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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi State baseball will play in the Charlottesville, Virginia, Regional. The NCAA announced the full field of 64 teams on Monday morning. Virginia is the No. 12 overall seed. The regional is paired with the Fayetteville, Arkansas, Regional. The Bulldogs play St. John’s on Friday...

East Webster student-athletes Montavis Moore, left, and Da’Nasia Logan signed to play at the next level in their respective sports on Friday. East Webster.

PEARL, Miss. (WTVA) — East Webster is the 3A state baseball champion. The Wolverines beat West Marion 2-0 on Thursday in Pearl. East Webster won the first game on Tuesday 12-6. Open this link to view the participating teams and the schedule of games.

Head coach Tony Vitello was at the center of yet another heated college baseball brouhaha on Saturday night in Hoover, Alabama. The SEC’s most outspoken skipper, who has become the conference’s greatest villain as result of his brash, no-nonsense attitude, blamed it all on Mississippi State. It was...

For the third time in the last four years, Tennessee is headed to the SEC Tournament semifinals after earning a hard-fought 6-5 win over No. 14/15 Mississippi State on a muggy Friday night at the Hoover Met. Blake Burke's eighth-inning solo home run broke a 5-5 tie and stood as...

OLIVE, BRANCH, Miss. — Five years have flown by for former Olive Branch star D.J. Jeffries, during that time he’s faced his fair share of peaks and valleys, both as a Tiger and a Bulldog. ” It’s been a gift and a curse you go through so many ups and downs in college and now […]

Mississippi State baseball entered the SEC Tournament needing to add wins if they wanted to host a regional in Starkville. The Diamond Dawgs started their run in Hoover 2-0, defeating rival Ole Miss and then knocking off one of the nation's best in Texas A&M. They then dropped their next two games to Vanderbilt and Tennessee to be eliminated.

Jeff Lebby’s era of Mississippi State football has arrived. The Bulldogs are on their third coach in as many years as Mike Leach’s tragic passing opened the door for defensive coordinator Zach Arnett’s debut as head coach last year. That experiment failed before the year even ended for State and now it’s Lebby’s turn to take the wheel.

Mississippi State got a couple of good results on Saturday even though the RPI fails to reflect them. Evansville knocked off Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Mississippi State owns three wins over the Purple Aces, so one would think that result would help State move up a little in the RPI standings. If it did, then the result was neglible to say the least. The Sycamores lost 29 points in the RPI according to Warren Nolan. As a result, Indiana State dropped from 9th to 10th in the RPI.

Hujsak returned from a back injury to provide some big hits for the Bulldogs during the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, while Auger had a special outing on the mound in the opener against Ole Miss. Both were recognized on the SEC All-Tournament team for their performances. Hujsak had...

HOOVER, AL - The Southeastern Conference tournament is over for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs head back to Starkville with a 2-2 mark on the week. A year ago, State watched the league festivities from home knowing that their season was over for the second straight year without a post season. Things were different this year and not just in Hoover. The Bulldogs were better, a lot better.

With Cornerstone Park in full operation this year, it has attracted three state tournaments for June activity. Starkville Park and Recreation Doug Heflin likes the thought of Dizzy Dean All-Stars Tournaments returning to the city. For more on this story, read our news edition from Saturday, May 25 or click...

Our counting down to the kickoff for the 2024 Mississippi State season is at…. 96, as in the number(s) worn by Chris Jones. If not the Bulldog who began the current program identity as 'DLineU' Jones may be the literal center-piece. Because, he came in-between immediate peers Fletcher Cox and Jeffery Simmons as defensive line Bulldogs who define the position here and carry the legacy on into the National Football League.

Mississippi State baseball coach Chris Lemonis addressed the media Monday prior to the Diamond Dogs' appearance in the 2024 NCAA regional. The transcript follows:. Lemonis: First impression was excitement. Excited to be in and excited to play. I think we have a tough regional. St. John's is a team I played against a bunch in the Big East. They're really good. Penn had a great postseason last year, and obviously the host, Virginia has had a great year. Very offensive club. We have our work in front of us.

