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Former LSU Tiger Chad Jones works out with the New York Giants at minicamp in 2010 before his accident. Jones returned to practice last week.

NFL: Jones back on the field, recovering from 2010 accident

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 27, 2012

Former LSU safety Chad Jones practically shattered his leg almost two years ago. Now, he's shattering expectations on the gridiron at the New York Giants spring workouts. The Giants, who drafted Jones...

Former cornerback Morris Claiborne was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday in New York.

Claiborne, Brockers go in first 14 selections of NFL Draft

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
April 27, 2012

Leading up to the NFL Draft, most experts had former LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne landing in situations of relative familiarity. Would he continue to don the purple and gold as a Minnesota Viking? Or...

Mic’d Up: NFL Pro Bowl needs to be reevaluated or removed

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 27, 2012

The NBA All-Star Game has the dunk contest. Major League Baseball's annual midsummer classic shows off long bombs in the home run derby. The NFL Pro Bowl has nothing - no entertainment, no incentives and...

Chavis nearing three-year contract extension

By Staff Reports
April 26, 2012

LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis is about to become one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in college football. Chavis, who made $700,000 in salary plus a $90,000 bonus for reaching the BCS title...

Three Tigers invade NYC as expected first-round NFL Draft picks

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 26, 2012

LSU is no stranger to the spotlight.   That spotlight only gets brighter for several former Tigers as they await their NFL fate with the league's draft, starting tonight.   Three LSU standouts...

Mic’d Up: Predictions for the top 10 drafts

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 26, 2012

I love that the NFL Draft now takes place during primetime on Thursday night.   It gives a national television audience the chance to see ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay almost come to...

Football: Coaches react to Arkansas hiring

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 25, 2012

There's never a dull day in Southeastern Conference football, and Tuesday was no different as league coaches conducted their spring teleconference. The SEC streamed the question-and-answer event live for...

Students worried about lack of football recruits

By Rishav Dey, Deputy Sports Editor
April 18, 2012

Those following football recruiting this past year may be disappointed. After watching first-year basketball coach Mark Gottfried bring in one of the best recruiting classes in the nation, football coach...

NFL releases 2012-13 schedule

By Staff Reports
April 18, 2012

As if the New Orleans Saints weren't in the spotlight enough the past few weeks, the release of the 2012-13 NFL schedule Tuesday afternoon unveiled four primetime television appearances for the Saints,...

Mic’d Up: Removing NFL kickoffs would drain game spirit

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 18, 2012

It's one of the most anticipated moments in sports. Cameras go off, towels swing around heads and teams' chances to win are dead even. If you haven't caught on yet, I'm describing the opening kickoff of...

Alabama’s crystal national championship trophy shattered

By The Associated Press
April 17, 2012

The crystal football Alabama won for beating LSU in the BCS championship game in January was shattered on A-Day when it was accidentally knocked off a display by the father of a current player. Athletic...

NFL: Saints’ 2012 preseason schedule announced

By Staff Reports
April 5, 2012

With all the negative news surrounding the New Orleans Saints recently, fans can take solace in one thing - the offseason won't last forever. The NFL released the Saints' 2012 preseason schedule Wednesday,...