How a small Mississippi town banded together to find a missing dog

Storms and tornadoes swept Mississippi on a recent evening. While many hunkered down inside, Lesley Gilliam and her family spent hours walking in the woods searching for Finnley, a 3-year-old Goldendoodle. Finnley ran away when Gilliam, a Madison resident, …

Mississippi girl harvests rare silver-colored turkey 

A 12-year-old girl from Mississippi bagged a rare silver-colored turkey while hunting with her brother. The turkey was well-known in the area and had been spotted on multiple properties. The girl, Addi Windom, made the shot with her late grandfather's …

Hubbard scores 26 points, Mississippi State cruises past Louisiana State 91-62 in the SEC Tournament first round

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Josh Hubbard made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and No. 10 seed Mississippi State cruised to a 91-62 victory over 15th-seeded Louisiana State in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Mississippi State (21-11) …

Missouri plays in SEC Tournament against the Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-11, 9-10 SEC) vs. Missouri Tigers (21-10, 10-8 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -3.5; over/under is 156 BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Missouri and Mississippi State meet in the SEC …

LSU men's basketball falls 91-62 to Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The LSU men's basketball team had a short journey through the SEC Tournament as they lost to Mississippi State, 91-62, Wednesday night. LSU kept the game close through the first half until the Bulldogs made a three-point shot to lead …

Southern women's basketball defeats Mississippi Valley State, 63-43, to advance to the SWAC Tournament semifinals

ATLANTA, Ga. - Southern women's basketball's season stays alive as the Lady Jaguars win in their quarterfinal game of the SWAC Tournament. The Jags took down the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes, 63-43 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals. It was …

Scouting report, score prediction for Missouri vs Mississippi State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The opponent is set. Missouri basketball will begin its postseason as the 7-seed in the second round of the SEC Tournament, and now knows its opening matchup at Bridgestone Arena in Music City — 10-seed Mississippi State, which beat 15- …

NCAA Baseball: Nicholls vs Mississippi State

The Texas changeup: Getting Mississippi State’s perspective on upcoming baseball series

Riding a 14-game win streak, No. 11 Texas baseball will cross the Mississippi River for the first time this season as they open their introductory Southeastern Conference series against Mississippi State.  The Daily Texan sat down with Mississippi State’s …

Mississippi house makes digital sports betting a political football, punts issue back to senate

The Mississippi house amended two senate bills in order to include legal sports betting along with a sweepstakes ban. Those bills are now back in the senate. When the bills left the senate, neither was about legalising digital sports betting. But both …