Lack of depth continues to plague Bulldogs

STARKVILLE — Basically Rick Ray is confounded by the same problem he found himself in last year.

Cohen uses familiar formula to get 500th victory

STARKVILLE — John Cohen and the Mississippi State baseball team used a familiar formula Sunday to earn a landmark victory.

Whether it has been at Northwestern State, Kentucky, or his alma mater MSU, Cohen has relied on a recipe of taking pitches, getting on base, using his bullpen, and capitalizing with runners in scoring position to have success as a head coach. When your team holds the opponent to three extra-base hits and six runs in three games, that strategy will produce results.

Fitts delivers strong start to help MSU get first win

STARKVILLE — The major questions following the Mississippi State baseball team’s first series of the season may have been solved Saturday by an unexpected individual.

Something good happens for MSU’s Vickerson

STARKVILLE — Jake Vickerson needed something good to happen before fans at Dudy Noble Field started to compare him to his older brother.

Fast start, harder fall: Georgia routs MSU

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray admitted to having no answers Wednesday night following his team’s most lopsided home loss of the season.

“I can’t put my finger on it, but we’ve got to start figuring it out,” Ray said.

Cunningham sparks MSU off bench

STARKVILLE — Tyson Cunningham was part of the best stretch the Mississippi State men’s basketball team had Wednesday in a 75-55 loss to Georgia.

MSU remains home for SEC contest with Georgia

STARKVILLE — Georgia men’s basketball coach Mark Fox says he doesn’t like to and won’t play much zone defense.

Now healthy, Bracewell ready to contribute to MSU baseball team

STARKVILLE — In front of at least 100 fathers and sons at a fall baseball camp, Ben Bracewell found himself making a promise to Mississippi State pitching coach Butch Thompson.

MSU Media Day: Woodruff ready to make statement for Bulldogs

STARKVILLE — If there’s ever a good omen for Mississippi State baseball, it’s the new living situation for pitcher Brandon Woodruff.

Ready aims for return to lineup against Georgia

STARKVILLE — IJ Ready has no cause to feel the way he did medically and emotionally Saturday while in the Humphrey Coliseum training room.

MSU football completes staff assignments

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State announced the finalized football coaching staff Monday for the 2014 season.

MSU Notebook: Ready misses UK contest with illness

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State freshman point guard IJ Ready missed his seventh game of the 2013-14 season due to injury or illness Saturday.

Big bodies help carry Kentucky past MSU

STARKVILLE — The depth and size issue couldn’t overcome a healthy effort from Mississippi State at home against nationally-ranked Kentucky.

Johnson expected to join MSU football coaching staff

STARKVILLE — Brian Johnson will finally get to work with Dan Mullen.

Mullen, Bulldogs looking ahead to talented Class of 2015

STARKVILLE — A small senior class from the 2013 season and a less than stellar in-state pool of talent for the Class of 2014 had the Mississippi State football team looking to the 2015 signing class to make a big splash.

MSU football expects to fill coaching vacancy next week

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State football team anticipates announcing the final piece to its coaching staff next week.

MSU coach Dan Mullen said Wednesday at his National Signing Day media conference he has had talks about filling his final open staff position, but that he wanted to wait until after the 2014 recruiting season to finalize the hire.

MSU lands 23-player signing class

STARKVILLE — National Signing Day had its share of surprising moments for the Mississippi State football team.

In an announced 23-player recruiting class for the 2014 season, MSU went 1-for-2 in flipped commitments Wednesday afternoon to give sixth-year coach Dan Mullen some talking points.

Starkville sends three to JUCOs

STARKVILLE — Jamie Mitchell can’t help but consider seniors Princeton Jones, Darius Grayer, and Fontavious Smith as cornerstones of the transformation of the Starkville High School football program.

‘Jim Hill’s’ Thomas trying to find scoring rhythm

STARKVILLE — Fred Thomas is trying to harken back to the days where he seemingly was an unstoppable scoring force in the state of Mississippi.

So far, Mississippi State freshman point guard IJ Ready’s plan is working.

Ready’s new nickname for Thomas — “Jim Hill” — is designed to give the 6-foot-5 swingman a confidence boost.

Caledonia boys beat Noxubee County to reach 20 wins

CALEDONIA — With eight seniors on his roster, Caledonia High School boys basketball coach Josh Scott tries to convince everyone he has one of the easiest jobs in the state of Mississippi.

That experience paid off for Caledonia on Tuesday night, as seniors scored all of the team’s points except for the final basket in a 69-54 victory against Noxubee County.