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Red Sox beat Pirates with Martinez, Hall homers

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2010

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Victor Martinez and Bill Hall hit their first home runs of spring training to lead the Boston Red Sox past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Wednesday.Martinez hit a two-run homer...

Famous Amos: Duke took advantage of Tigers’ weaknesses

By Amos Morale
Sports Columnist
March 24, 2010

The madness is over for the Lady Tigers.The LSU women's basketball team's roller coaster season ended yesterday with a loss to No. 2-seeded Duke. But this game seemed to sum up the Lady Tigers' season...

LSU freshman pitcher Jordan Rittiner throws a pitch during the Tigers’ 9-2 victory against Brown on March 7 in Alex Box Stadium.

Baseball: Lefties help Tigers clinch series

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Writer
March 23, 2010

A couple of southpaws were a large factor in LSU baseball's series-clinching win Sunday against Arkansas.Sophomore Chris Matulis and freshman Jordan Rittiner combined to pitch 8 1/3 innings of one-run...

Softball: Tigers face Nicholls St. tonight before off weekend

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
March 23, 2010

The LSU softball team has earned a weekend off. Capped by a sweep of Auburn last weekend, the No. 14 Tigers (26-4, 8-0) have torched opponents since Feb. 20, their last loss. The top of the schedule is...

LSU delivers investigation findings to NCAA

By Staff Reports
March 23, 2010

The LSU Athletic Department has submitted a report to the NCAA and Southeastern Conference offices about its internal investigation involving a potential NCAA violation. LSU announced in November that...

Easy Streets project will not affect tailgaters on Tower Drive

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
March 23, 2010

LSU football fans don't need to worry about Phase II of the Easy Streets project infringing on their tailgating. The University is currently considering a proposal to limit vehicle access on Tower Drive,...

Men’s Tennis: Tigers to host top-ranked team

By Sean Isabella
Sports Contributor
March 23, 2010

The No. 55 LSU men's tennis team's 7-0 beatdown Sunday at the hands of Tennessee may not have been such a bad thing after all.Two days after receiving its third 7-0 blanking of the season, LSU coach Jeff...

Steven Ensminger [tight ends coach], left, watches as the football players practice Monday afternoon at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility.

Football: Younger defensive line takes reins from departed seniors

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
March 23, 2010

Youth is all the rage this season on an LSU defensive line that returns two seniors to the trenches.The LSU defensive line is working through some major turnover after losing several standouts from the...

Softball: Fico leads Tigers past Colonels

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
March 23, 2010

LSU freshman pitcher Rachele Fico showed maturity beyond her years when she entered the circle to pitch in the third inning of Tuesday night's 7-0 victory against Nicholls State.The Oxford, Conn., native...

Football: Free game tickets up for grabs in lottery

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
March 23, 2010

Students who attend the National L-Club Spring Game this Saturday at 3 p.m. will be entered into a drawing to win free season tickets for the 2010 football season.Tim Messa, assistant director of ticket...

NBA: Hornets defeat Dallas, 115-99

By The Associated Press
March 23, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul played for the first time in 25 games, and Marcus Thornton scored 28 points to help the Hornets to a 115-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.Returning...

LSU sophomore wide receiver Russell Shepard, left, takes on junior center back Brandon Taylor, right, March 16 in the Big Cat Drill.

Football: Big Cat drill spices up spring practice, ups competition

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
March 23, 2010

It's one of the newest parts of LSU football practice.It's called the Big Cat drill, and it has players pumped up.The drill is a version of a pee-wee football drill called Oklahoma, and it involves an...