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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana State defensive end Marcus Spears and linebacker Cameron Vaughn combined for the go-ahead touchdown to help the No. 17 Tigers beat Alabama, 26-10, last night.
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LSU didn't need any small-school sacrificial lambs on its early season schedule to post a couple of gaudy blowouts. The tenacious Tigers made Virginia Tech look like a pushover instead of the ninth-ranked team in the nation.
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BOCA RATON Â· After going 7-39 the past four seasons, Louisiana-Monroe comes into Saturday&#39;s game against Florida Atlantic surfing on a rare wave of momentum.
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The Gators are hoping that day comes soon and they can put forth an all-around effort. But in Saturday&#39;s 20-3 victory against Kentucky it was the defense that led the way.
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Brady Quinn, Darius Walker and the Notre Dame offense were at their best against one of the nation's worst defenses.
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There's something about Texas that brings the big plays out of Oklahoma's defense.
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Georgia&#39;s offense finally showed up, and the Bulldogs look capable of challenging for a national championship. The LSU Tigers?
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Notre Dame&#39;s offensive game plan this season might be to keep defenses off balance in the same manner pitchers like to vary speeds to keep hitters guessing.
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Like most Alabama fans, injured quarterback Brodie Croyle will sweat out tonight&#39;s LSU game at home. If, somehow, the Crimson Tide can knock off the 17th-ranked Tigers, Croyle
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Give Seimone Augustus the basketball and watch her go to work. Nothing is more comforting to the LSU Lady Tigers &#151; or more unsettling for their opponents. Augustus has tormented defenders for two years and the accolades have poured in. She received another Tuesday as the No. 1 choice on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.
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Kirston Pittman can't feel sorry for himself. Not now. A cyst in his right foot and a torn left Achilles tendon, which cost LSU's standout defensive end two lost seasons of pain and disappointment, have in the long run provided a rare gift.
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Jason Campbell passed for two touchdowns and Carnell Williams ran for 103 yards as No. 17 Auburn unveiled a new offense in a 31-0 victory over Louisiana-Monroe yesterday.
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You could talk about Auburn&#39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter.
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Cross off Arkansas from the dwindling list of national championship contenders. JaMarcus Russell threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 LSU held off the No. 5 Razorbacks, 31-26, in Little Rock, Ark., to derail their slim national title hopes.
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Glen Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds and No. 12 LSU fought off a late Oregon State rally for a 60-53 victory Sunday. Garrett Temple added 17 points for the Tigers (6-2).
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It&#39;s always nice to get an early lead at home. But against Alabama, which is ranked 114th nationally in passing offense, two touchdowns would seem more like four touchdowns.
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Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 LSU to a 78-38 rout of Texas State on Thursday night. The Tigers (12-0) opened with a 25-2 run in the first 9:30 and held Texas State (3-8) to just 26-percent shooting.