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President Obama Called His Team's Shooting "Terrible," So MVSU's Kevin Burwell Hit A Three In Front Of Him Then Talked Junk
The first half of tonight's opening game of the NCAA tournament featured awful shooting by both teams, and President Obama rightly called out both Western Kentucky and Mississippi Valley State on it during his halftime conversation with Clark Kellogg. While some players might have considered that...
Mississippi Valley State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, who in beating Texas Southern 71-69 won the SWAC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPNU]...
Cop Claims His Mississippi State Fan Boss Fired Him Because He Talked About MSU Player's Arrest
This one's kind of involved, so let's follow the bouncing Bulldog:...
There's A Hidden Message In The Names Of These Ole Miss Basketball Players
Your morning roundup for Jan. 16, the day we learned Rice Krispies can be dangerous. Photo via @tonyagolini. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
NCAA's "Cecil Newton Rule" Closes A Loophole That Should Have Been Closed 50 Years Ago
Did you know there was a big Cam Newton scandal? It's true! People were getting all mad about it and everything! I know we've all got short memories, and Newton's better known for being Tim Tebow, but black and good, but it was just 14 short months ago that the NCAA was rocked by reports that Newton...
Arizona State And Southern Miss Rumble After This All-Time Classic Sucker Punch
The resulting fight in Tempe wasn't on the scale of the one between Xavier and Cincinnati last week, but the punch that sparked it is so brutally dirty it's almost a work of art. After getting a forearm to the jaw from USM's Torye Pelham, ASU's Muscovite center Ruslan Pateev returns the favor with...
It Looks Like A Mississippi State Football Player Urinated In The Hedges At Georgia The Other Day
They cherish those bushes at Georgia's Sanford Stadium, where football games are said to be played "Between the Hedges." Maybe sophomore defensive back Nickoe Whitley just lost something in there and happened to be photographed at a rather unfortunate moment. Maybe Whitley was just joking around. O...
College Football In Mississippi Has Gone To The Dogs
Your morning roundup for Sept. 16, the day we found out soda fountains could be deadly. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Mississippi State Football Fans Make Up For Spelling Deficiencies With Classy T-Shirts
This "Go State: Bust Nutt Doggy Style" T-Shirt was so noteworthy that tipsters presented it from multiple vantage points. Tipster Sean B. drew everyone's attention to "lady in front row, hilarious."...
Mississippi State Football Fans Aren't Strong Spellers
Granted, this sign at tonight's Mississippi State/LSU game would have been more phenomenally noteworthy had a prominent "O" been an afterthought to a prominent "U," but it's phenomenal in and of itself. Several tipsters are to be commended for sending this in. You know who you are....
Here's Video Of The Goal-Line Stand That Kept Auburn's Winning Streak Alive
The Auburn Tigers held on for a 41-34 win over visiting Mississippi State, in part because of this goal-line stand on QB Chris Relf's rush that could have tied the game (extra point willing) as time expired. The Bulldogs had no timeouts remaining. There was sadness in Starkville....
This Evening: Ole Miss Hat Girl Has Creepy Online Suitors
Your p.m. roundup for Sept. 6, the day we discovered a huge-ass crocodile. Reader Ryan sent the above photo and wrote, "I lost a bill on this game but it was worth it when a camera caught this girl. I found out my future wife is in Oxford but I need your help. Can we get some intel on this young la...
Renardo Sidney Is Trouble Off The Court, In Practice, And Now In The Stands Too
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Nick Bell Passes Away
From healthy and starting for Mississippi State to dying from super-aggressive brain cancer in the span of a month. The Bulldogs were able to say their goodbyes in the hospital on Monday. [Clarion-Ledger]...
Last Night's Winner: Mississippi Valley State's Airline Miles
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the MVSU Delta Devils, who will play their entire nonconference schedule on the road, because the program really really needs the appearance fees....
Mississippi State Recruit Bodyslams Math Teacher Onto Unemployment Line
Click to view Here's video of Jamerson Love, a cornerback for Aberdeen High School, wrestling now-former algebra teacher Shobul Johnson. Allegedly, Johnson asked his students to "black out the windows" and "move the furniture" before commencing to rumble. Then he got his asymptote kicked. [Rivals]...
Last Night's Winner: The Rest Of The NFC North
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Tarvaris Jackson's chances of starting, which look pretty bright since Brett Favre has hitched his latest comeback to the hopes of a long-shot college baseball team....
Aggravated Assault? Needs More Cowbell
Mississippi State students can rest easy tonight, because police have finally located the man who brutally beat a fellow student at the Egg Bowl with, yes, a cowbell....
Mississippi State Recruits Enjoy Ponies And/Or Strippers
It seems that quite a few high school football recruits made their campus visit to Mississippi State this weekend and a few mentioned enjoying something called "THE PONY." You don't think they're talking about Starkville's greatest strip club, do you?...
Ole Miss KKK Protest Goes Swimmingly
"Swimmingly" means "completely embarrassing for white power morons," correct? Then yes, it went "swimmingly." The KKK's hour-long protest against tolerance and common sense lasted about 10 minutes before the hooded wonders were booed off Mississippi's campus....