Conference tournament week has been full of upsets. Bids have been stolen, the hosting line has been impacted, and the NCAA Tournament picture has undergone changes since last week. Ahead of the reveal of the 16 regional host sites on Sunday night, it’s time to update out Field of 64 Projections.

By SAM LANCE KANSAS CITY — Class of 2025 four-star guard Salim London is eyeing a June visit to Mississippi State and plans to take the rest of his official visits in the fall during football season, he told ZAGSBLOG.com. London — the 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard from Hoover High School (AL) and the Georgia Stars Nike EYBL AAU program — has already taken unofficial visits to Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama (two or three times) and Tennessee his freshman year. “In the fall, that’s probably when I want to pick the few [officials] I’m really set on,” London said. London named Alabama, Ole Miss and UAB as the top schools he wants to visit. He also said those three, plus Mississippi State and Murray State, have been recruiting him hardest lately. Here is his breakdown of each program: Mississippi State: “They play really hard, and one thing they do is they give their freshman freedom. They’ve been in contact with me the most. I’ve been over there a lot, and they all just have really good energy.” UAB: “UAB kind of really just started recruiting me. They were coming to my school. The assistant coach [Rob Williams] has been really texting me and been getting to know me consistently.” Murray State: “They have been texting me consistently. They’ve been at the school a few times. Coach [Steve] Prohm is always texting me. He sends me funny videos too.” Ole Miss: “So their first college coach, he was recruiting me and he ended up getting fired. So another college coach [Chris Beard] came. But one thing he did, when he came in, he brought me in on a visit and was like ‘you’re still offered, we still like you and we still want to keep recruiting you.’ So that made me feel welcomed. When me and him talked, one thing he said was ‘you can’t teach winning.’ He told me I was a winning player and he said they really need that on the team.” Alabama: “Alabama, it’s been since ninth grade. My dad played at Alabama. But they started back texting me, keeping in contact with me. I’ve probably been over there the most out of all of the places. [Nate Oats] is a pretty cool guy. Me and him are really close. I played pool against him. [London won.]” Salim’s father is Tarik London, who played for the Crimson Tide from 1997-2001. Tarik averaged 2.6 points in 18 minutes per game over his four-year career. London said the college coach he is closest with is Chris Jans of Mississippi State. For the Georgia Stars in Session 4, London is off to an impressive start. The guard is averaging 14.0 points and shooting 60.7% from the field through three games. “I feel like I have a high IQ,” London said of his skillset. “I’m a combo guard. I can play on the ball, off the ball, and I can shoot. Really I think I’m your overall point guard and I can control the game. I’m smooth and I can control the game.” London is ranked the No. 123 player in the 2024 class per 247Sports. His favorite NBA players are De’Aaron Fox and Paul George. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

Jeff Lebby is heading into his first season as the head coach in Starkville. And one thing that Mississippi State football fans really want to see is the emergence of a fun and electrifying passing attack. The Air Raid is great, though it didn’t quite click the way some were...

Www.wcbi.com – Isaac Williams – 2024-05-24 12:22:55. SUMMARY: After a short travel day, storm chasers in Oklahoma City, OK, visited the National Weather Center in Norman, led by SPC Deputy Director Bill Bunting. They toured the facilities, which include weather research entities and iconic items like “Dorothy” from the 1996 film Twister. Later, in Clinton, OK, they launched a weather balloon to study the storm's environment. The chasers observed several storms merging into a supercell, which produced multiple tornadoes, including an EF-2 rated tornado with 120 mph winds. They captured images of the tornado and noted its erratic movement as it became rain-wrapped.

Mississippi State's men's track and field team secured three spots in Eugene and three quarterfinals berths on the first day of the NCAA East First Round. Franck Di Sanza qualified with a mark of 72.38m (237-5.0) in the javelin. Remy Rougetet followed with a mark of 69.65m (228-6.0) in the...