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MLB: Twins take 5-4 win, first sweep in nine tries behind Span’s three hits

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)— Leadoff man Denard Span was the catalyst for  the Minnesota Twins with three singles and a walk, and the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday for their first sweep...

Women’s Basketball: Team prepares group effort to replace Hightower

The LSU women's basketball team averaged 68.5 points per game during the 2009-10 season. Almost 38 percent of those points came from one player — former guard Allison Hightower. Hightower is now...

LSU senior first baseman Blake Dean swings at a pitch Tuesday during the Tigers’ victory against Southeastern.

Baseball: Dean’s career night helps Tigers snap losing streak, 9-5

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Contributor
May 4, 2010

If losing was an illness, LSU's baseball team may as well have been bedridden, losing seven straight games.The Tigers finally found the cure Tuesday night against Southeastern Louisiana: a shot. Only the...

Gymnastics: Jackson wins Gymnastics Honda Sports Award – 11:31 a.m.

By Staff Reports
May 4, 2010

The awards keep coming for LSU senior gymnast Susan Jackson. Jackson was awarded the Honda Sports Award for gymnastics as the nation's top female college gymnast Wednesday. Jackson is the first LSU gymnast...

Women’s Basketball: Crenshaw embarks on new journey at LSU

 LSU women's basketball coach Van Chancellor was not letting Joni Crenshaw get away again.Chancellor offered Crenshaw a scholarship to play college basketball at Ole Miss in the late 1990s, but the...

Women’s Golf: Lady Tigers tee off in NCAA tourney

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
May 4, 2010

The LSU women's golf team begins its foray into NCAA play today, as it is one of 27 teams competing for the NCAA Women's West Regional title held at Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif. The No. 19...

Stanley Roberts, former center on the LSU basketball team in the ’90s, is back at the University to get his degree.

Basketball: Roberts strives for career in coaching

College basketball players who leave school to enter the NBA join a league in which money and fame can lead to temptations and vices.Former LSU center Stanley Roberts left LSU after two years to pursue...

Softball: Pitcher Fico dominates during freshman campaign

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
May 3, 2010

To call LSU freshman pitcher Rachele Fico dominant is an understatement — she's close to perfect.The Connecticut native set the national high school record for perfect games with 26 at Masuk High...

Football: Summer camps could bolster 2011 recruiting class

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
May 3, 2010

The fancy Nike and Under Armour camps are wrapping up. Students will get out of school soon. Summer is no longer a mirage. Many high schoolers will head to the beach or find summer joba, but the country's...

Football: Montgomery named to Sporting News All-Spring Team – 3:57 p.m.

By Staff Reports
May 3, 2010

LSU redshirt freshman defensive end Sam Montgomery was named to the Sporting News All-Spring Team, the Sporting News announced Tuesday. Montgomery was the only Tiger named to the team. Montgomery racked...

Baseball: Tigers fall to No. 24 in BA poll, drop out of CB poll – 12:53 p.m.

By Staff Reports
May 2, 2010

The LSU baseball team's freefall in the polls keeps continuing. LSU (32-13, 11-10) dropped to No. 24 in the Baseball America Top 25 and fell out of Collegiate Baseball's Top 30. The Tigers have been ranked...

Softball: Shortridge wins SEC Player of the Week – 4:54 p.m.

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
May 2, 2010

LSU senior center fielder Kirsten Shortridge didn't steal this award. Shortridge hit and ran her way through Georgia's defense this weekend in leading the LSU softball team to a series victory over No....