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Posted 12:52 PM 5/17/2012

NEW ORLEANS - Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while discussing the NFL's bounty (More)

Posted 4:17 PM 5/17/2012 by Michael Kelly

BATON ROUGE - The Southern Jaguars built a 4-0 lead heading into the eighth inning against Mississippi Valley State.  Unfortunately, that lead would not last. 

The Delta Devils scored six runs in the final two innings to shock the Jaguars 6-4 in the opening round of the SWAC (More)

Posted 9:25 AM 5/15/2012 by John Pastorek

BATON ROUGE- Charles Alexander, a two-time All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist who played at LSU from 1975-78, has been named to the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame.

The National Football Foundation made the announcement on Tuesday.

Alexander will be inducted during (More)

Posted 8:01 PM 5/14/2012

METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Saints coaches say they are going to have to get use to the huge void left by Sean Payton's suspension for his role in the team's bounty system. They also might have to get use to life without Drew Brees. Interim coach Joe Vitt and the rest of the coaching staff (More)

Posted 2:31 PM 5/13/2012 by Troy Gaulden

BATON ROUGE - Third-ranked LSU fell 5-4 in extra innings to Vanderbilt losing its first home SEC series of the season.

Vandy led 2-0 after its second at-bat, but the Tigers responded with two runs in the bottom of the third. Mason Katz singled home a run before Tyler Moore produced a (More)

Posted 8:02 PM 5/12/2012

BOSTON (AP) - Kevin Garnett scored 29 points - his most in the regular- or postseason this year - and added 11 rebounds on Saturday night to give the Boston Celtics a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Rajon Rondo had (More)

Posted 8:02 AM 5/11/2012

The LSU baseball team plays its last home SEC series of the regular season when Vanderbilt comes to town. The Commodores have won six of the last ten series with the Tigers dating back to the 2000 season. But Vanderbilt has struggled this season, going just 24-24, including 11-13 in SEC play. (More)...

Posted 6:43 AM 5/10/2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota lawmakers working out the final version of a bill for a new Vikings stadium have raised the amount the team would pay by $50 million.

The Vikings originally committed to paying $427 million, or about 44 percent of the construction costs of the $975 million (More)