Ole Miss knows it will ‘get beat pretty badly’ if it repeats WSU performance
Last year, Ole Miss received its wakeup call in a stunning 20-17 loss at the hands of unranked Kentucky at home. This season’s notice came Saturday afternoon in happier circumstances, although the underlying message afterward was similar.
Green Wave, Trojans capture region wins, big 4th quarter sinks Tigers
Region games began last week for some area teams and West Point and New Hope both started out their season victorious in Region 1-5A. In Macon, the Tigers fell just short against Winona.
Bulldogs fall to Gators, lose Perry to red-card suspension
Mississippi State suffered a second straight loss on the road, falling to Florida on Friday. But perhaps the bigger loss is the suspension of top goalscorer Ally Perry, who was controversially sent off after a video review.
‘Lightning in a bottle’: West Point’s Hall showcases speed
West Point has its fair share of talented backs to hand the ball off to, and all of them have shown they can carve up a defense on any given night.
MSU guard Josh Hubbard named Preseason All-SEC First Team
The start of SEC Media Days for basketball saw the announcement of the league’s preseason All-Conference teams, which included Mississippi State star Josh Hubbard.
Bulldogs fall to Gators, lose Perry to red card suspension
Mississippi State suffered a second straight loss on the road to Florida on Friday, but perhaps the bigger loss is the suspension of top goalscorer,
Volunteers’ defense bombarded by Chiefs in 42-14 loss
Behind its aerial superiority directed by quarterback Brannan Overstreet, Magnolia Heights rolled into Starkville Friday night and threw the ball all over the yard for a 42-14 win over Starkville Academy that left the Volunteers’ secondary scratching their heads.
Sports Column: Washington State’s 2,000-mile trip is par for course in college sports today
The Washington State Cougars are flying more than 2,000 miles across the continent to play Ole Miss Saturday for what will be the Rebels’ homecoming game. That’s a long, long way to travel for what appears to be a gross mismatch.
Cavs take first round of tense new local rivalry behind Cole Garner’s 4 scores
The first-ever meeting between the Cavaliers and Falcons nearly ended in the third quarter. After a tackle behind the line, a Caledonia player and Columbus player kept going after the whistle, and a near brawl ensued.
Old Waverly Club reopens Mossy Oak course after renovations, adds Jerry Pate as chairman
The Old Waverly Club announced the reopening of its Mossy Oak Golf Course on Thursday, reintroducing one of the top-rated courses in Mississippi after a redesign spearheaded by former U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate.
Mavericks swat Jackets in 2-7A opener
Germantown feasted off explosive plays.
‘It feels like a video game’: Hill, Benge using track speed to run wild at CCA
When Marcus Davidson was diagnosed in March with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare cancer of the lymphatic system, the only thing he was worried about was how the chemotherapy treatments were going to affect his time coaching Columbus Christian Academy’s track team.
Caledonia holds off Pontotoc rally in 5A quarterfinals
A furious rally came up just short for Pontotoc on Thursday night.
Sports Column: Different kind of clubbing takes us deep into the outdoors
Hunting clubs exist in all shapes and sizes and, like families, can fall into dysfunction or rise from it depending on their leadership. Rather than an experiment in democracy then, it follows that many of the best and longest-lasting clubs are governed in the style of a benevolent dictatorship.
2025 Diamond Dawg Classic rosters set
An unusually eventful fall for Dudy Noble Field will continue on Nov. 7 with the 2025 Farm Bureau Diamond Dawg Classic, an inaugural event featuring MSU greats in an exhibition game between two Thunder and Lightning teams at the famous college baseball ground.
Brian O’Connor still discovering power of Bulldog Baseball
Mississippi State head coach Brian O’Connor’s first task when he arrived in Starkville in June was to meet with the returning players from a disappointed and frustrated baseball team. In the span of just three months, the Bulldogs had gone through a roller coaster SEC campaign, gone through a midseason head coaching change and played through a heartbreaking Tallahassee Regional while O’Connor’s signing was being finalized and tracked on social media.
‘We lost to Baylor. We got beat by Arkansas’
Arkansas was undefeated and ranked No. 1 when they were upset in Starkville last season, but there would be no upset this time around. A second-half brace by Kyndal Ewertz saw to that as MSU was dealt its second loss of the season.
Common’s journey from Bulls ball boy to NBA theme song composer
When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena.
Tone around Texas much different being unranked instead of No. 1 against Red River rival Oklahoma
The tone of the talk about Texas is certainly much different a year after the Longhorns rose all the way to No. 1 during their debut season in the mighty Southeastern Conference, and for the first time in 40 years were the nation’s top-ranked team when playing and beating Oklahoma.
No longer a district match, there’s still much to play for when Vols host Chiefs
Formerly District 1-5A foes, Starkville Academy’s game hosting Magnolia Heights tonight won’t have the same heft of district championship hopes on the line like last year’s clash – but that isn’t changing how the Volunteers are preparing for this week’s game.
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