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MY NFL Week Two Picks
It was a bloodbath for my picks in week one. I scratched and clawed my way to ten correct picks. TEN! That is good enough to get in the playoffs most seasons but instead I felt like the 2013 Arizona Cardinals after the week was over. I was just one …
College Football Week Three Picks
I correctly picked 16 of 19 games last week but I also had my first missed picked involving a Mississippi team. That brings my season record to 32-5 so far this young season, which isn't too bad if I say so myself. So, I had Millsaps beating Mary Hardin-Baylor and …
Mega Magnolia Football Saturday Preview
October is the time of year when college football begins to show who is contenders and who are pretenders. This Saturday the SEC West will begin to find out who are contenders and who are pretenders, in earnest. Mississippi State and Mississippi will have the focus of most of the …
Mississippi Roster For 28th Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game
Earlier today, the coaches and players were announced for the Mississippi roster of the 28th Annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. The Mississippi Association of Coaches made the announcement. The game will be played on Saturday, December 13th in Montgomery, Alabama. The game will be televised on WLBT. Local metro coach, managers, …
What's At Stake For MSU and Ole Miss This Weekend And Beyond
As College Gameday prepares for their second visit in Mississippi for the second week in a row, and the first time at Mississippi State, the stakes keep getting higher for the Rebels and Bulldogs. Both teams are tied for third in the AP Top 25 football poll, and the eyes …
Winnipeg Blue Bombers To Hold A Free Agent Tryout At Smith-Wills
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2014/dec/17/19771/ Any football players looking for another chance to play the game? Here is your chance to make an impression on professional scouts. It doesn't matter if you didn't play college ball or just played at the junior college level or in the SWAC or the Sun Belt or Conference …
Breaking: Jackson State Fires Head Coach Harold Jackson
After last Saturday's 59-27 loss to Grambling Stat, Jackson State made the decision to fire head coach Harold Jackson during the team's bye week. The firing was first reported by the Clarion-Ledger. Jackson's tenure ended after just 17 games and a 1-4 start this season and a 1-2 record in …
Clarion-Ledger to Suspend Beat Coverage of Jackson State
The twists and strange turns of the 2015 Jackson State football season continued today as the Clarion-Ledgers announced it was going to halt beat coverage of the team. This decision was made after JSU stopped making players and assistant coaches available to the media on Tuesdays and Wednesdays before practice. …
Cowboys Reportedly to Workout Dak Prescott Today
It could be a NFL Draft red herring but the Dallas Cowboys have shown an incredible amount of interest in Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. According to the Dallas-Morning News, Cowboys Quarterback Coach Wade Wilson is in Starkville, Miss today to workout the former Bulldogs single caller. This will mark …
Bulldogs to Face Juggernaut Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen
The Mississippi State's women's basketball team defeated Michigan State 74-72 in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Sunday. The reward for that win is a date in Bridgeport, Conn. to face No. 1 overall seed the Connecticut Huskies at 10:30 a.m. on ESPN. UConn defeated …
Saints and Payton Agree to 5-Year Extension
Every NFL team wants to have stability at a few important spots in the franchise, from ownership to general manager to head coach to quarterback. This morning, the New Orleans Saints made sure one of the major pieces of their stability was staying in town a little longer. Head coach …
NFL Adds Ejections and Tweaks Kickoffs in 2016 Rule Changes
The NFL owners recently approved two new rule changes that will be one-year test rules next season. Both were highly controversial, one among coaches and the other among players. First, here's a look at minor rule changes. All chop blocks, which are when one offensive player is blocking a defensive …
Malik Newman Enters the 2016 NBA Draft
This week, former Callaway High School and current Mississippi State University star Malik Newman declared for the NBA Draft. Looking back at last spring, this would hardly be a surprise, as Newman was one of the most sought-after prospects in the country. Flash forward to this season, and him entering …
Treadwell Finally Runs
The Manning Center was the place to be this morning. Breaking a University of Mississippi Pro Day record, 63 NFL representatives from all 32 NFL teams descended on Oxford, Miss., to look at the three stars entering the draft after their junior seasons at UM. Overall, there were 15 current …
A Tribute to MSU's Final Four Team
College basketball will reach its climax from Saturday to Tuesday as both the men’s and women’s tournament play out the Final Four and championship games. None of the eight teams left will feature a team from our state. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of the Final Four …
The Chase for 73
The old cliché that records are made to be broken just seems just perfect for sports. Nothing gets the fans attention more than when a seemingly untouchable record gets threatened or out and out broken. Everyone pays more attention when an NFL team is undefeated near the end of the …
Women's National Team Fights Wage Discrimination
What if I told you that the 2015 Women’s World Cup Final on television drew more viewers than game six of the 2015 NBA Finals, game seven of the 2014 World Series and game six of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals? The U.S. Women’s National Team were ratings gold with …
WrestleMania 32 Preview and Prediction
It’s time for “the Showcase of the Immortals,” “the Show of Shows” on “the Grandest Stage of Them All.” Are you ready for WrestleMania 32? It’s understandable if people aren’t excited about this year’s WrestleMania. Depending how the event goes, WrestleMania 32 might be remembered more for which performers are …
Basketball, Baseball and Square Roots
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Comes to a Close This regular season of college basketball turned out to be wild and unpredictable, so fans hoped that the NCAA Tournament would be the same. The first weekend of the tournament played out just like the regular season, with upsets and potential …
Connecticut Goes For History Tonight
Right now, the most dominant team in sports is the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. The Huskies are on a 74-game winning streak, and with a win tonight in the national championship game, they will claim their fourth straight title. A fourth consecutive championship would be a record in …