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Report: Armstrong tried to donate $250,000 to anti-doping agency

By Steve Almasy and Lateef Mungin
A Lance Armstrong representative tried to make a donation of about $250,000 to the U.S.
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Pickleball picking up in popularity in Louisiana

By Matt Boudreaux
Are you looking to stick to your health based New Year’s resolution or searching for a new hobby? Pickleball could be just what you need.

LSU OT Chris Faulk to enter NFL Draft

By Rhett Guillot
Chris Faulk will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft. Pro Source Sports Agency confrimed that they will represent Faulk via Twitter this afternoon.

Legal fees for Penn State continue to add up

By NBC NEWS
Even though the Jerry Sandusky scandal seems to be over, the legal fees for Penn State continue to add up.

Louisiana's Lacy lights it up in BCS title game

By Matt Boudreaux
It didn’t take long for Eddie Lacy to make an impact in Alabama’s BCS beat down of Notre Dame.

LSU ranks #14 in end-of-the-season AP Top 25 rankings

By Matt Boudreaux
Last night, Alabama manhandled Notre Dame in the BCS Title game to cap off the 2012 season. Today, the final AP Top 25 standings were released, and the LSU Tigers finish at number 14.

Game? What game? There's a pretty woman in the stands!

By Michael Pearson
When you get bored, your eyes wander.

Former NFL players' brains may show marker for cognitive issues

By Stephanie Smith
A marker for later cognitive problems may be starting to show up in the brain tissue of former National Football League players.

LSU men's hoops ready for 'new start' as SEC play looms

By Matt Boudreaux
Johnny Jones will tell you he is happy where his Tiger basketball team is right now. At 9-2 he's "pleasantly surprised" with the way his team has been able to adapt to the changes he's brought in his first season.

LSU's Mingo, Montgomery, Logan, and Ford opt for NFL

By LSU Sports Information
LSU defensive linemen Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery and Bennie Logan along with running back Michael Ford have decided to give up their final year of college eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft, head coach Les Miles confirmed on Monday.

NCAA looks at new plan to pay stipends for its athletes

By Danielle Grossman
The NCAA says playing college sports is a full time job and is proposing a stipend that would allow colleges to pay more for those who participate.

Young basketball player collapses during game, dies

By Mary Gleason, Sonia Moghe
Jeremy Nelson, 12, became the latest Buford athlete to die while doing what he loved: playing a sport.

Ware, Wing, Simon add to list of LSU's early NFL draft entries

By LSU Sports Information
LSU running back Spencer Ware, punter Brad Wing and cornerback Tharold Simon have opted to forgo their remaining college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft, head coach Les Miles confirmed on Friday.  

Chick-fil-A Bowl breaks TV records, 7.52 million viewers

By Media Relations
An average of 8.56 million viewers tuned in for this year’s Chick-fil-A Bowl, establishing it as the most-viewed non-BCS bowl game telecast in ESPN history.

Tentative NHL deal could end lockout

By From Maria P. White and Josh Levs
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association struck a tentative agreement early Sunday that may end a three-month lockout of unionized players, league and union officials announced.