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Softball: LSU to face McNeese for third time

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
April 17, 2012

For the first time this season, the LSU softball team has lost four straight games. The No. 22 Tigers (26-9, 11-6 Southeastern Conference) will have a chance to get back on the winning track Tuesday against...

Alabama’s crystal national championship trophy shattered

By The Associated Press
April 17, 2012

The crystal football Alabama won for beating LSU in the BCS championship game in January was shattered on A-Day when it was accidentally knocked off a display by the father of a current player. Athletic...

Mic’d Up: 5 expectations for LSU basketball under Johnny Jones

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 17, 2012

When LSU announced new men's basketball coach Johnny Jones on Sunday, the atmosphere couldn't have been more different than the typical press conferences I've become accustomed to under former coach Trent...

Tigers wrap up ‘quiet’ spring season in Alabama

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 17, 2012

The LSU soccer team spent its spring break on the Gulf Coast, but the Tigers were concluding their spring season on the pitch rather than enjoying the beach. After winning the Southeastern Conference Western...

LSU’s LaSondra Barrett (left) holds up a Washington Mystics jersey with WNBA president Laurel J. Richie on Monday after the Mystics selected Barrett as the No. 10 pick in the WNBA draft in Bristol, Conn.

Mystics select Barrett with 10th pick in WNBA draft

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 17, 2012

The next phase for former Lady Tiger LaSondra Barrett's basketball career is officially under way after the Washington Mystics made her the No. 10 pick of Monday's WNBA draft. Barrett became the seventh...

Gymnastics: Tigers maintain focus during break preparing for Regionals

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
April 17, 2012

While the majority of LSU students visited family or sprawled out on beaches during spring break, the Tiger gymnasts were hard at work. It's a small price to pay after LSU squeaked out a second place finish...

Baseball: Tigers move up to No. 1 in poll

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 16, 2012

The LSU baseball team earned a No. 1 spot in the Collegiate Baseball poll and No. 4 in the latest Baseball America poll, in part due to the effort by sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades who was named the Southeastern...

Baseball: LSU defeats Alabama, 5-1

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 16, 2012

LSU freshman pitcher Aaron Nola was solid in his first weekend start in two weeks, and the No. 5 Tigers (30-7) coasted after scoring early against Alabama (13-23) to secure the series sweep with a 5-1...

Baseball: LSU downs ‘Bama, 7-1, go for sweep Sunday

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 15, 2012

The No. 5 Tigers (29-7) earned their fourth Southeastern Conference series win behind a sterling performance from sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades and some opportunistic offense in Saturday's 7-1 win against...

LSU hires Johnny Jones as new men’s basketball coach

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 14, 2012

LSU hired North Texas coach and former Tiger assistant Johnny Jones on Friday as its next head basketball coach. Mere days after former coach Trent Johnson left for Texas Christian, Jones was the last...

Baseball: No. 5 LSU walks 10 times in 8-2 victory against Southern Miss

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 12, 2012

METAIRIE - RBI-walk and RBI-hit-batsman are phrases rarely uttered when discussing baseball. No. 5 LSU (27-7) had seven of those Wednesday in an 8-3 victory against Southern Miss (19-13) at Zephyr Field...

Baseball: No. 5 LSU rolls past Alcorn State, 7-2

By Chandler Rome
Sports Contributor
April 11, 2012

  Coming off a season-changing series win against then-No.1 Florida, no one would have blamed the LSU baseball team if it had a hangover of sorts against Alcorn State (7-26) on Tuesday. Sophomore...