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Lawler wrestled across the South
Wrestling may be popular now, but in the 1970s, it was electric among its fans.
And nobody was more popular than Jerry “The King” Lawler.
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Coach: MSU player received money from booster
A football coach in Tennessee said he saw Mississippi State freshman defensive back Will Redmond receive money from a booster during the recruiting process.
Byron De’Vinner, who coaches a 7-on-7 team during the summer in Nashville, Tenn., said he witnessed a “handshake” worth about $200 and that former Mississippi State assistant coach Angelo Mirando knew about the payment. […]
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Murrah embarrasses Callaway in “JPS SUPER BOWL”
The hype of this matchup started the first week of school via twitter. That’s right, TWITTER. Callaway and Murrah seniors raged a verbal warfare that lasted about 48 hours with both sides eventually saying, “See you September 7th.”
Around 11 p.m. Aug. 31, the battle resumed. More people were involved this time. All grades, faculty, and even alumni were all invited to weigh in on the battle. While the verbal jabs were serious and quite comical at times, everything went to another level Sept. 5. Murrah was vandalized. Callaway and other things were literally spray painted on the outside walls of the school… […]
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Jackson St. faces Texas Southern next
Jackson State’s 0-2 start hasn’t taken any of the fire out of coach Rick Comegy.
During Monday’s press conference, the usually reserved Comegy came out firing when asked about the Saturday’s SWAC opener at Texas Southern.
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National Sports
Serena Williams wins U.S. Open title
Finally tested, even trailing, at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams turned things around just in time.
Time keeps moving, but Greg Garber says one thing remains the same about Serena Williams’ legacy: those Grand Slam trophies. […]
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Wallace leads Mississippi past UTEP 28-10
Mississippi quarterback Bo Wallace was not impressed and he certainly wasn’t satisfied.
“I really can’t be, to tell you the truth,” said Wallace, despite throwing for three touchdowns and running for another to lead the Rebels to a 28-10 win over Texas-El Paso Saturday. “I thought I played well for the first half, but I was sloppy in the second half.” […]
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Auburn falls 28-10 at Mississippi State
Auburn couldn’t throw the ball, couldn’t tackle and couldn’t avoid costly turnovers.
So it’s no surprise the Tigers lost 28-10 to Mississippi State on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. […]
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Mississippi’s young defense a work in progress
Defensive end C.J. Johnson lived through Mississippi’s nightmare football season in 2011, so he wasn’t complaining that last weekend’s 49-27 season-opening victory over Central Arkansas wasn’t a masterpiece. […]
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Central Arkansas falls to Mississippi, 47-29
Central Arkansas couldn’t have scripted a much better first half during Saturday’s game against Mississippi.
The second half was exactly the opposite.
And the end result was a 49-27 loss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium that left Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque disappointed after a missed opportunity. […]
News
Jackson State falls Mississippi State 56-9
Jackson State coach Rick Comegy chose to look at Saturday night’s 56-9 loss to Mississippi State as a learning experience for his team.
Mississippi State cruised to a big win in front a seventeenth-consecutive sellout home crowd in each team’s opener. […]