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FINISH LINES: Goyne hooks top fish in Big Bass tourney Sun, 18 May 2008 23:19:00 EST
A gaspergoo. That's the fish Daron Goyne thought he had caught Sunday afternoon in the final day of the Ronald McDonald House Big Bass tournament.

Champion's advantage: National title helps LSU's football recruiting Sun, 18 May 2008 21:10:00 EST
BATON ROUGE — On signing day 2008 when LSU finished with the No. 11 class in the nation, according to both Rivals.com and ESPN.com, LSU coach Les Miles said the best time to get a No. 1 class or close to it is the year after winning the national championship — not the month.

ULM baseball readies to face Middle Tennessee Sun, 18 May 2008 23:22:00 EST
MONROE —Regular season champion and top-seeded ULM opens the 2008 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Wednesday afternoon against eighth-seeded Middle Tennessee at 4 p.m.

Hornets' magical season or Spurs' title defense must end Sun, 18 May 2008 23:21:00 EST
NEW ORLEANS — Jannero Pargo spun through the air on a one-handed dunk attempt, stuffed himself on the front rim and fell backward onto the court while his New Orleans Hornets teammates buckled over in laughter.

Tech baseball ends season with road loss Sun, 18 May 2008 23:18:00 EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State combined for seven home runs and 32 hits, but the Aggies had just a bit more firepower in outlasting the Bulldogs for a 15-13 victory on the final day of the 2008 regular season at Presley Askew Field.

Texas A&M no-no means no go for Techsters Sun, 18 May 2008 23:22:00 EST
COLLEGE STATION — Fourth-ranked Texas A&M exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth to break open a scoreless game and defeat Louisiana Tech 6-0 Sunday afternoon at Aggie Softball Complex.

Track Techsters make it four straight WAC titles Sun, 18 May 2008 21:31:00 EST
BOISE, Idaho — The championships are almost starting to become too numerous to count for Louisiana Tech's track and field squad.

Louisiana-Lafayette softball tops LSU to reach super regional Sun, 18 May 2008 22:22:00 EST
BATON ROUGE — Move over, LSU. There's a new softball queen in the state of Louisiana, and it calls itself Louisiana.

Louisiana College softball falls to loser's bracket Sun, 18 May 2008 23:21:00 EST
SALEM, Vir. - The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds sent the Louisiana College softball into the loser's bracket of the NCAA III World Series with a 2-1 win Sunday night. Eau Claire (35-11) plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, and pitcher Jenny Ross pitched a complete game allowing only five hits. LC (44-6) now drops into the loser's bracket final and awaits the winner of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Ithaca. LC will take the field at 11 a.m. with a berth in the national championship game on the line. Stay tuned for more information and links to the live webcast and live stats. As it has been all year, Louisiana College relied on their pitching and Rene' Schwartzenburg (16-1) didn't dissapoint. Schwartzenburg allowed only two runs on six hits. Those two runs proved to be enough for Eau Claire as Ross' only run allowed came on an Aimee Dubroc solo home run in the fourth inning. "Ross did a great job," said LC head coach Tim Whitman said. "She is a great pitcher and pitched great in a big game. We've just got to rebound and refocus and take everything one pitch at a time tomorrow," added Whitman Eau Claire's two runs were produced when a Schwartzenburg rise ball got away from Erica Harwell, allowing Sara Baumgartner to score from third base. Following the wild pitch, Casey Lisgand, who was three-for-three had an RBI single tha t drove in Katie Stalker, who had doubled to left field.

Tech reduces WAC tourney ticket prices Mon, 19 May 2008 13:54:00 EST
Louisiana Tech has reduced the price of general admission tickets for the 2008 Western Athletic Conference tournament set to being Thursday.

Arkansas men, LSU women take SEC track titles Mon, 19 May 2008 11:36:00 EST
The Arkansas Razorbacks and LSU Lady Tigers claimed SEC track championships.

Clayman, Sports stick to game plan in victory Sun, 18 May 2008 23:33:00 EST
Shreveport Sports manager Terry Bevington has one general rule in which he believes leads to success in baseball, or any sport for that matter.

ULL upsets LSU in regionals Sun, 18 May 2008 23:31:00 EST
Move over, LSU. There's a new softball queen in the state, and it calls itself Louisiana.

Glenn Guilbeau: LSU baseball surges to top Sun, 18 May 2008 23:23:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - LSU will be the talk of the town in the epicenter of the Southeastern Conference this week - Birmingham, Ala.

Bulldogs drop season finale to NMSU Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State combined for seven home runs and 32 hits, but the Aggies had more firepower to outlast the Bulldogs for a 15-13 victory on the final day of the 2008 regular season at Presley Askew Field.

Area produces lacrosse stars Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 EST
Shreveport's four high school lacrosse teams produced 14 players chosen to the Texas High School Lacrosse League's all-state and all-district and all-star teams.

Imada earns 1st PGA Tour victory Sun, 18 May 2008 22:53:00 EST
DULUTH, Ga. — Ryuji Imada watched someone else go in the water this time.

Local sailing camps set for next month Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 EST
The Shreveport Yacht Club is sponsoring its Annual Summer Youth Sailing Camp with two sessions in June.

Texas A&M gets the best of La. Tech Sun, 18 May 2008 22:47:00 EST
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 4 Texas A&M exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth to break open a scoreless game and defeat Louisiana Tech 6-0 on Sunday afternoon at Aggie Softball Complex.

Red Stick romp: UL clinches regional title with win over LSU Mon, 19 May 2008 14:50:00 EST
Cajuns headed for first appearance in Super Regional

Freshman duo come through in the clutch Sun, 18 May 2008 23:41:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - Yvette Girouard was polite and complimentary. But inside, LSU's head softball coach had to be wondering "what if."

Cajun senior returns to haunt former team Mon, 19 May 2008 01:30:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - For three years at LSU, Vanessa Soto was the Tigers' anchor at second base.

Houston next for UL Sun, 18 May 2008 23:41:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - After losing to UL on Sunday, LSU coach Yvette Girouard wished her alma mater the best of luck next weekend against No. 8 national seed Houston in a best-of-three Super Regional series.

REGIONAL NOTEBOOK Sun, 18 May 2008 23:42:00 EST
BATON ROUGE - The final game for LSU at Tiger Park saw one of the largest crowds in the history of the facility.

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