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University celebrates with birthday party

By Elise Heglar, News Editor
April 1, 2012

Yesterday afternoon, the festivities for the University's 125th anniversary in Reynolds Coliseum continued with a birthday party. The venue was decorated especially for the party; balloons and streamers...

Softball: LSU sweeps Arkansas, 3-2, in late-game rally Sunday

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
April 1, 2012

The LSU softball team pulled off a late-game rally Sunday to secure a sweep of Arkansas and capture its 11th straight victory. The Tigers jumped out to a first-inning lead after senior shortstop Juliana...

Junior quarterback Zac Mettenburger surveys the field in the annual spring game in Tiger Stadium Saturday.

Football: Mettenberger, young receivers showcase passing game

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 1, 2012

The whispered rumors slowly drifted out of the Charles McClendon Practice Facility all spring. LSU coach Les Miles was supposedly embracing a vertical passing game with new quarterback Zach Mettenberger...

Wanted: a party planning commission

By Technician Staff Editorial
April 1, 2012

The facts: After 125 years, the University decided to throw a party honoring its longevity. The party, held at 1:30 p.m., featured cameo appearances from the men's basketball team, the chancellor and Tom...

Golf: Men win two-day invitational at home

By Morgan Wampold
Sports Contributor
April 1, 2012

Sunday was a good day for the LSU men's golf team, which placed first in the LSU National Invitational at Baton Rouge's University Club. LSU's two-day, three-round, 11-under-par 853 gave the team enough...

‘Canes help develop IM ball hockey

By Philip Misklow
Staff Writer
April 1, 2012

  When most students at N.C. State think of intramural sports, the first sports to pop into mind are the big three: flag football, basketball and softball. But there is an intramural sport that has...

Football Notebook: SEC commissioner honors Tigers’ 2011 title in Spring Game

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 1, 2012

The National L-Club Spring Game is usually about watching the LSU football team's future. Saturday's version felt a bit different, as decadent pre-game festivities honored the Tigers' recent past. Nearly...

Mic’d Up: Youth shine in Spring Game

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 1, 2012

The scoreboard might have read 24-17 in favor of the White squad in Tiger Stadium when the Spring Game finished Saturday, but the real winners were a few underclassmen on the Purple team. Sophomore safety...

Men’s Basketball: Kentucky, Kansas to meet again

By The Associated Press
April 1, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Monday night's national championship game will be the second time this season Kentucky and Kansas meet with all of college basketball watching. The first matchup was in mid-November...

Baseball: No. 15 LSU clinches series with walk-off victory against No. 3 Arkansas

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 31, 2012

  Before sophomore catcher Ty Ross went to the plate Saturday with a tied game in the ninth inning, LSU coach Paul Mainieri stared him in the eyes and gave him a simple sentence of encouragement. "I...

Baseball: No. 15 LSU blasts three homers in 10-6 victory against No. 3 Arkansas

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
March 31, 2012

  With their respective aces on the hill, Friday night's game between No. 15 LSU and No. 3 Arkansas figured to be a low-scoring affair. But LSU (20-6) put on a batting clinic in the series opener,...