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LSU senior Cassandra Tate leaps over a hurdle at last month’s Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. Tate won the 400-meter hurdles at the NACAC Championships last weekend.

Lady Tigers strike gold in Mexico

Just because the collegiate season is finished doesn't mean LSU's track athletes have a break from their sport. Three Lady Tigers took home gold medals in last week's 2012 North American, Central American...

Mack gets second professional softball win, engagement ring at Tiger Park

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 9, 2012

Tiger Park saw Brittany Mack throw countless gems in the circle through her career. And even after graduating, the park saw her get one more gem Friday night. Shortly after being honored with a banner...

The most prominent of a series of pranks on LSU’s campus by an unidentified Alabama fan involved an Alabama hat on a statue of Mike the Tiger with a sign reading, “Nick’s Kitty.”

Students, fans react on Twitter to campus ‘Bama troll

Editor's Note: This content contains explicit language. Troll, tide, troll. An unidentified Alabama fan snuck onto LSU's campus Sunday night and put a Crimson Tide hat on a statue of Mike the Tiger near...

The Geg Stand: Olympics losing former glory, become world’s largest Visa commercial

By Mike Gegenheimer
Sports Columnist
July 3, 2012

What happened to the good old days when the Olympics were all about proving national athletic dominance and gaining four years worth of bragging rights? And the whole "world unity" thing is pretty important...

LSU men, women finish fourth in Capital One Cup

Two-hundred thousand dollars will not be what's in LSU's wallet after the school recently finished fourth in the Capital One Cup competition for the nation's top athletic program. LSU finished fourth in...

Athletes show off personality on Twitter

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
July 3, 2012

Before Twitter, it was difficult to talk to student athletes unless you knew them personally or were a member of the media. Now everyone can get insight into their favorite athlete's lives by following...

 

Track program sends eight to London

The LSU track and field program has produced countless world-class athletes and champions with many going on to wear the red, white and blue in the Olympic games. This year is no different, as LSU has...

Sports Briefs

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
July 3, 2012

Hamilton drafted in second round After being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft on Thursday, former LSU center Justin Hamilton had his rights traded to the...

The Geg Stand: ‘Bama still would’ve won with playoff

By Mike Gegenheimer
Sports Columnist
June 28, 2012

When I heard college football was finally getting its head out its ass and doing what it should've done 14 years ago by officially committing to a four-team playoff system, I wondered, "What would the...

Longtime New Orleans sports writer Peter Finney composes a story on an typewriter as a young journalist during the 1940s.

Legendary Times-Picayune sports writer reflects on 67-year career

A desk sits empty at the Times-Picayune today, a desk that had been filled for 67 years by a man who dedicated his life to reporting the happenings of the New Orleans sporting world. From the glory days...

Nine Tigers playing summer ball in Cape Cod

By Chandler Rome
Staff Writer
June 28, 2012

Many college students spend their summers either hard at work or vacationing on the coast. For nine LSU baseball players, it's a little bit of both. Rising seniors Raph Rhymes, Mason Katz and Joey Bourgeois,...

LSU senior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan carries the baton in the anchor leg of a 4x200-meter relay during the LSU Relays in March at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

Duncan chasing Olympic dream

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June 28, 2012

A younger Kimberlyn Duncan shared the same far-fetched dream as most aspiring track and field athletes. Growing up in Katy, Texas, Duncan would often tell her parents and other relatives how she dreamed...