Articles by Theo DeRosa
Columbus girls beat New Hope in back-and-forth game to stay alive in 1-5A
The Falcons hung on late for a hard-fought 41-38 win over the Trojans to stay in the race for the No. 1 seed.
‘Best game ever’: New Hope boys outlast Columbus in triple-OT thriller
The Trojans took down the Falcons after 44 minutes of basketball, posting their 10th straight win in the Lowndes County rivalry contest in exhilarating fashion.
Mississippi State football hires Syracuse’s Mike Schmidt, makes changes to finalize 2023 coaching staff
Zach Arnett has finalized his 2023 on-field staff, MSU announced Friday afternoon.
‘We’re a good basketball team’: Mississippi State men know only option is to ‘stay the course’
Chris Jans’ messages are getting through to his team, but it’ll take more than words for the Bulldogs to fix things after a 1-5 start to SEC play.
Prep roundup: New Hope soccer puts up pair of clean sheets at West Point
Both the boys and girls teams beat the Green Wave by a 7-0 final score.
Lideatrick ‘Tulu’ Griffin removes name from transfer portal, will stay at Mississippi State
The Philadelphia High School product entered the transfer portal on Friday, but his stay wasn’t a long one.
Mississippi State can’t keep up with No. 9 Tennessee, drops to 1-5 in SEC
The Vols made eight of their nine 3-point attempts in the second half, burying a Bulldogs team that showed improvement but couldn’t get the win.
Chris Jans, Mississippi State must be much better in second go-round with Tennessee
The Bulldogs will have to be much improved against a Tennessee team that comes to Starkville off its first SEC loss of the season.
Prep roundup: Starkville boys basketball handles Olive Branch at Rumble in the South
Wichita State signee Makhi Myles led Starkville with 23 points and added eight rebounds.
Community Profile: ‘You can do what you love and still be successful’
Quinton Tate has been playing video games his whole life, and he doesn’t plan to stop any time soon. “I always made the joke that
Disappointing from deep: Mississippi State men’s basketball held without a made 3 in loss at Auburn
The Bulldogs fell to 1-4 in the SEC ahead of Tuesday’s visit from No. 5 Tennessee.
‘Great dude’ takes reins of MSU athletics
A brief lull in Zac Selmon’s introductory press conference Friday was abruptly ended by a metallic clanging from the right of the lectern.
Prep roundup: Starkville basketball dominates Oxford
The Jackets’ boys and girls teams both posted comfortable home wins over the Region 1-6A rival Chargers.
Mississippi State guard Jamel Horton Jr. no longer with program
Horton left the Bulldogs earlier this week and is no longer part of the program.
Mississippi State wide receiver Lideatrick ‘Tulu’ Griffin enters transfer portal
The nation’s most dynamic kickoff returner entered the NCAA transfer portal Friday, leaving Mississippi State after three seasons.
Progress report: Midway through the season, where does Mississippi State men’s basketball stand?
Halfway through Chris Jans’ first season in Starkville, here’s a progress report on the 12-4 Bulldogs.
Mississippi State set to hire Appalachian State’s Kevin Barbay as offensive coordinator
Barbay spent the past season as App State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after three years at Central Michigan, including one as OC.
Report: Mississippi State targeting Oklahoma’s Zac Selmon as next athletic director
The Bulldogs are reportedly looking at Zac Selmon, deputy athletic director for external engagement and advancement at Oklahoma, for the job.
Foul performance at free throw line costs Mississippi State men’s basketball in loss at Georgia
Struggles all night at the charity stripe cost Mississippi State (12-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) a chance at its first SEC road win.
Chris Jans says poor free throw shooting ‘is going to haunt’ Mississippi State. It already has.
MSU has gone 43 of 88 from the line over its past four games, and in games against Drake and Alabama, misses at the stripe have made a difference.
