The Oregon baseball team begins postseason play on Friday night as they take on South Dakota State at PK Park. For the second year in a row, Oregon head coach George Horton & Co. are hosting the regional round and have the luxury of home-field advantage.

In what is arguably the most important game of the season, Horton made an interesting move when he announced he would give pitcher Jake Reed the start. He has struggled in his last few outings and is not the number one starter on the squad.

Bob Clark of The Register-Guard takes a look at Horton’s thought process and what went into his decision here.

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Oregon golf coach Casey Martin is back at it. The leader of the Duck golfers made national headlines last year when he qualified for the U.S. Open and performed admirably before missing the cut by a single stroke.

He has dreams of returning to golf’s biggest stage, and to do so, he will have to qualify once again. The qualifying event he will participate in begins Monday in Washington State, and if he is one of the top performers, he will be eligible to participate in the U.S. Open, which begins on June 13.

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Some of the stars in the Eastern Conference Finals have a little less spending money in their wallet today. LeBron James and David West were both fined $5,000 apiece for flopping in game four — something the NBA has tried very hard to cut down on. Lance Stephenson was also fined for flopping as well.

Game five between the two teams tips off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday; the game is televised on TNT.