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NCAA: President dies of cancer

By The Associated Press
September 16, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA president Myles Brand, who as head of Indiana University sparked massive protests by firing Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer....

Football: Panel considers financing deal for Saints owner – 12:21 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 16, 2009

 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A key state money panel is taking a look at a $60 million borrowing proposal for New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson. The New Orleans Industrial Development Board wants...

Volleyball: Libero shows maturity, poise in backup position

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
September 16, 2009

It's not very often a freshman is thrown into the heat of battle in her first volleyball collegiate match, especially against a top-10 team.It's even rarer for a former walk-on and the last person added...

Football: LSU’s 2010 recruiting class among top six in nation

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
September 16, 2009

The only thing unanimous about LSU's 2010 football recruiting class is the number of commitments.The three main college recruiting Web sites — Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPNU.com — agree to...

Football: LSU pays $700,000 buyout to end series with Tulane – 5:33 p.m.

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 16, 2009

LSU paid Tulane $700,000 to cancel the remaining six matchups between the schools, senior associate athletic director Verge Ausberry said Thursday. Ausberry said the decision was made largely because of...

Football: Teammates not surprised by Jackson’s big game

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
September 16, 2009

LSU senior wide receiver R.J. Jackson might have surprised Tiger fans and the Vanderbilt defense with his big game Saturday — but not his teammates.After former LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd went...

Football: LSU adds ULM to 2010 schedule, moves Southern Mississippi to 2011 – 4:12 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 16, 2009

A day after announcing that LSU would open the 2010 schedule against North Carolina, the LSU Athletic Department announced another schedule change today and added a game against Louisiana-Monroe to the...

Kansas State quarterback Carson Coffman, 14, is tackled by Louisiana-Lafayette’s Antwyne Zanders during the game Saturday at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La.

Football: Tigers outscore ULL 274-3 in last five games

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
September 16, 2009

The marquee in-state football matchups in Louisiana have always been LSU-Tulane and Southern-Grambling.One doesn't normally think of LSU playing Louisiana-Lafayette as a big rivalry, despite the teams'...

Football: Yellville-Summit High School player, 16, gets his ‘last game’

By The Associated Press
September 16, 2009

YELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kymball Duffy's final football "game" didn't take place under the glow of Friday night lights, but it was impossible to tell by the players and fans who gathered for it in...

Louisiana-Lafayette senior offensive lineman Brad Bustle originally committed to play football at Southeastern but transferred to ULL and eventually earned a scholarship after walking on the team.

Football: Louisiana-Lafayette senior offensive guard Brad Bustle overcomes ‘coach’s son’ moniker

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
September 16, 2009

Football is in Louisiana-Lafayette senior offensive guard Brad Bustle's genes. It's in his blood. Bustle, son of ULL coach Rickey Bustle, was raised on the practice fields of Virginia Tech, where his father...

Football: LSU pays Tulane $700K to end series

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
September 16, 2009

LSU paid Tulane $700,000 to cancel the remaining six matchups between the schools, senior associate athletic director Verge Ausberry said Thursday.Ausberry said the decision was made largely because of...

Local network CST acquires right to broadcast SEC events – 2:06 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 15, 2009

 Local media outlet Cox Sports Television has reached an agreement with ESPN on a multiyear deal, which gives the station the right to broadcast Southeastern Conference athletic events. The deal will...