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LSU confirms it will play Oregon in Cowboys Stadium in 2011 – 3:14 p.m.

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 6, 2010

LSU will face Oregon in its 2011 season opener, Senior Associate Athletic Director Verge Ausberry confirmed Tuesday. Ausberry said the game against the Ducks, a Pac-10 Conference team, will be at Cowboys...

LSU junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson throws a pass Saturday in the Tigers’ game against North Carolina. Jefferson has tried to limit his time in the huddle this season.

Football: Lack of plays still an issue for Tigers

By Sean Isabella
Sports Writer
September 6, 2010

Though it's only one game into a grueling football season for LSU, the team has yet to make headway on its offensive production. The Tigers finished last in the Southeastern Conference in 2009 with only...

Football: Tailgating areas limited on Vanderbilt’s campus

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
September 6, 2010

Vanderbilt University issued a statement Monday notifying fans traveling to Nashville for this weekend's game about limitations on tailgating. Since Vanderbilt is located in the downtown Nashville area,...

Soccer: Martineau latest Canadian to play for LSU soccer team

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
September 6, 2010

LSU is a Canadian haven.   Three of the LSU soccer team's 11 starting players are Canadian, including junior midfielder Natalie Martineau, the newest arrival.   "I wanted to go somewhere hot,...

Club Sports:Triathlon Club offers students chance to race, participate in multiple sports

By Erin Henley
Sports Contributor
September 6, 2010

Mark Primeaux, history senior, starts each day with a four-hour bike ride at 6 a.m., a time most college students reserve for sleep. Primeaux is not an average college student. Primeaux is a member of...

Football: Joseph, Clement fill tight end void left by injured Peterson

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
September 6, 2010

Just when things seemed to be on the verge of clicking for the LSU passing game, it took a shot to the foot.   On Aug. 31, just four days before the Tigers were to kick off their season against North...

Football: LSU to open 2011 season against Oregon

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 6, 2010

A few days after playing North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, LSU has announced it will participate in another marquee season-opening matchup in 2011. LSU will take on Oregon, the reigning Pac-10...

Volleyball: Tigers sweep second tournament of season at TCU

By Mark Clements
Sports Contributor
September 5, 2010

The LSU volleyball team swept the second straight tournament of its season last weekend, defeating Central Arkansas (3-0), TCU (3-2) and Alcorn State (3-0) to claim the TCU Molten Invitational title. The...

Patrick Peterson enters discussion for Heisman Trophy

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
September 5, 2010

ATLANTA — On Halloween night 1959, LSU running back Billy Cannon cemented his place in LSU history with an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown that not only etched his name in college football lore...

Football: Blackwell out for ‘significant period’

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 5, 2010

Eight first-time starters took the field for LSU on Saturday against North Carolina, but the team lost one of them to injury for at least six weeks.   Junior guard Will Blackwell broke his ankle on...

Soccer: LSU falls to Wake Forest, Va. Tech

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Writer
September 5, 2010

LSU may have topped an Atlantic Coast Conference team in football, but the ACC got the best of the Tigers in soccer this weekend. The No. 23 LSU soccer team fell to Virginia Tech, 1-0, on Sunday, two days...

Football: Peterson named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week – 11:41 a.m.

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 5, 2010

LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson earned Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors Monday. Peterson set an LSU record with 257 yards in return yardage in LSU's 30-24 victory...