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FINAL: No. 10 Arkansas 8, MSU 5 by bradlocke
Apr 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: The Razorbacks (25-6, 8-3 SEC) broke open a pitchers' duel in the seventh with four runs, three of them charged to MSU relievers. That turned a 2-1 State lead into a 5-2 Hogs advanta...
Defense Wins Scrimmage … Barely by bradlocke
Apr 10, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
MSU held its second full scrimmage of the spring this morning, and coach Dan Mullen let his players loose a little bit. The defense won, but it was close. "Last week we really controlled a lot...
Busy Day for Bulldogs by bradlocke
Apr 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It's a beautiful Saturday out there, and a good day to take in some rather important MSU athletic events. At 10 a.m., the football team will hold an open scrimmage at Davis Wade Stadium, the first...
Hoops, Baseball, and Jackie Sherrill by bradlocke
Apr 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Lots to link up and catch up on this morning. Forgive my tardiness, but I got in late last night from Jackson. Which brings me to my first topic. • MSU SWEEP: Seniors Jarvis Varnado and Ale...
MSU Sweeps Howell, Gillom Trophies by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Mississippi State senior center Jarvis Varnado won a second consecutive Howell Trophy as the state's top male college basketball player. The award was presented tonight at the Mississippi Sports...
Varnado, Rack Make It Another Sweep by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Mississippi State senior center Jarvis Varnado won a second consecutive Howell Trophy as the state's top male college basketball player. The award was presented tonight at the Mississippi Sports...
Varnado Working Hard, Launching Shots by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jarvis Varnado , who tonight looks to capture a second consecutive Howell Trophy as the state's top college basketball player, has been hard at work in Los Angeles preparing for the NBA Draft. He...
Three Lady Bulldogs Go in WNBA Draft by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Out of the 36 players taken in today's WNBA Draft, three were Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs: Chanel Mokango (ninth overall, to Atlanta), Armelie Lumanu (23rd, to Indiana), and Alexis Rack ...
Handicapping the Howell, Gillom Trophies by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Tonight, Mississippi's top college basketball players will be recognized with the presentation of the Howell Trophy (men) and the Gillom Trophy (women). The ceremony begins at 6:30 at the Mississi...
Tavaris Tate: A Closer Look by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
I thought there was some unwritten rule that freshmen, no matter how good they are, should have some sort of adjustment period from high school to college, especially at the SEC level. There have ...
Mullen's Road Dawgs Tour Schedule by bradlocke
Apr 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
MSU football coach Dan Mullen will embark upon a 12-city Road Dawgs Tour starting April 26. Nine visits will be in Mississippi, two in Alabama and one in Tennessee over a five-day span. Ticket i...
Wilder No Longer 'Serving Two Masters' by bradlocke
Apr 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
I'm working on a story about MSU's track and field team, which is currently ranked 11th in the country. More specifically, I'm writing about the male sprinters, the strength of this squad. One of ...
Russell Gets First Team Snaps; More Football Notes by bradlocke
Apr 06, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Dan Mullen cautioned against reading too much into it, but it's notable that redshirt freshman Tyler Russell took first-team snaps at quarterback today for the first time this spring. This was...
Butch Thompson on the Radio by bradlocke
Apr 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
I do this little radio show every week called "The Sports Zone," and it airs on 91.7 FM and 90.9 FM out of Tupelo. If you live in any part of Northeast Mississippi, or even in the right parts of A...
Byrne, Mullen Sit Down for Annual Review by bradlocke
Apr 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Athletics director Greg Byrne has plenty of unfinished business before leaving for his new job at Arizona – his official start date is May 3 – and some of that business includes annual reviews o...
Routt Has 'Great' MRI, Could Return Next Week by bradlocke
Apr 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Good news for MSU's baseball team: Sophomore left-hander Nick Routt had a promising MRI yesterday on his throwing arm, and he could be back in action as soon as next week. That's according to B...
Cohen: On Freshmen, Whitney, Sunday Struggles by bradlocke
Apr 05, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It was another rough weekend for MSU's young arms. Heck, for all the Bulldogs' arms. In three games, No. 12 South Carolina scored a total of 31 runs off Bulldog pitching in taking two of three in ...
Weekend in Review; the Week Ahead by bradlocke
Apr 05, 2010 | 5 5 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a busy, eventful weekend for Mississippi State's athletes, so let's review the highlights and lowlights before looking at what's ahead. • The baseball team dropped two of three at No. 12 ...
Cornerbacks Confident (and Grateful) by bradlocke
Apr 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Because it's Easter, this blog entry was typed up Saturday night. It's highly unlikely you'll hear from me today. But I wanted to share with y'all some of the conversations I had Friday with MSU c...
Scrimmage: Defense Wins, Offense Has Moments by bradlocke
Apr 03, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
In MSU's first full scrimmage of the spring, the defense emerged the victor, which wasn't a surprise. But the offense had some nice moments. • Chris Relf , quarterbacking the first-team offense...
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