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Wally Pontiff remains an LSU folk hero at 10-year anniversary of his death

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 23, 2012

It came out of nowhere. Home early from the Cape Cod Summer League in 2002 and contemplating a professional baseball contract after being drafted in the 21st round by the Oakland Athletics, all Wally Pontiff...

SEC Football Media Days Report: Alabama

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 19, 2012

HOOVER, Ala. - Nick Saban doesn't want another season like 2010. Coming off the first national title for the Crimson Tide since 1992, Alabama stumbled to a 10-3 record and a fourth-place finish in...

Rivals forecast season to come

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 19, 2012

HOOVER, Ala. - Several of LSU's chief football rivals took the floor Wednesday on day two of the Southeastern Conference's annual Media Days. While neither Florida, Arkansas nor Auburn are expected to...

Mic’d Up: Hornets, Demps sabotaging future by investing in Gordon

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
July 19, 2012

A few weeks ago, I was "buzzing" about the future of the New Orleans Hornets. The Bees had one of the best drafts of any team in the National Basketball Association with the selections of Anthony Davis,...

Olympic Games one big party for athletes

By The Associated Press
July 19, 2012

LONDON (AP) - "Sex And The City," move over. Here comes "Sex In The Village." Make that the athletes' village. As in Olympics. Tales of shenanigans at the living quarters for 10,000 super-fit young men...

Miles: ‘Our football team can achieve greatly’

By Chandler Rome
July 19, 2012

HOOVER, Ala. - Tiger sons, Stony Brook and Twitter fights; it's all in a day's work for LSU head coach Les Miles. Concluding the second day of Southeastern Conference Media Days, the eight-year LSU veteran...

SEC Football Media Days Report: Ole Miss

"That school to the north of us." That's how Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen addressed Ole Miss during SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., last week. No one is giving the Rebels the remotest of chances...

SEC Football Media Days Report: South Carolina

HOOVER, Ala. - For possibly the first time in his career, South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier may have to rely on his team's run game more than his bread-and-butter: a vertical passing attack. "I...

SEC Football Media Days Report: Texas A&M

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 17, 2012

  HOOVER, Ala. - Kevin Sumlin knows what he signed up for. Beginning his inaugural season at Texas A&M as the school transitions into the Southeastern Conference, the new head coach didn't shy...

LESPYs award best of LSU sports

Editor's Note: This column contains strong language. From the moments that had Tiger fans screaming at the top of their lungs to the ones that brought tears to the eyes of even the toughest supporters,...

Aaron Earnest (left) crosses the finish line for a silver medal in the 200-meter dash at the IAAF World Junior Championships as Tyreek Hill (right) stumbles in at third.

Track and Field: Ernest claims gold at IAAF in Barcelona

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 16, 2012

It's been a historic summer for LSU sophomore Aaron Ernest. The New Orleans native became the first Tiger sprinter to medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships, striking for two silver medals and a...

The Geg Stand: Saban’s next brawl to be in courtroom

"In this corner, drinking two wine coolers and four tequila shots, the princess of Alabama football, Krrrrrriiistennnn Saaaaabbbbaaaaannnn!" Reports have recently capitalized on the news that Nick Saban's...