MState Tennis faces UAB in 2010 Spring Home Opener
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 58th-ranked Mississippi State men’s tennis team will face the UAB Blazers in its 2010 home opener played at MSU’s home tennis courts at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. The Bulldogs have won six-straight home opening matches and 22 of the previous 23 home openers. MSU brings in a .500 record of 3-3, most recently coming off a 5-2 win over No. 60 East Tennessee State at the... Read More
MSU extends Mullen contract
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning approved the request of Director of Athletics Greg Byrne to extend the contract of Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen to four years, the maximum allowed under state law. “We’re very pleased with what Coach Mullen has done in his first year from the job on the field to the job marketing... Read More
USM Radio Network for the 2010 Baseball Season Announced
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss Department of Athletics and ISP Sports announced today the radio network for the 2010 baseball season. WXHB (96.5 FM in Hattiesburg) will once again serve as the flagship station for the Golden Eagle baseball program this spring. Joining the ISP Sports Network this season will be WFFF (96.7 FM and 1360 AM in Columbia). Both WXHB and WFFF will carry the full... Read More
Delta Devils to open season with Notre Dame
Three-game series opens on campus, finishes in Greenville ITTA BENA, Mississippi – The Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils will open the 2010 baseball season with a three-game series against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The teams will meet at Magnolia Field on MVSU’s campus at 1 pm on Friday with the Saturday and Sunday contests being played at Greenville’s Legion Field with... Read More
Southern Miss Promotes Raynie Theis to Women’s Tennis Coach
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced Wednesday that interim women’s tennis coach Raynie Theis has been promoted to take over the position full-time. The hiring is subject to approval by the IHL Board of Supervisors. “Raynie has done an outstanding job in an interim basis and our players are pleased and very excited to see her get the job on a full-time... Read More
Rebels picked 3rd in West by SEC Coaches
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss baseball team was picked to finish third in the SEC Western Division in a poll of league coaches, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Ole Miss received 39 points, finishing behind LSU and Arkansas in the preseason poll after claiming the conference title a year ago. LSU was also picked to repeat as overall conference champions, edging out Eastern Division Florida... Read More
Longtime Ole Miss Media Relations Director Langston Rogers Announces Retirement
OXFORD, Miss. – After three decades of directing the publicity efforts for Ole Miss Athletics, Langston Rogers is retiring from his post as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, effective at the end of April. An icon of the media relations world, Rogers has won nearly every award possible as a member and past president of the 2,300-member College Sports Information Directors of... Read More
Hinds CC men’s soccer to hold tryouts
Raymond, Miss – The Hinds Community College men’s soccer program will host tryouts 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23. The tryout is open to anyone interested in playing for the Eagles in the fall 2010 season. The tryout will be held at Tom Shepherd Field on the Raymond Campus. The Eagles have won five out of the last six state championships in men’s soccer and are a program steeped in tradition. For more... Read More
Ole Miss Football Season Tickets Sold Out; Get On Waiting List
OXFORD, Miss. — With only 2009 football season ticket holders guaranteed seats for the upcoming campaign, Ole Miss fans are encouraged to act now and get on the waiting list for season tickets for 2010 and beyond. Ole Miss sold out of season tickets in 2009 with a school-record 51,000 season tickets. The athletics ticket office was forced to refund over 2,500 ticket orders. Season ticket renewal... Read More
Southern Miss Recognizes 142 Student-Athletes from Fall Semester in Classroom
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss recognized 142 of its student-athletes for achieving a 3.0 or better in the classroom during the fall semester. A total of 19 student-athletes garnered President’s List honors for a 4.0 grade point average, while 43 collected Dean’s List accolades for achieving a 3.5 or better and 77 made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for accomplishing a 3.0 grade point... Read More
