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Miles encouraged by passing game progress
BATON ROUGE — No. 6 LSU and eighth-ranked Florida both will likely have a Harris behind center when the unbeaten Southeastern Conference teams clash at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. While there will be...
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LSU embracing hype, expectations, surrounding forward Ben Simmons
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Florida plans to gang up on Fournette, LSU
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —It’s the matchup of the game, the week and maybe even the season. LSU star running back Leonard Fournette vs. Florida’s vaunted defense. The Heisman Trophy front-runner against a...
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No. 6 LSU holds off No. 8 Florida, 35-28
BATON ROUGE — Perhaps someone at Florida should have reminded first-year coach Jim McElwain about Les Miles’ propensity to gamble against the Gators. Leonard Fournette ran for 180 yards and two...
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LSU dramatically ramping up defensive pressure on QBs
BATON ROUGE — If anyone can appreciate how hard it has been to slow down Lewis Neal and the rest of LSU’s defensive line this year, it is Tigers offensive tackle Vadal Alexander, who has had his hands...
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Ben Simmons leads strong SEC freshman class not at Kentucky
BATON ROUGE — The first thing LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons did when he trotted into Pete Maravich Assembly Center for practice Wednesday was work his way through two rows of NBA scouts at...
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LSU's Harris hears his critics, says he's driven by them
BATON ROUGE (AP) —LSU quarterback Brandon Harris makes it clear that he reads and watches the news, and knows just about everything being said about him. He doesn’t see the need to be one of those...
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Harris' career-high yardage helps No. 5 LSU top WKU
BATON ROUGE — Even in miserable, soggy conditions, LSU quarterback Brandon Harris had enough grip, zip and accuracy to make a defense pay for selling out to stop star running back Leonard Fournette....
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Ragin’ Cajuns Softball announces 2016 schedule
LAFAYETTE — A season-opening tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Oregon appearing in the Louisiana Classics at Lamson Park, a rematch with NCAA Lafayette Regional finalist Baylor and a weekend series...
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LSU, Alabama set for night kickoff
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The top-10 showdown between LSU and Alabama on Nov. 7 will kick off at 7 p.m. on CBS. The No. 4 Tigers and the No. 7 Crimson Tide meet in an SEC West showdown with the divisional...
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LSU hoping Simmons, Blakeney make Tigers an SEC power
BATON ROUGE (AP) — When Ben Simmons and Antonio Blakeney arrive at the front doors of LSU’s basketball practice courts, the freshmen pass by a bronze statue of Shaquille O’Neal throwing down a...
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LSU-Bama meeting in a high-stakes game, again
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —Jake Coker couldn’t help but watch the Alabama-LSU games when he was growing up or even while playing for Florida State. He remembers Julio Jones’ fourth-quarter 73-yard touchdown...
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Fournette, Henry to take center stage in LSU-Alabama clash
BATON ROUGE — If indeed it takes one to know one, then LSU’s Heisman Trophy front-runner, Leonard Fournette, should have no small measure of credibility when he describes Alabama’s Derrick Henry as a...
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Big Easy selected to host 2020 college title game
Atlanta, New Orleans and Santa Clara, California, were selected to host College Football Playoff national championship games from a group of nine cities and regions. The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium,...
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No. 4 LSU, No. 7 Alabama clash in pivotal SEC showdown
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — By now, O.J. Howard and a few million college football fans pretty much know what to expect when Alabama and LSU meet on the football field. The stakes will be high, the hits will be...
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Simmons selected to preseason All-America team
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Bama smothers LSU in 30-16 win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —Hit after hit, run after punishing run, Derrick Henry and Alabama’s defense stole the show and proved they belong squarely in the College Football Playoff hunt. Henry ran for 210...
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Allen powers Arkansas' offensive surge
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Down by a touchdown in overtime against Mississippi, Bret Bielema huddled with Arkansas’ offensive players. The coach was already looking ahead of a potential tying score.“When we...
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LSU humbled but determined after season's 1st loss
BATON ROUGE —If anyone knows how quickly the landscape can change in a college football season, it is LSU coach Les Miles. So the 11th-year Tigers coach is trying to impress upon his players quickly...
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Irish break into top 4 in playoff ranking
Notre Dame moved into the top four in the second College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season Tuesday night. Clemson remained No. 1, with Alabama moving up two spots to No. 2,...
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