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LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor, Athletic Director Joe Alleva, men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson and Chancellor Michael Martin are joined Thursday by others during the grand opening of the PMAC basketball practice facility.

Basketball: Practice facility has grand opening

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 24, 2010

Facilities make a difference. The grand opening of the LSU basketball practice facility Thursday accentuated this notion, as the cutting-edge facility was finally unveiled after more than two years of...

Volleyball: LSU puts undefeated season on the line

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
September 24, 2010

The No. 17 LSU volleyball team (11-0, 2-0) is just one win away from matching the 12-0 start of the 1991 squad — the last LSU team to reach the Final Four. This current group of Tigers has won with...

Swimmers to race in ‘Purple vs. Gold’ Intrasquad meet

By Katherine Terrell
Sports Contributor
September 24, 2010

A new coach, a clean slate and a new season can do wonders for a team. LSU's swimming teams are coming off a less-than-stellar season in which they both went winless in the SEC. But there's a sense of...

West Virginia Running back Noel Devine breaks a tackle Sept. 10 during WVU’s 24-21 win against Marshall in Huntington, W.Va.

Football: LSU, West Virginia to square off for first time in history

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 24, 2010

The Big East conference doesn't get enough credit when it comes to the caliber of its football teams.   At least that's West Virginia coach Bill Stewart's opinion.   The No. 22 Mountaineers (3-0)...

Lady Tigers travel to Tennessee to build on early success

By Cory Boudreaux
Sports Contributor
September 24, 2010

The LSU women's golf team hopes to gain more momentum early in the season when it travels to Franklin, Tenn., this weekend for the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Traditions Club. The Lady...

Soccer: LSU faces UGA, Tennessee on road

By Ryan Ginn
Sports Contributor
September 23, 2010

Through the course of a non-conference road schedule that left them with four losses in five games, members of the LSU soccer team insisted the tough slate would prepare them for Southeastern Conference...

Football: Mountaineers quarterback Geno Smith leads team in his breakout year

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
September 23, 2010

West Virginia sophomore quarterback Geno Smith has already enjoyed his coming out party this season.   In just his second game as a starter, Smith directed the then-No. 23 Mountaineers to two 96-plus...

Tennis: LSU to play in oldest fall tourney

By Hunt Palmer
Sports Contributor
September 23, 2010

Four LSU men's tennis players will compete this weekend in the nation's oldest fall tournament in Athens, Ga. Fresh off winning three matches, sophomore Olivier Borsos leads the Tigers into the Southern...

Junior cornerback Patrick Peterson returns a punt against North Carolina Sept. 4. Peterson is rumored as a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Schwehmming Around: Peterson deserves some Heisman hype, but won’t win it

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Columnist
September 22, 2010

The old Boston song says, "It's been such a long time." Now, that song isn't referring to defensive players who have won the coveted Heisman Trophy as college football's best player. But the idea is the...

Football: SEC QBs playing well this year

By Pete Iacobelli
The Associated Press
September 22, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Greg McElroy owns a national title at Alabama, Stephen Garcia has South Carolina off to its best start in three years and Ryan Mallett of Arkansas may be the country's best...

Football: D. Peterson to play against West Virginia

By Sean Isabella
Sports Writer
September 22, 2010

After being sidelined for LSU's first three games of the 2010 season, junior tight end Deangelo Peterson will make his season debut Saturday against West Virginia, LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday.   Peterson...

Football: Toliver’s career at LSU not meeting his own expectations

By Sean Isabella
Sports Writer
September 22, 2010

Any LSU fan who hasn't been living under a rock the past four years knows the type of raw talent Terrence Toliver has.   The LSU senior wide receiver was rated No. 1 in the country at his position...