LSU names Adam Henry wider receivers coach

Adam Henry, who spent the past five seasons on the coaching staff of the Oakland Raiders, has officially joined LSU as wide receivers coach, head coach Les Miles announced on Friday. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Henry was a four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver at McNeese State from 1990-93 and later … Continue Reading →

Florida continues to have Lady Tigers’ number

It was Florida that started LSU’s once promising season on a downward spiral with a 62-58 win Jan. 15 over the Lady Tigers in Gainesville. Thursday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center the Gators kept the hammer down on LSU with a 73-64 victory over a team that was tied for … Continue Reading →

SEC Men’s standings

Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 8 0 1.000 22 1 .957 Florida 6 1 .857 18 4 .818 Vanderbilt 5 2 .714 16 6 .727 Mississippi St. 4 3 .571 17 5 .773 Arkansas 4 3 .571 16 6 .727 Ole Miss 4 3 .571 14 7 .667 Alabama 3 4 .429 14 7 .667 Auburn 3 5 .375 13 9 .591 LSU 2 5 .286 12 9 .571 Tennessee 2 5 .286 10 12 .455 S. Carolina 1 6 .143 9 12 .429 Georgia 1 6 .143 10 11 .476 WEDNEsday’s game Auburn 59, Georgia 41 THURsday’s game Florida 74, South Carolina 66 saturday’s games Vanderbilt at Florida, noon, WBXH Arkansas at LSU, 1 p.m., WAFB, WTGE-FM, 100.7 Auburn at Mississippi State, 3 p.m., … Continue Reading →

SEC women standings

SEC women standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 10 0 1.000 21 2 .913 Tennessee 7 2 .778 16 6 .727 S. Carolina 7 3 .700 18 5 .783 Arkansas 6 4 .600 17 5 .773 Georgia 6 4 .600 17 6 .739 Vanderbilt 5 4 .556 17 5 .773 LSU 4 5 .444 14 8 .636 Florida 4 5 .444 14 8 .636 Mississippi St. 3 6 .333 13 9 .591 Auburn 3 6 .333 11 11 .500 Ole Miss 2 8 .200 12 11 .522 Alabama 0 9 .000 10 13 .435 Thursday’s games Florida 73, LSU 64 Kentucky 82, Ole Miss 41 Georgia 79, Mississippi State 60 South Carolina 64, Tennessee 60 Vanderbilt 66, Auburn 61 Arkansas 70, Alabama 52 Sunday’s games … Continue Reading →

Tigers back home to host Kentucky in gymnastics

The 14th-ranked LSU gymnastics team returns home to take on Kentucky at 7 p.m. Friday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers (1-6, 1-2 in the Southeastern Conference) moved up three spots in the most recent poll after compiling a 195.750 score at Georgia last weekend. Their season average is 194.900. … Continue Reading →

Men’s tennis team holds off Clemson

The 32nd-ranked LSU men’s tennis team put together an exciting performance in front of its home crowd Thursday, taking a 5-2 victory over Clemson at Robinson Stadium. LSU (3-1) came out strong in doubles, with wins by junior tandem Roger Anderson and Stefan Szacinski as well as senior Neal Skupski and sophomore … Continue Reading →

LSU women beginning key stretch run

The LSU women’s basketball season has hit a critical stretch, and there’s no one associated with the Lady Tigers — up to and probably including Nikki Caldwell’s English bulldog puppy, Summitt — who would say otherwise. After losing four straight Southeastern Conference games and four of five overall (four of those five … Continue Reading →

Tigers fill needs with 2012 class

The recruiting class that LSU assembled Wednesday didn’t include every player coach Les Miles wanted. Recruiting services ranked the Tigers’ class in the lower part of the top 10 or upper part of the second 10 nationally. And it’s easy to focus on the ones that got away, especially amid the BCS … Continue Reading →

Ridley handling NFL quite well

INDIANAPOLIS — In going from LSU to the NFL’s New England Patriots in just a couple of months last year, rookie running back Stevan Ridley couldn’t help but notice how strikingly similar the two programs are. While the transition from the college game to the pros can be a big and intimidating … Continue Reading →

