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Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east
HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue...
LSU faces Mississippi Valley State, seeks 6th straight home win
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-10) at LSU Tigers (10-2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -38.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: LSU hosts Mississippi Valley State looking to extend its five-game home...
No. 19 Mississippi State puts home win streak on the line against Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (3-9) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-1) Starkville, Mississippi; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Mississippi State will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Bulldogs face Bethune-Cookman. The...
South Carolina State visits Mississippi State following Okot's 26-point game
South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-14) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-1) Starkville, Mississippi; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State hosts South Carolina State after Madina Okot scored 26 points in Mississippi State's 70-52 win over the Maryland-Eastern...
Colby Rogers, Moussa Cisse lead Memphis to an 87-70 win over No. 16 Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Colby Rogers scored 28 points and Moussa Cisse had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as Memphis defeated No. 16 MIssissippi 87-70 on Saturday. PJ Haggerty finished with 17 points as Memphis (10-3) won for the third time in four games. Sean...
No. 14 Gonzaga's matchup with No. 22 UCLA is the headliner on the week's light AP Top 25 schedule
Gonzaga coach Mark Few hadn't been off the court long over the weekend when the focus turned to preparing for the 14th-ranked Bulldogs' matchup with a ranked opponent days after Christmas. The good news was he could start thinking about it after a win, unlike UCLA's Mick Cronin —...
Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Meredith, 91, wore a red Ole Miss baseball hat as he watched Friday's...
Padulla helps No. 17 Mississippi pull away to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Padulla scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 17 Mississippi pulled away in the final 15 minutes to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62 on Saturday. Ole Miss (11-1) used a 16-6 run, capped by Padulla's twisting layup, to build a...
No. 25 Ole Miss faces Mississippi Valley State following Thienou's 23-point performance
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-9) at Ole Miss Rebels (7-3) Oxford, Mississippi; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Ole Miss takes on Mississippi Valley State after Sira Thienou scored 23 points in Ole Miss' 94-39 win against the South Alabama Jaguars. ...
Dual-credit students in Mississippi go to college at nation’s highest rate
Mississippi high school students who take dual-credit courses go to college at the nation’s highest rate, according to a recent report. It’s generally true that students who take college classes while in high school attend college at higher rates than their peers. Earlier this...
