LSU Triangle

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU swimming and diving teams are gearing up for a busy month of August as several student-athletes are set to compete at national or international meets over the next two weeks.

MINNEAPOLIS -- With her two-point basket at the 9:13 mark of the fourth quarter in Sunday night's 72-71 Minnesota Lynx win over first-place Seattle, former LSU star Seimone Augustus reached the 2,500-point plateau for her professional career.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list prior to the 2010 football season, the Jim Thorpe Association announced on Monday.

BATON ROUGE - LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory will move into a RV camper starting on Aug. 2 in an effort to grow the team's following on Twitter. Fans can help free Flory by following @lsuvolleyball on the social media site.

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 -- After earning a chance to compete in the US Open National Playoffs, former Lady Tiger Megan Falcon fell to Jessica Pegula in the first round of the tournament Thursday at the Taub Family Tennis Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Athletics Department is combining with the College of Music and Dramatic Arts to conduct National Anthem Auditions on Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.

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 -- 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.

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 - LSU softball's Rachele Fico is spotlighted in the New Haven Register. She is playing summer ball for the Stratford Brakettes and has posted an unblemished 24-0 record to go along with a 0.38 ERA.

NEW ORLEANS - LSU junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson has been named to the 2010 Manning Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate quarterback, the Allstate Sugar Bowl has announced.

BATON ROUGE -- Angela Jones, a former sales representative of four years, has been named director of operations for the LSU women's basketball program, head coach Van Chancellor announced on Monday.

BATON ROUGE - Four former LSU players posted good numbers during their play in the recently concluded NBA Summer League series in Las Vegas.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU student-athletes shared their physical fitness knowledge this weekend, taking part in the American Heart Association's "Go Healthy Challenge for Kids," a childhood obesity awareness day held Saturday at Cortana Mall.

MONCTON, Canada -- LSU sprinter Takeia Pinckney picked up her second medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada, Saturday after helping the United States win gold in the 4x100-meter relay.

HOOVER, Ala. -- Southeastern Conference Media Days came to an end here Friday as LSU head coach Les Miles, quarterback Jordan Jefferson, cornerback Patrick Peterson and linebacker Kelvin Sheppard addressed members of the media at the Wynfrey Hotel.

HOOVER, Ala. - The LSU Tigers were picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference Western Division in a voting by 177 media members to conclude 2010 SEC Media Days on Friday at the Wynfrey Hotel.