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Women’s Basketball: LSU set for NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed

By Staff Reports
March 15, 2009

The LSU women's basketball team will face Green Bay on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.LSU is a No. 6 seed and will host the opening round.The Lady Tigers would face the winner of the...

Softball: LSU adds doubleheader vs. Mississippi Valley State to schedule – 4:52 p.m.

By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
March 15, 2009

The No. 20 LSU softball team will add a doubleheader against Mississippi Valley State to its 2009 schedule, the LSU Athletic Department announced Monday. The doubleheader will be played in Tiger Park on...

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...

Tennis: Teams get first SEC wins of the season

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
March 14, 2009

The No. 20 LSU women's tennis team won its first Southeastern Conference match of the season Sunday when senior Mykala Hedberg won a three-set match to clinch the team's 4-3 victory against No. 13 Kentucky.Hedberg...

Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado (32) blocks a shot attempt by LSU's Chris Johnson (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference men's tournament in Tampa, Fla., Saturday, March 14, 2009. Mississippi State won 67-57.

Men’s Basketball: Tigers realize shortcomings, get back to work before Dance

By David Helman
Sports Writer
March 14, 2009

Think of last weekend as an example of how well or how poorly the upcoming trip to the NCAA tournament can go for LSU's men's basketball team.The No. 20 Tigers (27-6, 14-4) played two games at the Southeastern...