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USM to honor ’87 NIT title team

In 1987, the Cold War was still festering, music was on cassette and cellphones were huge and for only the very rich.

And Southern Miss basketball was king of the National Invitational Tournament.

That year, the Golden Eagles won five games, four of them on the road, to take the NIT championship at the Madison Square Garden for the school’s lone national title in basketball. […]

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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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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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Southern Miss earns first NCAA bid since 1991

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Southern Miss is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991. The Golden Eagles (25-8) will face Kansas State (21-10) in the second round on Thursday in Pittsburgh. It's […]