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Eli Manning walks away from the NFL on his own terms

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning ended his 16-year NFL career on his own terms. He was classy, well-prepared and walked away as a ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 24, 2020 4:20 pm

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LSU’s Orgeron gets six-year extension worth $7 million per season

BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron has agreed to a new contract extension worth more than $7 million annually and ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 24, 2020 3:43 pm

Crime

Mississippi governor tours prison rocked by deadly violence

JACKSON — Mississippi’s new governor says he and the interim corrections commissioner toured a troubled state prison to see conditions and to try to understand ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 23, 2020 5:34 pm

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Eli Manning announces retirement after 16 NFL seasons

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowls in a 16-year career that saw him ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:48 pm

Sports

Oregon hires Moorhead as offensive coordinator

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Former Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead is Oregon’s new offensive coordinator. Moorhead, 46, replaces Marcus Arroyo, who left Oregon to become ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:22 pm

Sports

National champion Tigers visit the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump paid tribute to the national champion LSU football team on Friday, saying it would long be remembered as one ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 17, 2020 7:51 pm

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Aranda, Brady moving on from LSU

WACO, Texas (AP) — For the second time this week, LSU is learning the price of success as it seems poised to lose one of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 16, 2020 7:40 pm

Local

Flaggs to lead search for state’s prison system commissioner

JACKSON — Gov. Tate Reeves Thursday announced the state will conduct a nationwide search for a new commissioner to lead a state prison system that’s ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 16, 2020 7:24 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Search for leader of state’s prison system to be led by Flaggs

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi will conduct a nationwide search for a new commissioner to lead a state prison system that’s reckoning with a recent outburst ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:01 am

Sports

Tigers revel in title, turn eye toward next season

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron is already thinking about what comes next for his national champions. More specifically, who comes next. Orgeron ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 6:16 pm

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Gov. Reeves pledges to work ‘for all Mississippi’

JACKSON (AP) — Republican Tate Reeves was inaugurated Tuesday as Mississippi’s new governor, pledging to provide economic opportunities for all people in the state and ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:07 pm

Sports

Geaux Crazy: LSU wins college football national championship

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana Legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:33 am

Sports

Alcorn beats Grambling; Valley earns first SWAC win

LORMAN (AP) — Maurice Howard finished with 24 points and eight assists, Deshaw Andrews added 18 points, and Alcorn State beat Grambling 87-69 on Monday ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:21 am

Sports

Orgeron’s success inspires pride among Louisiana’s Cajuns

LAROSE, La. (AP) — A cardboard likeness of Ed Orgeron, wearing a purple polo with gold LSU lettering, stands in an entertainment parlor at the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:00 am

Sports

Leach ready to test himself at Mississippi State

STARKVILLE (AP) — The opportunity to coach in a talent-rich area helped persuade Mike Leach to make the decision to leave Washington State and accept ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 10, 2020 8:16 pm

Local

Vicksburg’s Hopson named to key leadership position in state Senate

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s new Republican lieutenant governor is putting together a bipartisan leadership team in the state Senate for the new four-year term. Delbert ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 10, 2020 10:50 am

Local

Vicksburg native Hosemann sworn in as state’s next lieutenant governor

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s new lieutenant governor, Delbert Hosemann, said immediately after his inauguration Thursday that he wants to work with all lawmakers to improve ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 9, 2020 4:18 pm

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Mississippi House passes bill to cover gap in teacher raise

JACKSON (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Thursday to pay the full cost for this year’s teacher pay raise. The $1,500-per-person raise was approved during ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:27 pm

Sports

Memphis hires Mike MacIntyre as defensive coordinator

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has hired Mike MacIntyre as defensive coordinator after he filled the same role at Ole Miss this past season. New ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:25 pm

Sports

Mississippi State hires Mike Leach as football head coach

STARKVILLE (AP) — The pirate is heading to Starkvegas. Mississippi State hired Washington State’s Mike Leach as its new head coach Thursday, bringing one of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:01 pm

Sports

Saints’ season ends with overtime loss to Minnesota

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal in overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, January 5, 2020 4:40 pm

Sports

Cohen: ‘Several factors’ led to Moorhead’s dismissal

STARKVILLE (AP) ­— JoMo is no mo’ in Starkville. Mississippi State fired Joe Moorhead after just two seasons Friday, making the unusual decision to dismiss ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2020 5:50 pm

Sports

Ole Miss adds Durkin to football coaching staff

OXFORD (AP) — Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, who was fired during the 2018 season following the death of a player who had collapsed during ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 2, 2020 5:03 pm

Sports

LSU stomps Oklahoma, advances to national championship game

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Burrow turned in the greatest performance yet in his Heisman Trophy season, throwing for seven touchdowns and 493 yards as No. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 28, 2019 8:02 pm

Sports

Injury forces Mississippi State to change QBs for Music City

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mississippi State graduate transfer Tommy Stevens now will start at quarterback in the Music City Bowl after freshman Garrett Shrader suffered ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 27, 2019 7:39 am

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College basketball: Ole Miss, Southern Miss win Saturday matinees

JACKSON (AP) — Ole Miss basektball coach Kermit Davis was looking for a spark. Khadim Sy provided one. Sy scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 21, 2019 6:07 pm

Sports

LSU star Edwards-Helaire could miss playoff game

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s status for the college football playoffs is uncertain following a hamstring ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:36 pm

Sports

Burrow’s Heisman speech spurs $150K in donations to Ohio food bank

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Burrow’s Heisman Trophy acceptance speech has inspired more than $150,000 in donations to a food pantry in his Ohio hometown. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 16, 2019 4:47 pm

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