University of Mississippi

Perrin Crews recently graduated from the University of Mississippi with degrees in political science and Spanish. Despite academic accomplishments that included enrollment in the Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, he is not immediately headed into...

A special moment took place at The Pacific Club Thursday during the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list luncheon. Lott opened an envelope that revealed the recipient of a $5,000 check that put the IMPACT Foundation over the $1 million barrier for money...

Florida International guard Malik Smith will follow former FIU coach Richard Pitino to the University of Minnesota, Smith said Wednesday on Twitter. "My decision is final. I'm a Minnesota Gopher baby!!!!! BIG10 here I come!" Smith tweeted from his...

Baseball practice ended at Edgewater on Monday, and senior first baseman Zach Vandergrift headed to strength coach Lee Prince's house for another workout. Three days a week of weight training and pushups since the start of summer, combined with hours in...

Davion Ward fought through the ups and downs of several coaching changes, sticking to his plan of earning a four-year letterman in baseball. The Natchez High School senior was awarded for his dedication Tuesday night at the school's spring sports awards...

Herschel Walker's nephew committed to one of UGA's rivals on Wednesday. Milan Richard, a tight end from Savannah, picked Clemson over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. "It feels great; it feels like a big relief," Richard said. "I know (Clemson) is 100-percent...

Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs has emerged from one of the toughest periods in the department's history with the university administration's support moving forward. At the completion of an external review of Auburn's athletics department,...

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. --A betting man knows losing isn't always the worst thing in the world. More than 30 years ago, Phillip Jolly made a bet. The East Union High School graduate was taking an elective R.O.T.C. class at Northeast Mississippi Community...

Oklahoma stole a Longhorn Sunday evening. That's when Marcus Green, a three-star cornerback for the Cedar Hill (Texas) Longhorns, verbally committed to OU, internet recruiting services reported. He is rated among the nation's top 50 high school...

While traditional spring sports such as baseball, softball and track are winding down, the Southern tradition of spring football practice is just kicking off at many tri-state area schools. And while spring football practice typically focuses on getting...

Congratulations to all of today's graduates. Today's ceremonies include Ole Miss, Mississippi St, Mississippi University for Women, Blue Mountain College and Itawamba Community College. Read more about these graduations and see more photos in Sunday's...

The University of Kentucky doesn't pull off many fourth-quarter rallies in football, but the Cats successfully capped a big recruiting comeback on Friday. Conner quarterback Drew Barker, a four-star prospect who scratched UK off his list last summer...