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Renovated Olympic Room to Open March 27

Renovated Olympic Room to Open March 27

Posted on: March 22,2013

For Immediate Release:   JACKSON — 2012 Olympics gold medalist and world record holder Bianca Knight of Ridgeland and three-time Olympics medalist Ralph Boston, a Laurel native, will attend the Mississippi Sports Hall ofFame and Museum’s March 27 celebration of the renovation and expansion of the museum’s Olympics Room. The Olympics Room, sponsored for 16-plus […]

Ole Miss, Kennedy blow up the bubble

Ole Miss, Kennedy blow up the bubble

Posted on: March 18,2013

Notes, quotes and an opinion or two after a weekend off to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a way only Jackson does (thank-you Malcolm White)… Just because I stayed away from the laptop doesn’t mean I missed all the hoops. So, first thing’s first: • Congrats to Andy Kennedy, the winning-est coach in Ole Miss […]

Crazy money? It will spend for Mike Wallace

Crazy money? It will spend for Mike Wallace

Posted on: March 13,2013

Notes, quotes and an opinion or two. . . . Congratulations to former Ole Miss standout Mike Wallace, the fastest man in football, for his new five-year, $60 million contract with the Miami Dolphins, who just got a lot faster and more explosive. Congrats also to Hattiesburg agent Bus Cook who negotiated the contract and […]

The C Spire Howell-Gillom day in photos…

The C Spire Howell-Gillom day in photos…

Posted on: March 11,2013

                    Thank-you to all who attended today’s C Spire Howell-Gillom Awards Luncheon. Thanks to the players, the coaches, the fans and the media. Thanks to Van Chancellor for an incredibly well-done keynote speech. Van could take his show on the road. Thanks to C Spire for […]

Alwal, Henderson win Gillom, Howell awards

Alwal, Henderson win Gillom, Howell awards

Posted on: March 11,2013

Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson, the leading scorer and 3-point shooter in the Southeastern Conference this season, won the C Spire Howell Trophy Monday as the state’s top male college basketball player, while Mississippi State’s Martha Alwal won the C Spire Gillom Trophy as the best female college basketball player. Henderson, a 6-foot-2 junior college […]

Howell: 27 points, 17 rebounds for a career!

Howell: 27 points, 17 rebounds for a career!

Posted on: March 06,2013

(Writer’s note: The C Spire Howell Trophy, named for Bailey Howell, goes to the most outstanding college basketblall player in Mississippi each year. It is named for the most outstanding college basketball player in Mississippi history. In Bailey Howell’s case, the incredible numbers don’t lie. This column was written in 1997, on the occasion of […]

C Spire Howell, Gillom finalists announced

C Spire Howell, Gillom finalists announced

Posted on: March 04,2013

  JACKSON — The Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer, Ole Miss’s all-time leading rebounder and the leading scorer for Southern Miss’s 22-7 Golden Eagles make up the finalists for the C Spire Howell Trophy, which will be awarded at a March 11 luncheon at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Marshall Henderson and Murphy […]

State's Cherry Claims National Title

State's Cherry Claims National Title

Posted on: March 03,2013

From Mississippi State Sports Information ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In a field of the nation’s most elite sprinters, senior D’Angelo Cherry raced an unforgettable 60-meter dash at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, turning in a personal-best time of 6.49 seconds to crown him champion. “There is no one more deserving of a […]