LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Deshaw Andrews scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Troymain Crosby scored a go-ahead jumper with 47 seconds left to play and Alcorn State beat Alabama State 63-60 on Monday night to win its fifth straight.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Antione Lister scored 30 points as Prairie View A&M cruised past Mississippi Valley State, 102-83 for its fourth straight Southwestern Conference victory Monday night.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jessika Carter was a big reason that Mississippi State routed its rival again.
Mississippi Valley State (2-17, 1-5) vs. Prairie View (9-10, 5-1)
Alabama State (3-16, 2-4) vs. Alcorn State (9-9, 5-2)
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Hopkins and Eden Ewing combined to score 35 points and grab 33 rebounds as Texas Southern earned its fifth Southwestern Athletic Conference win in six starts, downing Mississippi Valley State 80-67 Saturday in a game that was moved to the University of Houston.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tristan Jarrett had 20 points as Jackson State got past Grambling State 71-53 on Saturday.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor has hired former North Carolina and Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for new head coach Dave Aranda.
Georgia's Tyree Crump (4) looks to shoot while defended by Mississippi guard Bryce Williams (13) during an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.
Georgia's Rodney Howard (24) looks to shoot while defended by Mississippi forward KJ Buffen (5) during an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.
Georgia's Sahvir Wheeler (15) moves the ball downcourt during an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.
Mississippi forward Khadim Sy (3) competes for the ball with Georgia's Sahvir Wheeler (15) and Jordan Harris (2) during an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning ended his 16-year NFL career on his own terms. He was classy, well-prepared and walked away as a New York Giant.
The debate whether Eli Manning is a Hall of Fame quarterback already has begun and will last for the next half-decade.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Hurts and Shea Patterson started for two Power 5 programs, Justin Herbert passed for 10,000-plus yards for another and Jordan Love became a highly rated prospect without playing for one.
Grambling State (9-10, 3-3) vs. Jackson State (5-14, 2-4)
Alabama A&M (5-11, 2-3) vs. Alcorn State (8-9, 4-2)
Mississippi Valley State (2-16, 1-4) vs. Texas Southern (7-11, 4-1)
Southern Miss (6-14, 2-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (4-16, 0-7)
Here are a few things to watch as most Southeastern Conference schools face off against the Big 12 in the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 takes a break from conference play this weekend when its teams match up with members of the Southeastern Conference for the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. He's a look at those games and the week ahead:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Mississippi State Bulldogs are known for playing pressure and man-to-man defense under coach Vic Schaeffer. With his team trailing Vanderbilt after three quarters, he finally listened to assistant Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, who kept telling him to switch to a match-…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — LaDavius Draine matched his career-high with 28 points, Gabe Watson set a career best with 27 and Southern Miss broke its seven-game road losing streak, defeating UAB 84-77 on Thursday night.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reggie Perry had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a 77-70 win over Arkansas on Wednesday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominence with two Super Bowl titles.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, two Super Bowl titles.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, two Super Bowl titles.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Kinlaw’s motivation comes from his past, having lived at times without running water or electricity.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has named Zach Arnett as its defensive coordinator, less than two weeks after he had accepted the same position at Syracuse.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee continued its recent surge by playing the stingy defense that has carried the Volunteers for much of the season.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The death of a former Mississippi State football player whose body was found in an Alabama home Tuesday is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Former Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead is Oregon's new offensive coordinator.
Arkansas (14-3, 3-2) vs. Mississippi State (11-6, 2-3)
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Deshaw Andrews was 5-for-5 from 3-point range and had a career-high 30 points as Alcorn State romped past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 82-54 on Monday night.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Darius Williams had a season-high 27 points as Prairie View topped Jackson State 74-60 on Monday night.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Down nine points in the fourth quarter and close to getting run out of her building, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley didn't panic. Her top-ranked Gamecocks wouldn't let her.
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Micah Bradford hit 8 of 10 free throw attempts during a 90-second stretch to allow Southern to hold off Mississippi Valley State, 74-70 in a Southwestern Conference contest on Monday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — South Carolina still sits atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll, with Baylor in second place.
Alcorn State (7-9, 3-2) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-13, 2-2)
Southern (5-13, 2-3) vs. Mississippi Valley State (2-15, 1-3)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reggie Perry and Tyson Carter combined for 40 points to lead Mississippi State to an easy 91-59 victory over Georgia on Saturday night. It was the largest margin of victory over Georgia in Mississippi State's program history.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — LSU guard Skylar Mays is not surprised the Tigers are the only unbeaten team in Southeastern Conference play.
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Troymain Crosby had a career-high 27 points as Alcorn State rolled past Mississippi Valley State 105-73 on Saturday.
HATTIESBURD, Miss. (AP) — Jay Malone hit six of 10 3-pointers to score a career-high 27 points and made seven assists and Southern Miss ended a five-game skid with its first Conference USA win of the season on Saturday, 81-68 over Rice.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has hired Brian Jean-Mary as linebackers coach, Bob Shoop as safeties coach and elevated Jay Harbaugh to special teams coordinator.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Ben Howland has received a $25,000 fine and a reprimand from the Southeastern Conference for discussing a conversation he had with the league office about the officiating in a loss to LSU last week.
Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball competition this weekend.
Texas Southern (5-11, 2-1) vs. Jackson State (5-12, 2-2)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State's win over LSU provided a perfect picture of what coach Vic Schaefer is dealing with in a transition year.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Javion Hamlet had 13 points and 10 assists as North Texas easily defeated Southern Miss 72-52 on Thursday night.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill and linebacker Erroll Thompson have decided to return to school for their senior seasons rather than enter the NFL draft.
North Texas (9-8, 3-1) vs. Southern Miss (4-13, 0-4)
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