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In this "The Advocate: Sports Report" podcast, former major leaguer Russ Johnson talks with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff about playing for legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman, being a member of the Tigers' 1993 NCAA championship team, changing his priorities in life and some of his former teammates like New York Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Continue reading →
The Saints opened their OTA to the media for the first time on Thursday. What happened? Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles talk about the storylines, what players are changing jerseys and what players were working out with the first time in this "Advocate Sports: Saints" podcast. Continue reading →
What will it take for LSU to win the SEC baseball tournament? Is a game against Vanderbilt for the SEC championship a foregone conclusion? What about the Tigers' pitching rotation? Adovcate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East answer those questions in this "The Advocate: LSU baseball" podcast. Continue reading →
Linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith will have new positions in the Saints' new 3-4 scheme this season. How will they adjust? Is the Saints defense going to be athletic enough to contend against the better offenses in the NFC and NFC South this season. Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles tackle those questions in this "The Advocate Sports: Saints" podcast. Continue reading →
What will it take for LSU to win the SEC baseball tournament? Is a game against Vanderbilt for the SEC championship a foregone conclusion? What about the Tigers' pitching rotation? Adovcate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East answer those questions in this "The Advocate: LSU baseball" podcast. Continue reading →
Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman talks with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff about "Skip Bertman Field," his love for LSU, his legacy at the university and where he ranks among the greatest collegiate baseball coaches of all time. Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team has won the SEC West division and now it wraps up its regular season with a three-game series against Ole Miss at Alex Box. What kind of changes will the team make in this series as it tries to prepare for the SEC tournament. How good is LSU? Listen to this "The Advocate: LSU Baseball" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East. Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team showed a lot of poise and determination when it won two out of three games at Texas A&M last weekend to win the SEC Western Division. So, how do the Tigers treat their last weekend of the regular season? In this "The Advocate: LSU Baseball" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East talk about the week that was and the week ahead for LSU. Continue reading →
In this "The Advocate: Sports Report" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and WGNO-TV sports director Ed Daniels discuss the behavior issues facing the LSU football program. Is LSU coach Les Miles handling the Jeremy Hill arrest situation the right way? Are the Tigers guilty of having too many players have off-the-field troubles? Continue reading →
In this "The Advocate: Saints Football" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles preview the Saints rookie camp. How can the five draft picks make a good impression? Which picks have a legitimate chance at starting in the fall? Continue reading →
In this "The Advocate: LSU Baseball" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East preview the LSU at Texas A&M series. The Tigers can win the SEC West with a sweep of the three-game series. Do the Aggies have what it takes to surprise LSU? Is it "Omaha or bust" for the LSU baseball team this season. Continue reading →
What is the future of LSU running back Jeremy Hill, who received further restrictions on his probation on Tuesday following an arrest in a bar fight on April 27? Is LSU football coach Les Miles doing the right thing by keeping Hill on an indefinite suspension? Listen to this "The Advocate: LSU football" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Matthew Harris Continue reading →
After losing its first SEC series two weeks ago, the LSU baseball team rebounded with an impressive three-game sweep of Florida last weekend, but where do the Tigers go from here? Is LSU back to being as dominant as it was at the beginning of the season? Have the pitching staff and batters finally found their grove? Listen to Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East in this "Final Score" podcast. Continue reading →
Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and WBRZ Sports Director Michael Cauble talk about a variety of subjects from the suspension of LSU running back Jeremy Hill, the football spring game, the Tigers baseball and the Saints recent NFL draft. Continue reading →
These Florida Gators may lack the bite of some of their predecessors, but they are still talented. That's why LSU can't take them lightly during a three-game series that starts at Alex Box. But anything less than a series win for LSU against Florida could spell trouble in the long run. In this "Final Score" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East look at the Florida-LSU series. Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team lost its first SEC series of the year when South Carolina won two out of three games at Alex Box last weekend. Was the lost weekend an aberration or something that could be a sign of things to come? Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East answer those questions in this "Final Score" podcast. Continue reading →
