[Little Pig]

More likely it’s one-upsmanship. The Tevatron team announced earlier that they had found collision data consistent with the presence of the Higgs Boson. The odds that the LHC team just happened to find data of direct evidence just a few days later are ridiculously high; they’re just doing this so the (much smaller) Tevatron can’t steal their thunder. The Tevatron has been shut down now for a couple of years, and is much less powerful; if a Tevatron is all that’s needed for major discoveries, it kind of makes the cost of the LHC unnecessary.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Thanks for reminding me about why this story looked familiar. Was watching the press conference from CERN and the reporters couldn't get Peter Higgs to commit to anything. It may all be a “me too” moment.

[Paradox]

if a Tevatron is all that’s needed for major discoveries, it kind of makes the cost of the LHC unnecessary.

Actually, the Tevatron report says that they found evidence, but that the LHC would be needed to actually confirm and find it.