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Florida quarterback John Brantley (12) is helped off the field Oct. 1 after he was injured late in the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Alabama.

Body Shots: History may repeat itself with Brantley out

By Rob Landry
Sports Columnist
October 3, 2011

Be careful what you wish for. When Florida coach Will Muschamp announced Tuesday that senior quarterback John Brantley would miss the LSU game due to injury, there was a collective sigh of relief from...

Volleyball: LSU falls to No. 23 Tennessee

By Albert Burford
October 2, 2011

LSU volleyball couldn't hang with No. 23 Tennessee Friday in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference Eastern and Western division leaders. The Tigers (10-4, 3-1 SEC) fell 1-3 (17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 14-25)...

Addie Eggleston, No. 2, evades a Georgia defender during the game on Sunday at the LSU Soccer Complex.

Soccer: Tigers use early goals to beat Bulldogs

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
October 2, 2011

All the talk surrounding the LSU soccer team this past offseason was about the team's focus on reclaiming Southeastern Conference Western Division superiority. Following a weekend home sweep of two of...

Tigers down Kentucky 35-7, ‘repay a debt’

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
October 2, 2011

The LSU and Kentucky series has been a wild one since the turn of the millennium. Unless you put the game in Tiger Stadium. While the Tigers' recent trips to Lexington, Ky., have been complete with Bluegrass...

Freshman outside hitter Helen Boyle (8) digs the ball Friday in the PMAC against rival Tennessee. The Tigers lost 1-3.

Volleyball: Tigers lose two straight at home to Tennessee, Kentucky

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
October 2, 2011

The Tigers haven't lost back-to-back home games since the 2004 season. But that changed this weekend when LSU dropped its Friday match against No. 23 ranked Tennessee, 1-3 (17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 14-25),...

Swimming and Diving: Lady Tigers start season with a sweep of Tulane at home

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
October 2, 2011

The LSU women's swimming and diving squad swept its way to victory to start the 2011-12 season Friday. The Lady Tigers won all 16 events to start the season 1-0 with a commanding 193-98 victory against...

Jefferson makes return to football field after suspension

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
October 2, 2011

Jordan Jefferson must love his critics. Amid a smattering of boos throughout Tiger Stadium, No. 9 stepped on the field for the first time this season on a fourth and goal situation at the Kentucky one-yard...

Guest Column: First LSU tailgating experience eye-opening, memorable

By Megan Dunbar
Guest Columnist
October 2, 2011

When I told people in my hometown of Greenville, S.C., I was going to school at LSU, their eyes widened. "Don't even look at funnels," they said. The second piece of advice was, "Tailgate. And send me...

Golf: Four Tigers compete at Squire Creek Intercollegiate

By Morgan Wampold
Sports Contributor
October 2, 2011

The men's golf team sent four Tigers to compete individually today in the Squire Creek Intercollegiate in Choudrant. Senior Austin Gutgsell, sophomore Smylie Kaufman, sophomore Landon Lyons and freshman...

‘It’s never ending’

By Rebecca Fiorentino
Senior Staff Writer
October 1, 2011

In the first meeting against Georgia Tech since 2006 in Carter-Finley Stadium, N.C. State looked to keep the chains moving and hoped to slow down No. 21-ranked Yellow Jackets, despite the on-coming list...

LSU sqaushes Kentucky, 35-7

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
October 1, 2011

The LSU football team shook off a slow start during a rare morning kickoff in Tiger Stadium to dominate an outclassed Kentucky squad, 35-7, on Saturday. Quarterback Jarrett Lee had his least efficient...

LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (33) breaks away from Kentucky cornerback Anthony Mosley (14) and runs for a touchdown Saturday, Oct. 1, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Tiger Stadium.

HALFTIME REPORT: LSU leads Kentucky, 14-0

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
October 1, 2011

The rare pre-noon kickoff may have gotten to the Tigers, as the first half of football from Tiger Stadium was a slow-moving one. No. 1 LSU leads Kentucky, 14-0, at halftime, but neither team has been able...