SUMMARY: The 2024 NFL Draft featured multiple players with Mississippi ties, with one first-round pick, J.C. Latham (OL from Alabama/Wiggins), selected by the Tennessee Titans. Other draftees include Trey Benson (RB, Arizona Cardinals), Jarrian Jones (DB, Jacksonville Jaguars), McKinnley Jackson (DT, Cincinnati Bengals), Decamerion Richardson (DB, Las Vegas Raiders), Deantre Prince (DB, Jacksonville Jaguars), Jaden Crumedy (DT, Carolina Panthers), Nathaniel Watson (LB, Cleveland Browns), Cedric Johnson (DE, Cincinnati Bengals), Daijahn Anthony (DB, Cincinnati Bengals), and Brenden Rice (WR, son of Jerry Rice, Los Angeles Chargers). Additionally, 18 undrafted free agents from Mississippi will try to make NFL rosters, including players from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, and other colleges.

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SUMMARY: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry emerged victorious at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, defeating Mississippi's Chad Ramey and his partner Martin Trainer in a playoff. Ramey and Trainer's impressive final round of 63 secured them a 25-under score but weren't enough to win. The playoff was clinched by a skillful chip from McIlroy, followed by Lowry's birdie on the first hole. McIlroy's win tally reaches 39, with Lowry now owning nine wins. Last year's champions, Davis Riley and Nick Hardy, finished 28th at 17-under, unable to defend their title.

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SUMMARY: The Mississippi State Capitol's legislative session is extended, as key leaders prepare to work past the expected end date due to a missed deadline that led to the failure of 100 appropriation bills. Speaker Jason White anticipates rule suspension to address these bills and finalizing the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget. Lawmakers recently passed a new K-12 funding formula and a PERS stopgap plan. Medicaid expansion discussions are ongoing, with the House and Senate presenting different plans. The full deadline for considering general bills is approaching. The next session reconvenes Monday, with a busy week anticipated ahead.

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