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NBA: Rockets down Hornets, 95-84

By By The Associated Press
March 15, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ron Artest scored all of his 18 points in the second half, and the Houston Rockets overcame the absence of center Yao Ming in a 95-84 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday...

Football: New coaching staff bringing intensity to secondary

By By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
March 15, 2009

The LSU football team's secondary returns all but free safety Curtis Taylor from last year's 8-5 team, and this year's group hopes to return LSU's defense to championship form with the help of a new defensive...

The 6th Man: UNC will cut down nets in Motown … maybe

By By Johanathan Brooks
Columnist
March 15, 2009

Get your brackets ready because it's going to be a show. The NCAA men's basketball tournament field is set, and it's time for office workers, college students and gamblers across the country to fill out...

Football: Veterans hope to help young receivers bloom in spring

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
March 15, 2009

The 2008 LSU football team seemed like a drastically different team than the 2007 national championship squad, but little changed within the receiving corps.The 2008 Tigers entered the season after losing...

Softball: Mother Nature disrupts Tigers’ weekend vs. Georgia

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009

Mother Nature won the three-game series between No. 20 LSU and No. 8 Georgia after she took two games Sunday.The Tigers have had nine games cancelled or rained out this season."I've never been involved...

Track and Field: LSU takes top-six finishes at NCAA Indoor Championships

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009

The LSU men's track and field team finished fourth with 29 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday night at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station, Texas.Oregon came out on top with...

LSU to face Butler in first round of NCAA tournament

By Staff Reports
March 14, 2009

The LSU men's basketball team will face Butler on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.LSU is a No. 8 seed and will travel to Greensboro, N.C., for the opening round.The Tigers would face...

Football: Sheppard, Riley get second chance with new coach

By Sean Isabella
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009

LSU linebackers Kelvin Sheppard and Perry Riley thought they had seen the last of then-Tennessee defensive coordinator John Chavis when they chose LSU over Tennessee more than three years ago.Now Sheppard,...

Football: D-line to continue tradition

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009

It would take some teams years to rebuild after losing three starting defensive linemen, but D-line University plans to keep up the tradition in 2009. LSU's football team must replace Kirston Pittman,...

Baseball: LSU defeats Kentucky in doubleheader, 3-1

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
March 14, 2009

LSU coach Paul Mainieri said on Thursday he was hesitant to place senior pitcher Louis Coleman into the weekend rotation because he did not want to lose Coleman's ability to close games.But in the second...

Baseball: Coleman’s complete game locks series win

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
March 14, 2009

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri said Thursday he was hesitant to place senior pitcher Louis Coleman into the weekend rotation because he didn't want to lose Coleman's ability to close games.But in the...

Gymnastics: Tigers claim sixth consecutive victory

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009

The LSU gymnastics team closed out the regular season with its sixth straight win Friday night, defeating Centenary 196.650-192.400.The score was the highest road score for LSU this season."[Posting a...