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Drexel beats Alabama in 3OT

Posted 12/1/2013 in College Sports

NEW YORK -- Drexel men's basketball coach Bruiser Flint made it clear to his team that he wasn't happy with just making an appearance in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. He thought the Dragons could win a game, or even two.

Ole Miss men beat Georgia Tech, advance to final

Posted 12/1/2013 in College Sports

NEW YORK -- Andy Kennedy professed not to know what kind of team his Ole Miss Rebels are six weeks into the season. But what he saw Friday afternoon has made him excited for what may lay ahead.

Football players give Starkville a lift

Posted 12/1/2013 in High School Sports

STARKVILLE -- Now that football season is over at Starkville High School, boys basketball coach Greg Carter knows his team will get some frontcourt depth.

Calvert, Jones lead West Point

Posted 12/1/2013 in High School Sports

STARKVILLE -- Demarius Calvert took care of business early for the West Point High School boys basketball team. While Calvert helped keep the Green Wave close at the start, A.J. Jones' play in the fourth quarter proved even more valuable.

Whitley's forced fumble caps stellar night by MSU defense

Posted 11/29/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- At the end of his postgame media conference, Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen asked reporters who forced the final fumble that ended the 2013 Battle for the Golden Egg.

MSU pre-selling tickets for bowl games

Posted 11/29/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE --Mississippi State Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin confirmed after the football team's 17-10 overtime victory against Ole Miss on Thursday night the school has begun pre-selling process for three bowl destinations.

McCarron thinking about beating Auburn, not Heisman Trophy

Posted 11/29/2013 in College Sports

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- AJ McCarron has risen to the occasion on big stages with Southeastern Conference and national titles on the line.

Parker, No. 6 Duke beat Alabama

Posted 11/29/2013 in College Sports

NEW YORK -- Jabari Parker is already in the Duke record book. The freshman matched his season-high with 27 points, setting the school record for consecutive 20-point games to start a career and the sixth-ranked Blue Devils beat Alabama 74-64 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

'Divine Intervention': Prescott leads MSU past Ole Miss in OT

Posted 11/29/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- Welcome to Dak Prescott's Thanksgiving night miracle.

Prescott engineers MSU's comeback in Egg Bowl

Posted 11/29/2013 in Local Columns

In his postgame news conference, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen used words like "miraculous" and "divine intervention" after his team's 17-10 overtime victory against Ole Miss on Thursday night in the Battle for the Golden Egg.

5 Keys for Ole Miss-Mississippi State

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

5 Keys for Ole Miss-Mississippi State

MSU avoids JSU's upset bid

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- The Mississippi State men's basketball team should be thankful today it earned a victory Wednesday in a game its coach thought it should've lost. MSU proved once again it can mentally sleepwalk through a game against a Southwestern Athletic Conference opponent without consequences, as it edged Jackson State 58-56 at Humphrey Coliseum.

MSU won't have Ready back anytime soon

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State men's basketball coach Rick Ray said freshman point guard IJ ready isn't close to returning from his hamstring injury.

Lees build brotherly bonds

Posted 11/27/2013 in Local Sports

Tyson Lee made sure his cell phone was fully charged every Friday night during the 2012 football season.

MSU's May eager to prove point

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- The twinkle in Katia May's eye gave away her answer before the question was finished. The Mississippi State senior guard's raised left eyebrow only magnified her eagerness to prove she and junior Jerica James are up to the task.

Pickens County ready to take last step to reach title game

Posted 11/27/2013 in High School Sports

REFORM, Ala. -- Pickens County High School football coach Patrick Plott believes his team has done well this year rising to a challenge.

MSU's Jackson wins top award

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- The accolades continue to pour in for Gabe Jackson. On Wednesday, the Mississippi State standout guard was named the first winner of the Kent Hull Trophy as the most outstanding collegiate offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi.

Williams will be ready to go vs. Ole Miss if needed

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- Damian Williams knows what it is like to be a part of a quarterback shuffle -- at a much smaller level. As a ninth-grader at Archbishop Rummel High School near New Orleans, Williams was forced to take over as starting quarterback after an injury and led his team to the 2009 state championship game.

Dillingham has big night in MSU's victory

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- Vic Schaefer has enough confidence for all of his shooters. That's why the second-year Mississippi State women's basketball coach wasn't fazed when he scanned the boxscore during his postgame circle-and-square exercise last week against Tennessee Tech and saw the following line: Dominique Dillingham 3-14 0-4 3-6.

Ray hopes to help team find balance after loss

Posted 11/27/2013 in College Sports

STARKVILLE -- Rick Ray needed something to help his team regain its balance. The second-year Mississippi State men's basketball head coach found the teaching tool he needed Saturday in an 87-68 loss to Utah State in Logan, Utah. The loss gave Ray tangible examples he could show his players to convince them their effort on defense to start the season wasn't acceptable.

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