Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
The Southeastern Conference showcases standouts and stars every year. Some are known commodities while others are on the verge of becoming household names.
Five area teams prepping for first round of the baseball, softball playoffs
After an exciting regular season, the playoffs are now here for area high school baseball and softball teams, with some feeling confident ahead of their postseason trek. Here’s a look at the upcoming games.
Rick Cleveland: Clyde Muse contributed much, including to the sport of T-ball
Many readers surely have seen the news that Clyde Muse, an educator for 67 years and for 42 years the president of Hinds Community College, died last week at the age of 96. Muse has often been referred to as the “Godfather” of Mississippi’s community college system.
Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports
President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril.
Ole Miss’ bats come to life in blowout of Murray State
No. 17 Ole Miss hit four home runs in the fourth inning against Murray State on Tuesday night – part of a two-inning stretch where the Rebels scored 17 runs – and cruised past the Racers 19-2 at Swayze Field in a rematch of last summer’s Oxford regional final.
After Fernando Mendoza at No. 1, the NFL draft’s QB board could go quiet fast
Don’t expect a run of quarterbacks to go off the board in the first round of this year’s NFL draft like what happened in 2021 and 2024.
Running it back: Hubbard to return to MSU for senior season
With speculation soaring whether or not Mississippi State men’s basketball phenom Josh Hubbard would return to the maroon and white for his senior season, the program’s all-time leading 3-point shooter broke the silence on Friday and issued four words fans of the team have been dying to hear.
Cowboys make Brandon Aubrey the NFL’s highest-paid kicker with a $28 million, 4-year contract
The Dallas Cowboys and Brandon Aubrey agreed Monday on a $28 million, four-year contract extension that completes his improbable rise from playing in a spring league to becoming the highest-paid kicker in NFL history.
Hilliard’s no-hitter caps Lions’ doubleheader sweep at Hinds
East Mississippi Community College scored 26 unanswered runs and capped a dominating road doubleheader sweep over Hinds with Evan Hilliard’s nightcap no-hitter to earn 16-6 and 10-0 run-rule victories last weekend.
Tyler Reddick’s last-lap move, his fifth win, and a pace not seen since Dale Earnhardt in 1987
None of the past four NASCAR Cup Series champions managed to win more than four races in their entire season.
Bulldogs fall short of SEC championship in loss to Texas
The run to an SEC championship fell just short for Mississippi State’s men’s tennis team on Sunday in a 4-2 loss to No. 1 Texas at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
Bissetta, Townsend, Stone take home SEC weekly honors
Following a massive jump in the D1Baseball poll, Ole Miss’ stars are getting their due for an impressive week.
Owls baseball holds on for series win over Eureka in high-scoring affair
MUW’s baseball team grabbed its second straight St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the weekend as it won a pair of high-scoring affairs against visiting Eureka College.
Chemistry lessons: Roster overhauls make offseason bonding activities more critical in portal era
Establishing team chemistry in college football is tougher than ever with so many players not staying at the same school for four years.
Panthers QB Bryce Young seeks ‘mastery of offense’ under new play caller
Bryce Young was a little surprised when head coach Dave Canales called to inform him that offensive coordinator Brad Idzik would be taking over play-calling duties after the Carolina Panthers took a big step in 2025 and won the NFC South.
Valincius’ three-run homer lifts No. 15 Bulldogs to 6-2 win over Memphis
It wasn’t pretty early on offensively for No. 15 Mississippi State, but the team rose to the occasion late in its mid-week contest against visiting
No. 14 Bulldogs swept at No. 12 Texas A&M in third-straight series loss
Mississippi State’s softball team’s SEC losing streak grew to three straight series over the weekend as it dropped all three games at No. 12 Texas A&M.
Smiles abundant as eight former area athletes and one contributor enshrined in LCSHOF
Smiles, hugs and handshakes were abundant Friday night as the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame enshrined eight area former athletes and one contributor in its Class of 2026 at the Trotter Center in downtown Columbus.
No. 17 Bulldogs get back on track with sweep at South Carolina
Mississippi State baseball got back into the winning ways of SEC play over the weekend with a much-needed sweep at South Carolina.
First big bedding of spring starts right now
Bream statewide should be bedding or preparing to bed ahead of the full moon that will occur Friday, May 1, so technically the two-week run up to the peak begins today, inasmuch as any outdoor pursuit can be held to technicalities.
