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Governing board of Mississippi’s public universities deletes ‘diversity’ from several policies
The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities voted Thursday to delete the word “diversity” from several policies, including a requirement that the board evaluate university presidents on campus diversity outcomes. Though the Legislature has not passed a bill...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's judicial runoff elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in central Mississippi and the state’s Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday to resolve two judicial races in which no candidate received the vote majority needed in the Nov. 5 general election to avoid a runoff. At stake are seats...
Hubbard leads Mississippi State against SMU after 23-point game
Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) at SMU Mustangs (4-1) Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State visits SMU after Josh Hubbard scored 23 points in Mississippi State's 78-73 win...
Pedulla, Murrell score 19, Ole Miss pulls away in the second half to defeat Oral Roberts 100-68
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla and Matthew Murrrell each had 19 points, and Mississippi defeated Oral Roberts 100-68 Thursday night as the Rebels remained unbeaten. Five players scored in double figures for Ole Miss (5-0) with Jaemyn Brakefield and Davon Barnes adding 13 apiece,...
Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi's felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers. Most of the people...
No. 9 Ole Miss 'peaking at the right time' but can't afford a letdown at Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin feels like his team is “peaking at the right time.” No one would argue after the Rebels knocked off then-No. 2 Georgia two weeks ago to win their third consecutive game. The hot streak has ninth-ranked Ole...
Missouri aims to get back in win column at Mississippi State, which still seeks first SEC victory
Missouri (7-3, 3-3 SEC) at Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6), Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC). BetMGM College Sports Odds: Missouri by 7.5. Series: Tied 2-2. What’s at stake? Missouri sits just outside the AP Top 25 and looks to rebound from last...
Court says it's ending dispute over Mississippi airport board but city officials disagree
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says it is ending a long-running dispute over whether the state of Mississippi or its capital, Jackson, will control the city's airport board. The decision Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could...
Fugitive arrested after a standoff in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in August after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant a few blocks from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi, where he had escaped from a county jail. Joshua Zimmerman is being extradited,...
Daniel Batcho scores 38 to lead Louisiana Tech over Mississippi College 105-67
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Daniel Batcho scored 38 points as Louisiana Tech beat Mississippi College 105-67 on Monday night. Batcho added eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-0). Kaden Cooper added 15 points and eight rebounds. Amaree Abram scored 13. Odis Carter finished with...
