THE LSU FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY TWO SEC GAMES DURING THE UPCOMING SEASON THAT WILL BE TELEVISED BY ESPN-U. THE TIGERS' ROAD GAME AT VANDERBILT ON SEPTEMBER 11TH IS SLATED FOR A 6 P.M. START, AND LSU'S SEC HOME OPENER AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE A WEEK LATER WILL ALSO KICK OFF AT 6 P.M. LSU APPEARED ON ESPN-U THREE TIMES LAST SEASON AS PART OF THE SEC'S NEW 15-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKS. THE TIGERS START THE SEASON IN ATLANTA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY TRUST SAYS NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE YET ON WHETHER TO STRIP SAINTS RUNNING BACK AND FORMER HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER REGGIE BUSH OF THE AWARD. USC HAS RETURNED ITS COPY OF BUSH'S TROPHY AFTER BEING SLAMMED WITH NCAA SANCTIONS WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT BUSH HAD ACCEPTED GIFTS FROM AN AGENT WHILE PLAYING AT USC.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER MIKE SLIVE SAYS HE WANTS THE NCAA TO SWITCH ITS FOCUS ON AGENT DEALINGS FROM ENFORCEMENT TO ASSISTING PLAYERS. SLIVE, WHO SPOKE YESTERDAY AT THE LEAGUE'S MEDIA DAYS, SAYS THE CURRENT RULES MAY BE AS MUCH A PART OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE THE SOLUTION.
THE UL-LAFAYETTE RAGIN' CAJUNS' GAME AGAINST GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH HAS BEEN SET FOR AN 11:21 A.M. KICKOFF. THE HOME GAME FOR GEORGIA WILL BE TELEVISED BY THE SEC NETWORK.
DELL DEMPS SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OLD FRIEND AND NEW HORNETS HEAD COACH MONTY WILLIAMS IN NEW ORLEANS, WHERE DEMPS WILL FILL HIS FIRST GENERAL MANAGER'S POST. THE HORNETS FORMALLY NAMED DEMPS YESTERDAY AS THE FRANCHISE'S SEVENTH G.M.. HE TAKES OVER FOR JEFF BOWER, WHO STEPPED DOWN LAST WEEK. TEAM PRESIDENT HUGH WEBER SAYS THE 40-YEAR-OLD DEMPS IS QA RISING STAR AMONG NBA FRONT-OFFICE PERSONNEL AND KNOWS THAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER. DEMPS SERVED FIVE YEARS AS SAN ANTONIO'S
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL-LEADING ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SEND OUT 14-GAME WINNER ADAM WAINWRIGHT AS THEY GO FOR A FOUR-GAME SWEEP OF THE DEFENDING NL CHAMP PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES THIS AFTERNOON AT BUSCH STADIUM. THE CARDINALS MADE IT EIGHT IN A ROW LAST NIGHT WITH A 5-1 WIN OVER THE PHILLIES.
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