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• Jags' season likely over after SWAC Tourney loss

  May 17, 2013 5:11 PM

  FT. WORTH, Tx - The Southern Jaguars baseball season likely came to an end Friday, losing to Prairie View A&M 11-4 on the second day of the SWAC Tournament. Southern ends their season with a record of 21-23 on the year after three Jaguar pitchers combined to give up... more »

• #2 LSU blanks Grambling 4-0

  April 17, 2013 8:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - #2 LSU didn't get off to a hot start, but the Tigers needed only four runs in a 4-0 shut-out win at home. The win is LSU's 24th straight against an in-state team and 31st straight in a mid-week game. The Tigers threw 10 pitchers, but... more »

• LSU downs Southern for second straight night

  April 10, 2013 10:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Tigers took advantage of eight Jaguar errors and posted 16 runs on 16 hits to blast Southern, 16-2. Wednesday's win comes a day after LSU beat Southern in the Wally Pontiff Jr Classic at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La. Mason Katz and Alex Bregman got... more »

• LSU endures through rough start, downs Alcorn 7-3

  April 2, 2013 10:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Shortstop Alex Bregman recorded his ninth straight multi-hit game as No. 2 LSU (27-2) defeated Alcorn State (6-27) by a score of 7-3 Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium. Bregman, a freshman from Albuquerque, N.M., is now riding a 17-game hit streak and is hitting .619... more »

• Military Appreciation Night at Alex Box Stadium Tuesday

  April 2, 2013 3:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU baseball team will salute the military Tuesday night at the ballpark when they square off again Alcorn St. Servicemen and women will be eligible for discounted tickets and the first 1500 fans through the gate at Alex Box Stadium will take home a free hat.... more »

• Future expectations grow for LSU, Southern basketball programs Play Video

  April 1, 2013 7:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Final Four is set for this weekend, a place thought to be out of reach for LSU and Southern basketball...but maybe not for long. After lowered expectations this year, both programs exceeded predictions from college basketball prognosticators. For a look back on the year that... more »

• Southern baseball series vs Selma canceled

  March 29, 2013 4:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Jaguars' baseball series this weekend vs Selma at Lee Hines Field has been canceled due to travel issues. Southern is back on the diamond Wednesday at University of New Orleans. more »

• Jags will lean on Joseph's leadership, mental edge Play Video

  March 12, 2013 10:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Last year, Dray Joseph was competing for the starting quarterback role with JP Douglas. This year, there's no question about who's at the helm of the Southern offense. Joseph will lean on his experience last year and the chip on his shoulder -- which, if history... more »

• Texas Southern rolls to 13-point win over Southern

  February 28, 2013 10:58 PM

  HOUSTON - Omar Strong scored 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Texas Southern won its 11th straight game, 79-66 over Southern, on Thursday night to take control of the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular-season championship. Strong was 9 of 15 from the floor, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range, for... more »

• Southern pulls away from Alabama A&M

  February 19, 2013 8:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Malcolm Miller and Derrick Beltran scored 21 points apiece in Southern University's wire-to-wire 81-67 win over Alabama A&M Monday in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Javan Mitchell added 13 points and Jameel Grace 12 for Southern, which opened the game on a 14-2 run and led by at... more »

• Jenkins pulls name out of Southern coaching search

  December 12, 2012 8:09 PM

  WBRZ Sports 2 has learned Bethune-Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins has removed his name from the Southern University football coaching search. Dr. Williams Broussard, Southern University's Athletics Director, will go through with his plan of presenting his recommended candidate to the Board of Supervisors Friday. Three candidates were... more »

• Struggling rivals seek redemption in Bayou Classic

  November 23, 2012 1:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - With their hopes of a Southwestern Athletic Conference title gone for both Grambling and Southern, Saturday's nationally televised Bayou Classic in the Superdome gives both teams a chance to finish disappointing seasons in a big-game environment. The teams enter the game with the worst combined record in... more »

• SWAC names Southern's Joseph among players of the week

  November 15, 2012 10:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Dray Joseph continues to pass his way to the top of the SWAC passing statistics and his torrid pace is not going unnoticed. The Southwestern Athletic Conference named quarterback Dray Joseph of Southern, linebackers Bill Ross of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Ryan Griffin of Jackson State, defensive... more »

• Southern hosting Miss. Valley State tonight

  September 13, 2012 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Southern University will open conference play tonight in Baton Rouge and on ESPNU. The Jaguars are playing host Mississippi Valley State for the home opener. Southern is coming off a 66-21 loss against New Mexico. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at A. W. Mumford... more »

• SWAC: Focus on Sandusky victims, not wins record

  July 24, 2012 10:23 AM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference now boasts college football's winningest coach, but says the focus should remain on the sex abuse victims and their families in the Penn State scandal. The league sent out a statement Monday after the NCAA vacated 111 of Joe Paterno's 409 wins... more »

• Jaguars picked to finish 4th at SWAC Football Media Day

  July 16, 2012 8:21 AM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Southern University was picked to finish fourth overall at the SWAC Football Media Day in Birmingham today. Head Coach Stump Mitchell and members of the 2012 Southern Jaguars team were in Birmingham for the announcement. Mitchell flirted with the NFL back in February before deciding... more »

