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Wake Forest's fee for canceling football game vs. Ole Miss is covered by new Oregon State deal
Wake Forest canceled next year's trip to No. 9 Mississippi to make room for a home-and-home football series against Oregon State. It turns out the Beavers are essentially covering what the Demon Deacons owe for the Ole Miss cancellation, according to scheduling contracts. Ole Miss...
A Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi law enforcement officer allegedly used excessive force against a man he arrested earlier this year by striking him with the handgrip of a Taser and kicking him in the head while the man was handcuffed to a bench, according to a federal indictment unsealed...
No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 13 LSU matchup headlined by accomplished coaches and prolific QBs
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly seems more amused than anything by Mississippi counterpart Lane Kiffin's penchant for mocking and trolling opponents. At least, Kelly didn't sound offended while offering his impressions of Kiffin as a communicator in advance of...
No. 5 Georgia's defense to provide test for Mississippi State freshman QB Van Buren in 2nd start
Mississippi State (1-4, 0-2 SEC) at No. 5 Georgia (4-1, 2-1), Saturday 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 33 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 20-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Georgia will complete back-to-back...
No. 9 Mississippi and No. 13 LSU resume their rivalry with CFP stakes in play
No. 9 Mississippi (5-1, 1-1 SEC) at No. 13 LSU (4-1, 1-0), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Mississippi by 3. Series record: LSU leads 65-43-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The loser of this year's “Magnolia Bowl”...
Mississippi's Medicaid director is leaving for a private-sector job
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The executive director of Mississippi's Medicaid program, Drew Snyder, is stepping down at the end of this month to take a private sector job, Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. Reeves said he has chosen Cindy Bradshaw to lead the program. She has been its...
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Mississippi death row inmate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider an appeal from a Mississippi death row inmate who was convicted of killing a high school student by running her over with a car, but the inmate still has a separate appeal underway in a federal district court. ...
Two Mississippi Delta health centers awarded competitive federal grant for maternal care
Two federally qualified health centers in the Delta will receive a total of $3.6 million over four years from the federal government to expand and strengthen their maternal health services. Federally qualified health centers are nonprofits that provide health care to under-insured...
Alcorn State beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-28 to move to 2-0 in SWAC
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Alcorn State scored 24 points in the second half to pull away and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-28 on Saturday. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (1-4, 0-1), which opened its Southwestern Athletic Conference slate, jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter before Alcorn...
325-pound JJ Pegues runs for 2 TDs as No. 12 Ole Miss posts 27-3 win over South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaxson Dart loves talking about Mississippi wins. He loves it even more when 325-pound nose tackle JJ Pegues helps make it happen. Pegues had a pair of short touchdown runs as the 12th-ranked Rebels bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat...
