Wednesday, May 14, 2008
SPORTS
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NEW ORLEANS – David West had 38 points and 14 rebounds as the Hornets defeated the San Antonio Spurs,, 101-79, to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night in the New Orleans Arena.
The Hornets, who bounced back from two uninspired losses in San Antonio, can advance to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history with a win in game 6 on Thursday in San Antonio.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament returns today to Southern’s Lee-Hines Field for the first time since 2003, but the Jaguars are far from the dominant favorite they were with Rickie Weeks tearing up the basepaths. Rebuilding a program coming off of two disappointing seasons didn’t figure to be an easy task for new LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson. The slope became a little slippier Tuesday, but Johnson doesn’t seem to be fazed. METAIRIE — The 16th-ranked LSU Tigers took the mantle of the nation’s longest winning streak away from the UNO Privateers Wednesday morning, winning 7-6 in 15 innings at Zephyr Field in the fifth annual Wally Pontiff Jr. Foundation Baseball Classic. In the bottom of the 15th, leadoff hitter Michael Hollander doubled to left off losing pitcher Matt Brown. Tuesday night's matchup between UNO and LSU in the Wally Pontiff Classic was nothing short of an instant classic. Neither team gave an inch in their final mid-week game of the year, but once the game wrapped up after midnight, LSU had a 13-game winning streak, thanks to a win on the 14th day of the month in what was a 15th inning affair. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has told The Birmingham News he will sign with Jacksonville State University. NEW ORLEANS — An hour before tipoff of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the New Orleans Hornets and San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, a TV set in the Hornets’ locker room was tuned in to a replay of Game 4. The Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament’s return to Lee-Hines Field for the first time since 2003 offers a chance to remember Southern’s team that season. RUSTON — Playing for the final time at home this season, Louisiana Tech jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back in a 15-5 victory over the University of Louisiana-Monroe Tuesday at J.C. Love Field. A fish trying to ride a bicycle wouldn’t look any more awkward than the lowest seeded team playing in most NCAA softball regional tournaments. Mississippi Valley State wants to be the exception to that rule. In fact, seventh-year MVSU coach Lee Smith expects his Southwestern Athletic Conference champions to make themselves right at home. RUSTON — Louisiana Tech athletic director and football coach Derek Dooley will discuss the “future of Tech athletics” when he speaks in both Lafayette and Baton Rouge today. NEW ORLEANS — The tip-off for Game 6 between the Hornets and the Spurs on Thursday night in San Antonio was set for 8 p.m. after the Detroit Pistons completed a 4-1 series victory with a 91-86 victory against Orlando on Tuesday. JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — The much sought-after former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux reportedly visited the Jacksonville State University campus today. Listing for Wednesday. |
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