South Carolina plays in the new Alex Box for the first time, and its reward is a good LSU team that is playing a SEC series at home for the first time in three weeks. Will LSU win yet another SEC series or does South Carolina have what it takes to slow down the Tigers? Listen to today's "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East Continue reading →
The Zurich Classic is known for having fantastic finishes on the last day. What's going to happen this weekend on the TPC Louisiana course? Who are the top golfers to watch? What will be the keys to winning the tournament? Listen to this "Final Score" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais. Continue reading →
By all accounts and various reports, there is a very good chance that former LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo will selected in the first round of today's NFL draft, but else from the Tigers will join him? Could it be safety Eric Reid, linebacker Kevin Minter or defensive back Tyrann Mathieu. Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais look at LSU players going in the first round on the "Final Score" podcast. Continue reading →
It's less than a week before the first round of the NFL draft, and no one has a clue what the Saints are going to do with the No. 15 selection. Then, there are a lot of factors that could impact what the Saints do, like the New York Jets having first-round picks at No. 9 and No. 13 after their trade of cornerback Darrelle Revis. In this "Final Score" Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles go over the Saints' options. Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team (37-4) made some uncharacteristic fielding errors in its weekend series at Alabama. Are those errors just a blip on the radar screen or something to really be concerned about? Are opposing hitters starting to get a good read on how to hit LSU right-hander Ryan Eades? Listen to the "Final Score" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East. Continue reading →
LSU football coach Les Miles was happy with just about everything in his postgame press conference after the White team defeated the Purple team 37-0 in the Tigers' annual spring game. Miles was especially pleased with the offensive players on LSU's White team, which were the starters. Quarterback Zach Mettenberger completed 12 of 19 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. … Continue reading →
This is audio of the postgame comments when LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger talked to reporters on the field of Tiger Stadium after the Tigers' spring game. Mettenberger was 12 of 19 for 236 yards and two touchdowns to lead the White team to a 37-0 victory against the Purple team. Mettenberger talked to the media about the LSU quarterbacks being allowed to … Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team (35-3, 13-2) faces another tough road series, this time at Alabama (23-16, 8-7). Can the Tigers avoid a series upset against the Tide? Will the Alabama pitching staff, which has a 3.00 ERA, slow down LSU's hard-hitting offense. Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East talk about the series in this "Final Score." Continue reading →
The Hornets finished the regular season with a 27-55, but was the season as bad as the record suggests? Can the team make a marked improvement next season as the "Pelicans"? What players let the team down? What players should not be back with the team next season? Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate contributor Darrell Williams recap the season in this "Final Score" podcast. Continue reading →
Chris Ivory is the Saints best running back when healthy, but that hasn't been the case often. Now, Ivory is a restricted free agent, and there is talk about the Jets possibly making a run at him. Can the Saints afford to lose Ivory? And what about the Saints' offensive line? Should the team draft a left tackle in the first round or should they use that pick only on a defensive player? Listen to the "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles. Continue reading →
Adam Scott deserves credit for winning the Masters in a thrilling playoff against Angel Cabrera, but questions remain from the tournament. Should anchored putting be outlawed immediately? Are the conspiracy theories involving Tiger Woods legit? Did the tournament really have to penalize 14-year-old Tianlang Guan for slow play on Friday? Listen to this "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais. Continue reading →
The LSU baseball team showed a lot of heart and moxie taking a three-game series at Arkansas last weekend. In this "Final Score" podcast, Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East talk about the Tigers' thrilling 5-3 10 inning win at Arkansas on Sunday, which gave them the win in the three-game series, and the other weekend heroes for LSU. Continue reading →
LSU leads the SEC with a .322 team batting average. Arkansas leads the nation with a 1.56 team earned run average. Will LSU's bats prevail or will Arkansas's arms be the deciding factor in a three-game series in Fayetteville? Listen to this "Final Score" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East. Continue reading →
