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Mvumvure leads LSU on final day of Penn Relays

By Chris Abshire
Sports Contributor
April 29, 2011

Through two days of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, the highlights for the LSU track and field teams came predominantly from the No. 1 Lady Tigers squad. Before the seventh-largest crowd in Penn Relays...

Baseball: LSU sweeps Kentucky with 8-4 win

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Writer
April 29, 2011

Sophomore Mason Katz is defying the odds. Originally not expected to return from a hand injury for at least another week, the outfielder-turned-first baseman went 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles...

Pep Levingston picked by Seattle in seventh round

By Michael Lambert
Sports Writer
April 29, 2011

Former LSU defensive lineman Pep Levingston was selected Saturday in the seventh round by the Seattle Seahawks with the 205th pick in the NFL draft. Levingston started 22 games for LSU with 70 career tackles,...

Golf: Loupe struggles in Zurich Classic

By Ryan Ginn
Sports Blogger
April 28, 2011

AVONDALE   — LSU senior golfer Andrew Loupe dreams of playing on the PGA Tour once his collegiate career wraps up. Thursday, he learned how hard chasing that dream can be. Playing in the...

LSU coach Paul Mainieri watches from the dugout Thursday during the Tigers’ 9-5 victory against Kentucky at Alex Box Stadium.

Schwehmming Around: Mainieri’s job security shouldn’t be an issue

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Columnist
April 28, 2011

I feel like I just did this for another coach (because I did with LSU basketball's Trent Johnson), but it's time to do it again because the murmuring is getting louder. My friends are asking me about it,...

Playoffs: Hornets feel the sting in 98-80 loss to Lakers

By The Associated Press
April 28, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 24 points in the first three quarters, then let his Lakers teammates take over in a dominant 98-80 victory against the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday...

Former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson holds up a jersey after he was selected as the fifth-overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday in the first round of the NFL draft.

Patrick Peterson drafted No. 5 overall to Arizona Cardinals

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Writer
April 28, 2011

Patrick Peterson sported a red tie, red handkerchief in his suit pocket and even red-rimmed sunglasses in the bright lights of Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night for the first round of the NFL Draft. The...

Baseball: LSU seals improbable comeback win against Kentucky with eight-run eighth

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
April 28, 2011

For seven-and-a-half innings, the LSU baseball team looked much like the team that had lost eight of its previous nine conference games. The Tigers couldn't buy a hit, the opponent got all the clutch hitting...

Track: LSU adds event wins to sterling Penn Relays’ performance.

By Chris Abshire
Sports Contributor
April 28, 2011

After a day of successful preliminaries and adequate field performances Thursday, the LSU track and field teams finally notched event victories Friday at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.   Senior...

Track and Field: LSU opens Relays with preliminary victories

By Chris Abshire
Sports Contributor
April 28, 2011

Thursday was a day of strong tune-up performances and top-10 field event finishes for the LSU track and field teams on a rain-soaked track at the Penn Relays in Phildelphia. Before a crowd of nearly 50,000...

Golf: Andrew Loupe fails to make cut at Zurich Classic

By Ryan Ginn
Sports Blogger
April 28, 2011

LSU senior golfer Andrew Loupe closed out his PGA Tour experience with a second round 78 at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans to finish 151st overall at 15-over-par.   At times, he showed marked improvement...

NFL Draft: Four Tigers selected in third round

By Sports Staff
April 28, 2011

Former LSU players Kelvin Sheppard and Stevan Ridley may have played their last collegiate football games together, but could face each other for years to come after learning their fates Friday during...