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LSU extends win streak
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU exploded for 12 runs on 15 hits in the first three innings Friday as the Tigers defeated Mississippi State, 15-6, in a Southeastern Conference matchup at Alex Box Stadium.

LSU baseball fans say good-bye to an old friend this weekend
You may have heard this is the final season for one of the most legendary stadium's in the world, Yankee Stadium. Well, college baseball's equivalent to the House that Babe Ruth built is also calling it a career. This is the final regular season weekend series for Alex Box Stadium.

Most LSU Sports Teams Record Passing Scores in NCAA APR Report
BATON ROUGE – All except two of LSU’s 20 varsity sports recorded non-penalty scores in the annual report of Academic Progress Rates (APR) released Tuesday by the NCAA and only one LSU sport has incurred a penalty.

Embattled Perrilloux could land at Bama school
Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe has received permission to talk to former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux. LSU coach Les Miles kicked Perrilloux off the team after repeated off-the-field problems.

Ryan Perrilloux kicked off LSU football team
LSU football coach Les Miles this morning announced that quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is no longer on the team. In the news release, Miles said that "Ryan was given every opportunity to be part of this football team," but Miles says, "In the end, he didn't fulfill his obligation as an LSU student athlete."

Cannon among 15 players heading to College Hall of Fame
Billy Cannon, Troy Aikman and Lou Holtz are among the 15 former players and coaches elected today to the College Football Hall of Fame.

More player with La. ties drafted
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Six of LSU's top prospects heard their names called during the second day of the NFL draft, along with a handful of other players with Louisiana ties. The Atlanta Falcons took cornerback Chevis Jackson with the fifth pick of Sunday's third round, the 68th pick overall.

Chaney Named SEC Women's Player of the Week
BATON ROUGE -- Quianna Chaney, a senior guard for LSU’s eighth-ranked women’s basketball team, was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week for her effort in the Lady Tigers pair of wins last week.

Lady Tigers Swamp Florida, 85-71
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- After holding a 27-point lead with just over eight minutes to play in the game, LSU’s eight-ranked women’s basketball team hung on to defeat Florida, 85-71, on Sunday afternoon in the O’Connell Center.