The Masters starts today, and Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais is there. In this "Final Score" podcast, Rabalais talks to Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff about how the course is playing and the golfers to watch. He gives his predictions on two players who could win the tournament. Continue reading →
A struggling Tulane baseball team (17-18, 4-5 in Conference USA) welcomes equally, if not more struggling, East Carolina (15-18, 1-5) to Turchin Stadium for a three-game series on Friday. If Tulane wins or sweeps the series, the Green Wave could have the momentum they need for a late run. If Tulane loses or is swept in the series, then things could REALLY be headed down hill. Listen to this "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Tulane radio voice Todd Graffagnini. Continue reading →
This has been a spring of transition for LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who has a new offensive coordinator in Cam Cameron. Still, the questions remain: Is the offense better? How soon will the offense show its improvements? Is Mettenberger ready to become an elite quarterback in the Southeastern Conference? Listen to the "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Matthew Harris. Continue reading →
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and players Kelly Faris and Breanna Stewart talk about the Huskies 93-60 victory against Louisville in the NCAA women's basketball championship game in the New Orleans Arena. Continue reading →
Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz talks about the team's 93-60 loss to Connecticut in the NCAA women's basketball championship game and what it means to the future of the Cardinals' program. Continue reading →
In this "Final Score" podcast Jim Henderson, the voice of the Saints, talks about the team's defense, its free agent signings and what the directions the team will probably take in the draft. Here is a hint to what Henderson says: The Saints will probably focus on selecting defensive players. Continue reading →
In this "Final Score," ESPN analyst Kara Lawson talks about playing in the Women's Final Four, the legacy of Tennessee coach Pat Summit and the chance that she could be having to play against some this weekend's players in the WNBA this summer. Continue reading →
In this "Final Score" podcast, ESPN women's basketball analyst Carolyn Peck talks about the teams and the coaches in the Women's Final Four and preparation for the teams going into the games and makes a prediction about what fans can expect to see. Continue reading →
LSU women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell is one of the few people who have won a national championship as a player and a coach. In this "Final Score" podcast, Caldwell remembers what it was like when she played in the 1991 Women's Final Four in New Orleans when Tennessee won the national championship. She also talks LSU women's basketball and gives a scouting report on the teams in this year's Final Four. Continue reading →
What do Dennis Green imitations have to do with the weak-hitting Tulane baseball team? How tough were the player losses for the Tulane men's basketball team? Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate contributor Scott Kushner talk about the Green Wave's trevails in the "Final Score." Continue reading →
It's spring break at LSU, but the football team can't afford to relax and rest on their laurels. The spring game is less than three weeks away. Is LSU progressing the way it should be? Listen to this "Final Score" podcast with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Matthew Harris. Continue reading →
The Saints continue to stockpile free agents, but how much of a difference will it make considering that the team is having to get low-priced players? Were there any players at LSU's recent pro day who could be impact draft picks for the Saints? Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Sheldon Mickles answer those questions in this "Final Score" podcast. Continue reading →
Paul Mainieri and the LSU baseball team (26-2, 8-1) have had a lot to smile about this season. The Tigers, who have an eight-game winning streak, swept a three-game series at Missouri last weekend. Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Les East talk LSU baseball in this "Final Score" podcast, Continue reading →
Does LSU have to have forward Johnny O'Bryant return in order to make the NCAA tournament next year? And how busted is your NCAA men's tournament bracket? Listen to the "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Matthew Harris. Continue reading →
Even though he was highly recruited, Russell Shepard didn't make a big splash at LSU during his collegiate career. So, does that mean he won't be selected in the upcoming NFL draft? Josh Dworaczyk has the size and versatility that teams are looking for, but are there other things that could stop him from getting selected. Listen to the "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais. Continue reading →
Can the Saints stand pat and hope that a new scheme and a new defensive coordinator are enough to improve a defense, which set a NFL record for yards allowed last year? Or should the team explore all options in its quest to find a great defensive player> Listen to today's "Final Score" with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff and Advocate sportswirter Shelon Mickles. Continue reading →