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Body Shots: ‘Trick or Treat’ time in college football

By Rob Landry
Sports Columnist
October 26, 2011

Believe it or not, there are actually games to be played before college football Armageddon arrives Nov. 5. Sure, next weekend's matchup between Alabama and LSU may be on the forefront of everyone's minds,...

Basketball: SEC renaissance in the works

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
October 26, 2011

The Southeastern Conference may be in for a revival as the conference consolidates into a division-less format for the first time since 1992 and experienced talent steps to the forefront. This was the...

Volleyball: Tigers look to prevent 3rd straight SEC loss as they go on road

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
October 26, 2011

The LSU volleyball team (14-8, 7-5 SEC) hasn't lost three straight matches since October 2004. On Sunday, the Tigers will defend that streak when they travel to Mississippi State (10-11, 5-7 SEC), four...

Football: As Halloween looms, football players divulge their biggest fears

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
October 26, 2011

LSU's brand of football is frightening. The team plays in a stadium called "Death Valley," the name hinting at its status as one of the scariest stadiums in college football. The defense and kickoff coverage...

NCAA adopts proposal for $2,000 boost to athlete aid

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
October 25, 2011

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors adopted a proposal Thursday that will provide student athletes with  additional economic aid to cover additional school expenses. The proposal calls for athletes...

One of the SAC fields, located on River Road & Gourier, has been ruined and is currently being redone. October 25, 2011

SAC field 3 closed until spring semester to regrow grass

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
October 25, 2011

The grass isn't always greener at the Sports and Adventure Complex. Field 3 at the facility on River Road has been out of commission all semester after a project aimed to install a new type of grass failed....

Football grad rate second in the SEC

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
October 25, 2011

The No. 1 LSU football team is almost as highly ranked off the field as it is on. LSU's football team posted a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 77 in the NCAA's GSR data released this week, the second-highest...

Football: Tigers at full strength with return of Ware, Mathieu, Simon

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
October 25, 2011

Halloween may be four days away, but LSU already had its fair share of scares this season. Tiger fans across Louisiana held their collective breath in August after news broke that starting senior quarterback...

Volleyball: Arkansas in SEC West driver’s seat after sweeping Tigers

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
October 25, 2011

The last time LSU lost to Arkansas, New Orleans was still drying off from Hurricane Katrina. The last time the Razorbacks swept LSU was 2003. LSU coach Fran Flory made it more than half a decade without...

Volleyball: Tigers in a struggle to win seventh-straight division crown

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
October 24, 2011

Prior to this season, the LSU volleyball team was picked to win the Southeastern Conference West Division. While it may look like an honor, it's standard operating procedure for a team that has won the...

One in eight

By Staff Editorial
October 24, 2011

  The Facts: One in eight women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime. For the past 25 years, the month of October has been dedicated to increasing awareness and fundraising for breast...

Miles: Absent trio to play Alabama game

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
October 24, 2011

The Bayou Bengals got a little stronger as LSU coach Les Miles announced sophomore running back Spencer Ware and sophomore cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon's return to the team Tuesday after...