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Track and Field: Bolt rests after another record-breaking performance

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

BERLIN (AP) — Give Usain Bolt a rest on his birthday. After two gold medals and two world records in six days, he surely deserves it.And don't count on the Jamaican relay runners to drop the baton...

Football: Jefferson to use last season’s 8-5 record as building block for ’09 season

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Writer
August 22, 2009

The old adage of the football fan says the backup quarterback in a down season is often the best player on the team.That saying may be why sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson was lauded by fans last...

LSU Senior wide receiver, Brandon LaFell, catches the ball while running drills Aug 14.

Football: LaFell to lead Tigers another year

By Amos Morale
Sports Contributor
August 22, 2009

Brandon LaFell could be on an NFL roster right now.The senior wide receiver entered the 2009 NFL Draft but withdrew his name because, as he said, he had unfinished business at LSU."I was going to graduate...

Football: Lee matures after rocky first season

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
August 22, 2009

Jarrett Lee had not played a snap in college football this time last season.Now the sophomore has been through the peaks and valleys of the LSU starting quarterback job, and Lee enters 2009 as the No....

NFL: Running back Bell helps Saints past Texans, 38-14

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Bell made the most of Reggie Bush's absence.Bell had 10 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown to help the New Orleans Saints to a 38-14 win over the Houston Texans in a preseason...

NFL: Favre shaky, but Vikings beat Chiefs in debut, 17-3

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre jogged onto the turf to a chorus of cheers and a hero's welcome — the kind of reception he's grown used to over 18 brilliant seasons in his Hall of Fame career.There...

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...

Soccer: LSU falls, 2-0, to Memphis in home opener

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
August 21, 2009

 The No. 25 LSU soccer team cracked the preseason national rankings for the first time ever last week -- but Memphis didn't care. Memphis pummeled LSU, 2-0, not surrendering a single shot on...

Football: LSU ranked No. 11 in preseason AP Top 25 – 11:04 a.m.

By Associated Press
August 21, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — The LSU football team is ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press' preseason Top 25 poll, released Saturday morning. The Tigers are also ranked No. 9 in the preseason USA Today Coaches'...

Football: DB Loston will report Monday – 1:48 p.m.

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
August 21, 2009

Scout.com five-star safety Craig Loston will report to camp Monday after meeting NCAA eligibility requirements, according to The Advocate. Loston, the cousin of freshman quarterback Russell Shepard, has...