BATON ROUGE – Four former star LSU softball players will be in action Thursday at Tiger Park with the start of the annual National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series.

LOS ANGELES – The coveted Havemeyer Trophy is still up for grabs for three LSU Tigers as sophomores Sam Burns and Nathan Jeansonne and freshman Philip Barbaree each finished Tuesday's second round of stroke play among the Top 64 advancing to match play at the 117th United States Amateur Championship.

LSU Sports Insider Podcast JD Moore: Senior John David Moore of Ruston, La., sits down and describes what it is like to be an F-back in the LSU offense, his quarterbacks, running backs, and the opportunities as a future architect. Hosted by Voice of the Tigers Chris Blair.

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LOS ANGELES – LSU's rising sophomore Philip Barbaree broke par in Monday's opener at the 117th United States Amateur Championship as he posted a 1-under par 69 at Bel-Air Country Club to finish the day tied for 15th place among the 312 players in the field and set the pace among the five Tigers in the first round.

LSU baseball players enjoyed productive summers and will start fall semester classes on August 21.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU Athletics, in conjunction with SportsBR (formerly Baton Rouge Area Sports Foundation) and FRESHJUNKIE Racing, are combining to bring a new race to the LSU campus – the Tiger 10K – which will have runners finish the race at the 50-yard line in Tiger Stadium.

BATON ROUGE – In an effort to improve access and involvement for fans and student-athletes, LSU is moving this year's Fan Day and all future Fan Days to the spring as part of the National L Club Spring Game festivities.

BATON ROUGE – The official 2017 LSU football poster along with the popular placard poster are now available for fans to pick up free of charge on the first floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building.

BATON ROUGE – Backup quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. has opted to leave LSU and transfer to another program, head coach Ed Orgeron confirmed on Monday.

LONDON – Senior Michael Cherry became the second LSU Tiger in as many days to climb the medal podium at the London Stadium when he won silver as a member of the United States' 4x400-meter relay team that helped close the curtain on the 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics on Sunday night.

LONDON – LSU graduate Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake put the home fans on their feet at the London Stadium on Saturday night when he beat Team USA anchor Christian Coleman to the finish line to hand Great Britain the World title in the men's 4x100-meter relay with a national-record time of 37.47 seconds.

BATON ROUGE – Derrius Guice rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, while Darrel Williams added 76 yards and a pair of TDs as the Tiger offense put together an impressive performance here during LSU's second "preseason game" of training camp on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium.

MILAN, Italy – The LSU Lady Tigers completed a clean sweep of the games on their exhibition tour of Italy on Saturday as LSU defeated their toughest opponent, Holland's FSG Academy Royal Eagles, 83-50.

BATON ROUGE—The LSU volleyball team will host its annual free kid's clinic for participants in eighth grade or below and follow with its annual Purple & Gold Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

BATON ROUGE – Ed Orgeron will put LSU through its second scrimmage of training camp on Saturday as the Tigers are scheduled for a 100-play workout in Tiger Stadium.

LONDON – Lining up in her first career final at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics on Friday night, former NCAA Champion sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan crossed the finish line in sixth place in the women's 200-meter dash when she sprinted to a time of 22.59 seconds out of Lane 9 on the London Stadium track.

MILAN, Italy – Coming off a strong overall performance that showcased their scoring and defensive ability, the LSU Lady Tigers play the third and final game of their exhibition tour of Italy Saturday against what may be the strongest opposition of the tour, the FSG Academy of Holland.

LONDON – LSU graduate Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of Great Britain came up just one place shy of the medal podium in Thursday's finale at the IAAF World Championships as he got the home crowd on its feet with a surge down the homestretch before finishing fourth in the final of the men's 200-meter dash.

TRIESTE, Italy – The LSU Lady Tigers turned the second game of their exhibition basketball tour of Italy into an offensive and defensive showcase as they downed the Interclub Muggia Basketball squad by a score of 87-32 here Thursday night.

BATON ROUGE – A completely revamped fall schedule, two spring tournaments in Louisiana including the annual LSU Tiger Golf Classic and a newly-formatted SEC Championships highlight the 2017-18 LSU Women's Golf schedule announced by LSU Coach Karen Bahnsen.