• Jaguars look to win two games in SWAC tourney

  May 18, 2012 10:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE -The Jaguars need to win two games today to keep their chances of a SWAC championship alive. Southern (1-1) squares off with Alcorn State (1-1) at 9:00 in the early elimination game. With a win, the Jags would then face Mississippi Valley State (2-0) at 3:00.... more »

• Southern baseball falls to Mississippi Valley State 6-4 Play Video

  May 16, 2012 6:05 PM

  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 »

• Southern hosts SWAC Tournament

  May 15, 2012 8:49 AM

  The Southern Jaguars will play host to the weekend's SWAC Tournament. The action gets underway on Wednesday afternoon when Southern hosts Mississippi Valley State at 3 PM. We'll check in with Roger Cador and the Jaguars this afternoon to see how they plan to approach the weekend. more »

• Southern hosts Valley in SWAC showdown

  February 13, 2012 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The mini-dome will be rocking tonight as Southern hosts Mississippi Valley State in a battle of the top teams in the SWAC. Both the Jags and Lady Jags are 9-3 in league play, while the Delta Devils (12-0) and Devilettes (9-3) top the standings. Tip-off... more »

• Doug Williams ready for second stint at Grambling

  August 12, 2011 1:34 PM

  GRAMBLING, La. - If Doug Williams' second time around as head coach at Grambling State is as successful as his first stint, the Tigers should be in good shape. As the successor to Eddie Robinson, the former Tigers' All-America quarterback and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player helped his alma... more »

• SWAC hits Southern, Jackson State with bans for low APR

  June 9, 2011 3:59 PM

  HOUSTON - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has voted to ban Jackson State and Southern from competing in the league's 2011 football championship game. The NCAA already hit both schools with a postseason ban because of low APR scores, which were released last month. But the SWAC football championship did... more »

• Jags fall to 1-10 on the season in loss to Green Wave

  December 23, 2010 10:06 PM

  A four point halftime lead provided a glimmer of hope for the Southern Jaguars this afternoon. But Tulane responded with a strong second half in a 68-65 victory. With the loss, the Jags are now 1-10 on the season. Blake Sanford led the Jags with a game-high 22 points... more »

• Southern hopes to play spoiler against Alabama State

  November 12, 2010 5:55 PM

  The Southern Jaguars already know their fate. At 2-7, the Jags are guaranteed a last place finish in the Western Division of the SWAC. Yet despite a 54-7 loss to Texas Southern last week, Stump Mitchell's team can still play the role of spoiler this weekend. Southern takes on... more »

• Southern preps for hardest stretch of the season

  November 5, 2010 11:10 PM

  The Southern Jaguars are only 2-6 with three games remaining on the schedule. Yet, tomorrow night begins the most difficult stretch of the season for Stump Mitchell's team. Fresh off a 3 game road losing streak, the Jags play host to Texas Southern. Following tomorrow night's game, the Jags... more »

• Southern defeats Delaware State 37-27

  September 5, 2010 3:09 PM

  The Stump Mitchell era is off to a good start over at Southern University. The Jaguars overcame a 27-16 deficit and scored 21 unanswered points to defeat Delaware State 37-27 in the SWAC/MEAC Challenge in Orlando. Mitchell pulled starting quarterback Jeremiah McGinty after the first half of play. McGinty... more »

• Grambling claims first SWAC title since '85

  May 31, 2010 12:57 PM

  Grambling State has won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in 25 years. Sunday's 15-2 defeat of Alcorn State mean fist-year coach James Cooper could celebrate Grambling's first SWAC championship since 1985 - when Cooper was 3 years old. Adrian Turner threw a complete game for Grambling, allowing... more »

• Jags eliminated at SWAC tourney

  May 28, 2010 9:09 PM

  After beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11-2 earlier in the day, the Southern Jags fell to Alcorn State 8-7 this evening at the SWAC tournament. The Jags are eliminated and are most likely done for the season, not expecting to earn a bid to an NCAA regional. more »

• SWAC Basketball Tourney to Shreveport

  October 29, 2009 9:56 PM

  The SWAC basketball tournament is headed to Louisiana. Shreveport's CenturyTel Center will play host to the Farmers Insurance Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. "Bossier City is proud to serve as the host city for SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships for the next three... more »

• SWAC honors Jaguars as players of the week

  September 29, 2009 10:07 AM

  Southern University defensive end Steven Williams and kick returner Byron Williams were honored by the Southwestern Athlete Conference for their performances in the Jaguars' thrilling 48-42 victory Saturday over Alcorn State. Steven Williams, a member of SU's "Dog Day Defense" posted five tackles and 1 1/2 sacks against the... more »

• Jags ready to kick off

  September 26, 2009 4:40 PM

  The quest to the SWAC Championships starts in just a few minutes for the Jags as they open up conference play against Alcorn State. Coach Pete Richardson’s club will walk into Mumford Stadium at 6:00 with the conference’s leading offense. Coach Pete Richardson said this week that in order for... more »

• Jags ready to open SWAC play

  September 23, 2009 8:11 PM

  The Southern Jaguars are ready to take the show to conference. The Jags host Alcorn State Saturday at 6:00 in their SWAC Opener. Southern tops the charts in total offense while Alcorn State brings up the rear in total defense. Not only are the Braves sitting at 0-2, Alcorn's... more »