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Junior outfielder Arby Fields slams into the wall with a catch during Sunday’s 5-3 loss against Georgia.

Baseball: LSU can’t rally against Georgia, fails to complete sweep

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 29, 2012

No. 4 LSU just didn't have enough fuel left in its tank Sunday, failing to complete the sweep of Georgia with a 5-3 defeat at Alex Box Stadium. After hitting go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning of...

Baseball: Katz’s grand slam pushes Tigers past Bulldogs

By Chandler Rome
Sports Contributor
April 28, 2012

Almost identical to Friday's contest, Georgia carried a two-run lead into the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday's game. And just like Friday night, LSU relied on the deep ball to rally back to beat...

Baseball: Nola’s go-ahead home run secures 6-5 LSU victory

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 27, 2012

  Senior shortstop Austin Nola's go-ahead two-run home run might be in orbit somewhere over Alex Box Stadium's left field fence right now. The home crowd erupted in a deafening cheer just milliseconds...

Former LSU Tiger Chad Jones works out with the New York Giants at minicamp in 2010 before his accident. Jones returned to practice last week.

NFL: Jones back on the field, recovering from 2010 accident

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 26, 2012

Former LSU safety Chad Jones practically shattered his leg almost two years ago. Now, he's shattering expectations on the gridiron at the New York Giants spring workouts. The Giants, who drafted Jones...

Former cornerback Morris Claiborne was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday in New York.

Claiborne, Brockers go in first 14 selections of NFL Draft

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
April 26, 2012

Leading up to the NFL Draft, most experts had former LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne landing in situations of relative familiarity. Would he continue to don the purple and gold as a Minnesota Viking? Or...

Men’s Basketball:Jones adds two coaches to staff

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
April 26, 2012

Three days after signing two recruits to the LSU men's basketball team, coach Johnny Jones has added two more names to the LSU basketball program. LSU announced Thursday that coaches Shawn Forrest and...

Mic’d Up: NFL Pro Bowl needs to be reevaluated or removed

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 26, 2012

The NBA All-Star Game has the dunk contest. Major League Baseball's annual midsummer classic shows off long bombs in the home run derby. The NFL Pro Bowl has nothing - no entertainment, no incentives and...

Basketball: Jones names first two assistants

By Staff Reports
April 26, 2012

New LSU men's basketball coach Johnny Jones announced Thursday morning that Shawn Forrest and Charlie Leonard will be the first additions to the 2012-13 coaching staff. Forrest worked under Jones for the...

Baseball: Tigers look to recover from SEC loss against Kentucky

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 26, 2012

The last time No. 4 LSU (33-9, 12-6) lost a Southeastern Conference series, it followed with a sweep of then-No. 3 Arkansas. The Tigers would like to continue that trend when they host Georgia (24-18,...

College District taking suggestions for Hornets’ name

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
April 25, 2012

The New Orleans Hornets are known for basketball, but recently they've been playing a different kind of sport - the name game. Ever since the New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson bought the Hornets almost...

LSU sophomore catcher Ty Ross (26), left, tags Southeastern Louisiana infielder Brock Hebert (12), right, during the Tigers’ 4-3 victory against the Lions.

Baseball: Tigers squeak by Southeastern

By Hunter Paniagua
April 25, 2012

LSU coach Paul Mainieri looked up to the sky Wednesday night and asked the reporters circled around him whether there was a full moon.   That was the only thing he could come up with to explain what...

Three Tigers invade NYC as expected first-round NFL Draft picks

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 25, 2012

LSU is no stranger to the spotlight.   That spotlight only gets brighter for several former Tigers as they await their NFL fate with the league's draft, starting tonight.   Three LSU standouts...