WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 6:15 PM 5/17/2012

COLUMBIA, S. C. - Bad weather forced tonight's baseball game between LSU and South Carolina to be postponed.

The game has been rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon.  Rain earlier forced the teams into a delay for more than an hour before the game was called.

The Tigers will face South Carolina in a doubleheader at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Updated: 3:40 PM 5/17/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. - It's a top five match-up tonight between fourth-ranked LSU and third-ranked South Carolina, who have combined to win the past three national championships. LSU (40-13, 17-10) trails South Carolina (38-13, 17-9) by a half game in the overall SEC standings. Both teams trail Kentucky (41-12, 18-9).... (More)

Updated: 2:52 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 investigation of the New Orleans Saints. Goodell has... (More)

Updated: 2:17 PM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE - The Southern Jags have survived day two of the SWAC baseball tournament, defeating Grambling State this morning, 8-0. The Tigers really hurt themselves with seven errors. Southern's Jose de Leon threw a complete game shutout, striking out eight. Jaguar freshman D.J. Wallace, the SWAC's freshman... (More)

Updated: 8:47 AM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE - The Southern baseball team faces elimination this morning on day two of the SWAC tournament at Lee Hines Field.

The Jags are the host team and led their opening game 4-0 in the eighth inning yesterday, but they blew the lead and lost to Mississippi Valley State, 6-4.

Southern will now play Grambling St. with the winner surviving and the loser looking to next year.

Watch WBRZ Sports 2 tonight at 6 and 10 for highlights from the Bluff.

 

Updated: 8:45 AM 5/17/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The LSU Tigers (40-13, 17-10) will take the next step in their journey toward an outright SEC championship in tonight's game against South Carolina. "This is what it's all about, this is so much fun," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "The way that they look at... (More)

Updated: 10:00 PM 5/16/2012

BATON ROUGE - LSU will not renew the contract of women's tennis coach Tony Minnis, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva announced Wednesday. Alleva said a search will begin immediately for a new women's tennis coach for LSU. Minnis joined LSU in 1992, registering an overall... (More)

Updated: 6:05 PM 5/16/2012

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 Tournament... (More)

Updated: 4:24 PM 5/16/2012

NEW YORK - An arbitration hearing into whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has jurisdiction to punish Saints players for the team's bounties program has been set for May 30. The players' union has asked arbitrator Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania to rule if the players should be... (More)