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No. 9 Baylor improves to 8-0 with 91-40 win over Northwestern State
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jalen Bridges made four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points, freshman Yves Missi had a double-double and No. 9 Baylor remained undefeated with a 91-40 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday. RayJ Dennis had 14 points and six assists for the Bears (8-0), and...
Jaylen Murray leads Ole Miss comeback to beat Memphis, 80-77
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored seven straight points to help unbeaten Ole Miss close out a come-from-behind 80-77 win over Memphis on Saturday. The Rebels have started the season with seven straight wins under first-year coach Chris Beard. Murray made 4...
Johnson leads Southern against No. 21 Mississippi State after 21-point game
Southern Jaguars (1-6) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-1) Starkville, Mississippi; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern faces the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs after Jordan Johnson scored 21 points in Southern's 93-56 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles. ...
Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for the victims of a racist episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff's department this week were introduced so the sheriff can escape liability in a civil lawsuit and forestall a new federal probe. With criminal...
AP Exclusive: America's Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system
BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races and across the political spectrum. For many, recent protests against police brutality called attention to longstanding discrepancies in the administration...
Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi's county jails have been locked up at least three months without formal charges while waiting to go on trial. Some have longer wait times because two-thirds of the counties only convene grand juries two or three times a year, according to a survey...
Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a court order that kept polls open longer than usual. The...
Lawsuit seeks $5M for Black former delivery driver who says white men shot at him in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black former delivery driver in Mississippi who says two white men shot into his work van and then pursued him in a high-speed chase last year has filed a new lawsuit against the men and his former employer, FedEx. This is the second civil suit on behalf of...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. November 24, 2023. Editorial: 2024 Session Sees First Squabble What is usually a routine budget meeting at the state Capitol turned into an interesting debate over how much tax revenue Mississippi expects to bring in during the next fiscal...
Brakefield scores 25, Ole Miss beats NC State 72-52 to stay unbeaten
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaemyn Brakefield scored a career-high 25 points and unbeaten Mississippi cruised to a 72-52 victory over NC State in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night. Brakefield made 8 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws for the Rebels (6-0)....
