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Baseball: Season opens against Air Force, Alcorn State

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
February 17, 2012

Two days before the No. 8 Tigers begin their quest to make it back to postseason play, junior outfielder/first baseman Mason Katz and senior third baseman Tyler Hanover were antsy. Three and a half hours...

Men’s Basketball: Tigers head east to face last-place Gamecocks

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
February 17, 2012

Even after a thrilling 69-67 overtime victory against No. 23 Mississippi State on Tuesday, the LSU men's basketball players aren't feeling cocky. They can't be. The Tigers, who hit the road to face the...

Baseball opening day: LSU 10, Air Force 2

By Mark Clements
Deputy Sports Editor
February 17, 2012

Pregame: No. 8 LSU took the field roughly an hour before the seeason opener against Air Force with the Tiger fans slowly beginning to flow in. The Tigers face a three-game series, including two bouts with...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers stifle Razorbacks on the road, win 50-42

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
February 17, 2012

The LSU women's basketball team avenged its largest defeat of the season and jumped in the Southeastern Conference standings with a 50-42 victory over Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on Thursday night. In...

Volleyball: Tigers sign familiar face as new assistant coach

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
February 17, 2012

Former Tulane assistant coach Sam Ojie has returned to the Pelican State to join LSU's volleyball program as an assistant under LSU coach Fran Flory. The Nigeria native has traveled the world coaching...

Baseball: Air Force coach credits Mainieri as guiding force in baseball and life

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
February 17, 2012

LSU coach Paul Mainieri taught Air Force Academy baseball coach Mike Kazlausky how to be a man. Mainieri's tenure at the helm of the Falcons' program provided Kazlausky with a host of baseball and life...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers to face Arkansas

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
February 16, 2012

The LSU women's basketball team will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks tonight in a rematch of the Lady Tigers largest defeat this season. The first game of the season series,...

Sports Briefs – February 16, 2012

By Staff Reports
February 16, 2012

Rainy weather continues to plague LSU men's tennis team The LSU men's tennis team continues to battle rainy weather as Wednesday's home match against in-state rival Tulane (4-3) has been rescheduled for...

LSU sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman pitches the ball Feb. 3 during a scrimmage at Alex Box Stadium.

Baseball: LSU’s rotation crucial to team’s success, Mainieri looking for bullpen improvement

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
February 16, 2012

Just like Greg Jennings in a popular viral video, the LSU pitching staff will need to put the team on its back in 2012 if the Tigers want to make it back to the postseason. LSU's preseason No. 8 ranking...

NFL: Chad Jones cleared to play football

By Staff Repports
February 16, 2012

Chad Jones took a major step toward the NFL this week. The former LSU safety, whose career was derailed by a car accident in 2010, was medically cleared to play football by his doctor this week. The medical...

Mic’d up: Return of Melo will turn Lin’s fairy tale into a nightmare

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
February 16, 2012

New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has taken the NBA by storm. In two weeks, the Harvard graduate has morphed from the player that no NBA team wanted to the story no one can stop talking about. The...

Men’s Tennis: Hungarian native adjusts to life in Baton Rouge

By Ian Fontenot
Sports Contributor
February 16, 2012

The location may have changed for LSU junior Olivier Borsos, but the passion for tennis has not. Before arriving in Baton Rouge in 2009, the 21-year-old Hungarian spent 10 years living in France, where...