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Trail Blazers

Belhaven College did some trail blazing on Monday when the school named Don Lee the Blazers' new head football coach. Lee becomes just the second black head football coach at …

Fightin' Texas Aggies Stun Hapless Loser ‘t-sips'

Oh. My. Word.

NBC News Story About Crushing Defeat of t.u.

A Dark Side to Glory

The first 11 months of 2009 have given fans rare insight into the Celebrated Sports Hero.

NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rained Out

From Delta State Athletics Media Relations:

CLEVELAND— Day one of the NCAA South Central Regional has been washed out due to rains over the past two days in Cleveland. The tournament will resume on Friday and …

SEC Watch: That's A Big Hog

From DEADSPIN: Meet Malcolm Sheppard, defensive tackle for the Arkansas Razorbacks. According to Loser with Socks, that's Malcolm one year ago, and Malcolm today (photo below). There have been instances …

The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days

Pro basketball, Los Angeles Lakers at Boston in NBA Finals (8 p.m., Ch. 16): If the Celtics don't take care of business Tuesday, this game will decide who rules the …

Weird World of Sports, Part 1

If American soccer players behaved this way, the game would be much more popular in the United States. Former international player Stig Toefting, a member of the Danish World Cup …

College Football: Trouble Dogs Johns

The case of Alabama linebacker Jimmy Johns of Brookhaven just keeps getting weirder.

Baseball: M-Brave Throws No-hitter

Tommy Hanson throws the first no-hitter in Mississippi Braves history.

The Kid's Alright

Is there anything more meaningless than your average NBA regular-season game? (Yes, your average NHL regular-season game.) But there is one player this season who's always worth watching: rookie sensation …

In Case You Didn't Notice ...

Doctor S just noticed that Southern Miss is ranked 12th in The New York Times college football poll. Unfortunately, the computer program that ranks the teams was written by Jason …

Former NFLer Killed In Afghanistan

Pat Tillman, who left the NFL in the prime of his career (and gave up $3.6 million) to become an Army Ranger, was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. He …

Men's College Basketball: Mississippi State-Washington Live Blog

DeadSpin is live blogging the Mississippi State-Washington game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy.

Tears, cheers, fears and too many beers

Dr. S here, still trying to wash out the pepper spray I took in the face last Saturday during the postgame celebration after Ole Miss upset sixth-ranked Florida, 17-14. Meanwhile, …

A Winning Debut

The moment Sylvester Croom and Mississippi State fans have been waiting for since Croom was hired last Saturday finally came on Saturday. Croom, the first African-American football coach of an …

MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS TOURNEY JUMPS ON THE TUBE

Thurs., March 6 through Sat., March 8

For the first time ever basketball fans statewide can watch all ten state high school championship games as the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) and Mississippi Educational Broadcasting (MEB) …

[Slate] The Best In Sports in 7 Days

Men's college basketball, Arkansas at Mississippi State (8 p.m., Starkville, ESPN or ESPN2, 105.9) and Ole Miss at Auburn (8 p.m., Auburn, Ala., ESPNU, 97.3 FM): What idiot came up …

Not The Same Old Bull

Bull riding is usually the feature event at a rodeo. But the Professional Bull Riders have turned it into the whole show. Lily Burana writes that PBR is trying to …

Rebels In High Cotton

Ole Miss plays Oklahoma State on Thursday in the Cotton Bowl. It should be one of the more entertaining games of the bowl season. (Of course, Dr. S thought the …

College Football: Instant Replay, Oct. 14

Here's how Mississippi schools did on Saturday:

Southern Miss 31, Houston 27: The Golden Eagles take a big step toward winning the CUSA East.