Archives: 2017

Summer’s Last Stand

TONIGHT: Another warm and humid night as temperatures will bottom out around 70 degrees, THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Officially fall begins on Friday afternoon but the summer pattern will remain in place. Highs will remain in the upper 80s with the chance for an afternoon shower or storm. The weather looks good for high school football if we can dodge the pop…

Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Unveils 2017-18 SEC Tip-Off Times and TV Games

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI/Ole Miss Athletics) – The Ole Miss women’s basketball team will play seven nationally televised games in Southeastern Conference play, while the remainder of the Rebels’ contests will air on SEC Network +, the league office announced Wednesday with the release of its 2017-18 television slate. The Rebels will be featured on SEC Network six times, and ESPNU will…

SEC Tip-Off Times and TV Info Revealed for Mississippi State Women’s Hoops in 2017-18

(Photo Courtesy: HailState.com) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Mississippi State women’s basketball will have 14 of its 16 Southeastern Conference games televised this season, the league office announced Wednesday. (Full schedule can be viewed here) The Bulldogs will play on the SEC Network seven times and appear on either ESPNU or ESPN2 in seven more contests. State’s Feb. 8 game…

Calendar Says We Are Approaching Fall, But Weather Is Stuck In Summer

TODAY:  Hot and humid. Highs in the low 90s, with heat index values in the upper 90s. A few widely scattered showers and storms in the afternoon. Chance of rain around 30%. TONIGHT: Lingering shower before 10pm, then partly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s. THU/FRI: Highs in the low 90s, with heat index values in the mid to upper 90s. Widely…

Video: Grantham’s Fast, Physical Defense Aiming on Setting the Edge at Georgia

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) — Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen previewed his 3-0 Bulldogs’ Southeastern Conference road showdown with No. 11 Georgia at his weekly press conference on Monday. Junior quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, also met with members of the media. Fitzgerald accounted for four touchdowns in a 37-7 blowout of then-No. 11…

Report: Johnthan Banks to Sign with Houston Texans

HOUSTON, Tx. (WCBI) — One former area star is returning to the gridiron. Former East Webster Wolverine and Mississippi State Bulldog will be joining the Houston Texans according to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson. Banks, the 2012 Thorpe Award Winner, was drafted in the 2nd round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played three strong…