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From The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Kelsey Howard scored 20 points and Christian Williams added 19 as Jackson State held off Concordia (Ala.) in a 73-63 win on Sunday night. This was their first win […]

The Associated Press OXFORD – Every time it appears Mississippi’s miserable season can’t get any worse, the Rebels find a way to make it happen. The latest embarrassment was Saturday, when No. 1 LSU crushed […]

Associated Press LORMAN – Melvin Spears has a “50-50” chance of returning as coach at Alcorn State next season, school president Christopher Brown said Monday, placing the spotlight of this week’s Capital City Classic on […]

The Associated Press STARKVILLE – Arnett Moultrie scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his second double-double in three games and Mississippi State cruised to an 80-65 victory over South Alabama on […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate Insurance Company recenlty honored the late Walter Payton as a “Hometown Hall of Famer” in his hometown of Columbia, Miss. The afternoon ceremony […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire OXFORD – University of Mississippi Athletics Director Pete Boone announced on Monday that the 2011 football season will be the last for head coach Houston Nutt. “Our goal is to […]

Associated Press JACKSON – Dawrence Roberts scored on a 10-yard run with 1:24 left and Grambling State held on for a 26-23 win over Jackson State on Saturday. Roberts, who ran for two touchdowns and […]

Associated Press LORMAN – Deaunte Mason and Kaderius Lacey scored on fourth-quarter runs as Alabama A&M defeated Alcorn State 28-14 Saturday night. Mason’s 1-yard touchdown run capped a 79-yard, 11-play drive at the start of […]

OXFORD – A Hinds County judge said a Jackson-area couple whose son died during football practice at the University of Mississippi will have their case tried in Oxford, where the university is located. Bennie and […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire STARKVILLE – Nine weeks into the season, Dan Mullen still doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do with his quarterbacks. But the Mississippi State head coach does know he […]