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My Opinion: 2008 team marked by trend of ups, downs

By David Helman
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

Heading into the first ever Magnolia Bowl, it seems the 2008 LSU football team can be summed up by an event that very few people actually saw.The thousands of purple and gold faithful that made their mass...

Swimming, diving teams head to College Station

By Amos Morale
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

The LSU swimming and diving teams are looking for Fast times at Texas A&M as they head to College Station to participate in the Art Adamson Invitational this weekend.The invitational is held at the...

Tigers expect Rebels’ best shot

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

To see a video from Miles' press conference, click here. LSU coach Les Miles said the Tigers are eager to square off against Ole Miss in the inaugural Magnolia Bowl on senior day Saturday afternoon. Miles...

Football: three-star linebacker commits to Tigers – 12:03 p.m.

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

LSU coach Les Miles picked up his 21st committment for the class of 2009 late Wednesday night when Lamin Barrow of John Ehret High School gave his pledge to the Tigers. The 6-foot-2-inch, 210-pound...

Ole Miss running back eager for return to Baton Rouge

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

When Ole Miss and LSU take the field Saturday night, the two teams will be playing for more than just a rivalry. Multiple Louisianians will be squaring off against each other in Death Valley for bragging...

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) starts a fast break in the first half of the Hornets’ 105-96 loss in New Orleans on Wednesday night.

Hornets fall by nine to Kings

By The Associated Press
November 20, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Salmons scored 29 points and Bobby Jackson had all eight of his points in the final 5:10 to help the injury-depleted Sacramento Kings surprise the New Orleans Hornets 105-96...

Ole Miss’ Oher ready for LSU first, then the NFL

By Chris Talbott
The Associated Press
November 20, 2008

OXFORD, Miss. — NFL.com analyst and former Dallas Cowboys personnel director Gil Brandt has met and evaluated thousands of players in a career that has spanned more than five decades.Few have inspired...

SEC enters last week of play before rivalry week

By David Helman
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

With the Southeastern Conference Championship game locked up two weeks in advance, the casual observer may call this a boring weekend of SEC football. But some may say this weekend is the calm before the...

My Opinion: Lakers have best shot to win NBA title

By David Harvey
Sports Contributor
November 20, 2008

I'm a Hornets fan.No, not one of the several thousand bandwagon fans who didn't show up until the team started winning.I was a Baron Davis fan when the team was in Charlotte, and my loyalty remained when...

Fans prefer night game atmosphere over early kickoff

By Ellen Zielinski
Contributing Writer
November 19, 2008

Todd Ladner was excited about the last home football game of the season — until he found out it was at 2:30 p.m."It ruins tailgating because the best games — Georgia and Alabama and now Ole...

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP

By Ben Walker
The Associated Press
November 18, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.Pedroia easily beat out Minnesota slugger...

Watching their weight

By Technician Sports Staff
November 18, 2008

Whether it's football players looking to add muscle mass before they hit the gridiron or a wrestler hoping to make weight as he steps onto the scale before a match, weight is an important and a consistently...