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Les Miles is going to Destin, Fla., next week for the annual Southeastern Conference Spring Meeting hoping to come home with some version of beach blanket justice. LSU’s football coach, Athletic Director Joe Alleva and interim Chancellor William Jenkins have been beating the drum for months for the SEC to do away with … Continue reading →
John Chavis doesn’t really have time for golf. There is always something football-related that can monopolize the LSU defensive coordinator’s attention and dominate his day. Players to coach, evaluate and recruit, or one more film study session as he tries to figure out how to better slow down Johnny Football. Despite his demanding schedule, Chavis decided … Continue reading →
Powerhouses LSU and Vanderbilt haven’t met. The conference arms race is at a fever pitch. Dreams of Omaha soon will be put to rest. As the SEC descends on Hoover, Ala., for the league tournament, these five storylines bear watching: The SEC parrots ad nauseam that its strength lies in parity, but … Continue reading →
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Les Miles is going to Destin, Fla., next week for the annual Southeastern Conference Spring Meeting hoping to come home with some version of beach blanket justice. LSU’s football coach, Athletic Director Joe Alleva and interim Chancellor William Jenkins have been beating the drum for months for the SEC to do away with … Continue reading →
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Southern baseball team’s worn-out pitching staff came apart and its batters squandered scoring opportunities Friday as Prairie View A&M eliminated the Jaguars from the SWAC tournament with an 11-4 victory. SU, the top seed out of the West Division, was playing its third game in 28 hours and coming … Continue reading →
KENNER — Now that the Saints have switched to a 3-4 defense, coach Sean Payton must decide who will play which position. Tuesday’s start of organized team activities will serve as Payton’s first on-the-field veteran evaluations since he returned from a season-long suspension in January and jettisoned then-defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo along with his 4-3 … Continue reading →
NEW ORLEANS — The NBA’s annual draft lottery is known for team representatives turning to lucky charms in hopes of landing the No. 1 pick. It all started with the first lottery, enacted by commissioner David Stern in 1985 to prevent teams from losing games intentionally. That year, former player Dave DeBusschere, representing the New … Continue reading →
The 28th Athlete of the Year/Star of Stars banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Advocate’s administrative offices located at 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd. Twenty-four athletes in 15 high school sports from the Baton Rouge area will be honored during the annual event along with the Athlete of Year winners. The Advocate announced the Athlete … Continue reading →
In this video, legendary former LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman talks with Advocate Online Sports Editor Pierce W. Huff about the current Tigers baseball team. Bertman likes what he has seen from the Tigers so far this season. 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 →
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — LSU women’s forward Theresa Plaisance was one of 12 players selected to the USA basketball team for the World University Games in Russia, USA Basketball announced Sunday night. Plaisance was one of two Southeastern Conference players to make the team, … Continue reading →
NEW ORLEANS — The Tulane men’s basketball team may have found its replacement for departing point guard Ricky Tarrant, signing junior college prospect Malcolm Canada. Canada, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, committed to the Green Wave two weeks ago, took his official visit last weekend and faxed … Continue reading →
BOSTON — Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided this week by NFL owners. They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay Area and South Florida. The 49ers’ new stadium is being built and is scheduled to open for the 2014 … Continue reading →
Is it "Omaha for a trip to the College World Series or bust" for the LSU baseball team this season?