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This too shall pass
The new normal is not normal. Our world has been turned upside down by a virus that apparently is so confounding that medical experts are split on the severity. Is coronavirus worse than the flu? […]
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LSU’s Taylor-made home finale get the No. 3 bye in next week’s SEC tournament
After a pair of foot surgeries in the months leading to the 2019-20 season, LSU’s Marlon Taylor didn’t know if he’d ever have liftoff for his senior year. The Tigers’ 6-5 guard with a 42½-inch […]
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LSU never gives itself a chance in loss at Arkansas
“I feel like we’re starting to play better, I feel like we’re starting to do some good things. When I’m up there talking to them you can feel the energy. You can just feel it. […]
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Tigers hope to lock up SEC tourney bye tonight at Arkansas
It’s Perspiration vs. Desperation at 6 p.m. tonight in Fayetteville when LSU plays its final SEC regular season road game at Arkansas. The Tigers (20-9 overall, 11-5 SEC), by all projections, are currently in the […]
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Who’s the player from LSU’s 2006 Final Four team with the longest NBA career? The answer will surprise you. . .
The glue guy. That’s Garrett Temple’s answer when asked to describe his basketball career that started as a recruiting afterthought for state champ University High, as a defensive stopper for LSU’s 2006 Final Four team […]
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Mays and Smart pull Tigers out of February haze with a win over Texas A&M
A summation of LSU’s 2019-20 basketball season to date: A 5-2 November of nobodies. December’s downer of 3-2. Jetting through January 8-0. A 4-5 February fade. Yet, added all together it’s 20-9 overall and 11-5 […]
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LSU never leads in road loss at Florida
Florida scored the game’s first nine points against lethargic LSU Wednesday night and led from start to finish in a 81-66 victory over the visiting Tigers. LSU (19-9, 10-5) slipped from a second-place tie in […]
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It’s Graduation or Bust at LSU
Fifty years after he ascended to the pinnacle of the NCAA basketball career scoring chart, Peter Press Maravich is suspiciously absent from his university’s athletic Hall of Fame. As former Chancellor Mike Martin once lamented […]
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Tigers take care of business at South Carolina
Finally, it came together. The smothering defensive rotation. The relentless offensive rebounding. The aggressive drives to the basket. The appropriately timed dagger 3-pointers. All things LSU did that had the Tigers on top of the […]
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Kentucky too much for LSU, Tigers lose for fourth time in last five games
No, this wasn’t typical Kentucky, a team often so talented it can name how many points it wants to score. In a college basketball season of mediocrity or parity, depending where you sit, sometimes simply […]