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Southern Miss Basketball schedules road game at Michigan

The Southern Miss men’s basketball team made a big addition to the schedule on Saturday. The Hattiesburg American is reporting USM will be heading north to play at Michigan, although Head Coach Doc Sadler is unsure when that meeting will…

Jrue Holiday re-signs with Pelicans

Over the weekend, New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday got paid like a superstar. Now it’s up to him to play like one. On Saturday, the two parties agreed to a new five year contract worth $126 million. The…

Former MSU running back hosts youth clinic

Last week, former Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott held a youth football camp in Starkville. Today, another Bulldog alum followed suit up in the metro. Former MSU running back Anthony ‘Boobie’ Dixon set up shop at the Madison Healthplex, one…

Andre Reed hypothesizes his career after 2004

Six of the seven all time highest scoring seasons by an NFL team have happened since the league adopted illegal contact rules in 2004. Less bump and run means more passing and more passing means more points. The evolution of…

Brett Favre teases return to NFL

When Brett Favre talks about a return to the NFL, we listen. Only this time it has nothing to do with his seemingly never-ending retirement saga, although this would be way more interesting if it did. Instead, the USM legend…

USM’s Dylan Burdeaux leads NCAA in hits

There’s only one player in the entire nation that had more hits than MSU’s Brent Rooker this season and that’s Dylan Burdeaux from Southern Miss. The everyday first baseman went off during his senior season, leading all of division I…

USM’s Matt Wallner named Freshman of the Year

First impressions are a powerful thing whether or not they’re as powerful as Matt Wallner’s bat is debatable. Nonetheless, the Southern Miss standout has received another post-season honor after an incredible 2017 campaign. Today ‘Baseball America’ tabbed the Conference USA…

Biloxi Shuckers shortstop promoted to Colorado Springs

It only took Mauricio Dubon half a season to break the Biloxi Shuckers single season steals record and it didn’t take him much longer to get a promotion. Now, Dubon is just one step away from becoming the first born…

MAC Hall of Fame: Biloxi’s Bobby Hall among Class of 2017

For the last four decades, Biloxi Head Football Coach Bobby Hall has been pacing the sidelines all over Mississippi. All these years later, the second winningest high school coach in the history of the Magnolia State has finally earned his…

LSU vs. Oregon State: Previewing Friday’s CWS rematch

As much as the LSU Tigers would like to celebrate last night’s season saving victory over Florida State, it’s already time to turn the page to their rematch against Oregon State. That doesn’t mean they can’t build momentum off of…

USM’s Taylor Brayley to sign with Miami Marlins

The dilemma for division 1 baseball players selected in the MLB first year player draft is always this: do they stay for their senior season and finish what they started or carry out their dream of signing with a professional…

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…