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2 weeks ago | 
wlbt.com | Garrett Busby |Kasie Thomas
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Momentum from the 2024 Celebration Bowl and SWAC Championship-winning season for the Jackson State football program was evident on the final day of the 2025 spring practices. 2024 SWAC Head Coach of the Year T.C. Taylor orchestrated an inter-team scrimmage Saturday morning, with key returners such as All-SWAC starting quarterback Jacobian Morgan and All-SWAC defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams set to lead the program once again. It was an intense and successful practice.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
wlbt.com | Kasie Thomas |Garrett Busby
Skip to contentMississippi Mud Monsters(WLBT)By Kasie Thomas and Garrett BusbyPublished: Oct. 10, 2024 at 1:33 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours agoPEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s newest professional baseball team now has a logo to match the name. On September 27, the baseball team set to occupy the vacant Trustmark Park in Pearl was officially named the Mississippi Mud Monsters after a week-long public voting period was held.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
wtok.com | Kasie Thomas
PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - Friends, family, and fans gathered together to watch eight new members be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Saturday, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated and honored the new inductees. The festivities began Saturday morning with the Meet the Inductees event and the Induction Banquet Saturday night.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
wlox.com | Kasie Thomas
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - SEC Media Days is right around the corner, and on Monday the conference released the list of student-athletes from each school that will be in attendance. Monday, July 15th will mark day one of the 2024 SEC Media Days. This four-day event will allow coaches and players to speak with the media preceding the upcoming season.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Kasie Thomas
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
wlox.com | Garrett Busby |Kasie Thomas
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two more Ole Miss Rebels will be packing their bags and headed to Paris as members of Team USA after qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games. On Saturday, McKenzie Long, a current student at the university, and alum Raven Saunders booked their ticket in their respective events on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Kasie Thomas
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - WNBA player Victoria Vivians is making her way back home to Mississippi, and when she gets here she’ll make the transition from player to coach. On Monday, Mississippi State announced that the former women’s basketball standout would join Sam Purcell and his staff as an assistant coach, and director of scouting. The current Seattle Storm guard will start her coaching career in October after the end of the WNBA season.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
wtok.com | Kasie Thomas
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - After playing 11 years in the MLB, Corey Dickerson knows a thing or two about the game of baseball, and now he will be teaching everything he knows to the baseball team at Jackson Academy. Monday, Jackson Academy took to social media to announce Corey Dickerson as the new head baseball coach of the Raiders. After being on the MLB level for 11 years with 8 different teams, Dickerson will be returning home to the Magnolia State.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
wlox.com | Kasie Thomas
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WLBT) - Sunday night the MSU Bulldogs’ baseball season came to an end after falling to No. 1-seeded Virginia 9-2 in the Regional Final. Mississippi State’s day started off on the right track after they took down St. John’s in their game one elimination matchup. The Bulldogs won 13-5 to keep their season alive, but the team still had to face the regional host to make it to a super regional.
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Dec 30, 2023 | 
wlox.com | Patrick Johnstone |Kasie Thomas |Joseph Doehring
ATLANTA, Ga. (WLBT) - The Ole Miss Rebels were chasing history in Atlanta on Saturday, and found it with a 38-25 victory over Penn State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl. The talk heading into the game was the Nittany Lion defense, which ranked first in the nation in yards allowed per game, and third in points against per game. However, the Rebel offense was up to the task.
