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Football: Five recruits commit early to LSU’s 2010 class

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
March 11, 2009

On the heels of one of the best recruiting classes in LSU history, LSU football coach Les Miles has already picked up five early commitments for the 2010 class.Wide receiver Mike Davis, tight end Nick...

Sugar Bowl and BCS extend agreement

By The Associated Press
March 11, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Bowl Championship Series have extended their agreement through the 2014 bowl season.New Orleans will be the host  city of both the Sugar Bowl...

Former Saints FB Karney signs with Rams – 11:54 a.m.

By Staff Reports
March 11, 2009

Fullback Mike Karney, who spent the past five seasons with the New Orleans Saints, has signed with the St. Louis Rams, ESPN reported Wednesday. Karney had 46 career starts in his tenure with the Saints....

Freshman Neal Skupski, a native of Liverpool, England, volleys the ball back to his opponent Friday during the Tigers’ match against Auburn University. LSU lost the match, 4-3. Skupski is one of six men’s tennis players from outside the United States.

Tigers rely on international recruiting for success

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
March 11, 2009

Recruiting is a completely different ball game in the world of tennis.Most University athletic teams can recruit in-state for the majority of their talent. But the international game of tennis requires...

Women’s Basketball: LSU back to work after losing in conference tourney

By Rachel Whitaker
Sports Writer
March 11, 2009

LSU's women's basketball team won five straight games to close the regular season.The team then overcame the loss of two starters to beat Mississippi State in the first round of the Southeastern Conference...

Recruiting: LSU extends offer to WR Patton – 1:04 p.m.

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
March 11, 2009

High school wide receiver Solomon Patton has received a scholarship offer from LSU, according to Ken Trahan, president and general manager of Neworleans.com Sports.Patton also has offers from Alabama,...

Football: Fans upbeat for spring practice

By Casey Gisclair
Chief Sports Writer
March 11, 2009

The 2008 college football season didn't go the way most LSU fans had hoped with a five-loss season — the most by any defending BCS national champion.But with a 35-point bowl win and one of the nation's...

Track and field to send 16 athletes to NCAA Indoors – 11:17 a.m.

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
March 10, 2009

LSU will have 16 entries the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend at College Station, Texas, the LSU Athletic Department announced late Tuesday evening. The No. 3 Lady Tigers will send nine athletes...

Men’s Basketball: Thorton, Johnson bring in conference awards

By David Helman
Sports Writer
March 10, 2009

Being named the Southeastern Conference's Coach of the Year would be cause for celebration, right?Not for LSU men's basketball coach Trent Johnson, who didn't seem too concerned Tuesday with the attention...

Gymnastics: Jackson named SEC Gymnast of the Week – 12:23 p.m.

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Contributor
March 10, 2009

LSU junior Susan Jackson picked up her first Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Week honors for her performance against NC State on Saturday.Jackson posted a career-high 39.700 en route to the Tigers'...

Men’s basketball: Trent Johnson, Marcus Thornton win top SEC awards

By SEC news release
March 10, 2009

The Southeastern Conference unveiled its men's basketball coaches postseason awards Tuesday. LSU's Trent Johnson earned SEC Coach of the Year honors and LSU senior guard Marcus Thornton was selected SEC...

Gymnastics: Injuries keep Klein stranded to bars in her final season

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Contributor
March 10, 2009

The balance beam hasn't exactly been senior Lauren Klein's best friend. Klein has missed a total of 17 meets since her junior season because of two separate injuries on the apparatus. The Woodlands, Texas,...