Baseball: Stephen shuts down powerful Georgia offense as Mississippi State takes series opener
STARKVILLE — Taming a lineup as powerful and as deep as Georgia’s is no easy task, but Khal Stephen was more than up to the challenge.
Cayden Lee is confident his time will come
OXFORD — Cayden Lee says he’s confident he will get his chances. It’s just a matter of when.
Ole Miss golfer Andrea Lignell ready to make the most of return to Augusta National Women’s Amateur
OXFORD — Given she’ll be traveling with a teammate and her coach, Ole Miss senior golfer Andrea Lignell certainly won’t lack company during her week in Georgia. Add in the fact some golfers from her native Sweden will be competing there and that her family will be making 20 hours or so worth of flights to see her, Lignell knows it will be a balancing act to see everyone she wants to see, meet new people and focus on the task at hand.
Courtland Hays returns to Buddy Stephens’ EMCC staff
SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College head coach Buddy Stephens announced the return of assistant football coach Courtland Hays on Thursday.
Ole Miss hires Quentin Hillsman as women’s basketball assistant
OXFORD — Ole Miss has hired former Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman as an assistant coach, the school announced Wednesday. Hillsman spent 15 seasons as the head coach of the Orange, going 319-169. He led Syracuse to the NCAA Tournament eight times and made the Final Four and national title game in 2016.
What to watch, keys to victory for Mississippi State baseball against Georgia
Following a tough midweek loss Tuesday to Central Arkansas in which Mississippi State’s bats took eight innings to come alive, the Bulldogs return to Southeastern Conference play this weekend for a three-game series against Georgia at Dudy Noble Field.
Mississippi State guard Jasmine Brown-Hagger enters transfer portal
Mississippi State women’s basketball has its second entry into the transfer portal as freshman guard Jasmine Brown-Hagger intends to transfer, a source with knowledge of
Trojans overcome 8-0 deficit in dramatic district win over Lafayette
NEW HOPE — It was still early in the game against Lafayette but Trojans head coach Lee Boyd already needed a meeting on the mound
Ole Miss drops road matchup at Memphis
Memphis scored five runs in the seventh inning Tuesday night against Ole Miss as the Tigers defeated the Rebels 9-4. Ole Miss, who won the first matchup between the teams this season in Oxford, has lost four games in a row.
Lane Kiffin knows exactly what he’s getting in former Alabama defensive back Trey Amos
You know exactly what you’re getting when you get a defensive back from Alabama, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said. Legendary head coach Nick Saban taught them as well as anyone, and Kiffin got to see that firsthand.
Mississippi State soccer balances exhibition games, tourism on London trip
James Armstrong may have grown up in England, but Mississippi State’s spring break trip to London was almost as much of a foreign experience for the Bulldogs’ head coach as it was for many of the players.
Mississippi State guard Shakeel Moore enters transfer portal
Shakeel Moore became Mississippi State’s first regular starter to enter the transfer portal, On3 Sports reported Wednesday.
Softball: ‘Bench Mobb’ steps up as Mississippi State run-rules UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Aquana Brownlee was one of Mississippi State’s best hitters last season, but the Bulldogs’ roster depth has forced her to take on a
Yellow Jackets focused on improvement amid strong start to region play
Starkville has a critical run of region series against Germantown and Tupelo coming up, but the Yellow Jackets control their destiny after a strong start to the slate.
Jimmy Bell Jr. to begin working out with Mississippi State football
Jimmy Bell Jr. may be out of NCAA eligibility as a basketball player, but he will be trying to continue his athletic exploits on the gridiron.
Office Hours: Help Wanted
I got pressed into service last week. My daughter’s 4-and-under t-ball team had its first practice scheduled for Thursday at Cornerstone Park in Starkville. Families gathered in small groups while their energetic children ran the bases and practiced their swings.
Men’s track and field earns No. 6 national ranking
After a weekend of record-breaking performances at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge, La., the Mississippi State men’s track and field team is ranked No. 6 in the second edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Ratings Index, announced Monday.
Former Bulldog Justin Foscue called up by Texas Rangers
Justin Foscue has become the 69th former Mississippi State baseball player to reach the major leagues after being called up by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
Baseball: Late rally comes up short as Bulldogs drop midweek to Central Arkansas
STARKVILLE — Even after managing just one hit through eight innings of Tuesday’s midweek game against Central Arkansas, Mississippi State was right where it wanted to
Mississippi State blows two ninth-inning leads in series loss at Florida
Mississippi State easily could have left Gainesville with a sweep of No. 6 Florida. But the bullpen could not make late leads stand up in both the series opener and the finale, and so the Bulldogs are returning home with a sour taste in their mouths after dropping two out of three.