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Black magic: MSU's wild, ninth-inning comeback gives team 10-0 record this season in 'Nickelblack' jerseys

Baseball is a game of superstition. Senior center fielder Jake Mangum is chief among those players who believe in such things. With a 9-0 record in the all-black "Nickelblack" uniforms entering the College World Series, Mangum pleaded with redshirt junior and Game 1 starter Ethan Small to don the jerseys Sunday.

TOP NEWS

Monday Profile: Reeses contribute to OCHS

Posted earlier today in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Bob and Donna Reese have found their own ways to help out the Oktibbeha County Humane Society. The Reeses, both retired from Mississippi State University, have worked in different ways -- direct and indirect -- to support the nonprofit.

Possumhaw: Music of the morning

Posted earlier today in Local Columns

Sam walked in the door asking, "What happened on the porch? It looks like a gale force wind swept through."

Analysis: Lawyers argue over abortion access in Mississippi

Posted earlier today in State

In 2015, on the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said: "I am as committed as ever to ending abortion in Mississippi."

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SPORTS

Small breaks MSU single-season strikeout record |

Bulldogs earn 28th comeback win of season; move to CWS winner's bracket |

Mississippi State’s baseball team will play its first game of the 2019 College World Series tonight at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Defense will be key to victories in the tricky dimensions and conditions of the park, where the Bulldogs are playing for the second-straight year.