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  • 1 week ago | wlbt.com | Garrett Busby

    RAYMOND, Miss. (WLBT) - A local standout collegiate basketball player was killed during a 4-wheeler accident in Raymond. It happened in the 10000 block of Midway Road around 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, according to Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard.

  • 2 weeks ago | wlbt.com | Garrett Busby

    JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson State football head coach TC Taylor is set to add more depth to his wide receiver room. On May 31, former Northwest Rankin High School wide receiver and Jackson native Brendan Brown committed to Jackson State football. Ya’ll know who responsible for it #Goddid 🤞🏾 pic.twitter.com/79qRZ436bO— B (@brendanbrownn1) May 31, 2025 Brown spent the last two seasons at East Mississippi Community College, where he tallied 277 yards and three touchdowns in six games played.

  • 3 weeks ago | wlbt.com | Garrett Busby

    OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) - Six home runs, including a record-setter, keeps No. 10 Ole Miss baseball’s postseason alive during an elimination game win over Western Kentucky in Oxford on Saturday. Rebels catcher Austin Fawley hit a solo home run in the top of the second inning to give Ole Miss a 3-2 lead and set a program record with the most home runs hit in a season, making it the 109th on the year.

  • 3 weeks ago | wlbt.com | Garrett Busby

    HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - An eighth-inning comeback keeps No. 16 Southern Miss baseball’s season alive in the Hattiesburg Regional with a thrilling win over the SEC’s Alabama. Yazoo City native and Ferriss Trophy winner JB Middleton got the start on the mound for the Golden Eagles in the elimination game. Northwest Rankin grad and Sun Belt Player of the Year Nick Monistere hit a 2-run shot over the right field wall to give Southern Miss a 2-1 lead.

  • 3 weeks ago | wlbt.com | Garrett Busby

    JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A legendary head football coach, most recently with Mississippi State, is now eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. On Thursday, the National Football Foundation announced changes to the rules for being eligible, making the late, great Mike Leach qualified to be selected. Leach, , tallied a 158-107 record in more than two decades as a college head coach, which included stops at Texas Tech and Washington State, along with State.

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Anna Wolfe

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Garrett Busby
Garrett Busby @gsbusby
14 Jun 25

RT @LightOnSports: Jackson State basketball has offered 6’10” sophomore, Erick Dampier Jr., out of Madison, Mississippi. He’s the son of…

Garrett Busby
Garrett Busby @gsbusby
14 Jun 25

RT @SouthernMissBSB: 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 Both @jakecook26 and @JB_Middleton21 have been selected to go to the MLB Draft Combine later this…

Garrett Busby
Garrett Busby @gsbusby
11 Jun 25

RT @SouthernMissBSB: 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 🇺🇸 Congratulations to J.B. Middleton, Nick Monistere and Colby Allen for their selections to the @NCBWA…