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Thunder forward Kevin Durant films movie in PMAC

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
September 20, 2011

The familiar sounds of squeaking shoes filled the PMAC on Tuesday, even though LSU is not hosting a game until November. The scene in the PMAC was different from that of a typical offseason. Oklahoma City...

Attorneys: DNA testing inconclusive

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

Attorneys representing suspended LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson said Monday that results from DNA testing performed in the case of a bar fight involving LSU football players came back inconclusive. The...

Football: Miles eager for Shepard’s return

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

LSU football coach Les Miles said Monday that he's eagerly awaiting the return of junior wide receiver Russell Shepard. Shepard missed the first three games of the season due to an NCAA violation but will...

Football players remain focused amid No. 2 ranking

By Scott Branson
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

The No. 2 LSU football team has achieved its highest ranking since the 2007-08 season. With that ranking comes the expectation that the Tigers will receive every opponent's best effort. "Coach [Miles]...

Tiger basketball team works out walk-on hopefuls

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

Following an offseason of roster turnover that included three players — guard Aaron Dotson and forwards Matt Derenbecker and Garrett Green — transferring from the LSU men's basketball program,...

Kickoff against Kentucky set for 11:20 a.m.

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

LSU Associate Athletic Director and Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette announced Monday that the Oct. 1 kickoff for the Tigers' game against Kentucky will be at 11:20 a.m. This will mark the...

Junior kicker Drew Alleman kicks off against Oregon on Sept. 3 in Cowboys Stadium. Alleman has averaged 57 yards per kickoff this season.

Football: LSU kickoffs coming up short

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

When it comes to kickoffs, length matters. Junior kicker Drew Alleman and junior punter DJ Howard have split kickoff duties to this point, each with 11 kickoffs to their name. Neither kicker has forced...

Cheerleading: Sullivan’s to hold fundraiser for Garcia

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

Sullivan's Steakhouse will hold a fundraiser Sept. 30 in honor of Chico Garcia, an LSU associate cheerleading coach who suffered a spinal cord injury Aug. 27 in a boating accident, according to head spirit...

Former track, football star returns as coach

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
September 20, 2011

Bennie Brazell once ran under LSU track coach Dennis Shaver. Now he's coaching alongside him. Brazell will join the men's track team this season as an assistant hurdles and sprint coach six years after...

Tigers play challenging non-SEC schedule

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
September 20, 2011

One would think a team playing in the most competitive league in college football would take it easy when playing non-conference opponents. That's not the case for the Tigers. "This is really the hardest...

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia throws to first Sept. 11 after forcing out Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria during a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Column: September proving to be a letdown for MLB

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
September 20, 2011

Hopes run high, dreams are crushed and tickets are punched. It's September, and it's the best time of the year for the American sports power triumvirate — NCAA football, NFL football and Major League...

West Virginia one of 36 Division I schools to sell beer in stadium

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
September 20, 2011

When the mountains turn blue, your beer is as cold as the Rockies. When the mountains turn blue and gold, your beer is as cold as the Appalachians that run through Morgantown, W.Va. The West Virginia University...