OXFORD – Ole Miss basketball picked up an important verbal commitment from a graduate transfer Sunday.
OXFORD • Jarkel Joiner is not concerned about points. They’ll come, he believes. They always have.
OXFORD • In an effort to remain safe amid the rising tide of COVID-19, the student populations across the country left their campuses.
OXFORD • Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco will begin meeting later this week with veteran players to get an idea how the NCAA’s eligibility ruling – and other fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak – might affect the Rebels moving ahead.
OXFORD • The driveway. The unlevel hoop. The weathered and slightly misshaped ball.
The NCAA will permit spring sport athletes – such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players – who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to use an additional year of eligibility.
OXFORD • Once a walk-on, David Morris is now helping high school quarterbacks earn football scholarships in more ways than one.
OXFORD • Thomas Dillard’s new baseball overlords want him to do things he hasn’t done in a long time: play catcher and hit right-handed.
OXFORD • It might be difficult for Ole Miss baseball fans to shake the mental image of Grae Kessinger at shortstop.
OXFORD • When normalcy returns to college athletics the time away will have a bigger impact on some teams than others, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. • Andy Kennedy acknowledged the bizarre nature of an introductory news conference without any media in attendance.
OXFORD • Gerald Glass matched LSU’s Chris Jackson bucket for bucket in a 53-point performance in the Rebels’ iconic 113-112 victory in 1989.
Ole Miss guard Breein Tyree and Mississippi State forward Reggie Perry have been named to the National Associated of Basketball Coaches All-District first team.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. • Andy Kennedy is back in the coaching business, taking on the job of leading his alma mater.
While the NCAA has said it will allow spring athletes an extra season of eligibility, the same could be true for winter sports also, but basketball players might have to wait longer for clarity.
The effect of the coronavirus on SEC bank accounts remains to be seen.
The possibility for spring football practices is still an option for the Southeastern Conference although the outlook appears to be bleak.
Spring sports are a wrap in the Southeastern Conference.
OXFORD – Mike Bianco’s Saturday included renovating his wife’s closet.
Three area players were recognized in what could be the final weekly honors awarded by the Southeastern Conference this baseball season.
In trying to find the silver lining in these unusual times the best I can come up with is that Ole Miss made the SEC basketball tournament semifinals.
Looking Back: The Rebels lost 81-63 to Georgia in one of only two games played in the 2020 SEC tournament. After Wednesday’s two games between the last four-seeded teams, the remaining games were canceled due to coronavirus fears.
The Southeastern Conference has not given up on spring sports competition, but any resumption is at least a month away.
NASHVILLE • Coaches and men’s players from Alabama and Tennessee were already at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday morning when they got the word.
NASHVILLE -- The SEC basketball tournament has been cancelled.
MONROE, La. - Ole Miss third baseman Tyler Keenan went 4 for 5 with two home runs and six RBIs as No. 8 Ole Miss completed a two-game sweep at Louisiana-Monroe with an 18-7 victory Wednesday.
NASHVILLE • Twelve years later, the SEC will again decide a tournament champion before almost no fans.
NASHVILLE • As SEC athletics directors met Wednesday to consider drastic changes for the basketball tournament, Ole Miss struggled against a Georgia team that got minimal scoring from its best player.
NASHVILLE • Ole Miss and Georgia will fight to extend their seasons tonight, one of two games in the pre-party to the first major day of play in the SEC Tournament.
Tim Elko’s two-run double in the sixth inning helped No. 8 Ole Miss break through in a tie game, and the Rebels went on to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 6-3 at Warhawk Field on Tuesday night.
Mississippi State sophomore forward Reggie Perry was selected as the Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Year by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
March is here, but Madness is not a given.
Ole Miss, riding a 14-game win streak, is on the road for non-conference play this week before LSU visits Friday for the start of SEC play.
Ole Miss third baseman Tyler Keenan has been named co-player of the week in the SEC, the fourth-straight week an Ole Miss player has been honored by the conference.
Looking Back: The Rebels won 75-67 against Missouri in their final home game but three days later shot just 29.4 percent from the floor and lost 69-44 at Mississippi State.
OXFORD • No. 9 Ole Miss wrapped up a dominant weekend against Princeton on Sunday, winning 14-2 to extend its winning streak to 14 games
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Mississippi State closed out the regular season with a 69-44 win over Ole Miss to secure the No. 4 seed and earn a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. Head coaches Ben Howland and Kermit Davis Jr. discussed the game with the media along with MSU players Reggie Perry, Nick Weatherspoon and Tyso…
No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 18 Mississippi State will both go for baseball sweeps at home this afternoon.
STARKVILLE • Turnabout is fair play.
STARKVILLE • Emotions will likely be running rampant inside Humphrey Coliseum this afternoon.
STARKVILLE • Above-the-rim play often imprints the mind.
OXFORD • Doug Nikhazy threw six innings of no-hit baseball, and No. 9 Ole Miss defeated Princeton 15-0 before a sparse gathering at Swayze Field Friday.
OXFORD • In the final weekend tuneup to SEC play, Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco hopes to see bullpen roles more clearly defined for young players.
OXFORD – Senior Night was not a breeze for Breein Tyree, but ultimately he willed the Rebels to a 75-67 win over Missouri before 6,887 at The Pavilion Wednesday.
OXFORD • When Kermit Davis was getting to know his Ole Miss players, he floated the idea to Breein Tyree that Tyree move to shooting guard.
Chances are basketball season ends today for the struggling Ole Miss women’s team.
OXFORD – Ole Miss took advantage of wild Memphis pitching and defeated the Tigers 8-1 before an announced crowd of 8,072 at Swayze Field Tuesday night.
OXFORD • The sudden separation from the most successful coach in Ole Miss softball history gave the program a short-term image hit, athletics director Keith Carter said.
