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LSU Pro Timing day

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:58:43 GMT

Baton Rouge - The Saints were one of about twenty NFL teams who made their way to Baton Rouge Monday to check out the Tigers top NFL talent on display at LSU pro day.

In all, 23 Tigers players participated - mostly seniors, but a few juniors as well.

The prospects auditioned for potential NFL employers with the 40 yard dash, bench press and vertical jump. It’s a nerve racking process, but players say being in familiar surroundings made things a little bit easier.

No. 15 Tennessee beats LSU 59-49 in SEC tourney

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:28 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wayne Chism had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee overcame its worst first half of the season to beat LSU 59-49 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.

With the teams tied at 30, Cameron Tatum stretched across the lane to hit a layup with 14:28 left and launch a 16-4 run for Tennessee (24-7). J.P. Prince dunked off an alley-oop pass from Brian Williams to extend the Vols' lead to 46-34, their largest margin of the game.

LSU (11-20) held Tennessee to 25.9 percent from the floor in the first half, the Vols worst shooting performance of any half this season. Tennessee also committed 17 turnovers.

Still, the Tigers couldn't take advantage of the Vols' struggles after scoring 11 off the giveaways and finishing with 36.4 percent shooting.

Tennessee, the only ranked team to play on the first day after finishing third in the East Division, advances to play Mississippi, the West's No. 2 seed.

Tasmin Mitchell hit consecutive 3s to cut Tennessee's margin to 54-49 with 1:02 left, but Aaron Dotson missed a layup and a foul on Storm Warren sent Bobby Maze to the free-throw line. Maze sank both of his shots to help Tennessee preserve the lead.

Maze finished with 14 points, and Prince added 11.

Mitchell entered the game needing 21 points to reach 2,000 but finished with 10 to end his career with 1,989. Storm Warren led LSU with 18 points.

The Vols, who have won 13 of the last 18 between the two teams, also struggled in their regular-season meeting with the Tigers, hanging on to win 59-54. LSU fought back after trailing by 14 points in that game, but Mitchell missed a potential game-tying 3 with 6 seconds left.

The two teams last met in the tournament in 2007 - with LSU also ranked last in the West and Tennessee third in the East in that game - but the Tigers won 76-67 in overtime.

Toliver apologizes for role in bar fight

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:48 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wearing a bandage on what LSU coach Les Miles said was a broken left hand, wide receiver Terrance Toliver apologized to his teammates, coaches, family and fans for his role in a fight at Reggie's Bar early Sunday.

Toliver said Tuesday the incident was "out of character" and "won't happen again."

Miles said Toliver, a senior-to-be, will be able to practice during spring and summer, but will pay "a tremendous price." Miles said there won't be a suspension involved.

Toliver had 53 catches for 735 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Toliver and Dennis Harris, a redshirt freshman on the men's basketball team, were cited by Baton Rouge police.

Toliver faces charges of disturbing the peace and resisting an officer. Harris faces a charge of interfering with a police officer.

Former LSU QB Ensminger returns to alma mater

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:07:09 GMT

LSU has hired former quarterback Steve Ensminger as tight ends coach. He will fill the void left by Dan Yanowsky, who left to join the coaching staff of Memphis.

Ensminger was with the Tigers from 1976-1979. Ensminger was a quarterback coach in Alabama last season, but spent six seasons on the Auburn staff before that as tight ends coach.

Mainieri passes 1,000-win mark

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:21:31 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU's 25-8 rout of Centenary Saturday night was the 1,000th victory of Paul Mainieri's career, the last two coming in the season after he guided the Tigers to the 2009 national championship.

He added win No. 1,001 Sunday after being presented a commemorative bat by LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva.

Mainieri's coaching career has spanned four schools: Division II St. Thomas University in South Florida, the Air Force Academy, Notre Dame and LSU.