BATON ROUGE - The LSU volleyball team had a trio of its matches picked up by television Wednesday as part of the SEC's unprecedented television contract. All in all, a total of 17 SEC volleyball matches will be televised by ESPNU, FSN, CSS and CST in 2010.

When Miguel Diaz, cofounder of the Miami Suns AAU girls' basketball program, first met Sylvia Fowles nine years ago, he already knew what a big-time basketball player she was. What he has learned over the years is her heart might be even bigger.

BATON ROUGE - With a little more than one week before the LSU football team reports for fall camp, sophomore wide receiver Russell Shepard spoke to high school students on LSU's campus Tuesday as part of the Honors College FOCUS program.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Athletics Ticket Office deadline to renew men's basketball season tickets for the 2010-11 season as well as place deposits for new season tickets is this Saturday, July 31.

BATON ROUGE -- Former LSU women's tennis player Megan Falcon earned a spot at the US Open National Playoffs held in Palo Alto, Calif., at the Taub Family Tennis Stadium from July 28 through Aug. 1.