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BREMERTON, Wash. -- The 2007-08 season came to a close for the LSU men's golf team on Saturday evening as the squad finished in 22nd place at the 2008 NCAA West Regional held at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Gold Club.

AUBURN, Ala. -- Junior Jeremy Hicks stepped onto the long jump runway Saturday at the 2008 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships without a 25-foot jump to his credit while battling through a series of injuries for much of the 2008 campaign.

AUBURN, Ala. -- No. 16 LSU erased a 7-5 Auburn lead with a five-run seventh inning Saturday as the Tigers won their 16th straight game, 11-7, at Plainsman Park. LSU will face South Carolina in the first game of the double-elimination SEC Tournament on Wedesday at 10 a.m. CDT.

BATON ROUGE -- Rebounding from a 9-4 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette in the first game of the day, the No. 9 national seed LSU softball team run-ruled East Carolina, 9-1, in five innings, on Saturday at Tiger Park to advance to NCAA Baton Rouge Regional championship day.

Los Angeles Sparks Point Guard and former Lady Tiger, Temeka Johnson, is ready to start the quest for the WNBA Championship with the re-launch of her website – Meek2.com.

AUBURN, Ala. -- The first day of open competition at the SEC Outdoor Championships will never determine which team will take home the title, but it can certainly put a squad in position to hoist the championship trophy in celebration following Sunday's action.

BREMERTON, Wash. -- The LSU men's golf team posted a team score of 25-over par 313 on Friday at Gold Mountain Golf Club to finish the second round of the 2008 NCAA West Regional in 24th place with a two-day total of 41-over 617.

AUBURN, Ala. -- Junior left-hander Ryan Byrd fired six scoreless relief innings Friday night and No. 16 LSU collected 18 hits as the Tigers clinched the 2008 SEC Western Division title with a 15-6 victory over Auburn at Plainsman Park.

BATON ROUGE -- Kevin Dessauer of the men's tennis team was one of 35 University Medalists recognized by LSU on Friday as the school held its spring commencement. In all, 49 LSU student-athletes received their bachelor's degree with another three former Tigers earning a master's degree.

BATON ROUGE -- Freshman Casey Faile got it done in the circle and at the plate while junior Dani Hofer returned to action after nearly a month as the No. 9 national seed LSU Tigers defeated Mississippi Valley State, 8-0, in five innings in the first round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Friday night at Tiger Park.

BREMERTON, Wash. -- LSU freshman John Peterson played his first career postseason round on Thursday and walked away from the 18th hole at Gold Mountain Golf Club in a tie for eighth after posting an even-par 72 in the first round of the NCAA West Regional.

AUBURN, Ala. -- Shortstop DJ LeMahieu provided two run-scoring doubles to pace No. 16 LSU's 16-hit attack Thursday night, and left-hander Ryan Verdugo earned his eighth win in 10 decisions as the Tigers defeated Auburn, 6-4, at Plainsman Park.

BATON ROUGE -- Butch Pierre, who served on the LSU men's basketball staff for 11 years and who was the Interim Head Coach for the final portion of the 2007-08 season announced on Thursday that he is leaving LSU to take a position on the men's basketball coaching staff at Oklahoma State University.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU will once again have to postpone the final game in Tiger Park for one more weekend as the overall No. 9 national seeded Tigers begin NCAA Regional competition this weekend at home, facing Mississippi Valley State on Friday at 7 p.m. as part of the three-day double-elimination tournament.

AUBURN, Ala. -- The reputation of the LSU track and field program has been built on its success at the championship meets, and the Tigers and Lady Tigers are poised for yet another title run with the start of the 2008 SEC Outdoor Championships on Friday.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU softball senior Shannon Stein and sophomore Rachel Mitchell were named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-South Region second team, it was announced on Wednesday.

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU track and field teams will kick off the championship season at the SEC Championships this weekend with the Lady Tigers ranked No. 2 and the Tigers ranked No. 4 in the latest collegiate track and field power ranking released Wednesday.

BATON ROUGE -- No. 16 LSU (36-16-1, 15-11-1 SEC) places the nation's longest win streak on the line this weekend as the Tigers travel to Auburn (28-25, 11-16 SEC) for a three-game Southeastern Conference series to close the regular season.

When John Kosgei departed the Rift Valley Province of western Kenya -- an African region world-famous for its distance-running supremacy -- there was little doubt he would embark on a successful collegiate career in the United States.

BREMERTON, Wash. -- The future of the LSU men's golf program has been on display during the 2007-08 season, and five Tigers will see their first postseason action this weekend as they tee it up in the NCAA West Regional beginning Thursday at Gold Mountain Golf Club.