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Toms Tied for Lead, Halfway Home at U.S. Open
At the halfway point, Shreveport's David Toms is tied for the lead at the U.S. Open.
The former LSU Tiger shot Even par in Friday's second round, and is -1 for the tournament. Toms joins Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk atop the leaderboard.
New NSU Baseball Coach To Be Introduced Monday
(Following Story Provided by Northwestern State University Sports Information Department)
NATCHITOCHES – New Northwestern State baseball coach Lane Burroughs will be introduced Monday afternoon at 2 during a press conference in the Stroud Room of the NSU Athletic Fieldhouse, with the public welcome to attend...
Commissioner Commits Flagrant Foul
You never know what you are going to hear 1130 The Tiger. For example, Wednesday, you heard the commissioner of a major American sports league sound like he was a ball boy for a minor league team. Actually, the ball boy would have exhibited better behavior.
LSU’s Baseball Fate to be Decided Sunday
One game.
Winner goes to Omaha and the College World Series.
Loser looks to next year.
LSU and Stony Brook will play a third, final and deciding game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional Sunday, after splitting the first two games. First pitch is set for just after 12 Noon...
I’ll Have Another Scratched from Belmont
The streak will continue.
I'll Have Another, bidding to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 34 years, will not run in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
The horse's trainer, Doug O'Neill, broke the new on the The Dan Patrick Show, which is heard from 9-11am each weekday on 1130 The Tiger...
Tigers Ready for Final Journey to Omaha
Just two wins away from a trip to Omaha, Nebraska and the College World Series, LSU will try to get that first win Friday morning, when the Tigers host Stony Brook in Game 1 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
First pitch is set for shortly after 11am at Alex Box Stadium...
Demons Defensive Coordinator Leaves Program, Remains with University
(Following story provided by Northwestern State University Sports Information Department)
NATCHITOCHES – Brad Laird, Northwestern State’s associate head football coach and defensive coordinator, will leave that post July 2 to become Acting Director of University Advancement at NSU.
Independence Bowl/SEC Agreement Official
(The following story provided by The AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl)
The AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl and the Southeastern Conference have announced an agreement that will begin with a team from the conference participating in the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl set for Friday, Dec...
Northwestern State Pitcher Taken in Second Round of MLB Draft
(Following story provided by Northwestern State University Sports Information Department)
NATCHITOCHES – Left-handed pitcher Mason Melotakis became Northwestern State's second-highest overall selection in the annual Major League Baseball first-year player draft when the Minnesota Twins picked him in the second round, 63rd overall, Tuesday morning...
LSU’s Gausman Taken in First Round of MLB Draft
LSU ace pitcher Kevin Gausman, who is 11-1 with a 2.72 ERA going into this weekend's NCAA Super Regional, was the fourth player taken in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft Monday night.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Gausman, making 2012 the fourth straight year a LSU player has been taken in the first round of the MLB draft...
LSU’s Super Regional Opponent, Times Set
If LSU is to advance to the NCAA College World Series, they will have to shatter Cinderella's glass slipper.
Stony Brook, located 60 miles east of New York City and known much more for education than athletics, will be the Tigers' opponent in the Baton Rouge Super Regional which runs Friday-Sunday...
Independence Bowl Gets New Life–Just In Time
When the Independence Bowl and the Southeastern Conference reached agreement to send a SEC team to Shreveport on a regular basis back in the 1990's, it was was big deal.
A really big deal.
Monday's news that the Bowl and the SEC are apparently going to play nice once again may be a even bigger deal...