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• Missouri blasts Mississippi St, 78-36

  February 13, 2013 10:04 PM

  STARKVILLE, Miss. - Keion Bell scored 24 points, Jabari Brown added 20 and Missouri easily defeated Mississippi State 78-36 on Wednesday night. Missouri (18-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening minutes and led 34-10 by halftime. It took Mississippi State (7-16, 2-9) more than... more »

• LSU faces Miss. St. Saturday

  February 1, 2013 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The LSU men's basketball team, off its biggest win of the season over No. 17 Missouri Wednesday, now tries to take that same intensity on the road Saturday when the Tigers face the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum. LSU is 11-7 overall and 2-5 in the league... more »

• No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl

  January 1, 2013 2:54 PM

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Behind huge interceptions early and late, No. 21 Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl on Tuesday and snapped college football's longest postseason losing streak. The Wildcats (10-3) won their first bowl game since 1949, snapping a nine-game losing streak that was tied for the... more »

• No. 25 Mississippi State's passing game improved

  November 22, 2012 10:15 AM

  STARKVILLE, Miss. - Quarterback Tyler Russell and receiver Chad Bumphis have given Mississippi State a passing offense never seen before in program history. The Bulldogs have earned a ground-bound reputation over the years - producing NFL-quality backs like Anthony Dixon and Vick Ballard - but haven't been particularly effective... more »

• Ole Miss cracking down on cowbells

  November 21, 2012 10:31 AM

  OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi doesn't want to see any cowbells at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the Egg Bowl on Saturday. The school sent out a statement saying that cowbells are "strictly prohibited" from the stadium during the annual football game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, citing... more »

• Tigers, Bulldogs still seek major bowl credibility

  November 9, 2012 10:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - No. 9 LSU and No. 23 Mississippi State meet at a time when both are trying to move past missing out on the Southeastern Conference title. Still, there is plenty at stake when they meet Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger says... more »

• Tigers fall to Miss. State, 3-2

  May 23, 2012 4:02 PM

  HOOVER, Ala. - LSU fell to Mississippi State today in the opening rounds of the SEC tournament in Alabama. The Tigers tied the game at 2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Then in the sixth, Demarcus Henderson hit an RBI single to give the Bulldogs the lead.... more »

• 3rd suspect arrested in MSU shooting

  March 27, 2012 3:01 PM

  STARKVILLE, Miss. - A third suspect in the shooting death of a Mississippi State University student has been arrested in Florida. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says Trent Crump turned himself into authorities near Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday. Strain says investigators with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation... more »

• LSU takes on Mississippi State

  March 16, 2012 9:09 AM

  No. 10 LSU (14-3) begins Southeastern Conference action this weekend as the Tigers play host to No. 21 Mississippi State (14-5) in a three-game series in Alex Box Stadium. Game 1 of the series is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Game 2 begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, and first pitch... more »

• Southeastern defeats Mississippi State

  March 15, 2012 8:55 AM

  Southeastern Louisiana jumped on No. 21-ranked Mississippi State for a pair of first-inning runs Wednesday night, as the Lions completed a two-game sweep of the Bulldogs with a 5-1 victory. With the win, the Lions have now taken five in-a-row from Mississippi State. SLU travels face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in... more »

• No. 1 Kentucky beats Mississippi State

  February 22, 2012 9:04 AM

  Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points, Anthony Davis added 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Kentucky rallied to beat Mississippi State 73-64 Tuesday night. The Wildcats (27-1, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-28 at halftime, but slowly climbed back to take their first lead at 63-62 with 4:11 remaining on... more »

• Tigers beat top 25 Mississippi State

  February 15, 2012 8:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The LSU Tiger basketball team beat a Top 25 team for the second time this season, and they did it in dramatic fashion. Anthony Hickey hit a driving floater in the paint in the final seconds of overtime, lifting LSU to a 69-67 victory over Mississippi State on... more »

