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LSU junior infield Bianka Bell (27) celebrates after getting three outs during the Tigers' 10-2 victory against Oklahoma Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Tiger Park.

No. 3 softball team opens season with double header in Tiger Classic

By Josh Thornton February 11, 2016

Fresh off a season in which the Tigers finished third in Women’s College World Series, there’s a lot of hype around the No. 3 LSU softball team. Senior shortstop Bianka Bell said she’s...

Beyoncé, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Bruno Mars perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

SATIRE: Beyonce offends millions of innocent white people

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 11, 2016

Pop superstar and occult Illuminati leader, Beyonce, performed her new single “Formation” live for the first time at Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. British rock band, Coldplay, and...

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to supporters on primary election night, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Hollis, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

SATIRE: Ted Cruz threatens lives to secure GOP nomination

By James Richard @jayellrichy February 11, 2016

As he strode onto the stage in New Hampshire after his third place finish, presidential candidate and marshmallow-faced toddler Ted Cruz had the swagger of Snoop Dogg on steroids. The former Texas Solicitor...

LSU's Ben Simmons shoots against Auburn in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 in Auburn, Ala. LSU won 80-68.(Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Free throws, defensive lapses lead LSU to a 94-83 loss against South Carolina

By Christian Boutwell February 10, 2016

The LSU men’s basketball team missed 11 free throws against South Carolina on Wednesday. Coincidentally, LSU (15-9, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) lost by 11 points, 94-83, against the Gamecocks (21-3,...

FILE- In this July 28, 2015 file photo, Erica Canaut, center, cheers as she and other anti-abortion activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses. Two state health researchers in Texas are under fire for a co-authoring a study suggesting what Republican leaders have long disputed - that cuts to Planned Parenthood are hurting access to women’s health care. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

HEAD TO HEAD: Funding abortion goes against people’s religious beliefs

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 February 10, 2016

Funding organizations like Planned Parenthood forces taxpayers to pay for activities that go against their religious or moral beliefs. As of right now, 17 states fund all or most medically necessary abortions....

LSU junior infield Bianka Bell (27) hits the ball during the Tigers’ 10-5 final victory against Arizona on May 24, 2015, in Tiger Park.

LSU softball chases a championship in 2016

By Marc Stevens February 10, 2016

The LSU softball team spent the 2015 season rewriting the record books. The team had its best start to a season in LSU athletic history, 25-0, the first 50-win season for the program since 2007 and reached...

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2016 file photo, pro-abortion rights signs are seen during the March for Life 2016, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court will not allow North Dakota to enforce a law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The justices on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, turned away the state’s appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the 2013 fetal heartbeat law as unconstitutional. The law never took effect and abortion rights supporters said it was the strictest anti-abortion measure in the country. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

HEAD TO HEAD: The government should fund abortions

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer February 10, 2016

Public funding for abortion is desperately needed and essential. Currently, public funding for abortion is illegal because of the Hyde Amendment — primarily hurting low-income Medicaid recipients....

LSU freshman guard Antonio Blakeney (2) heads down the court during the devastating LSU 75-77 loss against the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday Jan. 30, 2016, in the PMAC.

LSU men’s basketball vs. South Carolina: Pregame Warm-up

By James Bewers February 10, 2016

LSU Tigers (15-8, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (20-3, 7-3 SEC) When/Where: 6 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena | Columbia, South Carolina Television: ESPN2 (Joe Tessitore, play-by-play,...

Antonio Blakeney slam dunks during an LSU victory against Georgia, 89-85 on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in the PMAC.

Blakeney’s career night fuels LSU’s 88-77 win against Mississippi State

By Christian Boutwell February 6, 2016

Saturday didn’t begin ideally for the LSU men’s basketball team, but the Tigers Mardi Gras mamboed their way into the weekend with a meaningful win. After trailing 8-0 to begin the game —...

LSU Gymnastics facility grand opening on February 6, 2016.

LSU gymnastics hosts grand opening to new practice facility on Saturday

By Christian Boutwell February 6, 2016

Children swarmed about, drooling to cannonball into the purple, gold and gray foam pit. Tiger-striped lavish carpet lined the floor of the elevator, emblazoned with a purple and gold fused LSU’s...

The LSU gymnastics team cheers on all-around junior Ashleigh Gnat as she performs a floor routine during the Tigers' 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in the PMAC.

Tigers celebrate Mardi Gras with a dominant win against No. 8 Arkansas

February 5, 2016

A Friday night filled with booze, beads, parades and partying could have distracted some, but the No. 6 LSU gymnastics team, decked in Mardi Gras colored leotards, had other plans for the evening. Its...

LSU senior infielder Bianka Bell (27), addresses the media during LSU Softball Media Day on Friday, February 5, 2016, at the Sports Administration Building.

No. 3 LSU softball embrace motto of “Next”

By Josh Thornton February 5, 2016

One week away from the Tigers’ 2016 season opener, LSU softball coach Beth Torina had one theme coming this season, “next”. “We came up with the theme of next,” Torina said....