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Team Elton John defeats Team Billie Jean in WTT Smash Hits event in PMAC – 10:02 p.m.

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
December 8, 2009

The sounds of basketballs bouncing around on the hard court along with the swooshing of nets would normally be heard reverberating throughout the PMAC on a Tuesday night in the middle of December.This...

Football: Coaches honor four Tigers on All-SEC teams – 4:51 p.m.

By Staff Reports
December 8, 2009

Four members of the LSU football team received All-Southeastern Conference honors from SEC coaches, the league office announced Tuesday. The four Tigers who made the coaches' team also made the Associated...

Football: Four Tigers named to AP All-SEC teams – 2:04 p.m.

By David Helman
Sports Writer
December 7, 2009

Four LSU players received selections to the Associated Press postseason All-Southeastern Conference teams Monday. Senior tackle Ciron Black was the only Tiger to earn first-team distinctions after earning...

Football: Frank Wilson hired to replace Larry Porter – 2:46 p.m.

By Staff Reports
December 7, 2009

LSU has hired Frank Wilson to fill the vacancy on its football coaching staff, LSU coach Les Miles announced Monday in a news release. Wilson will replace the departing Larry Porter, who was recently hired...

Golf: LSU golfers meet lofty expectations this fall

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

The LSU men's golf team will continue to look for stellar play from junior golfers John Peterson and Andrew Loupe, who carried the team through the fall portion of the 2009-10 season.Loupe and Peterson...

 

Football: Tigers head to Capital One Bowl after 9-3 season

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
December 6, 2009

The LSU football team entered 2009 with some unfinished business to take care of.An 8-5 record in 2008 left the Tigers with a sour taste in their mouths, and they had had enough of losing.While the 2009...

Football: Impact of Coach Larry Porter’s departure not yet showing

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

Just a few weeks ago, everything was peachy.LSU football coach Les Miles was still somewhat revered. Maybe more importantly, Larry Porter was still LSU's head recruiter.Porter, the former running backs...

Men’s Basketball: Tigers feel ups, downs of early season

By David Helman
Sports Writer
December 6, 2009

The semester is already finished, just as basketball season is getting underway.The LSU men's basketball team has played a mere six games, and the majority of the campus community will be on break when...

Cross country teams struggle to be competitive in 2009

By Jonathan Schexnayder
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

Veteran leadership can help a team reach its greatest potential during the course of a season.The LSU men's cross country team lacked that experience before the 2009 season even started. Three runners...

NBA: Changes mark Hornets’ ugly start

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

It began with a pitiful performance in the 2009 NBA playoffs.It has continued into the 2009-10 regular season.The New Orleans Hornets were embarrassed last spring when the Denver Nuggets eliminated them,...

Soccer: Tigers’ senior class leads team to record-setting season

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

There may not be a group of people who hate the phrase "penalty kicks" more than the 2009 LSU soccer team.Shootouts were the demise of the Tigers in both the Southeastern Conference tournament and the...

Volleyball: Tigers’ season ends in second-round loss to Aggies

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
December 6, 2009

The Tigers second-round NCAA tournament struggles continued Saturday night in the PMAC, as LSU fell in five sets, 2-3 (25-18, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 10-15), to Texas A&M.The loss ended LSU's season and...