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Anglers: Sources: Cold, long winter, high rivers impact fishing

By The Associated Press
April 19, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — This summer forecast just in.Look for steady reds but spotty to widely scattered specks early, turning to steady specks and reds by midway in the season with heavy downpours of...

Women’s basketball: Johnson re-signs with Mercury

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
April 19, 2010

Temeka "Meek" Johnson must have made a good impression. Johnson, former LSU point guard and WNBA point guard, signed again with defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury last Friday. The 2009 campaign was...

Around the SEC: Vanderbilt moves up, Auburn drops in Top 25 poll

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Writer
April 19, 2010

The Baseball America Top 25 poll stayed largely unchanged from last week with regards to Southeastern Conference teams.The poll featured six SEC teams each week, except the teams are different.Auburn entered...

Famous Amos: Cleveland Cavaliers will win NBA championship

By Amos Morale
Sports Columnist
April 19, 2010

LeBron James began his fifth quest Saturday for the championship he's coveted ever since he was drafted in 2003, and his play so far makes this year look like it will be the year he claims his prize.The...

Powerlifting team defends title in combined team lifting

By Mark Clements
April 19, 2010

The LSU powerlifting team defended its national crown in combined team lifting this weekend, edging out in-state rival Louisiana Tech by only two points overall. The team traveled to Orlando, Fla., this...

Tennis: Senior Day a loss for No. 72 Lady Tigers

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

It may have been Senior Day for the LSU women's tennis team, but the freshmen were the ones who stood out despite a losing effort.The No. 71 Lady Tigers (9-14, 4-7) fell at home to No. 23 Arkansas (16-8,...

Saints: Loomis: Free agents won’t affect draft

By The Associated Press
April 18, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five of the Saints' top restricted free agents had yet to notify general manager Mickey Loomis by Friday whether they would attend the club's first offseason workouts next week.Still,...

Baseball: Dozar hits walk-off home run in 14th to top Alabama

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

The 14th-inning stretch must have worked for LSU sophomore third baseman Grant Dozar.Tied at 5-5 against Alabama in the bottom of the inning, Dozar lined a one-out fastball just over the right- field wall...

Track and Field: Alumni, current athletes break records at Gold Meet

By Katherine Terrell
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

A number of records fell Saturday at Bernie Moore Stadium as LSU alumni and current student-athletes posted blazing times on the track during the Alumni Gold Meet.On a day with ideal weather conditions...

Rugby falls to Penn State in Sweet 16, finds redemption in victory against UCLA

By Cory Boudreaux
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

The LSU rugby club's wide-open, fast break style yielded mixed results during its Sweet 16 matchups at the USA Rugby Collegiate Playoffs at Life University in Marietta, Ga.The No. 10-seeded Tigers (9-3)...

LSU safety projected as second- or third-round NFL draft pick

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

He has done it all as a collegiate athlete.Now he's taking his skills to the next level.Chad Jones was a multi-sport star at LSU. He was a key contributor to the 2007 national champion LSU football team....

Softball: Tigers sweep Arkansas, 3-2

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2010

The No. 15 LSU softball team's trio of seniors came up big Sunday on Senior Day in Tiger Park to push LSU past Arkansas, 3-2.The Tigers (36-9, 14-5) swept the Razorbacks (24-21, 8-11) in the three-game...