• Tigers take on Mississippi State bulldogs tonight

  February 14, 2012 8:56 AM

  The LSU Tiger basketball team will host the Mississippi St. Bulldogs tonight in the Maravich Center at 8pm. The Tigers are looking to win back-to-back SEC games for the first time this season, after dispatching Alabama over the weekend. LSU is 4-6 in conference play and the Bulldogs are 6-4.... more »

• SEC honors Wilson as offensive player of the week

  November 21, 2011 12:43 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson is Southeastern Conference offensive player of the week. Wilson completed a school-record 32 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns against Mississippi State. LSU defensive back Ron Brooks and Kentucky Danny Trevathan shared defensive honors, while Georgia kicker Blair Walsh is... more »

• No. 25 Mississippi State eyes upset over No, 3 LSU

  September 14, 2011 12:30 PM

  STARKVILLE, Miss. - There is little doubt Mississippi State's football program has improved tremendously during coach Dan Mullen's two-plus years. A punch line in the Southeastern Conference just three years ago, the Bulldogs have been nationally ranked nine straight weeks, the first such streak since 1999. But one... more »

• VIDEO: Auburn eagle doing well after luxury box crash

  September 14, 2011 10:57 AM

  AUBURN, Ala. - The director of an Alabama raptor center says Auburn University's beloved eagle mascot, Spirit, is doing fine after crashing into a stadium luxury box in front of thousands of fans. Jamie Bellah, director of AU's Southeastern Raptor Center, tells The Opelika-Auburn News he's not sure why... more »

• SEC honors Ballard, Mathieu, Adams

  September 5, 2011 12:26 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Arkansas return man Joe Adams are Southeastern Conference players of the week. Ballard rushed for a career-high 166 yards and three touchdowns at Memphis. Mathieu led LSU with 10 tackles and scored on a... more »

• Dykes: La. Tech is improved, but has a tough road

  August 12, 2011 1:07 PM

  RUSTON, La. - With 13 starters and 42 lettermen back from a team that barely missed bowl eligibility in 2010, second-year head coach Sonny Dykes expects Louisiana Tech to be better this season. However, Dykes says it remains to be seen whether his team's improvement will be reflected in... more »

• Snow keeps Ark., LSU hoops squads in Mississippi

  February 10, 2011 12:31 PM

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Winter weather across the South has kept a pair of Southeastern Conference basketball teams on the road longer than planned. Both Arkansas and LSU stayed in Mississippi following games Wednesday night. The Razorbacks, who lost 67-56 at Mississippi State, stayed because of heavy snow in... more »

• Mississippi State players fight in stands

  December 24, 2010 2:15 PM

  HONOLULU - Two players from Mississippi State's basketball team fought in the stands Thursday night between games at the Diamond Head Classic. Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney and junior forward Elgin Bailey got into the altercation about 10 minutes before the tipoff of the game between tournament host Hawaii and Utah... more »

• Mullen says he has no plans to leave Mississippi State

  December 9, 2010 10:41 PM

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen says he hasn't been contacted by anyone about another coaching job and has "no plans on going anywhere." Mullen acknowledges all the speculation about replacing Urban Meyer at Florida or Randy Shannon at Miami is flattering, but adds that it's also... more »

• Rogers: Newton wanted cash for son to sign at MSU

  November 11, 2010 10:09 PM

  A former Mississippi State player who worked with agents says Cecil Newton told him it would take anywhere from $100,000 to $180,000 for his son, Cam, to sign a scholarship with Mississippi State. Kenny Rogers told ESPN radio in Dallas on Thursday that when he and Cecil Newton met... more »

• SEC honors Newton, Lester and Peterson

  September 27, 2010 12:29 PM

  The Southeastern Conference named Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, Alabama safety Robert Lester and LSU cornerback/return man Patrick Peterson players of the week. Newton passed for 158 yards and ran for 176, accounting for five touchdowns in a win over South Carolina. Lester had two interceptions and seven tackles... more »

