LSU senior guard Marcus Thornton was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Thornton scored 30 points in two games this week -- 31 in a victory against Mississippi...

The LSU men's basketball program turns 100 years old this weekend. Happy birthday!Tiger basketball is probably one of the hottest centenarians ever.The program has had 10 Southeastern Conference players...

Although soccer is not one of the three major sports, it's gaining in popularity at LSU — at least in intramurals.Sixty-three soccer teams began intramural competition Sunday at the University Student...

LSU picked up the 21st commitment of the 2009 football recruiting class this weekend when defensive end Bennie Logan gave his verbal pledge to coach Les Miles and the Tigers. The 6-foot-3, 250 pound lineman...

The LSU men's basketball team's showdown with No. 15 Xavier on Saturday may eventually bolster the Tigers' chances for success not on the basketball court — but on the football field.The crowd of...

Junior guard Andrea Kelly and senior forward Kristen Morris combined for 23 points and 14 rebounds in LSU's 59-56 victory in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday.Kelly scored every one of LSU's 3-point field goals...

LSU's women's basketball team knew it needed to step up against Kentucky if the Lady Tigers wanted to halt their two-game losing streak.Two upperclassmen who hadn't seen much playing time this season rose...

Behind a 1-2-3 finish by senior Julius Gloeckner, sophomore Clint Hallum and junior Sean LeNeave in the 200-yard medley, the No. 18 LSU men's swimming and diving team earned their sixth straight dual meet...

Sophomore weight thrower Walter Henning made an instant impact in the LSU record books at the Purple Tiger Invitational on Friday.His NCAA automatic qualifying throw of 72 feet, 3 3/4 inches set an LSU...

The Tigers' season so far is practically a mirror image of how the team began last season.LSU started the 2008 season 5-0 before falling to Georgia. The team rebounded to defeat Kentucky and move to 6-1,...

The Tigers and Lady Tigers backed up their top 10 preseason rankings Friday at the Purple Tiger Invitational with strong all-around performances.Sophomore weight thrower Walter Henning, a North Carolina...

LSU pitcher Jordan Brown will no longer play baseball, coach Paul Mainieri said Saturday in a news release. Brown injured his knee in June during the Tigers' celebration after LSU came back in the ninth...