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Remembering Ben Puckett

Long-time Jackson resident Ben Puckett, who died June 2 at the age of 83, was a big-time giver: to Mississippi ...

By Rick Cleveland   June 19
Person of the Day

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State University sports fans have gotten bad news, but also some excellent news this past week. First, the bad ...

By Bryan Flynn   June 13
Sports

Finding Fatherhood

Take my advice, please: Children, spend as much time as you can with your fathers, and fathers, spend as much ...

By Bryan Flynn   June 12
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Lem Barney: Great but Wrong

Another person is proclaiming the death of football. This time, it is former Jackson State and Detroit Lions star Lem Barney.

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Remembering Ben Puckett

Long-time Jackson resident Ben Puckett, who died June 2 at the age of 83, was a big-time giver: to Mississippi State, to the U.S. Olympic effort, to your Mississippi Sports ...

  • By Rick Cleveland
  • June 19
Sports

MSU 3 Wins from National Title

Trey Porter surely made the home folks proud back in Hurley, population 950.

  • By The Associated Press
  • June 18
National

10 Things to Know About the College World Series

Omaha's annual summer party, the College World Series, begins Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park.

  • By The Associated Press
  • June 14
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Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State University sports fans have gotten bad news, but also some excellent news this past week. First, the bad news: On Friday, June 7, the NCCA hit the MSU ...

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Cooperation Helps MSU

Outgoing Ohio State University President Gordon Gee took a shot at illiteracy in the Southeastern Conference a few months ago. But Gee and others could learn an important thing from ...

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Finding Fatherhood

Take my advice, please: Children, spend as much time as you can with your fathers, and fathers, spend as much time as you can with your children.

Education

NCAA APR Again Hits Schools with Lesser Resources

Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for remedial classroom sessions under NCAA academic ...

  • By The Associated Press
  • June 12
Sports

Mississippi State Bound for 2013 College World Series

The Bulldogs held on for a 6-5 victory against Virginia on Monday in the completion of a suspended game, sweeping the No. 6 national seed. They are Omaha-bound for the ...

  • By The Associated Press
  • June 11
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Deacon Jones

Before North Carolina captured the final spot the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals, blogger Brian Tinsman of Redskins.com (he played his final 1974 season for the Washington, D.C., franchise) announced the ...

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Do the Right Thing, IOC

Last week the International Olympic Committee selected wrestling, softball/baseball (combined bid) and squash as sports for its short list of those to include in the 2020 Olympic Games. It dropped ...

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Jackson Showboats Ready for Year Two

Jackson Showboats owner and general manager Grant Worsley is excited about the future of the Showboats.

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Jackson State Tigers Baseball

The Jackson State University Tigers finished the SWAC baseball regular season as Eastern Division champions, setting up for what could be the "Battle of the Tigers" at the NCAA Division ...

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Off to the College World Series

The field for the 2013 College World Series was announced Monday morning. Our state is well represented with three teams in the field. It was almost four teams, but Southern ...

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Battle to be the Best Conference

Maybe it is the college football playoff starting in 2014, or maybe it is because the Southeastern Conference raided the Big-12 to add Missouri and Texas A&M. Whatever the reason, ...

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