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Swimming and Diving: Four Lady Tigers head to NCAAs

By Amos Morale
Sports Contributor
March 18, 2009

The LSU women's swimming and diving season was finished at this time last year. "We didn't make it [to the NCAA championships] last year, which was devastating," said LSU senior Katherine Noland.But this...

Baseball: Byrd sparks Tigers’ 6-3 win

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
March 18, 2009

LSU senior pitcher Ryan Byrd made the most of his opportunity to get back into the team's regular pitching rotation.Pitching for just the third time this season, the Denham Springs native threw 4 ...

Men’s Basketball: LSU pushes past Butler, 75-71

By Staff Reports
March 18, 2009

The LSU men's basketball team started off the NCAA tournament in style Thursday, wrapping up a 75-71 win against Butler with late free throws. The Tigers will now face the winner of No. 1 seed North Carolina...

Women’s Basketball: Students to get free tickets to tournament

By Amos Morale
Sports Contributor
March 18, 2009

Admission is $16 for each session of the 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the PMAC. The LSU women's basketball team will face Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday in the first round. But LSU students...

North Carolina senior forward Tyler Hansbrough shoots a free throw in the Tar Heels’ 101-58 win Thursday against the Highlanders in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Men’s Basketball: Tigers prepare for Tar Heels

By David Helman
Sports Writer
March 18, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. — If it was October and not March, Saturday's matchup of No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 LSU would be perfectly normal. If anything, Tiger fans would be puzzled by the Tar Heels'...

Softball: Tigers sweep doubleheader against No. 2 ‘Bama

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
March 18, 2009

The No. 21 LSU softball team swept No. 2 Alabama in Wednesday's doubleheader after the Tigers crawled from behind in both games.The Tigers struck first in game two when freshman second baseman Ashley Langoni...

Tennis: Tigers defeat S. Florida in tight match

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
March 18, 2009

The No. 35 LSU men's tennis team came away with a hard-fought victory Wednesday against No. 27 South Florida as No. 9 senior Michael Venus defeated No. 70 sophomore Lucas Jovita, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, to clinch...

NFL: Saints agree to terms with Darren Sharper

By The Associated Press
March 18, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms on a contract with veteran free-agent safety Darren Sharper.The 33-year-old Sharper has been selected four times to Pro Bowls during...

Recruiting: Top safety Reid commits to LSU

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
March 18, 2009

LSU football coach Les Miles picked up his sixth committment for the class of 2010 on Thursday in Dutchtown safety Eric Reid.For Reid, who has a 4.4 gpa, academics were just as important as athletics in...

NBA: Hornets slip past T-Wolves, 94-93

By Brett Martel
The Associated Press
March 18, 2009

Chris Paul capped a 26-point, 10-assist, five-steal performance by setting up David West's dunk with 12.6 seconds left, giving the New Orleans Hornets a 94-93 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers kick off March Madness in B.R.

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
March 18, 2009

In recent years when LSU's women's basketball team prepared for the NCAA tournament, the leadership role would be spread out among the Lady Tigers' plethora of upperclassmen.But this season, as LSU enters...

Candidates meet to discuss issues at Greek Debate

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 18, 2009

Seated close together and in alphabetical order, the 10 candidates running for Student Government president and vice president came together for their first public discussion of University issues.Nearly...