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Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale is congratulated by teammates as Mississippi State's Blair Schaefer walks away after Ogunbowale made a 3-point basket to win 61-58 in the national championship last Sunday.

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Burrus: MSU coach now faces task of rebuilding
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,04/07/18-11:43PM , 121 Reads
Like life, sports can be so cruel sometimes.

Mississippi State didn’t get the fairy-tale ending most had envisioned for its incredibly beloved senior class (Morgan William, Blair Schaefer, Roshunda Johnson and Victoria Vivians) — a group that changed the program.
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Ole Miss’ James McArthur pitches against Arkansas last weekend at Oxford-University Stadium in Oxford. Starting tonight, the Rebel staff faces a Mississippi State team that ranks last in the SEC in hitting

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Bulldogs searching for offense with Rebs in town
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,04/06/18-2:10PM , 123 Reads
Mississippi State has lost its first three series in Southeastern Conference play and has its work cut out for it if MSU is going to turn things around.

Stae faces a gauntlet of top teams over the final two months with six of its final seven SEC series coming against teams in the D1Baseball.com RPI top 20.
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Mississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer has done an amazing job getting his team back to the national title game.

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Burrus: Dogs get shot at redemption
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sun,04/01/18-6:02AM , 104 Reads
Unfinished business.

That’s been Mississippi State’s rallying cry since the season began — with last year’s women’s national championship loss stuck in its craw.

So far, so good, in that quest.
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Mississippi State senior players, from left, Morgan William (2), Blair Schaefer (1) Victoria Vivians (35) and Roshunda Johnson (11), wave to their fans for the final time on their home court following a 71-56 win over Oklahoma State in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament in Starkville.

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Game of ‘mirror images’ for MSU
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,03/30/18-3:31PM , 150 Reads
Mississippi State wants more.

The Bulldogs hope to write some more history in the women’s college basketball world.
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