LSU Triangle

BATON ROUGE -- LSU women's tennis head coach Tony Minnis led his Southern Girls 18s National Team to capture the USTA National Teams Championship title Friday in Claremont, Calif.

BATON ROUGE - The entire LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes staff took time to volunteer during two lunch sessions at the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room over the last two weeks.

BATON ROUGE - With a preseason exhibition match against the Texas Longhorns just eight days away, LSU head coach Brian Lee put the Tigers through its first two-a-day practice of fall camp Friday with two training sessions at 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the LSU Soccer Complex.

TOKYO -- The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team will close out its 2010 summer season Saturday when it meets Cuba in the gold medal game of the V FISU World University Baseball Championships at Meiji Jingu Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. local time in Japan and 4 a.m. CDT in the U.S.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU's annual football fan day has been set for Sunday, Aug. 8, at 3 p.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and Carl Maddox Field House.

BATON ROUGE - LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory shared her final thoughts on her stay in a RV Camper Friday. The reigning SEC and AVCA South Coach of the Year spent three days and two nights on campus in an effort to grow the team's following on Twitter.

PHOENIX -- Former LSU women's basketball point guard and WNBA champion Temeka Johnson has released her very own children's book entitled, "Meek Moments: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions" as part of her H.O.P.E. Foundation.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU athletic department had 13 student-athletes represent 10 Tiger sports participate in summer commencement ceremonies held Friday on the LSU campus.

BATON ROUGE - A former LSU basketball coach has joined the world of "blogging" with his new web site featuring many of the inspirational messages he has received and sent out to his mailing list for years.

BATON ROUGE -- A day after it began prepartations for the 2010 season, the LSU football team was ranked No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches' Preseason Top 25 that was released early Friday morning.

BATON ROUGE - LSU women's tennis head coach Tony Minnis will coach his Southern Girls 18s National Team at the USTA National Teams Championship match Friday at 4 p.m. CT at the Claremont Tennis Courts in Claremont, Calif.

BATON ROUGE - Head coach Brian Lee and his coaching staff welcomed 24 student-athletes to campus Thursday as the three-time defending SEC Western Division champion LSU soccer team will open up fall camp Friday morning in preparation for its 2010 season opener against South Alabama on Aug. 22.

BATON ROUGE - LSU men's tennis players Sebastian Carlsson and Stefan Szacinski earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete honors, the ITA announced Thursday.

BATON ROUGE - Heavy rain sent LSU indoors on Thursday as the Tigers held their first day of preseason workouts with a pair of split-squad practices at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility.

BATON ROUGE - With the start of the 2010 soccer season less than three weeks away, season tickets are now on sale as fans of the LSU soccer program have the opportunity to reserve their seats as the three-time SEC Western Division champions prepare for the season opener against South Alabama on Aug. 21.

BATON ROUGE - Les Miles welcomed 104 players to campus on Wednesday as the LSU football team reported for the start of preseason workouts.

BATON ROUGE - A total of five LSU golfers have now qualified for the 2010 United States Amateur Championship after graduating senior Brent Blaum, senior Clayton Rotz and junior Sang Yi joined senior All-American John Peterson and incoming freshman Andrew Presley in this year's event being held Aug. 23-29 at Chambers Bay Golf Club in Tacoma, Wash.

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge's Mayor-President Kip Holden proclaimed Aug. 4 LSU Volleyball Day and Coach Fran Flory Day as he visited the stranded coach in her RV stationed outside of Tiger Stadium to show support for her cause Wednesday.

BATON ROUGE - LSU begins its preparations for the 2010 season on Wednesday as the Tigers report to campus for the start of preseason camp.

Each week of the, LSUsports.net will take a look at how former LSU women's basketball players performed during the past week in the WNBA.