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Tweet costs Mark Cuban $50,000

By David Goldman
Mark Cuban fired off the one of the most expensive tweets in history on Saturday.

Dutchtown's Lacy declares for NFL draft

By Matt Boudreaux
Monday night’s BCS Championship game MVP Eddie Lacy announced he’ll skip his senior season at Alabama and enter the NFL draft.

Former Jaguar Williams a finalist for NFL Hall of Fame

By Matt Boudreaux
Former Southern football standout Aeneas Williams is one of 15 finalists to be elected to the class of 2013 NFL Hall of Fame.

LSU TE Nic Jacobs to transfer to McNeese

By Matt Boudreaux
The trend of departures continues for the LSU Football Program. Today, another tiger announces he's leaving the team, but not for the NFL. 

LSU Tai Chi has positive effects on Parkinson's research

By Jacquelyn Duhon
A large room at the University United Methodist Church fills with gentle music as Tai Chi instructor Zhujun Pan leads a group of older adults in exercises. They walk to the front of the room slowly and then walk carefully backwards.

Hornets head coach thanks fans for winning streak

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By WDSU
The New Orleans Hornets are on their longest winning streak of the year. The team's three victories in a row account for one-third of their wins this season.

Miller, Jaguars ready for Saturday SWAC showdown

By Matt Boudreaux
A big time showdown in the SWAC looms for the Southern Jaguar men’s basketball team who are still perfect in conference play. Saturday will be a chance to separate from the pack and gain sole possession of first place.

Former NFl-er Seau had brain disease that comes from hits to head, NIH finds

By Nadia Kounang and Stephanie Smith
Star NFL linebacker Junior Seau -- just 43 years old when he took his own life last May -- suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease that can follow multiple hits to the head, the National Institutes of H

Baseball's 'call to the bullpen' goes wireless

By David Goldman
Major League Baseball, a sport that loves clinging to outdated traditions, is about to embrace modern technology for one of its most frequently use tools -- at least for teams with lousy pitching.

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.