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Hattiesburg gets Murrah’s attention

By Tim Ward
Sports Writer
Murrah opened the season this past Saturday, Aug. 18, at Newell Field. What was supposed to be a football game looked more like a track meet. Speed, speed and more speed raced up and down Newell Field. Hattiesburg with their spread offense and what looked like USA Men’s Olympic 4×100 relay team, ran away with the game… […]

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Mississippi State announces $75M stadium expansion

Mississippi State will begin a $75 million expansion of Davis Wade Stadium, with the project expected to be finished ahead of the 2014 season.

The school announced that the expansion will add more than 6,000 seats to the existing stadium, pushing the capacity to 61,337. It also includes plans for a second high-definition video board, premium seating, restrooms and concession stands. […]

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Alcorn's Hopson SWAC's first white football coach

LORMAN (AP) Coach Jay Hopson is completely aware that his hiring at Alcorn State is historic. He's just too busy to worry about it. The first white football coach in the historically black Southwestern Athletic […]

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Palmeiro inducted into Mississippi Hall of Fame

JACKSON – (AP) Rafael Palmeiro is now a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He hopes someday Cooperstown comes calling as well. But he's not going to grovel. “My lobbying was done on […]

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Mosley suspended indefinitely after arrest

OXFORD – (AP) Mississippi tight end Jamal Mosley has been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested last Saturday night for public drunkenness and disturbing the peace. “Jamal is suspended indefinitely while we review the situation,'' […]

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Midlick named women’s coach at Delta State

CLEVELAND – (AP) Delta State has named Austin Peay assistant David Midlick as its next women’s basketball coach. Midlick was a three-year letterman at Mississippi. He averaged 5.8 points a game from 1989-91, appearing in […]