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Brees memoir to be published in summer

March 17, 2010

A memoir by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be going on sale the week before Gov. Bobby Jindal's autobiography. Tyndale House Publishers - a Christian publisher that added inspirational and motivational sports stories to its mix in 2007 - announced Wednesday that it plans to release Brees' memoir on July 6. The publisher says "Coming Back... more »
Southern baseball falls to ULL

March 16, 2010

The Southern Jaguar baseball team fell to UL-Lafayette 13-2 tonight. The Jags managed just six hits as Southern drops to 4-7 on the season. Chase Richard (0-3) suffered the loss on the mound. more »
More honor for Tasmin Mitchell

March 16, 2010

Tasmin Mitchell has been named First-Team All-District by the National Associate of Basketball Coaches. Mitchell is joined on the District 21 team by DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall of Kentucky, Devan Downey of South Carolina and Jarvis Varnado of Mississippi State. On the second team are Jermaine Beal and A. J. Ogilvy of Vanderbilt, Wayne Chism of Tennessee, Patrick... more »
Hightower named All-SEC

March 16, 2010

For the second straight season, Allison Hightower was named a unanimous selection to the Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference First Team. The senior Lady Tiger guard, was also named one of 22 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award. LSU has produced at least one Associated Press first-team All-SEC selection for eight consecutive seasons, which is the longest current streak... more »
Lady Tigers to head East, face Hartford

March 15, 2010

The LSU Lady Tiger hoops team will head to Durham, North Carolina this weekend to face Hartford in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. LSU enters the field as a 7 seed in the Memphis region, facing Hartford, the 10 seed Tip-off for Saturday's game is set for 11:06 central time, and should LSU win, the Lady... more »
Tiger baseball falls in rankings

March 15, 2010

The LSU baseball team is ranked No. 3 in the Collegiate Baseball and USA Today/ESPN polls, and No. 7 in the Baseball America poll released Monday. LSU (13-2) has appeared in the Top 10 of at least one college baseball poll for 28 consecutive weeks, a streak that began on May 19, 2008. The Tigers return to action at 6:30... more »
SEC Teams in NCAA Tournament

March 14, 2010

Four teams will represent the SEC in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Kentucky captured a #1 seed in the East Bracket. Tennessee is a 6 seed in the Midwest Bracket. Vanderbilt is a 4 seed in the West. Florida is a 10 seed in the West Bracket. The tournament starts March 18 th . The New Orleans Arena will... more »
LSU Softball wins 10-0.

March 14, 2010

The LSU Softball team opened up SEC play with a sweep. The Tigers won 10-0 in today's game. Rachele Fico struck out 7 in her conference debut. LSU has now won 16 consecutive games. more »
LSU Baseball Loses Kansas Series

March 14, 2010

LSU's baseball team lost their first three-game series since they dropped two to Tennessee in April of 2009. After regaining their footing yesterday, Coach Mainieri was hoping to get a winning performance from freshman pitcher Jordan Rittiner. Rittiner would not be able to live up to the expectations as he allowed five earned runs in five innings of pitching. ... more »
Southern Baseball Starts SWAC with a Sweep

March 14, 2010

Southern baseball got the job done Sunday afternoon, finishing off Prairie View A&M for the weekend sweep. After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Jaguars would hold off for the win, finishing 6-2. Southern is now off to a 4-6 start for the season but has reason to be optimistic after the three wins in two days. Up... more »
Lady Jags capture SWAC title

March 13, 2010

The Southern Lady Jaguars defeated Alabama State 60-47 to earn the 2010 SWAC Tournament Championship. It's the 6 th time in school history the Lady Jags have accomplished that feat. Ashley Augerson led the team in scoring with 19 points. Southern used a 15-0 run before half to create an insurmountable margin. With the win, they earn an... more »
Tigers even series

March 13, 2010

LSU bounces back defeating Kansas 4-2 to even up the series. The Tigers relied on Blake Dean who went 3-for-3, including a game-winning two-run home run in the seventh inning. LSU's offense was also paced by right fielder Mikie Mahtook, who went 3-for-4 and scored a run, and left fielder Trey Watkins, who went 1-for-2 and reached base four... more »
LSU baseball begins Kansas series

March 12, 2010

LSU's baseball team will put their 12-0 start on the line this weekend against the Kansas Jayhawks who are currently 9-3. The Tigers are off to their best start since 1997 when they won their first 19 games en route to a National Championship. Coach Paul Mainieri will trot out Joey Bourgeois Friday night, followed by Jordan Rittiner on... more »
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Outdoors Report for Thursday March 11

March 11, 2010

Finally the weather is cooperating for a great weekend outdoors, and Joe Macaluso is here to fill your head and plans with events. Joe Mac is at the 31st LA Sportsmans show at Lamar Dixon Expo center, but there's also the Dreams Come True Bass Tournament going on this weekend as well. more »
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LSU wide receiver Terrence Toliver back at practice

March 11, 2010

LSU wide receiver Terrence Toliver was back working out with his Tiger teammates on Thursday afternoon at one of the spring practice sessions. Toliver broke his hand in a late night altercation over the weekend and was working at the receiver position with a cast on his left hand. Toliver had problems catching balls during the practice sessions that... more »

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