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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The fifth-ranked Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North...
Police fatally shoot a person while serving an arrest warrant in Mississippi
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Police in north Mississippi shot and killed a person Monday while serving an arrest warrant, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Officers with the Olive Branch SWAT Team fired shots after the person receiving the warrant “presented a...
Jaxson Dart and No. 5 Mississippi roll over Wake Forest for a 40-6 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — When Mississippi wins the coin toss, coach Lane Kiffin said he’s almost always going to elect to receive. That mentality sits just fine with quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart completed his first three passes on the opening drive, leading the...
4-year-old child drowns after wandering from home in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy drowned in a pond in central Mississippi after wandering away from his family's apartment while his father took a shower, a police chief said. A Madison County law enforcement dive team recovered Kaleb Jamison's body Tuesday night, nearly 12...
No. 5 Ole Miss hits the road for the first time, facing the ACC's Wake Forest
No. 5 Mississippi (2-0) at Wake Forest (1-1), Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ET (The CW) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 23 1/2. Series record: Wake Forest leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Rebels have beaten up on Furman and Middle...
Jaxson Dart, No. 5 Ole Miss face stiffer test with road opener against Wake Forest
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Things have come almost too easily to Jaxson Dart and Mississippi in the first two games. They've scored 128 points and allowed three. Dart set Southeastern Conference records for consecutive completions in a game (24) and overall (30). The defense has...
Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fears
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along...
Mississippi man found not guilty of threatening Republican US Sen. Roger Wicker
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A jury has cleared a Mississippi man on a charge of threatening to kill Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker during a confrontation with one of Wicker's relatives. Six women and six men deliberated about an hour and a half Tuesday before unanimously finding...
Skattebo runs for 262 yards, Arizona State hangs on for 30-23 win over Mississippi State
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Skattebo rushed for a career-high 262 yards, quarterback Sam Leavitt ran for two touchdowns and Arizona State held on in the final minutes for its first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent by beating Mississippi State 30-23 on Saturday night. ...
Dart completes 1st 24 passes to set SEC record, No. 6 Ole Miss beats Middle Tennessee 52-3
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Dart completed his first 24 passes to set Southeastern Conference and school records, finishing 25 of 27 for 377 yards in No. 6 Mississippi’s 52-3 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Saturday. The streak ended when Dart and Tre Harris couldn’t...
