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Junior linebacker Jonathan Nixon runs drills at practice Aug. 11.

Football: Offensive line returns majority of starters for fall

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
August 23, 2009

The 2009 season will be the final chance for senior tight end Richard Dickson and senior left tackle Ciron Black to impress NFL scouts and cash in on their success at LSU.Both players already established...

Football: Dickson plans to avenge losses

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
August 23, 2009

LSU senior tight end Richard Dickson finished the 2008 season on a high note, catching four receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown in LSU's 38-3 victory against Georgia Tech in the Chik-fil-A Bowl in...

Football: Freshman QB comfortable with any position he plays

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
August 22, 2009

The numbers one and zero will never again be combined on a Cypress Ridge High School football jersey.The final time the No. 10 jersey was donned by a Cypress Ridge player, LSU freshman quarterback Russell...

Updates: Baseball takes home sixth national championship

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
August 22, 2009

While the spring semester was ending and campus began to quiet as students headed home, LSU's baseball team was beginning to make noise and send other teams packing en route to winning a sixth national...

Ocean Springs, Miss., fullback Travis Dickson is tripped by defensive backs during a 2007 5A state playoff game. His brother, Richard, is a starting tight end for the Tigers.

Football: Miles, assistants record sparkling summer for recruiting

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
August 22, 2009

As summer winds down, the LSU coaching staff is doing what it does best. Recruit. Hard.The Tiger football coaches have been busy during the summer. The 13 commitments coach Les Miles has lassoed balloons...

Basketball: Memphis not giving up Final Four run without fight

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — No banners are coming down anytime soon. Not the 2008 Final Four banner nor the one honoring three seniors for an NCAA-record 137 wins.Memphis isn't giving up any of its 38...

My Opinion: This season will prove to be pivotal for coach Miles

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Columnist
August 22, 2009

When LSU football coach Les Miles addressed the media at his annual media day event in early August, he made a joke.He said he held the team's 2008 event on a Friday and entered through a door at stage...

Football: Garrett rounds out quarterback corps

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
August 22, 2009

A football team can never have too many quarterbacks — quality quarterbacks, for that matter. Ask the 2008 LSU squad. After incoming starter Ryan Perrilloux was dismissed from the team in May 2008,...

NFL: Manning’s 2 TDs in 3 series lead Colts past Eagles

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning reverted to his old form Thursday night.Michael Vick might do the same next week.With Vick staying home, Manning threw two touchdown passes in three series to lead...

LSU midfielder Melissa Clarke (8) guards Vendula Strnadova (5) on Friday. The No. 25 Tigers return eight seniors and seek the first SEC crown in club history.

Soccer: Tigers stumble to open season

By David Helman
Sports Writer
August 22, 2009

The most anticipated season in LSU soccer history wasn't supposed to start with a loss.The No. 25 Tigers (0-1) return eight seniors from an NCAA tournament team and defeated No. 16 Texas for the first...

Tennis: Federer in form after twins born, wins Cincy Masters title

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Changing diapers doesn't seem to bother Papa Federer's game.With a dominant first set on Sunday, Roger Federer showed that he's in top-of-the-world form after his time off to become...

Football: Florida No.1 in AP preseason Top 25, followed by Texas

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — As Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators prepare to make a run at their third national title in the last four seasons, the defending champions have already made some history.Florida is...