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Ole Miss shoots — literally — for state’s first Division I team national crown

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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:04 PM

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Stanford has won 126 NCAA Division I team national championships, the most of all colleges and universities. UCLA has won 118. Among SEC schools, Arkansas has won the most with 47, followed by Georgia with 33.

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Mississippi Braves Announce 2021 Schedule

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On Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:30 PM

Below is a press release from The Mississippi Braves:

The Mississippi Braves, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, are pleased to announce the 120-game schedule for the 2021 season and return to baseball.

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The Rebels who couldn’t shoot straight suddenly are hitting mark

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 690 Reads
On Fri, 02/12/2021 - 04:10 PM

This was just three games ago for Ole Miss basketball: The Rebels were 8-8 overall, a disappointing 3-6 in the Southeastern Conference. They were coming off double-digit losses to Arkansas and Georgia. They were playing decent defense, but the offense seemed terribly out of sync.

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Hattiesburg’s old gym burns down, but so many memories will endure

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On Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:20 AM

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Hattiesburg’s old high school gymnasium, long since abandoned, burned down in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Thankfully, the memories live on. And we will get to those.

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Art Davis loved Mississippi so, he came home to die ‘on home turf’

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 465 Reads
On Tue, 02/02/2021 - 09:55 AM

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The last time I talked at length to the Mississippi State football legend Art Davis was in September 2014. Art was living in Oregon, but his heart was in Mississippi where his old friend, Jack Cristil, had died.

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Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 3,792 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:53 AM

You’ve probably heard this said many different ways by many different football players, coaches and announcers. To me, Archie Manning said it best long ago after he won NFC Offensive Player of the Year and he told me, “Just remember, the quarterback always gets too much credit and too much blame.”

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In women’s hoops, we suddenly have a real Mississippi rivalry

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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 11:20 AM

Don’t look now, but we suddenly have a competitive Ole Miss-Mississippi State women’s basketball rivalry. At last.

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His name is Carson, he lives in Raymond, and he will officiate the national championship

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 534 Reads
On Mon, 01/11/2021 - 09:55 AM

When Hinds County resident Fulton Carson takes the field Monday night for college football’s national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, it is quite possible that no participant will have come further.

We’re not talking miles here.

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Cayden Bridges

North/South All-Star Football Game

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On Wed, 12/16/2020 - 06:00 AM

Congratulations to Cayden Bridges of the Magee Trojans and Reggie McLaurin of the Mendenhall Tigers for being selected to participate in the 2020 Bernard Blackwell North/South All-Star Football Game. The game is scheduled for 1:30 PM on Saturday, December 19 at Bulldog Stadium (Brandon High School - 3090 Highway 18, Brandon, MS).

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Mississippi vs Alabama All-Star game

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On Wed, 12/16/2020 - 06:00 AM

Congratulations to Chandler Pittman (left) and Xavier Franks (right) on participating in the Mississippi vs Alabama All-Star game. The two All-Stars are seen pictured with former Magee Trojans quarterback Karrell Dampeer. Pittman and Franks performed well in the game however the MS All-Stars fell short of victory. The final score was 19-7.

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