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MSU's Kelly, a former Pillow Academy player, puts name in transfer portal
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,05/07/20-1:00AM , 340 Reads
A former Pillow Academy baseball player is one of four Mississippi State baseball players to have entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Freshman catcher Austin Kelly, who committed to MSU at the age of 14, announced his intentions on Twitter on Tuesday.
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In this file photo, fans cheer as the Michigan team takes the field at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded places, college sports have no such option.

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Burrus: Is college football season in jeopardy?
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,04/25/20-2:22AM , 348 Reads
It’s a question I get all the time, and unfortunately I am as clueless as you.

Will college football start on time? Will there be a college football season at all?

Nobody call really predict what will happen with the upcoming college football season in the fall, but I do feel like we will have football at some point.
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We still have music
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,04/18/20-2:06AM , 335 Reads
You don’t have to play an instrument or be a singer for music to be a big part of your life.

I don’t know how to strum the guitar and can’t carry a tune in a bucket, but I do love music and what it means to us.
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Vic Schaefer has left Mississippi State, but the Bulldogs women’s basketball identity likely will not change with the hiring of Nikki McCray-Penson. Under McCray-Penson, the Bulldogs likely will retain a defense-first mentality.

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Bulldogs may have hit home run with new coach
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,04/17/20-5:53PM , 284 Reads
Longstanding basketball fans may need no introduction to a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. But I have to admit I knew little about Nikki McCray-Penson when she became the front runner to replace Vic Schaefer at Mississippi State.
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73°F

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Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 65°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 69%
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:02 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: N
Wind Gust: 32 mph
Sky Cover: 20%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 10:27 PM
Moon Set: 8:16 AM

Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Cloudy. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

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