Mississippi Sports
Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
By Eric Olson, Associated Press Mike Leach, the eccentric and revolutionary offensive savant whose teams set dozens of scoring and passing records over his 21-year head coaching...
JSU’s Salhab receives 2026 NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program Career Development Award
Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Jackson State’s Robert Salhab III, a senior track and field student-athlete, was recognized as the 2026 NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program...
SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027
By Associated Press The Southeastern Conference is eliminating “cupcake weekend.” The league’s athletic directors voted at their annual spring meetings for everyone to play conference...
Watermelon Classic Returns With 5K Run, Walk and One-Mile Fun Run
The annual Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic will return to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum on Saturday, July 4, bringing runners, walkers and families together for one of the museum’s...
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Southern Miss and Mississippi State will host NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Regionals this weekend in the Magnolia State while Ole Miss will...
Mississippi State’s Tomas Valincius takes home the 2026 Ferriss Trophy presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is proud to announce that Mississippi State University sophomore pitcher Tomas Valincius has been named the winner of the 2026 Ferriss Trophy,...