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Tradition prompts LSU players to change jersey numbers

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
August 24, 2011

The number a player wears can sometimes mean everything. For some, like Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, the number is a source of inspiration. Jones-Drew, who said he always plays...

Football: Mettenberger and Montgomery reportedly held up at gunpoint over summer

By Staff Reports
August 24, 2011

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said he is pursuing charges against two men involved in a June 5 fight involving sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery and sophomore quarterback Zach...

Offseason can’t end soon enough for LSU, other sports programs

By Rob Landry
Columnist
August 24, 2011

The college football offseason always seems to last, in the immortal words of Sandlot's Squints, "FOR-EV-ER." But this summer has put LSU in the biggest pickle it has been in for a long time, and it can't...

Football: Shady’s employees tell AP that victim threw first punch in bar fight

By Staff Reports
August 24, 2011

9:36 p.m. - Andrew Lowery threw the first punch in the bar brawl, according to an Associated Press report. Two Shady's employees told the AP that Lowery had been kicked out of the bar prior to the incident. Lowery...

Jordan Jefferson’s apartment searched by police

By Staff Reports
August 24, 2011

Baton Rouge police searched senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson's apartment and obtained DNA from him Wednesday afternoon. Jefferson and his lawyer Nathan Fisher were present at the time the warrant was...

Ole Miss QB arrested, to sit out first game

By Staff Reports
August 24, 2011

Ole Miss junior quarterback Randall Mackey has been suspended for the team's season opener against Brigham Young University following his arrest outside of an Oxford bar early Tuesday morning. Mackey was...

Jackson dismissed from Tennessee

By Staff Reports
August 24, 2011

The University of Tennessee officially announced the dismissal of junior safety Janzen Jackson from the football team, coach Derek Dooley announced on Wednesday. No specific reason was provided, but Jackson...

Embattled Porter back at LSU

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
August 24, 2011

Former LSU commitment and subsequent Kentucky transfer Elliott Porter is back on the Tiger roster just nine months after his story put LSU and the Southeastern Conference in a national controversy for...

Vols’ Jackson dismissed from team

By Staff Reports
August 23, 2011

Tennessee junior defensive back Janzen Jackson has been dismissed from the football team, Volunteers coach Derek Dooley announced Wednesday.  Jackson, a Lake Charles native, has had disciplinary issues...

Football: Police searching Jefferson’s apartment

By Staff Reports
August 23, 2011

Baton Rouge police searched senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson's off-campus apartment Wednesday afternoon, according to Sgt. Don Stone. Stone would not disclose what specific items police searched for,...

Tigers complete third scrimmage

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
August 23, 2011

Under the dark cloud of allegations and investigations, the LSU football team held its third scrimmage of the fall Tuesday, headlined by a balanced offensive attack. LSU coach Les Miles said the quarterbacks...

Glenn, Nola among 14 newcomers

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
August 22, 2011

With all eyes focused on the highly anticipated and rapidly approaching football season, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is making his own preparations, assembling a squad he hopes will make a run at...