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LSU sophomore catcher Ty Ross (26) rounds third base March 30 during the Tigers' 10-6 win against the University of Arkansas in Alex Box Stadium.

Baseball: Mainieri, Tigers can’t avoid double plays against Hogs

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
March 31, 2012

Lost in the excitement generated by sweeping the No. 3 team in the country was the continuation of a disturbing trend. LSU's hitters grounded into two double plays Sunday, one of which killed a potential...

LSU senior infielder Grant Dozar sprints to first base Friday during the Tigers’ 10-6 win against Arkansas in Alex Box Stadium

Baseball: No. 15 LSU sweeps No. 3 Arkansas, ties for SEC West lead

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 31, 2012

Freshman center fielder Jared Foster emerged before No. 15 LSU's weekend series with No. 3 Arkansas with a new haircut - business in the front, party in the back. Though likely a result of some good-natured...

Men’s Basketball: Kentucky, Kansas to meet again

By The Associated Press
March 31, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Monday night's national championship game will be the second time this season Kentucky and Kansas meet with all of college basketball watching. The first matchup was in mid-November...

University celebrates with birthday party

By Elise Heglar, News Editor
March 31, 2012

Yesterday afternoon, the festivities for the University's 125th anniversary in Reynolds Coliseum continued with a birthday party. The venue was decorated especially for the party; balloons and streamers...

Baseball: No. 15 LSU blasts three homers in 10-6 victory against No. 3 Arkansas

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
March 30, 2012

  With their respective aces on the hill, Friday night's game between No. 15 LSU and No. 3 Arkansas figured to be a low-scoring affair. But LSU (20-6) put on a batting clinic in the series opener,...

Junior quarterback Zac Mettenburger surveys the field in the annual spring game in Tiger Stadium Saturday.

Football: Spring Game: White 24, Purple 17

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 30, 2012

Tiger Stadium saw its only football of the spring on Saturday as the LSU squad split up for the annual spring game. The White team, which boasted a majority of the starters, defeated the Purple team, 24-17....

Baseball: No. 15 LSU clinches series with walk-off victory against No. 3 Arkansas

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 30, 2012

  Before sophomore catcher Ty Ross went to the plate Saturday with a tied game in the ninth inning, LSU coach Paul Mainieri stared him in the eyes and gave him a simple sentence of encouragement. "I...

Sophomore pitcher Joe Broussard winds up to pitch in the Tigers' game against ULL on Wednesday.

Baseball: Tigers get ready for SEC matchup

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
March 29, 2012

With temperatures rising toward their sweltering summer norms, the competitive fires are also rising in individual LSU baseball players as they enter the thick of Southeastern Conference play. The No....

Football: 5 looming Spring Game questions

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
March 29, 2012

The LSU football team has been patiently waiting and perfecting its craft the past four weeks at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. On Saturday, the Tigers will cross the street to Tiger Stadium...

LSU junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger prepares to throw the ball Thursday during practice.

Football: Spring Game provides final peek at Tigers until fall

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 29, 2012

It's been a relatively quiet spring for the LSU football team. Too quiet. No major contributors suffered a serious injury, there's no quarterback controversy to stir and the Tigers are almost surely a...

LSU freshman wide receiver Jakhari Gore (3) breaks a tackle April 9, 2011, during the second half of the spring game at Tiger Stadium.

Spring Game focus changes dynamic through the years

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 28, 2012

In recent years, LSU's National L-Club Spring Football Game has come to be a major barometer of the Tigers as they break from spring's 15 practices. Thousands of fans pack Tiger Stadium's lower bowl to...