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Gymnastics: Tigers finish sixth in Super Six

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2009

LSU senior gymnast Ashleigh Clare-Kearney said earlier this season winning a national title would be icing on the cake for her career.On Saturday, she got two servings of icing.The Manchester, Conn., native...

Rocky Flop: Mistakes, inconsistent pitching cost No. 1 Tigers two of three games against Tennessee

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
April 18, 2009

Tennessee senior pitcher Ty'Relle Harris knew he had nothing to lose in Sunday's rubber game of the Volunteers' weekend series against No. 1 LSU with Tennessee sitting in last place in the Southeastern...

Softball: No. 1 Florida sweeps LSU with shutout pitching

By David Helman
Sports Writer
April 18, 2009

The No. 18 LSU softball team came up blank this weekend in just about every way imaginable. The Tigers (27-13-1, 10-9-1) failed to win a game against No. 1 Florida (46-3, 23-1) and failed to score a single...

Women’s basketball: PG Booze signs with Lady Tigers

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2009

LSU women's basketball coach Van Chancellor has signed Trinity Valley Community College point guard Taylor Booze. The 5-foot-6-inch guard averaged 10.1 points, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals last season for...

Recruiting: Three-star safety/linebacker Muncie picks LSU

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
April 18, 2009

Klein Oak High School recruit Luke Muncie committed to LSU on Sunday, according to Scout.com. Muncie played linebacker his sophomore season and recorded 68 tackles and two sacks. The 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound...

Football: Shepard shows promise in spring game

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
April 18, 2009

Freshman Purple team quarterback Russell Shepard showed flashes of success Saturday in LSU's annual spring game, but two mistakes proved costly in the Purple team's 27-0 loss to the White team in Tiger...

Football: Injury concerns shadow Beckwith

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
April 18, 2009

Former linebacker Darry Beckwith caused problems for opposing offenses with his quickness and open-field tackling ability in his four-year career at LSU.But leg and knee injuries throughout his career...

Track and field: Former Tigers, Lady Tigers dominate Alumni Gold

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
April 17, 2009

The LSU Alumni Gold track and field meet was aptly titled to say the least. The Tiger Olympians, consisting of distinguished Tiger alumni, dominated the meet -- and rightfully so. The decorated group included...

Golf: Lady Tigers leap to third at SEC championships

By Staff Reports
April 17, 2009

The No. 8 LSU women's golf team rebounded from a poor showing Friday to jump from seventh to third place Saturday after the second day of the Southeastern Conference Championships in Blytheville, S.C. The...

Tennis: Tigers, Lady Tigers suffer different fates Saturday vs. Arkansas

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
April 17, 2009

The No. 31 LSU men's tennis team defeated No. 47 Arkansas, 4-0, on Saturday at W.T. "Dub" Robinson Stadium. The Tigers got off to a good start in doubles after senior Michael Venus and freshman Neal Skupski...

Gymnastics: Clare-Kearney claims national titles on vault, floor

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
April 17, 2009

LSU senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney said earlier this season winning a national title would be icing on the cake for her career. On Saturday at the NCAA Championships, Clare-Kearney got two servings of icing. The...

Lawmakers question Saints deal – 4:26 p.m.

By The Associated Press
April 16, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two New Orleans lawmakers questioned a proposal for the state to lease office space from Saints owner Tom Benson as part of a deal to keep the NFL team in New Orleans. Sen....