrew Rubin is 65. Actor David L. Lander is 64. Singer Howard "Eddie" Kaylan is 64. Singer-musician Todd Rundgren is 63. Actress Meryl Streep is 62. Actress Lindsay Wagner is 62. Singer Alan Osmond is 62. Actor Murphy Cross is 61. Actor Graham Greene is 59. Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 58. Actor Chris Lemmon is 57. Rock musician Derek Forbes is 55. Actor Tim Russ is 55. Rock musician Garry Beers (INXS) is 54. Actor-producer-writer Bruce Campbell is 53. Rock musician Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is 52. Actress Tracy Pollan is 51. Rock singer-musician Jimmy Somerville is 50. Author Dan Brown ("The Da Vinci Code") is 47. Rock singer-musician Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) is 47. Rock singer Steven Page is 41. Actor Michael Trucco is 41. Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (RYS'-kub) is 40. TV personality Carson Daly is 38. Rock musician Chris Traynor is 38. Country musician Jimmy Wallace is 38. Actor Donald Faison (FAY'-zahn) is 37. Actress Alicia Goranson is 37. TV personality/actor Jai Rodriguez is 32. Actress Lindsay Ridgeway is 26.