WrestleMania 33 Predictions: Part Two
Seven matches to predict are left on the card , and each one could be considered a main-event level match. If you missed the predictions for the three kickoff-show matches, and the three matches I would start WrestleMania 33 with, you can read all about them here. “SmackDown” Commissioner Shane …
WrestleMania 33 Predictions: Part One
“Monday Night Raw” and “SmackDown Live” held their “go-home shows,” the last shows before a pay-per-view event, earlier this week, so the card for WrestleMania is set. That is, if the WWE doesn’t decided to add another match during WrestleMania 33. Neither go-home show made me feel any better about …
Stone Cold Stuns the President
This is one of my favorite weeks in sports with the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four and WrestleMania held on the same weekend. Looking at the card for WrestleMania 33, it could be a dud, but the in-ring action may surpass expectations, depending on the angles that the company …
A Miracle on the Hardwood
Even if you don’t follow sports, you’ve probably heard of the 1980 Olympics’ “Miracle on Ice” at some point. A group of young American hockey players took down one of the best hockey teams in the world in the USSR. What you might not know is that the game against …
MSU Headed to Final Four
A season for the ages for the Mississippi State University women’s basketball team just keeps getting better and better. The program reached the Sweet Sixteen for the second year in a row, but these Bulldogs didn’t want to go home in the first game of the second weekend. MSU’s task …
MSU Research Leads to Football Helmet That Reduces Concussions
Football players could soon be safer from concussions and if so, they will have Mississippi State University to thank for that. Researchers at the Bagley School of Engineering are studying ways to reduce concussions. Data from the Centers for Disease Control show that the U.S. has an estimated four million …
Payton-Manziel Super Bowl Meet-up
One of the more interesting stories this week is that New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton met with former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel during Super Bowl week. There are few examples of a player destroying their career the way Manziel has. NFL teams are known to put up with …
Saints Sign Te’o
While we wait to hear about a possible deal between the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots for cornerback Malcolm Butler, the Saints still are working on fixing their defense, which was one of the worst in the league. It has gotten linebacker help with the poaching of former …
Bulldogs to Face Huskies in Sweet 16
In the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, things went as planned for Mississippi State University. The hosting Bulldogs switched up the starting lineup and rotation, but Head Coach Vic Schaefer made the changes work. MSU got little resistance from opening-round foe No. 15-seed Troy University with …
Busted Bracket
It’s WrestleMania season and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament time, so what better way to mark the occasion than mix the two biggest events ending in April? Plus, the NCAA and WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon are two of the most hated things in sports. If you could throw in …
Pro Day Dates for MSU, JSU, UM and USM
Players that didn’t receive an invite to the NFL Combine or didn’t like their performance at the Combine still have a chance to catch the eyes of NFL scouts. Across the country, schools are holding what are known as Pro Days. Draft-eligible players will workout in front of scouts at …
Patriots Butler Visiting the Saints
Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcolm Butler is in New Orleans visiting with the Saints. Normally this wouldn’t be super newsworthy with the NFL in the midst of free agency. But Butler is not a free agent, but a restricted free agent. That means he is free to sign with another …
MSU Makes NCAA, UM and USM Earn NIT Bids
Only one men’s basketball team from Mississippi reached the postseason between the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament: the University of Mississippi with its bid to the NIT. Three women’s basketball teams from Mississippi are heading to the postseason. Mississippi State University, which earned a No. 2 seed in …
Saints Trade Cooks to Patriots
Free agency is off and running in the NFL, and nearly every team is wheeling and dealing to sign or trade players. On Friday, March 10, the New Orleans Saints traded leading receiver Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots. The Saints got the Patriots’ 32nd pick of the first …
Rebels Heading to Monmouth in the NIT
Mississippi has six Division I men’s basketball teams, but only one made a postseason tournament. The University of Mississippi is heading to the National Invitation Tournament as a fifth seed. None of the men’s teams reached the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament after the field of 68 teams were revealed on …
Thoughts on Day Four of the NFL Combine
Defensive backs were on display for the final day of on-the-field workouts at the 2017 NFL Combine. The secondary group is the largest at this combine, as the passing game has become a bigger part of the NFL. When discussing defensive backs, it is good to know terms like tight …
SEC Men’s, SWAC and C-USA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments Preview
In the championship game of this year’s SEC Women’s Tournament, the University of South Carolina bested Mississippi State University 59-49. The Gamecocks earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Women’s Tournament, but the Bulldogs will get an at-large bid. This week is when the SEC, Conference USA and SWAC …
Thoughts on Day Three of the NFL Combine
Day three of the NFL Combine was all about big men running fast. It is the first day that the term “tweener” (a player who falls between two positions) was used a good bit. The defensive linemen were split into two groups. Group one featured what could be the top …
Thoughts on Day Two of the NFL Combine
Day two of the NFL Combine was the longest, as the quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends hit the field. The quarterbacks and wide receivers broke into two groups, so I’ll give my thoughts on group one and then group two. Group one showed why this is a weak quarterback …
Thoughts on Day One of the NFL Combine
Day one of the NFL Combine is in the books. The opening day saw the offensive linemen and running backs take center stage in Indianapolis. Many sports analysts considered offensive-line class weak going into the Combine, and the athletes didn’t do much to change that perception. There are some good …
Saints’ Future Could Be Set at NFL Combine
The future direction of the New Orleans Saints might take shape over the next five days at the NFL Combine. New Orleans and the other 31 teams will be in Indianapolis to watch the players but also to discuss trades on their rosters or in the coming draft. Potential trade …
Combine Knowledge
The top draft prospects will be at the NFL Combine, which runs from Friday, March 3, to Monday, March 6. Players are broken up by position, with running backs on one day and quarterback on another day and so forth. If you want to watch the Combine but never have, …
Howell and Gillom Finalists Announced
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has announced the finalists for this year’s Howell and Gillom Trophies. Seven players received votes for the Gillom Trophy, which is awarded to the best women’s college-basketball player in Mississippi, and nine players received votes for the Howell Trophy, given to the …