Mississippian captures silver
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ATHENS, Greece - The Mississippian few thought would make the US Olympic team nearly won gold Monday in the 400 meters. Otis Harris of Edwards had the lead rounding the final turn of the one-lap sprint but
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 Louisiana State held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 blowout yesterday.
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DALLAS _ In late May, Steven McBride of Yukon, Okla., caught a 114-pound paddlefish from northern Oklahoma's Arkansas River. The fish was in a stretch of river just below Kaw Lake.  When McBride hooked the fish, he thought it was a small one because it swam toward his boat.
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The following highlights the Mid-South's lakes and streams where fishing is best:  Tennessee  Pickwick Lake: Good numbers of smallmouth bass are being caught around rock bluffs on the main lake with Bandit 200 Series crankbaits and Strike King Series 3 crankbaits.
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Brad Lester rushed for two touchdowns and Brandon Cox passed for two more as No. 4 Auburn overpowered Mississippi State 34-0 on Saturday.
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JACKSON, Miss. - It might not have the hard bite of some other legislation, but a bill to designate the American alligator as Mississippi's state reptile is on its way to the governor.  The bill cleared the House 106-10 on Monday. It passed the Senate by a wide margin on Feb. 2.
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By John McCoy  johnmccoy@wvgazette.com  If a St. Albans family is any indication, a fishing vacation doesn't have to cost an arm, a leg or even a fingernail.
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(260 sec.) A look at some Silver Age gems that are selling for top dollar.
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Painful recollections of a bygone eraÂs racism have emerged with the excavation of an old Mississippi mill townÂs pool.
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By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 11--Lake Onalaska continues to be the hot spot for panfish, although anglers are reporting success up and down the Mississippi and Black rivers.
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Mississippi State's Lawrence Roberts racks up 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in a 98-69 rout of Nicholls State.
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Mississippi State&#39;s Shane Power (21) drives past New Orleans guard Todd Bostic (11) in the first half of their game in New Orleans Monday night, Dec. 13, 2004.
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Backup quarterback Robert Lane has 205 total yards with a touchdown pass and a touchdown run in Mississippi's 20-3 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
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Katherine Grainger and Cath Bishop claim the women's pairs silver on Saturday.
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By Chiarappa, Michael J  Fishing for Gold: The Story of Alabama's Catfish Industry. By Karni R. Perez. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xv+263 pp. Bibliographical references, index. Paper $22.95.
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Eighteen-year-old Allyson Felix set a world junior record of 22.18 seconds while winning the silver medal in the women&#39;s 200. She finished second to former University of Arkansas student Veronica Campbell
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jan. 31--JACKSON COUNTY -- A pair were arrested Tuesday for stealing valuable copper wire from ABC Recycling in Moss Point and each was charged with on count of grand larceny, a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said.