NETTLETON • Davis Oswalt has been a defensive stalwart at linebacker the past two years. But this fall, Nettleton needs him in a vastly different role.
HATTIESBURG • In a COVID-19 world of unknowns, the first day of football practice had comforting familiarity for Southern Miss quarterback Jack Abraham.
As the coronavirus-challenged football season will soon begin at many levels, two local doctors question what it will look like at the end.
Soccer was a big part of Luke Mason’s life growing up, and he figured out pretty quickly that he wanted to stay in it after school.
The SEC has modified its schedule for preseason football training camp.
New Albany football coach Cody Stubblefield has been named as the school’s athletics director.
The SEC announced last week that it would play a COVID-19 football schedule against only conference opponents.
STARKVILLE • Mississippi State’s Robert Woodard has decided to remain in the 2020 NBA Draft.
NEW ALBANY • Chris Swanberg found his swing at BNA Bank Park this summer, and he found a championship, too.
Mississippi’s SEC baseball coaches differ slightly on the impact that COVID-19 could have on the 2021 season.
Not all high school football teams are playing the waiting game.
MEMPHIS • Winning a World Golf Championship event easily would be the biggest victory of Brendon Todd's career.
Former Mississippi State player and assistant coach DJ Looney has died at age 31.
MEMPHIS • Brendon Todd's putter is more than making up for any lack of power off the tee at the World Golf Championship.
Biggersville’s football team has lost its starting quarterback.
NEW YORK • Not long ago, Brian Dozier wasn’t even sure he wanted to play this season.
BLUE MOUNTAIN • As larger schools wrestle with what to do with football amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Mountain College did not have that albatross around the neck of its athletics discussion.
When summer’s temperatures go high, largemouth bass go low. Whether you’re working the wide, open waters of Tennessee River impoundments or fishing local lakes and ponds, it’s a safe bet the big bass will be as deep as they can get throughout the majority of the day. Topwater action is confi…
This past October at a gathering of outdoor writers, I bought a big tackle box full of bass baits. It’s a good-sized Rubbermaid box with clasps on either end.
Coleton Ausbern has regained his mojo this summer.
MEMPHIS • Brooks Koepka has been working hard to fix his game even with an injured left knee.
The Southeastern Conference will play a 10-game, conference-only football schedule this fall.
OXFORD • All four seniors on the 2020 Ole Miss baseball roster will take advantage of an extra season of eligibility.
Chris Lemonis believes he may have the best pitching staff in the country next season.
The Mississippi High School Activities Association has released guidelines and rules for fall sports competition.
RED BAY, Ala. • As 60-something players drifted toward him, Red Bay football coach Michael Jackson had to shout out one last reminder.
OXFORD • Former Ole Miss football administrative assistant Barney Farrar has filed a lawsuit charging negligence against the NCAA.
The Astros were my team growing up.
Will Leathers had a long, hot Sunday, but it ended in victory.
If college football kicked off this week it would not bode well for fans wanting to watch from inside stadiums across Mississippi.
The Mississippi State men’s basketball program picked up another transfer on Monday morning.
College football leaders are in the process of piecing together plans for a regular season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In fits and starts, sports are making a comeback.
OXFORD – Football season, tough and unclear, just got tougher for Ole Miss which has announced the indefinite suspension of defensive end/linebacker Sam Williams.
After further review, we still might see junior college football in Mississippi this fall.
Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson has been at the forefront of two flag removals in her coaching career.
After a hiatus of more than three years caused by a levee in disrepair, Trace State Park Lake will reopen for fishing and boating at 6 a.m. Aug. 5.
The Old Man rose from the kitchen table with some difficulty, getting up in stages that unfolded, like a carpenter’s
Quarterbacks, running backs and other offensive skill players tend to get most of the pub, which is understandable. They score points.
Jack Tannehill’s dream of playing football for Ole Miss appears dead.
The Mississippi State men’s basketball program will face Clemson in the Cancun Challenge Opener this season.
The Mississippi State football program could lose another non-conference game soon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With 26 Top 10 finishes and more than $600,000 in prize winnings, Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Team Toyota angler Brandon Lester, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, has proven himself to be one of America’s most accomplished young professional bass anglers. Lester is also a de…
OXFORD • Mario Wilbourn wasted no time making good on his potential last season.
Mississippi State volleyball coach Julie Darty Dennis is pleased with the way the sport is growing in Mississippi.
New Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach believes there will be a college football season this year.
The schools of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, including three from Mississippi, decided Monday to postpone all of their fall sports until the spring semester.
Several area high school football teams have adjusted their 2020 schedules due to the season’s delayed start.
