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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...

LSU sophomore outfielder Alex Boulet and fellow teammates warmup Jan. 18 at practice in Tiger Park.

Softball: Lady Tigers enter 2012 with new coach, lofty goals

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
January 19, 2012

After 11 years under the tenure of Hall of Fame softball coach Yvette Girouard, the Lady Tigers enter spring under the tutelage of first-year head coach Beth Torina. Torina, twice named the Sun Belt Coach...

Women’s basketball: Caldwell revisits Lady Volunteer roots, focuses on game

By Luke Johnson
Staff Writer
January 19, 2012

It would be easy for Nikki Caldwell to say she had Jan. 19 circled on her calendar since the moment she was introduced as LSU's coach on April 4. After all, she was raised a short drive from the Tennessee...

Which courses give LSU golfers trouble

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 19, 2012

As a golfer steps up to the tee, the winds begin to wail, the fairway appears to narrow and the hole looks farther away. The daunting hole seems impossible. The toughest courses are the ones in which everything...

In this January 17, 2012 photo, LSU freshman guard John Isaac (32) fiercely moves past Auburn's Kenny Gabriel (22) as he goes to score for LSU during the Tigers' 65-58 victory against Auburn.

Mic’d up: Tough week ahead to decideTiger tourney fate

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
January 19, 2012

After losing three of the last four games, the LSU men's basketball team desperately needed a home victory to even its Southeastern Conference record. It got that win Tuesday night in the PMAC when it...

LSU senior forward Courtney Jones (22) drives down the court Jan. 12 during the Tigers’ 58-48 victory against South Carolina at the PMAC.

Women’s basketball:Senior forward Courtney Jones sets the example

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
January 19, 2012

Don't blame LSU senior forward Courtney Jones if she wants to be a little defensive — it seems to be working well for LSU this season. Sure, offense is glamorous and grabs headlines, but the gritty...

Recruitment: Kiel enrolls at Notre Dame, spurns LSU

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
January 18, 2012

Two weeks ago, LSU landed its quarterback of the future. Then Gunner Kiel changed his mind. Kiel, a five-star recruit and consensus No. 1 quarterback, spurned LSU and enrolled at Notre Dame on Tuesday,...

Miles: We gave Lee ‘great thought’

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
January 18, 2012

LSU coach Les Miles addressed his decision to keep senior quarterback Jarrett Lee on the bench during the BCS National Championship against Alabama and other recent issues plaguing the program during a...

Women’s Basketball: ‘Gut check’ mirror spurs self-assessment for Lady Tigers

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
January 18, 2012

Tucked away along a wall in the LSU women's basketball practice facility stands what may be LSU coach Nikki Caldwell's most effective practice tool. It won't make players shoot better or run faster —...

Football: Experts tentatively buy LSU as future elite after wild season, BCS fallout

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
January 18, 2012

The LSU football team stood at the pinnacle of college football when it took the Superdome turf last Monday night to take on an arch-nemesis on the heels of a charmed 13-0 regular season. Nine days later,...