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The 6th Man: Recession-proof athletics is difficult to believe

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Columnist
March 8, 2009

Last month, I wrote about what I saw as wasteful spending by the LSU Athletic Department potentially leading to financial woes. A few days later, senior associate athletic director Herb Vincent wrote a...

Recruiting: Reid entertains several offers

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributer
March 8, 2009

College coaches from across the country are already drooling over 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound Dutchtown safety Eric Reid. Already holding offers from LSU, Stanford, Tulane, Tennessee and NC State, the 2010...

Gymnastics leaps to No. 6 in national rankings – 3:49 p.m.

By Staff Reports
March 8, 2009

The LSU gymnastics team has moved up to No. 6 in the national rankings, the LSU Athletic Department announced Monday.The Tigers moved up from No. 11 last week. LSU (12-2) has won five straight meets after...

Women’s Basketball: LSU fals to Vandy in SEC tourney

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
March 8, 2009

LSU looked almost unstoppable in its Southeastern Conference tournament opener Friday against Mississippi State, but the Lady Tigers couldn't keep pace Saturday against No. 23 Vanderbilt.LSU (18-10, 10-4...

NBA: Hawks snap Hornets’ winning streak

By Charles Odum
The Associated Press
March 8, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Johnson showed he's willing to step up if the Atlanta Hawks will be without Marvin Williams for a significant period of time.Johnson scored 30 points and the Hawks beat New Orleans...

Baseball: Tigers lose first series of ’09

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
March 8, 2009

Illinois senior pitcher Ben Reeser sat behind home plate Saturday and watched LSU's offense explode for seven home runs in the Tigers' 22-10 win. But Reeser extinguished LSU's hot offense with his turn...

Men’s basketball: Courtney, Isaac commit to LSU – 2:06 p.m.

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
March 8, 2009

Power forward Jalen Courtney committed to LSU on Saturday to become LSU men's basketball coach Trent Johnson's first recruit of the 2010 class.The Scout.com three-star recruit plays for Provine High School...

Baseball: Tigers fall from No. 1 after first losses of season – 1:48 p.m.

By David Helman
Sports Writer
March 8, 2009

The LSU baseball team dropped from No. 1 following losses to Illinois this past weekend.The Tigers are ranked No. 3 in the country by Collegiate Baseball and No. 4 by Baseball America with one game remaining...

Track and Field: LSU finishes last chance to qualify for NCAA Championships

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
March 8, 2009

No LSU athletes recorded automatic qualifying times last weekend for the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. But one team may have done just enough to help its case.The men's 4x400-meter relay team dramatically...

Tennis: Men’s and Women’s teams drop SEC openers

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
March 8, 2009

The LSU men's and women's tennis teams opened up Southeastern Conference play this weekend with losses to both Auburn and Alabama.After dropping the first match to Auburn at home, 4-3, on Saturday, the...

Softball: LSU takes two of three from Kentucky in first SEC series

By David Helman
Sports Writer
March 8, 2009

LSU's softball team only needed five innings to clinch its first Southeastern Conference series win of the season.The No. 19 Tigers (14-5, 2-1) raced to a 10-2 win Sunday against Kentucky (10-6, 1-2) after...