Tigers tennis team set for home opener

The LSU men’s tennis team will host Clemson at 1 p.m. Thursday at the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium for its first home match. LSU (2-1) is coming off a win against No. 25 Minnesota. “Clemson is a very talented team,” LSU coach Jeff Brown said. “They have added a lot of depth … Continue Reading →

SEC women standings

SEC women standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 9 0 1.000 20 2 .909 Tennessee 7 1 .875 16 5 .762 S. Carolina 6 3 .667 17 5 .773 Arkansas 5 4 .556 16 5 .762 Georgia 5 4 .556 16 6 .727 Vanderbilt 4 4 .500 16 5 .762 LSU 4 4 .500 14 7 .667 Florida 3 5 .375 13 8 .619 Mississippi St. 3 5 .375 13 8 .619 Auburn 3 6 .333 11 11 .500 Ole Miss 2 7 .222 12 10 .545 Alabama 0 8 .000 10 12 .455 Sunday’s GAMES Vanderbilt 81, LSU 72 Kentucky 82, Alabama 68 Auburn 67, Ole Miss 54 South Carolina 69, Mississippi State 53 Arkansas 73, Florida 72, 2OT Tennessee 67, Georgia 50 Thursday’s … Continue Reading →

LSU SIGNEES

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/JC) Kwon Alexander LB 6-2 220 Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) Vadal Alexander OG 6-6 315 Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) Travin Dural WR 6-3 170 Breaux Bridge (Breaux Bridge HS) Derek Edinburgh Jr. OL 6-7 325 New Orleans (Karr HS) Ronnie Feist LB 6-2 225 Edgard (West St. John HS) Reid Ferguson SNP 6-2 235 Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) Dillon Gordon TE 6-5 265 River Ridge (John Curtis HS) Trey Granier LB 6-1 225 Thibodaux (Thibodaux HS) Jerald Hawkins OL 6-6 290 Baldwin (West St. Mary HS) … Continue Reading →

SEC SIGNINGS

x-Already enrolled. Alabama (26) x-Ryan Anderson, lb, 6-2, 244, Daphne (Ala.) HS Dakota Ball, dl, 6-2, 295, Pepperell HS, Lindale, Ga. x-Deion Belue, db, 5-11, 178, Northeast Mississippi CC, Tuscumbia, Ala. x-Chris Black, wr, 5-11, 170, First Coast HS, Jacksonville, Fla. Landon Collins, db, 6-0, 202, Dutchtown HS, Geismar, La. x-Amari Cooper, … Continue Reading →

Signing Day leaves room for drama

Most of the football players LSU has committed or have pursued have had their minds made up for weeks and months. Trey Granier, an Advocate Second Dozen linebacker from Thibodaux, committed to the Tigers in November 2010. John Curtis tight end Dillon Gordon cast his lot with LSU almost exactly a year … Continue Reading →

LSU commitments list

2012 (23) Player, Position, Height, Weight, Hometown, High School Vadal Alexander, OL, 6-5, 320, Buford (Ga.) HS* Torshiro Davis, DE, 6-3, 220, Shreveport Woodlawn Travin Dural, WR, 6-1, 175, Breaux Bridge (HS) Derek Edinburgh, OT, 6-8, 337, New Orleans Edna Karr Ronnie Feist, LB, 6-1, 215, Edgard West St. John* Reid Ferguson, … Continue Reading →

Football on the Web

CHAT ONLINE: WEDNESDAY: TheAdvocate.com sports editor Gary Laney will host a live chat from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. from the River Center. Scott Rabalais will join the conversation at noon, and Advocate sportswriter Les East will chat starting at 1:30 p.m. Go to: http://theadvocate.com/sports. AT THEADVOCATE.COM: WEDNESDAY: After LSU coach Les Miles has … Continue Reading →

LSU athletes Lipsey, Hinton honored by SEC

For the second week in a row, two members of the LSU women’s track and field team have been honored as Southeastern Conference Athletes of the Week for their performances last week. Junior Charlene Lipsey and sophomore Denise Hinton were recognized Tuesday among the league’s weekly award winners. Lipsey was named the … Continue Reading →

TD Club to honor Miles

NEW ORLEANS — LSU coach Les Miles is among five men who will be honored for their contributions to the sport of football by The Touchdown Club of New Orleans next month. Miles, who led the Tigers to a 13-1 record this past season and a spot in the BCS National Championship … Continue Reading →