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Baseball: Breaking down Tigers’ chances to take the SEC West

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Writer
May 3, 2011

The postseason usually doesn't await for a team that loses five of its first six conference series. The LSU baseball team (28-17, 7-14) endured those defeats yet still finds itself in contention for the...

Webb Simpson hits out of a bunker on the sixth hole on Sunday during the final round of the Zurich Classic golf tournament in New Orleans.

First and Ginn: Simpson displays integrity after imposing penalty on himself

By Ryan Ginn
Sports blogger
May 2, 2011

Webb Simpson has never won a PGA Tour event and all the benefits that come with it — a million-dollar check, a spot in the next year's Masters field and perhaps most importantly, a two-year exemption...

Baseball: Gausman named SEC Freshman of the Week

By Staff Reports
May 2, 2011

Three days after notching his first Southeastern Conference win, freshman pitcher Kevin Gausman was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Gausman tossed seven innings of two-hit...

O. Perry Walker High School’s Dwayne Thomas (10) celebrates with teammates after he intercepted a pass against Archbishop Shaw High School at Behrman Stadium in Algiers on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.

Recruiting: Dwayne Thomas tops list of best cornerbacks in the state

By Mark Clements
Sports Contributor
May 2, 2011

After producing a national headliner last year in five-star defensive tackle Anthony Johnson, O. Perry Walker High School is doing its part again this recruiting season — this time with cornerback...

Schwehmming Around: Positives and negatives abound after Hornets playoff loss

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Columnist
May 1, 2011

There's no doubt the Los Angeles Lakers were the better (read: bigger) team in their first-round series against the New Orleans Hornets. So the fact that the Hornets were able to somehow steal two games...

Bubba Watson, left, shakes hands with Bill Reinhardt on Sunday after winning the Zurich Classic golf tournament in Avondale, La.

Mother spurs late entry Watson to Zurich classic win

By Ryan Ginn
Sports Blogger
May 1, 2011

AVONDALE – With a massive gallery ringing the 18th green at TPC Louisiana, Bubba Watson calmly rolled in a three-foot putt to defeat Webb Simpson and win the Zurich Classic after a two-hole playoff. The...

Mack key as Tigers sweep Bulldogs

By Staff Reports
May 1, 2011

The LSU softball team keeps rolling. Behind another gem from junior pitcher Brittany Mack and a first-inning bomb from junior first baseman Anissa Young, the Tigers (35-15, 16-9) nabbed a 3-1 win Sunday...

Toliver, Jasper left out as six former Tigers taken in draft

By Michael Lambert
Sports Writer
May 1, 2011

LSU has always been a breeding ground for future NFL stars, creating a pipeline from Baton Rouge to pro teams across the country. NFL teams have drafted a former LSU player in the first round in seven...

Mvumvure leads Tigers with dominating final day at relays

By Chris Abshire
Sports Contributor
May 1, 2011

Through the first two days of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, the top-ranked Lady Tigers provided much of the highlights for the LSU track and field teams. Senior sprinter Gabriel Mvumvure changed that...

Sophomore shakes off broken hand to lead Tigers to Kentucky sweep

By
May 1, 2011

Sophomore Mason Katz is defying the odds. The outfielder-turned-first baseman returned a week earlier than anticipated from a hand injury to hit 8-for-11 with five doubles and a home run during the weekend...

Baseball: LSU sweeps Kentucky with 8-4 win

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Writer
April 30, 2011

Sophomore Mason Katz is defying the odds. Originally not expected to return from a hand injury for at least another week, the outfielder-turned-first baseman went 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles...

Pep Levingston picked by Seattle in seventh round

By Michael Lambert
Sports Writer
April 30, 2011

Former LSU defensive lineman Pep Levingston was selected Saturday in the seventh round by the Seattle Seahawks with the 205th pick in the NFL draft. Levingston started 22 games for LSU with 70 career tackles,...