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Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers look to rediscover early-season winning ways

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
January 23, 2012

LSU's cupboards were perfectly stocked for a delectably successful recipe during its 10-game winning streak in December and early January, but it might need to hit the market for some fresh ingredients...

LSU freshman guard Anthony Hickey (1) tries to check Florida player Erving Walker’s (11) charge for the basket Saturday during LSU’s 76-64 loss in Gainesville, Fla.

Men’s Basketball: Tigers fall, 76-64, to No. 17 Florida

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
January 22, 2012

The LSU men's basketball team's Southeastern Conference road woes continued Saturday night as the Tigers (12-7, 2-3 SEC) failed to handle No. 17 Florida (15-4, 3-1 SEC) in Gainesville, falling 76-64. The...

In this file photo taken Oct. 22, 2011, Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks off the field after warmups before Penn State's NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85.

Mic’d Up: Joe Pa’s legacy unjustly tarnished

By Micah Bedard
Sports columnist
January 22, 2012

On Jan. 21, the greatest man to ever coach the game of college football passed away. His name was Joe Paterno. But he will never get the credit he deserves because of Jerry Sandusky and the recent child...

LSU freshman forward Krystal Forthan goes up for a rebound Sunday against Alabama senior forward Ashley Daniels in the PMAC.

Women’s Basketball: With two players out for injury and two suspended, Lady Tigers fall to Arkansas

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
January 22, 2012

Without the services of two starting guards, the Lady Tigers committed 27 turnovers in a 72-52 drubbing by visiting Arkansas (14-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference). With the absence of senior guards Destini...

Track and Field: No. 2 Lady Tigers take revenge on No. 17 Texas A&M

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 22, 2012

The No. 2 LSU women's track team hurdled over the Aggies on Saturday in the teams' indoor track dual meet, avenging their defeat in the same event last season with a 82.5-76.5 win over No. 17 Texas A&M. The...

Gymnastics: LSU falls to Ark. despite season-high

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
January 22, 2012

LSU gymnastics' season-high tally of 196.325 on Friday wasn't enough to overcome a school-record setting by Arkansas. A record crowd of 5,537 watched the Lady Razorbacks (6-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference)...

Former LSU basketball player Ricky Blanton commentates on the LSU-Auburn men’s basketball game Tuesday in the PMAC.

Alumni: Former LSU forward Ricky Blanton in third year as radio analyst

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
January 20, 2012

Even at a lanky 6-foot-6, former LSU forward Ricky Blanton still doesn't look the part of a basketball titan. Then again, Blanton never needed the most impressive physical tools to carve out his legacy...

Men’s Basketball: Adversity, injuries hit LSU often this season

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
January 20, 2012

The trials and tribulations of the LSU football team were well-chronicled throughout the fall, but for another of LSU's prominent sports teams, adversity has come without suspensions, arrests or rumors...

Tigers take on Texas A&M

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 20, 2012

The Tigers will return to Gilliam Stadium on Saturday out for revenge after both the men's and women's track teams lost to Texas A&M in the same dual meet last season. The Tigers lost, 84-75, in College...

Gymnastics travels to Arkansas for rematch

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
January 20, 2012

LSU gymnastics fell to Arkansas earlier this season at a neutral site. Strangely, they may be better off meeting the Hogs in their own pig pen. The No. 25 Lady Tigers (1-4, 1-0 Southeastern Conference)...

Women’s Basketball: Destini Hughes out for season

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
January 20, 2012

LSU senior guard Destini Hughes will miss the remainder of the season after tearing ligaments and the meniscus in her right knee in LSU's 65-56 loss to No. 9 Tennessee on Thursday night. The Fort...