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Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG LSU forward Johnny O'Bryant III battles for control of a rebound with Alabama guard Levi Randolph as Alabama center Carl Engstrom watches during the second half.

The axiom "offense sells tickets but defense wins championships" is attributed to Bear Bryant, but does it still hold true in today's world of spread, no-huddle, high-scoring offenses? Last year's National Championship featured the No.

Louisiana State's Tyler Hanover slides safely into third base against UL-Lafayette. Despite ending last season by winning 12 of its final 15 games, LSU missed the NCAA playoffs for the second straight season.

A first-round pick in the NFL draft can mean so much to the future of a franchise.

Trent Johnson's Tigers are loaded with talent but have yet to produce spectacular results this season.

JACKSON, Miss. - The LSUS Pilots scored the game's first eight runs on their way to an 11-3 win over Belhaven College.

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A freshman LSU pitcher expected to earn time as a reliever this season has been suspended from the team indefinitely after he was arrested early Saturday, according to an affidavit of probable cause, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

I came across an interesting read on draft prospects today. It's high tide with draft opinions at the moment, the week following the Super Bowl.

I don't take back what I said about him; I never denied he would be a good punt returner , but I thought he was overrated and terrible in coverage, and he didn't do much to change my mind of that opinion in his rookie season.

With the Super Bowl behind us and the next logical step being the 2012 NFL draft, it's time to dig right into the pile and discuss which defensive prospects are bound to be stars.

We're heading down to the bayou to find our next player on our top 25 countdown: No.

Arkansas' Mardracus Wade makes a pass against LSU's Andre Stringer on Jan. 14 in Fayetteville, Ark.

A scar in the middle of Judi Heiserman's chest is the only visible reminder of the day her life... BATON ROUGE - First up on the LSU basketball Bucket List as it finds itself two games out of the Southeastern Conference cellar, where it was buried the previous two seasons, is a simple request.

The Penn State softball team will kick off its 2012 season down south as they compete in the Tiger Classic on the campus of Louisiana State University.

The stench from LSU's putrid offensive showing in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game just won't go away.

Just like there was no shortage of defenses in the SEC this season, there was no shortage of defensive backfields.

Mississippians in the McDonald's All-American Game: 1988 Chris Jackson, Gulfport 1988 Litterial Green, Moss Point 1989 James Robinson, Murrah 1992 Othella Harrington, Murrah 1993 Ronnie Henderson, Murrah 1994 Jerod Ward, Clinton 1999 Jonathan Bender, Picayune 2000 Darius Rice, Lanier 2001 Mo Williams, Murrah 2003 Jackie Butler, McComb 2003 Travis ... (more)

Now that you've seen Chris' top 10 , here's mine. Let's see where we were the same and where we differed: 1. LSU's Tyrann Mathieu against Arkansas: Mathieu replaced the injured Eric Reid and played safety for the first time in his career.

BATON ROUGE All-America candidate LaSondra Barrett scored a game-high 17 points -- including LSU's last 10 points of the game -- to lift the Lady Tiger basketball team to its 400th all-time Maravich Center victory by a score of 53-49 over Mississippi State on Thursday night.