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Report: USM football player arrested

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) Southern Miss football player Jamal Woodyard was arrested last Friday in Fairhope, Ala., and charged with second-degree robbery, the Mobile Press-Register reports. The report says that Woodyard was among three men who […]

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Sports to return to MUW?

COLUMBUS – (AP) Mississippi University for Women may bring sports back to the school. The Commercial Dispatch reports that MUW president Jim Borsig plans to name a committee to explore the issue and report back […]

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Donnie Tyndall taking over at Southern Miss

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Donnie Tyndall has already revived a dormant basketball program. That won’t be necessary at Southern Mississippi. But the upcoming challenge for the Golden Eagles’ new coach might be even greater that his […]

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Mississippi State signs guard Andre Applewhite

From The Mississippi Link Newswire STARKVILLE – One day after Rick Ray landed his first recruit as head coach of Mississippi State, he signed another prized standout in Memphis native, Andre Applewhite. The 6-foot-5, 202-pound […]

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QB battle focus of Southern Miss spring game

HATTIESBURG – (AP) First-year Southern Mississippi football coach Ellis Johnson isn’t quite prepared to anoint a starting quarterback. But junior Chris Campbell made a solid case for the job during the Golden Eagles’ spring football […]

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Rodney Hood leaving Mississippi State

Mississippi State News STARKVILLE – Freshman guard Rodney Hood is leaving Mississippi State, the team confirmed Sunday night. Hood, from Meridian, was the Bulldogs’ third-leading scorer in 2011-12, averaging 10.3 points a game. That averaged […]