• LSU's Peterson to play against Mountaineers

  September 23, 2010 1:16 PM

  LSU tight end Deangelo Peterson suffered a foot injury days before the Tigers faced North Carolina in the Sept. 4 season opener. It appears Peterson, after sitting out the first three games, will finally have his time to shine. LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday that Peterson is... more »

• Tigers get SEC honors after dominating win over MSU

  September 20, 2010 10:37 AM

  Two LSU Tigers earned weekly SEC honors, following LSU's dominating 29-7 win over Mississippi State. Josh Jasper kicked an LSU record five field goals, including one from 51 yards, and was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Defensive Tackle Drake Nevis was named Defensive Lineman of... more »

• Parking/Post-Game Traffic map for LSU vs Miss St. game

  September 17, 2010 5:09 PM

  Click Here To View The Parking Map Parking map courtesy of LSU police for the school's football game against Mississippi State on Setpember 18. more »

• Jordan Jefferson looks to bounce back vs Mississippi State

  September 17, 2010 12:33 PM

  Jordan Jefferson has been waiting all week for a shot at redemption. That may seem odd for a quarterback on a 2-0, 15th-ranked team coming off a 24-point road win. But at Vanderbilt last weekend, LSU rolled to a 27-3 triumph even as Jefferson labored through one of... more »

• LSU's defense thriving on youth movement

  September 15, 2010 1:27 PM

  Dominant defense won LSU national titles twice in the past decade. That wasn't expected to be the case this season with new starters at seven spots. Yet even as No. 15 LSU's offense struggles to find its rhythm, the Tigers' youthful defense is making big plays to win... more »

• LSU single-game tickets go on sale Saturday

  August 24, 2010 1:02 PM

  Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public Saturday. In addition, the LSU Ticket Office announced that a limited number of three-game mini-plans will also be available to the general public. The games in... more »

• Tide picked to beat Florida for SEC, LSU 4th in the west

  July 23, 2010 11:14 AM

  Defending national champion Alabama is the overwhelming pick to beat Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Both teams were picked to meet for the title for the third consecutive year in balloting by reporters who cover the league at SEC media days. Florida got 153 of 176 first-place votes... more »

• BP Announces $25M in university research grants

  June 16, 2010 5:22 AM

  BP PLC announces $25 million in research grants to study the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and response. It says the first studies will get baseline data about the distribution, composition and ecological interactions of oil and dispersant. The grants are the first in a $500 million... more »

• Unbeaten SLU nationally ranked

  March 2, 2010 10:20 AM

  After recording a three-game sweep at Mississippi State last weekend, the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team entered the national rankings for the first time in school history as the Lions were ranked No. 29 in the Collegiate Baseball poll. Southeastern (7-0) earned its first-ever sweep of an SEC opponent... more »

• LSU up 16-14 over Mississippi State at halftime

  September 26, 2009 1:02 PM

  Update: LSU leads Mississippi State 16-14 at the half. Late in the second quarter Drake Nevis recovered a fumble setting up a 22 yard Josh Jasper field goal. LSU coach Les Miles said he is not satisfied with the running game so far, but looks to improve on it... more »

• New study says more hurricanes are hitting, but not as strong

  September 24, 2009 5:29 AM

  A new study by researchers at Clemson University and Mississippi State said that between 1851 and 2008 the number of hurricanes in the North Atlantic increased, but the severity of the storms has not. Their conclusions were based on statistical analysis and available records and they contradicted research that... more »

• Tigers prepare for SEC road Trip

  September 23, 2009 11:21 PM

  The LSU Tiger football team was forced indoors by Mother Nature, but the work didn't take a break. Les Miles and his Tigers finished their final day of hard work at practice in preparation for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. "Today was a good practice," LSU coach Les Miles said.... more »

• LSU opens as favorite over Mississippi State

  September 21, 2009 9:17 AM

  LSU opened as a 14-point favorite over Mississippi State for their SEC showdown Saturday morning in Starkville. LSU, 3-0 on the season, jumped to number 7 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 College Football polls, following the Tigers' 31-3 win Saturday night over Louisiana-Lafayette. MIssissippi... more »