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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...

Four LSU gymnasts named All-SEC

By Staff Reports
March 27, 2012

A school-record four LSU gymnasts have been named to the 2012 All-Southeastern Conference team, the SEC announced Tuesday. Freshmen Rheagan Courville and Lloimincia Hall were named to the SEC First Team,...

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...

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...

LSU senior infielder Austin Nola (36) eyes a pitch March 20 during the Tigers’ 15-5 win against Southern University in Alex Box Stadium.

No. 15 LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to the Cajuns

By
March 27, 2012

Tonight's game between No. 15 LSU (18-6) and Louisiana-Lafayette (13-10) has a little more on the line than the standard midweek game. For the Tigers, the key word is retribution - though they won't admit...

Tigers prepping for spring game

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 27, 2012

Spring football has its pros and cons, giving teams the chance to shake rust and develop early enrollees while lacking the structure and focus of regular-season training. But with the spring game looming...

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...

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...

Gymnastics: Hall, Courville earn All-SEC honors

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
March 25, 2012

The Florida gymnastics team entered the Southeastern Conference Championship as the nation's No. 1 team, and the Gators backed the ranking Saturday. No. 8 LSU finished fourth at the competition in Duluth,...