MSU set to announce Vic Schaefer as new women’s basketball coach

Vic Schaefer will become the next women’s basketball coach at Mississippi State University.

Fate of MSU men could be decided

STARKVILLE — At approximately 3 p.m. Saturday, the fate of the Mississippi State University men’s basketball team had been sealed, according to the NCAA tournament selection chairman.

Sidney offers no hints about future

STARKVILLE — Renardo Sidney won’t give any hints where he will play basketball next season.

Mississippi State University’s 6-foot-10 center didn’t address the topic Thursday in the team’s locker room following a 71-61 loss to the University of Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

MSU baseball suffers ‘teaching moment’ in loss to Mercer

STARKVILLE — For 15 games, the Mississippi State University baseball team hasn’t looked like an inexperienced team at the plate or in the field.

MSU coach John Cohen and his 27 active players agreed Saturday was a good time for those things to pop up before Southeastern Conference play begins next week.

MSU had what Cohen called a “teaching moment” Saturday in a 6-1 loss to Mercer University at Dudy Noble Field. The Bulldogs had only seven at-bats with runners in scoring position. The loss snapped a season-best seven-game win streak.

Injuries force MSU baseball to reshuffle lineup

STARKVILLE — A month after introducing a new lineup to Mississippi State University baseball fans, the program will be forced to do it again.

A rash of injuries in the past two weekends has forced MSU coach John Cohen to add newcomers to the lineup to replace players on the disabled list.

Stansbury, Bulldogs want in; national pundits not convinced

NEW ORLEANS — And pop goes the NCAA Tournament bubble.

It’s seemingly a consensus among national college basketball pundits the Mississippi State University men’s basketball program would’ve heard its name called for the NCAA tournament with just one more victory.

Bulldogs staggering with injuries

Mississippi State University baseball coach John Cohen says he doesn’t like to use injuries as an excuse for any form of poor play.

After news coming out of the program Thursday morning, the fourth-year skipper simply may have no other choice.

BULLDOGS MAROONED: MSU makes quick exit at SEC Tournament

NEW ORLEANS — One more time, it happened again.

The team which started the February downfall with an upset victory in Starkville pulled the exact same trick to the Mississippi State University men’s basketball team in the first round of the 2012 Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday night.

Stansbury’s family tour hits New Orleans

STARKVILLE — Rick Stansbury’s office in the Mize Pavilion isn’t littered with championship trophies or game balls. Instead, Stansbury’s sanctum inside the Mississippi State University basketball program’s new practice facility is filled with pictures of what he says is important.

Hundreds of pictures of Stansbury’s wife, Meo (Mellen), and their sons, Noah, Issac, and Luke, fill the walls of an office that overlooks the Starkville campus. The pictures serve as a reminder of the importance Stansbury places on a family that has traveled with him since he accepted the job as MSU’s men’s basketball coach in 1998.

MSU will look to build résumé against Georgia

NEW ORLEANS — Judging by his comments Wednesday, forward Arnett Moultrie would be fine walking the Mississippi State University men’s basketball team’s game plan to the University of Georgia.

Hint to Georgia coach Mark Fox: MSU is going to try and stuff the basketball in the lane.

“Coach said today in practice earlier we want to dominate inside,” Moultrie said Wednesday at the team’s media availability. “That’s what we need to do (in) this game.”

MSU’s Cohen not known for managing by the book

STARKVILLE — The overall theme to John Cohen’s baseball coaching philosophy at Mississippi State University is if it’s unconventional then it’s probably worth giving a try.

Gaines sparkles for Bulldogs

STARKVILLE — Tanner Gaines was not part of the plans for the 2012 season.

The redshirt freshman right-handed pitcher was not being considered for significant time on the mound either this past fall or early this spring. Those thoughts and plans by the Mississippi State University baseball program may be in need of some adjusting after his performance Tuesday night.

MSU concerned about Hood

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State University men’s basketball coaches thought Rodney Hood would be closer to 100 percent healthy by now.

That’s what Bulldogs assistant coach Phil Cunningham admitted Monday on the Southeastern Conference media teleconference when he addressed the squad’s depth concerns as it prepares to play the University of Georgia on Thursday in its opening game of the SEC tournament in New Orleans. The game could be the team’s first of four games in four straight days at the event.

Injury concerns piling up for MSU baseball

STARKVILLE — The training room in the Mississippi State University baseball team’s clubhouse is getting a little too crowded.

Senior outfielder Brent Brownlee and redshirt sophomore pitcher Ben Bracewell were scheduled for MRI scans Monday to determine their health.

MSU wins Senior Day tussle with Arkansas

STARKVILLE – In his final regular-season game at Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University senior guard Brian Bryant described his team’s effort perfectly.

“Better late than never,” Bryant said.

MSU Basketball: Bubble talk all over Starkville

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University men’s basketball coach Rick Stansbury said again Saturday he isn’t worrying about his team’s NCAA tournament bubble status.

That’s fine. His players and fans likely will contemplate the Bulldogs’ fate in the time leading up to Selection Sunday.

MSU baseball sweeps doubleheader

STARKVILLE — The scouting reports for Mississippi State University baseball players Hunter Renfroe and Nick Routt say one struggles to hit a curveball and the other isn’t solid in the early months.

Maybe new scouting reports need to be written on both.

Luczak will enjoy Senior Day at The Hump

STARKVILLE — For so many college basketball players, Senior Day is the end of how fans remember them.

That isn’t the case for Taylor Luczak. His story is just beginning.

The walk-on and co-captain will suit up for his final game at Humphrey Coliseum at 4 p.m. today (Fox Sports Net) when the Mississippi State University men’s basketball team takes on the University of Arkansas. Luczak hopes he and his teammates will get a chance to play because that will mean MSU has a comfortable lead late in the game.

MSU baseball rallies past UConn

STARKVILLE — The script for the Mississippi State University baseball team’s game Friday night at Dudy Noble Field seemed destined to be a sequel of its most recent mid-week disappointment.

But a five-run comeback in the final three innings provided a new and exciting ending for MSU in a 5-4 victory against the University of Connecticut.

Bracewell has soreness in pitching elbow

STARKVILLE — The feeling happened again to Mississippi State University starting pitcher Ben Bracewell.

Bracewell, the Bulldogs’ opening night starting pitcher this season, had to be removed from the team’s 5-4 victory against the University of Connecticut on Friday due to soreness his right pitching elbow, according to MSU baseball coach John Cohen.