The All-New All-StarsThe third edition of the Mississippi Braves features a roster full of top prospects and a new manager. The Class AA M-Braves open the season on Thursday at Huntsville (7 p.m., 930 AM). They come home to play their first …
M-Braves To Hold Open HouseMississippi Braves fans can watch the team go through a workout during a team open house on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Admission is free and hot dogs and soft drinks will be given away.
Bulldogs To Battle At High NoonMississippi State will hold its spring football game on Saturday at noon at Scott Field. The game is part of MSU's annual Super Bulldog Weekend.
Tigers Spring Into ActionJackson State fans will get a preview of the 2007 football season when the Tigers play in the Blue and White spring game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 …
Outpacing ExpectationsWhen this issue went to press, the Mississippi State basketball team was in New York, preparing to play in the NIT semifinals. All of the state's Big Four men's teams enjoyed successful seasons. But it's never too early to start …
NIT: Delta Devils vs. BulldogsMississippi State plays host to Mississippi Valley State today (7 p.m., Starkville, CSS/105.9 FM) in a first-round NIT game.
Tigers In NCAA, Others Must WaitJackson State is going to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Mississippi Valley State 81-71 in the SWAC Tournament championship game on Saturday. Trey Johnson scored 33 points to lead the Tigers to their first NCAA berth in seven years. He …
College Basketball: Fantastic Friday, Super SaturdayMississippi State and Ole Miss both advanced to Saturday's semifinals of the SEC Tournament with victories on Friday. The Bulldogs defeated Kentucky 84-82 in overtime in one of the most thrilling games of the year. The Bulldogs face Arkansas today …
SWAC Tournament: JSU teams advanceFreshman Grant Maxey scores 22 points to lead Jackson State to a 74-65 victory in the SWAC Tournament. The second-seeded Tigers advance to Friday's semifinals.
How The West Was WonThe Mississippi State and Ole Miss basketball teams made history last weekend by sharing the Southeastern Conference Western Division title.
The Teams of DreamsA few weeks ago, I referred in this space to college football recruiting as "the 'Dungeons & Dragons' of sports" or something in that vein, but the truth is the analogy is better suited for that other athletic growth industry—fantasy …
Basketball Marches InMississippi's greatest sporting event, the MHSAA State Basketball Tournament, starts on Monday at the Mississippi Coliseum. Boys and girls champions in five classes will be crowned at the end of its two-week run. Meanwhile, the MPSA Tournament is underway at …
Cleaning HouseOver two years on, Larry Eustachy claims not to remember much about his early practices at USM. Trying to recall that sad-sack squad after the biggest single win of his USM tenure Monday night, he used phrases like "prepare for …
The Ping Means SpringIn some parts of America, people are doing weird things, off-the-wall seasonal stick-based rituals, like "lacrosse" and, stranger, "hockey." This is a sport whose proper performance requires ice and, ipso facto, winter. It is a winter sport, and classified as …
Finishing First, At LastOne of the rules of modern sports, according to the oft-cited Seinfeldism, is that fans "root for laundry" rather than the ever-changing identities that occupy their team at any given moment. Largely, this is true, but in Mississippi, we still …