It took the LSU men's basketball team 22 minutes to score 40 points in Wednesday night's game against Mississippi State. Thanks to senior guard Marcus Thornton, the Tigers reached 60 in just five.Thornton...

The saga of Dexter Pratt has been harder to follow than an organic chemistry class. With rumors swirling and few people talking, it is still not entirely clear why the four-star running back went from...

INDIANPOLIS -- The NCAA recently announced the details for the 2009 Pinnacle of Fitness challenge program which will energize middle school age children in nine cities across the United States and allow...

Four LSU commitments have made the Parade All-American team — quarterback Russell Shepard (Houston), safety Craig Loston (Aldine, Texas), running back Michael Ford (Leesville) and offensive tackle...

The LSU baseball team is ranked No. 2 in Baseball America's preseason poll, which was released Tuesday. The Tigers are now ranked at least second in three preseason polls. Collegiate Baseball ranked LSU...

LSU basketball players Tasmin Mitchell and Allison Hightower were named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Players of the Week, the Athletic Department announced Tuesday. Mitchell, a junior from Denham...

The LSU volleyball team began small group practices Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming spring season.The Tigers will practice twice a week in small groups before team workouts begin on March 11. LSU...

The LSU and Auburn women's basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 1 features the annual "bookmark game" promotion sponsored by The Advocate. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.Baton...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A poll of the Southeastern Conference coaches revealed the Florida Gators are the preseason favorites to win the 2009 SEC Softball title, the conference announced Tuesday. The Gators...

"Coming into this meet, all of the focus was on the seniors," coach Adam Schmitt said. "It was really important for the seniors to be spotlighted at the beginning of the meet and swim some events they...

The LSU gymnastics team is still trying to achieve the same level of success it found last season when the team reached the NCAA Super Six. In 2008, LSU averaged a score of 195.725 after three meets. This...

Melanie Balcomb has seen first-hand the difficulty of facing LSU's No. 2 rated scoring defense in her seven seasons coaching Vanderbilt.LSU (9-6, 2-1) had held Vanderbilt (14-4, 3-0) to just less than...