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Payton seeks mentor Parcells’ counsel

By Tim Reynolds
The Associated Press
March 27, 2012

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sean Payton has planned the New Orleans Saints' offseason, done some work on the upcoming draft and jotted down ideas for the start of training camp. And now, with his season-long...

Baseball coach Mainieri turns to non-traditional methods to scout opponents

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 27, 2012

Major League Baseball teams spend millions of dollars on scouting departments. They send dozens of scouts across the country to gather as much information as possible on their opponents. LSU doesn't have...

LSU freshman sprinter Trevor Sansone runs March 24 during the men’s 4x200-meter relay at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

LSU to compete in Texas Relays this week

The LSU track team will ride its hot streak to Austin, Texas, today to compete in the Texas Relays from today to Saturday. The University of Texas will host some of the top track and field teams in the...

Baseball: Sciambra to miss rest of season with broken neck

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 27, 2012

Freshman center fielder Chris Sciambra will miss the rest of the season with a non-displaced fracture in his C-1 vertebra and a mild concussion. Sciambra injured himself Sunday during the game against...

LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri and his 17-year-old son, Tommy, look upon the field at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., where the College World Series is held every summer.

Mainieri, son form strong bond in dugouts, baseball stadiums

By Chandler Rome
Sports Contributor
March 27, 2012

There came a point in 2002 when Karen Mainieri couldn't take it any longer. She was tired of chasing her rambunctious 7-year-old son Tommy around the stands in Notre Dame's Frank Eck Stadium, and finally...

Gymnastics: LSU snags No. 2 seed at Seattle regional

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 27, 2012

When the LSU gymnastics squad finally competes for a 2012 national championship berth, it will do so against a familiar foe in a familiar location. The No. 9 Tigers drew the No. 2 seed for the Seattle...

Philip Rivers: political figure or football hero?

By Juliana Deitch, Staff Writer
March 27, 2012

Philip Rivers, quarterback for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, will be N.C. State's commencement speaker at the spring ceremony May 12. Rivers, who graduated from N.C. State in 2003 and set many athletic...

Men’s Tennis: LSU coaches search abroad to find top-notch talent

By Ian Fontenot
Sports Contributor
March 26, 2012

No other sport on LSU's campus relies more on out-of-state and international talent than men's tennis. With seven of its 14 players coming from overseas, the men's tennis team rivals only the men's swimming...

Baseball: No. 11 LSU avoids sweep at Auburn

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Contributor
March 26, 2012

One-run ball games have become the norm for No. 11 LSU in Southeastern Conference play. After winning a pair of one-run contests last weekend against then-No. 21 Mississippi State to open the SEC schedule,...

LSU senior jumper Kyron Blaise competes in the triple jump Saturday at the LSU Relays at Bernie Moore Stadium.

Track and Field: Tigers, Lady Tigers transition to outdoors for spring season

The LSU track program goes through a major shift each spring when the entire team switches from the indoor season to the outdoor season. "Things get a lot harder," said junior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan....

Football: Fresh-faced crop of linebackers look to raise the bar

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 26, 2012

The LSU linebacking corps practically knows the refrain by heart. Despite the Tigers' wildly successful defenses during the last several years, there have always been whispers that the linebackers are...

Kansas coach Bill Self and his team celebrate their 80-67 victory against North Carolina on Sunday in the NCAA tournament Midwest Regional final in St. Louis.

NCAA Tournament: Kentucky, Kansas take regional titles, advance to Final Four

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nothing personal, Roy. Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way Sunday, scoring 22 points and leading Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory over former coach Roy...