Nick Milsap carried the football just 128 times for Oak Grove last season.He’s toted the rock 200 times this year to the tune of 1,114 yards and nine touchdowns.“It’s been amazing,” Milsap said.
Southern Miss will “Serve Up A Cure” on Thursday.The volleyball team is raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society all week-long, culminating in Thursday’s match against Florida International at 6 p.m.
The trio of KJ Buffen, Devontae Shuler and Breein Tyree outscored Norfolk State by themselves, combining for 56 points in Ole Miss Basketball’s 68-55 win Tuesday night at The Pavilion.
The unoccupied chairs will serve as a tribute to prisoners of war and service members who are missing in action, honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
After spending the past year journeying through the Minor League Baseball circuit, a couple of pros were able to be kids for the day.Joe Gray Jr. and Jordyn Adams held a baseball camp at Smokie Harrington Park on Saturday morning.
It’s win or stay homes for Hattiesburg High on Friday night.The Tigers (4-6, 3-3 region 4-5A) host East Central (6-4, 3-3 region 4-5A) at 7 p.m. The winner clinches the fourth and final playoff spot in the region.
UAB did not have a football program in 2015 and 2016. Since returning to the field two years ago, the Blazers are 25-10.One of those wins includes the 2018 Conference USA Championship. UAB has returned to college football with vigor.
There are several scenarios in which Oak Grove can make the class 6A playoffs but the simplest involves the Warriors beating Northwest Rankin on Friday.A win for Oak Grove clinches the No. 2 seed in region 3-6A.
Taylorsville looked well on its way to a second straight state title – 15-1 and the 2018 South State champions.However, it’s South State victory over Bay Springs didn’t come without a price.
President Trump officially confirmed during a rally in Monroe, La. Wednesday evening that he’ll be attending the Alabama/LSU game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon.
Boban Jacdonmi scored 30 points during the 2018-19 season.He finished with 29 in Tuesday night’s 90-71 season-opening win over Delta State.The Englishman dominated from the opening tipoff, knocking down 12 of his 16 shots to go along with ten rebounds.
Tyson Carter registered a solid all-around performance with 23 points, a career-high tying seven rebounds and a career-best six steals to spearhead Mississippi State to a 77-69 opening night victory over Florida International on Tuesday at Humphrey Coliseum.
Highlighted by runs of 62, 58 and 37 yards, Mississippi State junior running back Kylin Hill ran for a career-high 234 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 54-24 win at Arkansas, and on Monday was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week.
The eleventh week of the high school football season featured regular season finales, playoff openers and crucial region contests. Here’s a look at some of the scores from around the Pine Belt...
What plagued Southern Miss most of the 2019 season bit the Golden Eagles one last time in their season finale against Louisiana Tech.USM struggled to score in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Lady Techsters.
Twenty years ago Friday, football lost one of its better men.Walter Payton died on November 1, 1999 at age 45 of bile duct cancer and liver failure.The Columbia native played his college ball at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) before playing 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears
Southern Miss has been fighting all season to get back to the “Nasty Bunch” ways that produced the third-ranked defense in 2018.The Golden Eagles looked the part in Saturday’s 20-6 win at Rice, limiting the Owls to 139 total yards including just eight on the ground.
Trivenskey Mosley was thought to be USM’s bell-cow at running back entering 2019 – he led the Golden Eagles with 494 yards rushing on 99 carries last season.But when the sophomore left the season opener with a knee injury, Southern Miss had to look elsewhere for production on the ground.
They needed a little help, but Jones College finds itself in the MACJC playoffs for the third straight season.And for the second straight year, the No. 7 Bobcats open the postseason against No. 10 Northwest Mississippi.
From the outside looking in, West Jones appears to be sitting pretty.The Mustangs are 9-0 and atop region 3-5A at 5-0. However, head coach Scott Pierson is quick to tell his team their record means nothing.
Hattiesburg High is winners of its last two games. The Tigers need to win their final two in order to punch a ticket to the class 5A playoffs.After a 1-6 start, Hattiesburg has been in survival mode for most of the 2019 season.
The Mississippi State women’s basketball team retained its reputation as one of the top teams in the country heading into the 2019-20 season, being tabbed No. 10 in the Associated Press’ Preseason Top 25 Poll.
Stephen Strasburg gutted through without his best fastball to throw a five-hitter Tuesday night, and now it’s on to Game 7 in the first World Series ever in which the visiting team won each of the first six games.
In a game that would likely decide region 4-1A, suddenly Lumberton was without its bell-cow Robert Henry who sat sidelined with a sprained ankle.Head coach Zach Jones handed the football to sophomore Rodney Parker to lead the Panthers.
Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that he will wait until Sunday to name a starting quarterback against the Cardinals and it looks like a decision on whether or not Drew Brees will even play will have to wait until Sunday.
Jones College entered Thursday’s regular season finale knowing it would need some help to clinch a second straight trip to the MACJC playoffs.The No. 9 Bobcats did their best not to scoreboard watch as they defeated East Central 35-13 in Ellisville.
The threat of rain pushed many of week ten’s high school football games to Thursday night. Here’s a look at some of the scores from around the Pine Belt...
Jones College knows what is at play on Thursday night.The No. 9 Bobcats fight for a second straight playoff berth when they host East Central at 7 p.m.
A couple of longtime rivals meet with some raised stakes on Thursday night.Purvis (5-4) travels to Brooklyn to battle Forrest County Agricultural (3-5) at 7 p.m. Both programs are fighting for playoff positioning in region 7-4A with just two games left.
With just three regular season games remaining, Oak Grove sits in a three-way tie for the fourth and final playoff spot in region 3-6A.The Warriors (5-3, 2-2 region) visit Brandon (6-3, 3-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Golden Tornadoes stumbled early and eventually fell to West Jones 24-14 on Friday, slipping out of a first-place tie with the Mustangs in region 3-5A.However, everything Laurel (6-2, 3-1) wants to accomplish is still within reach. It begins with a strong finish to the regular season
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, owner of Houston’s Gallery Furniture, bet another $1 million on the Houston Astros at Scarlet Pearl casino’s DraftKings sportsbook.
