The LSU men’s basketball team opened the 2020 season Thanksgiving evening with a win over SIU-Edwardsville in the Billiken Classic at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.
In a memo to member schools, LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine emphasized urgency in following COVID-19 mitigation measures at high school athletic events and warned of fines and other penalties for failure to comply.
The year 2020 has been crazy enough and no one thought LSU would be in the position of having to play a true freshman quarterback for much of the shortened season but that’s the Tigers’ reality right now with TJ Finley taking the snaps.
Episcopal senior running back Oliver Jack ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-18 win over Port Allen. His performance was good enough to earn him this week's Sportsline Player of the Week award.
In order to do pull out a win in College Station, the Tigers will have to build on the good from the Arkansas win and eliminate the bad. Speaking on his teleconference Wednesday, Coach O talked about some specifics on defense that’ll help for an upset bid.
Former Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday posted a heartfelt goodbye on social media to the organization and fans on Wednesday, Nov. 25. “I am forever grateful for every minute my family and I have spent with you,” read part of the post on Twitter.
Former LSU football player and Baton Rouge restauranteur Ruffin Rodrigue has died, officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed to WAFB.
Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year’s World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.
LSU (3-3) will travel to College Station, Texas to face Texas A&M (5-1) on Saturday, Nov. 28. The Aggies debuted at No. 5 Tuesday night in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year.
Former Washington-Marion and LSU standout Josh Gray is on the move again. Gray has been acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a four-team deal that includes the Bucks, Pelicans and Nuggets. The trade was headlined by Jrue Holiday (From Pelicans to Bucks), Eric Bledsoe (Bucks to Pelicans)
LSU sophomore cornerback Jay Ward had his share of rough moments against Arkansas, being picked on by quarterback Feleipe Franks, but Ward certainly saved his best for last.
A once struggling New Orleans Saints defense has now become the tough group many expected before the season began. The recent addition of former LSU linebacker Kwon Alexander certainly appears to be paying dividends for the Black and Gold.
The LSU softball team has been wrapping up its Purple and Gold World Series over the past couple of days. Head coach Beth Torina has a roster of 30 players.
The Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) claimed the No. 1 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2020-2021 season that were released on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
LSU senior punter Zach Von Rosenberg has been named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for his performance in the Tigers’ 27-24 win over Arkansas on Saturday.
The Arkansas at Missouri football game of November 28 has been postponed, resulting in the rescheduling of games that include Vanderbilt playing at Missouri on November 28 and the postponement of the Tennessee at Vanderbilt game originally scheduled for November 28.
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron held his weekly Zoom meeting with sports journalists to recap the win over Arkansas and preview the upcoming game in College Station, Texas, against No. 5 Texas A&M.
LSU senior defensive end Andre Anthony has been named co-SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after the Tigers’ 27-24 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Nov. 21.
LSU will travel to College Station, Texas, on Nov. 28 for a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPN but the SEC has not yet announced the kickoff times and TV networks for games scheduled on Dec. 5, as those matchups will be made on a six-day selection process.
The New Orleans Saints hosted division rival, the Atlanta Falcons, in the Superdome on Sunday, Nov. 22, and came away with their seventh straight win of the season.
No change to the top four teams in either of the major college football polls. Alabama and Notre Dame remain the top two teams in the nation, followed by Ohio State and Clemson. The first college football playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
The regular season for Louisiana high school football has ended and it is now time for the playoffs, meaning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) unveiling the playoff matchups for the classes and divisions.
Some high school football teams in Louisiana will take the field for the final time in 2020 for the eighth game of this shortened regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Alabama Crimson Tide delivered an exceptional win over Kentucky Saturday, after coronavirus and scheduling kept them off the field for almost three weeks.
No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Billy Napier has tested positive for COVID-19, the university reported Saturday, Nov. 21. Officials said Napier started to exhibit symptoms Tuesday and self-quarantined.
The New Orleans Pelicans are adding Steven Adams from the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a now four-team trade from the original Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks deal that occurred earlier in the week.
LSU students and club leaders marched all the the way from the LSU parade ground to the Pete Maravich assembly center to make a statement right across from Tiger Stadium.
With concerns over COVID-19 testing at Arkansas, it could mean LSU misses another game. Results are expected Friday morning from Razorbacks’ head coach Sam Pittman.
LSU Interim President Tom Galligan issued a letter to the campus Thursday, Nov. 19 addressing a USA Today investigative report published Monday, Nov. 16 claiming, in recent years, the university mishandled several sexual misconduct allegations against students, including several top athletes.
LSU head coach Will Wade is preparing for the upcoming season, in part, by reflecting on last year. Wade was very honest on his Zoom call about the open dialogue that took place this offseason between him, his staff, and team leaders.
Former LSU guard Skylar Mays has been selected No. 50 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2020 NBA Draft. He averaged 16.7 points (tied for 8th in SEC), 5.0 rebounds, and 3.2 assists during his senior season.
The New Orleans Pelicans started its 2020 NBA Draft by adding lots of speed to the backcourt with the departure of guard Jrue Holiday. With their first pick overall, they selected Alabama point guard Kira Lewis Jr.
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Edwards is the 11th straight one-and-done player to be picked first in the draft.
Fresh off a week where it was below the NCAA scholarship player threshold of 53, LSU is now ready to get back to playing football with a trip to Arkansas, whose head coach called the leader of the Tigers earlier this week.
It is the last week for the 2020 Louisiana high school football season and the unveiling of Madison Prep quarterback Zeon Chriss as the ninth Sportsline Player of the Week.
Shareef O’Neal, the son of former LSU and NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, has been granted a waiver from the NCAA to immediately play for LSU after his transfer from UCLA.
No. 24 Louisiana football’s home finale against Central Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 21, has been canceled due to COVID-19 positive tests and contract tracing within the program.
While LSU will head to Arkansas with two true freshmen quarterbacks, the Hogs have a seasoned veteran the Tigers have a long history with. Feleipe Franks committed to then LSU in 2014, then flipped to Florida, and transferred to Arkansas this year.
At a time when LSU’s football Tigers are facing turmoil on so many fronts, junior wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. is a star from Shreveport turned team leader who’s trying to rise above it.
The LSU soccer team’s run in the SEC Tournament ended in the quarterfinals when they fell to No. 8 Texas A&M by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.
The offseason shuffle of players in the NBA has begun after Oklahoma City traded Chris Paul to the Phoenix Suns and now, the New Orleans Pelicans could be getting in on the act before Wednesday night’s draft.
The LSU basketball team got off to a fast start on Wednesday, Nov. 11, receiving and approving letter-of-intent papers for its first two signees of the fall signing period.
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has already had his share of lineup shuffling and backup quarterbacks this season, as his Tigers get ready to get back on the field Saturday in Arkansas. He thinks the Tigers will have the numbers necessary to play.
The last time LSU was on the field was that Halloween massacre at Auburn, so after a bye week and then a postponement due to COVID-19, LSU hopes to finally return to action this weekend at Arkansas.
The University of Louisiana-Monroe announced its football game against Louisiana Tech that was scheduled to be played on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Shreveport has been canceled because of continuing COVID-19 concerns within the Warhawk program.
MRI and x-ray results on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees show he suffered multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest during the last two games.
