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University Recreation wraps up fall semester

By Katherine Terrell
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

Fall intramurals wrapped up the week before Thanksgiving, and University Recreation is already looking toward the spring season of intramurals."Everything is winding down," said Todd Smith, graduate assistant...

Football: LSU headed to Capital One Bowl – 10:31 p.m.

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
December 6, 2009

The LSU football team received news of its bowl destination Sunday night.The Tigers, who are No. 12 in the BCS standings after a 9-3 season, will travel to Orlando, Fla., for the Capital One Bowl against...

Tennis programs make strides despite personnel losses

By Sean Isabella
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

Rebuilding, retooling, reorganizing. These three words could have been used to categorize some of the challenges the LSU men's tennis team faced when entering the fall season. The Tigers lost former All-American...

Babbling Brooks: Athletic success continues in fall

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Columnist
December 6, 2009

LSU athletics once again had a very prosperous and successful fall semester.It's something that is becoming more a standard for the fine athletic teams at the institution.LSU has finished in the top 10...

Swimming and Diving: Freshmen highlight of team in first half

By Amos Morale
Sports Contributor
December 6, 2009

Freshmen are called fish and that's exactly what the LSU swimming and diving team's freshmen might be confused with.In the first half of the Tigers' (1-4, 0-3) and Lady Tigers' (2-4, 0-3) season, the freshmen...

The end is near

By Russell Witham, Viewpoint Editor
December 5, 2009

Many teachers give cumulative examinations at the end of the semester. The only rationalization I can conjure is that most are masochists who want to find out how much knowledge they failed to impart on...

Goodbye and good luck

By Benton Sawrey, senior staff columnist
December 5, 2009

What an awesome ride I'm about to finish. Four and a half years ago, I could have never predicted the way things would have gone during my college career. I tried to make a prediction. I had goals and...

LSU senior setter Sam Dabbs (8) sets up senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper (25) for a kill during the Tigers’ 3-0 victory Nov. 20 against Mississippi State in the PMAC. Cooper was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and Dabbs was awarded with a spot on the All-SEC First Team.

Volleyball: Tigers to face Tulane in first round of NCAA Tournament tonight in the PMAC

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
December 4, 2009

Anytime in-state rival schools meet, there is some extra incentive involved — namely bragging rights.There is no exception whenever LSU plays Tulane in any sport.But when LSU's No. 15-seeded volleyball...

Volleyball: Tigers breeze past Green Wave, 3-0 – 10:56 p.m.

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
December 4, 2009

LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory knew heading into Friday night's first-round NCAA tournament match against Tulane that her team would have to control the tempo of the match.If Tulane would be able to pace...

Women’s Basketball: Graham living out legacy at LSU

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
December 4, 2009

Rob Mosely knows Katherine Graham as his "surrogate daughter."Mosely was Graham's coach on the girls' basketball team at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Ala., from 2003-07, and he watched the current...

Baseball, basketball dominate spring

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
December 4, 2009

LSU is all about football through good times and bad. But what will fans watch when Death Valley is empty? Many LSU fans such as political science junior Michael Tymchak will tune their televisions to...

Club sports: Equestrian team prepares for good showing at nationals

By Katherine Terrell
Sports Contributor
December 3, 2009

The LSU equestrian team has been practicing this semester with one goal in mind: qualify for and compete well at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association's national competition.The equestrian team is...