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Mississippi State commit Jaylen Aborom ready to lead Oak Grove defense

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3 years ago

August 24, 2022

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Hattiesburg American – 2022-08-23 21:00:10

Oak Grove cornerback and Mississippi State football commitment Jaylen Aborom knows what it’s like to make big plays.

His game-tying interception returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 2020 state title victory over Oxford helped seal Oak Grove’s sixth state championship.

Aborom didn’t get an opportunity to play for a seventh last season, with the Warriors falling one step shy of a return to the 6A championship game. It’s a setback that has fueled him for the last nine months.

“I’ve been waiting since last year after we lost the Brandon game in the cold,” Aborom…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.