MSU men’s tennis drops home Super Regional to TCU
Another storybook season ended for the Mississippi State men’s tennis team on Saturday, as the seventh-ranked Bulldogs dropped a close 4-2 decision to No. 9 TCU in the NCAA Round of 16 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. MSU was one of only eight national hosts for the new NCAA Super Regional format introduced this season in college tennis.
Number of women decreasing in Legislature
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has been traveling the state telling voters the same thing months: If you want your man’s voice to be heard at the Capitol, you’d better make sure he’s a Republican.
In the Golden Triangle, the numbers are clear: Women go to church more than men
Sunday mornings in America see thousands flock to church and Sunday school. As the preacher reviews his sermon’s notes, congregation members fill pews, mothers settle children, friends greet each other and choir members fan themselves with programs.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: More common in women, but breast cancer strikes men, too
Roughly, 2,360 cases will be diagnosed in men in 2014. About 430 men will die from the disease, according to the The American Cancer Society.
GOP blocks bill curbing gender pay gap
Republicans blocked a Senate bill Wednesday aimed at narrowing the pay gap between men and women, an election-year ritual that Democrats hope will help spur women to back them in this fall’s congressional elections.
Pay gains for young women; inequality still seen
About 75 percent of young women believe the U.S. needs to do more to bring about equality in the workplace, a new study finds, despite a narrowing pay gap and steady employment gains for women at higher levels of business and government.
Study: 1 in 4 men in parts of Asia have raped
LONDON — About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and
Some men opting to become single dads
Trey Powell’s first name has an extra resonance these days. Though still a bachelor, he now presides over a family of three as the dad
Dawgs want energy again
Mississippi State’s men’s basketball team got the emotional lift it needed Thursday when it beat Ole Miss.
MSU’s men complete two-week trip with loss
Mississippi State’s massive 14-day road trip ended with a 94-72 loss to St. Mary’s in the 2010 Shamrock Showcase played Wednesday night at Orleans Arena.
MSU’s Sidney benched for ‘detrimental conduct’
Just one game into his collegiate career, Mississippi State sophomore forward Renardo Sidney is back on the bench.
Bulldogs win without three starters
Mississippi State’s men’s basketball team survived an Alabama State upset bid Tuesday with a 67-46 win to close its season-opening, nine-game homestand.
Bulldogs coast past N.C. A&T
In a season of down-to-the-wire finishes, the Mississippi State Bulldogs finally had a chance relax Sunday.
Bulldogs bemoan mistakes again at home
It’s a familiar refrain: No margin for error. A year ago, the variation Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Rick Stansbury used referred to the lack of front-court depth his Bulldogs had in support of Jarvis Varnado and the dearth of backcourt contributors off the bench.
MSU’s last-gasp success runs out
Riding a four-game winning streak, Mississippi State’s men’s basketball team had gotten by with one player carrying the scoring load and others pitching in just enough to win games.
Tuesday, the Bulldogs saw that formula burn out in a 61-59 loss to Florida Atlantic (4-4).
Basketball Bulldogs will look different this year
The Mississippi State men’s basketball team’s exhibition opener against Lindsey Wilson College showed how different the Bulldogs will look this season.