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Sophomore defensive end Justin Maclin (54) lines up against the Washington Huskies offense Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.

Football: Linemen thriving in the trenches

By Sports Contributor September 12, 2012

Instead of bullets, there are chop blocks and pulling tackles; instead of explosions, there are spin moves and bull rushes; and instead of soldiers, there are offensive and defensive linemen. It’s...

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 1959 file photo, Billy Cannon, Louisiana State University's All-America halfback, slips by tacklers at the start of an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown to help his champion Tigers beat third-ranked Mississippi, 7-3 in a college football game in Baton Rouge, La. On Saturday night, LSU will celebrate the half-century anniversary of Cannon's Halloween night punt return against Ole Miss, widely believed to be the play that clinched the Heisman Trophy for him. (AP Photo/File)

Football: Current LSU run shares common thread with 1958-59 dominance

By Sports Writer September 11, 2012

Heisman Trophy winners usually know talent when they see it. Billy Cannon is the only LSU player to claim the trophy, and he said watching the current incarnation of the Tigers this past year has taken...

Football: Tigers use pregame to mentally prepare themselves

By Sports Contributor September 11, 2012

Each Saturday before LSU home football games, thousands of fans line the sides of Victory Hill as the LSU football team makes its entrance into Tiger Stadium. Fans cheer, coaches shake hands, and players...

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh argues a call with referee David White during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Mic’d Up: NFL replacement referees making big mistakes

By Columnist/Blogger September 11, 2012

It’s only been one week and I’m already tired of the National Football League’s replacement officials. I didn’t think the absence of prominent NFL referees Mike Carey and Ed Hochuli...

Junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman dives to block a penalty kick Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 during the Tigers game against Memphis.

Soccer: Freshmen providing early returns for LSU offense

By Sports Contributor September 11, 2012

Only 60 seconds after coming off the bench, two freshman forwards made a statement about their 2012 freshman class. Fernanda Piña and Colby Maffei checked in at the 22nd minute of LSU’s soccer...

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KLSU LSU Football Podcast 9/10/2012

By Columnist/Blogger September 11, 2012

After a dominant drubbing of Washington 41-3 Saturday night in Death Valley, the LSU football team sets their sights on the Idaho Vandals (0-2).  KLSU Sports Director Micah Bedard and reporter Cooper...

The Lady Tigers celebrate after Colby Maffei (center) scored her first career goal to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead over Memphis on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.

Soccer: Tigers claw past Memphis, 2-1

By Sports Writer September 11, 2012

In a premier non-conference showdown between formidable Tiger squads, one dominated the match, and the home Tigers were the ones with a win to show for it. LSU survived its final non-conference contest,...

LSU cornerback Jalen Mills (28) celebrates with LSU safety Craig Loston (6) after tackling a Washington player Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 during the Tigers' 41-3 win over the University of Washington Huskies in Tiger Stadium.

Montgomery, Mills honored by SEC

By Sports Writer September 11, 2012

Consistency is the key this week as the LSU football team prepares for its matchup with Idaho, LSU coach Les Miles said at his weekly press luncheon Monday. Miles said the three things his team needed...

Brazil bolts into the spotlight in Loranger Win

By Sports Contributor September 11, 2012

One moment he’s there, and the next he’s 70 yards down the field. With an athletic ability and an on-field personality that are as enormous as the country that is his last name, Loranger...

U-High standout Tim Williams displays athletic ability in loss

By Sports Contributor September 11, 2012

Timothy Williams is a name LSU fans should get to know sooner rather than later. The University Lab School senior is a dominant defensive end and Louisiana’s second-highest rated high school prospect...

LSU cornerback Jalen Mills (28) celebrates with LSU safety Craig Loston (6) after tackling a Washington player Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 during the Tigers' 41-3 win over the University of Washington Huskies in Tiger Stadium.

Football: LSU stifles powerful Washington offense

By Sports Contributor September 9, 2012

A drop in humidity Saturday night may have made it a bit easier to breathe in Tiger Stadium, but that couldn’t stop the Huskies from being suffocated by LSU’s defense. A week after a performance...

In this photo provided by the University of Tulsa, Tulane's Devon Walker, bottom right, and Julius Warmsley (92) tackle Tulsa's Kenny Welcome, bottom left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. On this play, Walker was seriously hurt. (AP Photo/University of Tulsa, John Lew)

Doctor: Unclear if spinal injury will leave Tulane safety Walker paralyzed

By The Associated Press September 9, 2012

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — It’s too soon to tell if Tulane safety Devon Walker will be paralyzed as the result of a spinal fracture he suffered while making a tackle, and the full extent of his injury...