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Former Ole Miss QB arrested for DUI

Former Ole Miss and EMCC quarterback Bo Wallace was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Saturday night. West Point police made the arrest at 11 p.m. Saturday and Wallace was later released on bond. Wallace returned to Scooba…

Jones County Junior College Makes History

For the last several years, Jones County Junior College has fielded one of the best softball teams in the entire country. Friday, the lady bobcats took their program to the next level. Located in Ellisville, JCJC held a press conference…

LSU College World Series Preview

On the eve of the 2017 College World Series, there's a fine line between work and play. The distractions of trying to soak in the experience are greater than ever before and yet so is LSU's desire to win. The…

Saints Mini Camp Update

For the New Orleans Saints, protecting future Hall-of-Famer Drew Brees is always the top priority but now, they're going to have to find a different way to do that after receiving bad news. First reported by NFL Network Insider, Ian…

LSU's road to Omaha

Whether it’s the first time, the last time, or somewhere in between, the road to Omaha is not to be taken for granted. Today, the LSU Tigers made that special voyage for the second time in three years. This afternoon,…

MWGA State Championships

For the first time in the history of Mississippi Women’s Golf Association Amateur Championships, Gautier’s Shell Landing is playing host to the 85th annual event. Today was the second day of match play after a qualifying period Monday, setting the…

LSU shifting attention from MLB Draft to Omaha

With the MLB Draft now in the rearview mirror, the LSU Tigers can finally refocus on the task at hand. Their first game of the College World Series is just three days away. Overall, eight LSU baseball players were selected…

USM’s Dylan Burdeaux picked by Detroit Tigers

After Taylor Braley and Kirk McCarty were selected on the second day of the MLB Draft, all the focus shifted to which team would pick Southern Miss first baseman Dylan Burdeaux. As it turns out, his name was called much…

Shuckers vs. Jumbo Shrimp

Only five times this year have the Biloxi Shuckers given up double digit runs in a game, the most recent of those came last night in a 13-1 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. That ties their season high for…

Southern Miss players drafted in the MLB Draft

It’s only fitting that a record-setting season for Southern Miss baseball is culminating with a busy second day of the MLB First Year Player Draft that saw two Golden Eagles off the board today. First up was second-team All American…

USM’s Matt Wallner named Freshman All-American

As a native of Forest Lake, Minnesota, Matt Wallner had a big decision to make before coming to Southern Miss. Either sign out of high school with his favorite team growing up, the Minnesota Twins, or head down south. You…

MSU’s Brent Rooker drafted by Minnesota Twins

A quick turn of the page for Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker who was taken on the first day of the MLB First Year Player Draft. He went to the Minnesota Twins at 35 overall, after posting the best numbers for…

LSU punches ticket to Omaha

No team in the history of SEC baseball has been to the College World Series more times than LSU. Mississippi State did nothing to alter that course of history last night, as the Tigers are heading back to Omaha for…

MSU’S Brent Rooker named Dick Howser Finalist

If MSU is to come out of the Super Regional, it will likely be on the back of Brent Rooker who was named a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy earlier today. The award is the equivalent to the Heisman…

Previewing Baton Rouge Super Regional: MSU vs. LSU

Seeing as Mississippi State and LSU both occupy the SEC West, this weekend’s Baton Rouge Super Regional will be a rematch of their regular season series just three weeks ago. Back in May, the Tigers swept the Bulldogs in Starkville,…

Saints DT still undergoing medical evaluation

Today was the last day of organized team activities for the New Orleans Saints and still no sign of defensive tackle Nick Fairley. Not because he’s exercising his right to make OTA’s optional, but instead as a result of his…

USM’s Matt Wallner named Freshman All American

Not the way Southern Miss centerfielder Matt Wallner wanted to end his season with a loss to MSU in the Hattiesburg Regional, but still a freshman campaign for the ages. Today, Wallner was tabbed as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate…

Previewing Baton Rouge Super Regional

For the second straight season, the LSU Tigers are in a Super Regional and so is Mississippi State. The common thread between the two is a former LSU assistant that now occupies the other dugout. Back so soon is first…

Hugh Freeze not stressing over NCAA

During the course of a college football season, the approach is almost always the same: one game at a time. Similarly the concept of one day at a time also applies to Ole Miss following its response to the NCAA.…

USM’s record season ends in Hattiesburg Regional

At times, the game of baseball can be unforgiving. Costly errors and judgment calls by the umpire sometimes overshadow accomplishments that can only be appreciated later. On the flipside, winning an NCAA Regional Championship is something that can be appreciated…