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Orange, Hoyas set for Big East
MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Syracuse and Georgetown, one more heavyweight clash in Madison Square Garden. Two original Big East titans toe-to-toe on the New York stage. Jim Boeheim...
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU focusing on defense during spring practice
By BRYAN LAZARE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — LSU coach Les Miles will never use the term rebuilding when referring to his football team. Still, that certainly appears to be the task for Miles and...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Florida the favorite at SEC tourney
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Almost every team in the Southeastern Conference has at least some hope of taking home the tournament championship after a wild season in thi...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thrilling conclusion for Big East Conference
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. — Notre Dame and Connecticut provided a thrilling final act for the Big East. The conference name will live on with the basketball schools that...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Montana eager for second D-1 shot at Tulane
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS — Not long after Nick Montana pulled off his helmet, he was approached by fans who’d descended from the stands after Tulane’s recent spring game, hoping...
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Henderson leads Ole Miss past LSU
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE — Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy responded to one of the Rebels’ most deflating upset losses this season by incessantly reminding his players that if th...
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU beats A&M
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas — LSU wasn’t concerned when Texas A&M cut its double-digit lead to three points late in the second half. The Tigers are used to teams fight...
Mar 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU handles Sacred Heart
Staff Report BATON ROUGE — No. 3 LSU (12-1) picked up base hits from eight different contributors, capitalized on five errors and exploded for a six-run second inning to beat Sacred Heart (0-5) 10-...
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Nicholls State falls at Southern University, 8-6
BATON ROUGE — Southern rallied with six runs in the eighth inning for an 8-6 victory against Nicholls State at Pete Goldsby Field. With a 6-2 lead going into the bottom of the eighth, Nicholls (7-7...
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Shawn Long shoots during a conference contest against Arkansas State in January. Long, a former Morgan City High School standout, was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, the league office announced today.
Long named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
Staff Report NEW ORLEANS — University of Louisiana at Lafayette redshirt freshman Shawn Long has been named the Sun Belt Conference’s Freshman of the Year, while teammate Elfrid Payton was honored ...
Mar 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU will host Stephen F. Austin today
Staff Report BATON ROUGE — No. 3 LSU (10-1) host Stephen F. Austin (3-6) at 6:30 p.m. today in Alex Box Stadium. LSU won all four of its games last week and have won five straight since dropping a ...
Mar 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Carmouche leads LSU to win
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE — Charles Carmouche is now in the twilight of a five-year, three-school college basketball odyssey and making every bit playing time count. Carmouche sc...
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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