The Los Angeles Lakers made shots early and often to take the wind out of anything the New Orleans Pelicans could produce Tuesday night, winning 123-108. Los Angeles (34-35) started the game on a 14-0 run until New Orleans (33-36) … Continued
The body of a missing barge worker has been found by authorities. Donny Mitchell, 50, fell into the Mississippi River on Feb. 7 near the Natchez Port in Adams County. The accident happened at appoximately 4:30 a.m. when Mitchell was … Continued
Northern Mississippi Sunny with widespread frost this morning. Highs will be in the upper 50s. It will be a mostly clear start to the evening, and not as cool. Then becoming mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 40s. Central … Continued
In preparation for Texas and Oklahoma joining the Southeastern Conference in 2024, officials within the league have approved a new regular season format for seven sports — one being baseball. The biggest change to the existing model is that there … Continued
From a friendship that has lasted for over 20 years, Andy Kennedy’s University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (26-9) dominated Jay Ladner’s Southern Miss Golden Eagles (25-8) in the second half to win 88-60 in the opening round of the National Invitation … Continued
It almost felt like it had to be this way, a season of grinding out every win comes up just short as Mississippi State drops a tough 60-59 decision to Pitt in the NCAA Tournament. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk … Continued
An incredible NCAA Tournament game found Mississippi State on the wrong end of a 60-59 decision to Pittsburgh, as the Bulldogs’ last second shot from Shak Moore missed, sending the Bulldogs back to Starkville and out of the Big Dance. … Continued
Thomas Hudson has resigned as president of Jackson State University. Hudson had previously been placed on administrative leave by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning on March 2 following a vote of no confidence in the … Continued
Ole Miss will be welcoming award-winning Morgan Freeman later this month as he hosts the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts’ 20th-anniversary gala. The event on March 25 will honor Ole Miss alumni Mary and Sam Haskell, who … Continued
Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill into law that, by effect, will ban the direct sale of electric vehicles in the state of Mississippi. House Bill 401, which proponents argue is a simple reinforcement of a half-century-old franchise law, … Continued