Bulldogs tied for fourth place at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

WEST POINT — Chad Ramey’s two rounds seemed to symbolize the entire Mississippi State men’s golf team in the first day of their own tournament.

Day likely will miss rest of Bulldogs’ spring practice

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State center Dillon Day likely will miss the rest of the football team’s spring practice.

Day injured his left arm late in Thursday’s practice and didn’t participate in the team’s scrimmage Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. Day watched the scrimmage from the sidelines with his arm wrapped and in a sling.

MSU softball grabs critical doubleheader split with No. 16 Missouri

STARKVILLE –Mississippi State needed less than a day to stew over their effort with the bat.

Growth of Prescott as passer main purpose of scrimmage

STARKVILLE — The continuing development of Dak Prescott as a passing quarterback evolved Saturday with the second inter-squad scrimmage.

Brown ‘brothers’ hoping for big seasons at LB

STARKVILLE — They’re called the Brown brothers.

Yes, it was their idea.

Although they’re not related, Richie Brown and Beniquez Brown are looking to create the havoc Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins demands. In an effort to maintain unity in the linebackers’ meeting room, both players have encouraged Collins to call them brothers. There are lots of reasons for the decision, but the primary one is they wanted to remain connected.

MSU, LSU shuffle pitching rotations for series

STARKVILLE — The No. 9 Mississippi State baseball team and LSU could feature a matchup of aces tonight.

After a week that included news about injuries and talk about how weather could play a role this weekend, MSU coach John Cohen and LSU coach Paul Mainieri shuffled their pitching rotations to set up a potential matchup of one of the Southeastern Conference’s most consistent left-handers (MSU’s Ross Mitchell) against the league’s best right-handed power arm (LSU’s Aaron Nola) at 6:30 tonight at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

MSU’s McDonald will represent U.S. at Curtis Cup

STARKVILLE — Ally McDonald is about to become a worldwide name in her sport.

The Mississippi State junior golfer might be the first MSU student-athlete to wear red, white, and blue and not be given a hard time. Last month, she was selected to represent the United States in the 2014 Curtis Cup Match on June 6-8.

MSU’s Griffin wants to seize opportunity

STARKVILLE — Nick Griffin immediately looks at his right knee when he is asked about the most trying times in his life.

Griffin’s knee has multiple scars after two reconstructive surgeries to repair the anterior cruciate ligament. Those surgeries have forced Griffin to take a different outlook on his football career.

Mullis throws no-hitter in Columbus’ victory vs. Starkville

STARKVILLE — Maybe Hunter Mullis doesn’t need any notice before he is going to pitch.

The Columbus High School senior didn’t come to the ballpark Tuesday thinking he would be on the mound, but muscle tightness forced classmate Trace Lee to skip his scheduled start at Starkville High.

Player of Week: Barnes adds pop to Starkville High lineup

STARKVILLE — Tyler Barnes finally got the most precious commodity from his head coach: confidence.

Lindgren helps No. 16 MSU take series from Arkansas

STARKVILLE — The No. 16 Mississippi State baseball team relied on its pitching depth Sunday for a third-straight Southeastern Conference series victory.

After a doubleheader Saturday in which it used three pitchers, MSU turned to its new secret weapon out of the bullpen: Jacob Lindgren.

Mullen uses spring practices to experiment

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen and his coaches are using the spring season to do a lot of experimenting with drills, formations, personnel, and style of coaching.

Armstrong helps MSU earn split with Arkansas

STARKVILLE — Derrick Armstrong has eased the concerns of Mississippi State baseball fans who were worried about C.T. Bradford’s injury.

The senior outfielder went 6-for-8 Saturday and had a key two-out hit in Game 2 that sparked No. 16 MSU to a 5-1 victory against Arkansas at Dudy Noble Field. Arkansas’ Jalen Beeks scattered nine hits in eight innings to lead the Razorbacks to a 4-0 victory in Game 1.

MSU QB coach Johnson building bond with Prescott

STARKVILLE — Brian Johnson’s first act as Mississippi State’s new quarterbacks coach was to humble his star pupil.

Multiple outfielders to take part in MSU-Arkansas baseball series

STARKVILLE — Unfortunately for Mississippi State coach John Cohen there’s only three starting outfield spots in a lineup.

Starkville High’s Mitchell chosen to lead Team Mississippi in all-star battle

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School coach Jamie Mitchell will be the head coach of Team Mississippi in the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama All Star Game.

Starkville installs turf at football stadium

STARKVILLE — When Jamie Mitchell took the head coaching job at Starkville High School, he mentioned first the program’s potential for the state’s best facilities.

Quality starts give MSU a boost

STARKVILLE –The Mississippi State coaching staff isn’t getting the pitching it thought it would get for Southeastern Conference weekends.

It’s better than the coaches imagined.

Vanderbilt beats MSU to avoid sweep

STARKVILLE — Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin left Dudy Noble Field on Sunday relieved his team wasn’t swept out of Starkville.

Slimmer Jones eyes move to DE

STARKVILLE — Chris Jones got tired of telling everybody he is a defensive end. This spring, he intends to show everybody.