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Legendary NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall dies

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:26:34 +0000

DALLAS (AP) — Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died Tuesday. He was 82. Susie Wiles, Summerall’s daughter, said her father died in Dallas. ”He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father,” Wiles said. ”I know he will be greatly [...]

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Proposed stadium could kill downtown arena initiative

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:43:33 +0000

JACKSON — Jackson State University’s recently announced plans to build a domed stadium could effectively kill an effort to build a downtown arena. The city and other arena backers have spent or pledged $180,000 in recent years to study building an arena to host concerts, sporting events and other entertainment, The Clarion-Ledger reported. The key factor [...]

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University unveils plans for $200M, 50,000-seat stadium

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:18:25 +0000

JACKSON — David Hoard, Jackson State University’s vice president for institutional advancement, has unveiled the school’s plans for its much-discussed 50,000-seat domed football stadium. The Clarion-Ledger reports Hoard showed renderings of the proposed on-campus stadium that would not only serve as the new home for the Tigers’ football and basketball teams but could potentially bring [...]

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Officials worried about blackout before Super Bowl

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:43:15 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — While authorities investigate the causes of the 34-minute Super Bowl blackout, documents show that Superdome officials were worried last fall about losing power at the big game. Officials warned in an Oct. 15 memo that tests on the dome’s electrical feeders showed decay and “a chance of failure.” Entergy New Orleans, the [...]

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Concussion regulation bills likely to be filed again

Clay Chandler — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:25:20 +0000

Officials in University of Mississippi Medical Center will again support legislation that establishes guidelines for how to treat concussions in youth sports and requires concussion education among coaches and officials. Three different bills that would have done that died in committee during the 2012 session. Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, authored one of the bills. He [...]

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Ex-NFL players file federal lawsuit over concussions

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:09:40 +0000

JACKSON — A federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi on behalf of more than 50 former NFL players claims the league conspired to hide the dangers of concussions and brain trauma associated with professional football. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 28 in U.S. District Court in Jackson. Some of the players named in the lawsuit are [...]

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Finally, an official SEC tailgating cookbook

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:01:37 +0000

It’s officially football season in Mississippi. In addition to how the teams are going to fare, lots of thoughts turn to food and tailgating. Fans and alumni of the schools of the SEC have raised tailgating to an art form. The editors of Southern Living magazine have produced a beautiful book that not only has [...]

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Harrell Contracting wins MSU stadium contract

MBJ Staff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:43:41 +0000

STARKVILLE — Tutor Perini Corporation of Sylmar, Calif., a civil and building construction company, reports its subsidiary, Anderson Companies’ Harrell Contracting Group, was selected as general contractor for Mississippi State University’s Davis Wade Stadium addition at Scott Field. The stadium is undergoing an expansion and renovation that will increase capacity to 61,337, provide additional premium [...]

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Ex-NFL player going to jail for defrauding investors

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:40:37 +0000

JACKSON — Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China. A federal judge sentenced Walker to 45 months for wire fraud and 36 months for tax evasion. The sentences [...]

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Nutt to resign as Ole Miss football coach at season’s end

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:42:50 +0000

OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt will resign at the end of the season. Nutt will coach the Rebels’ last three games this year,” athletic director Pete Boone said at a press conference Monday, where also announced that he will step down as athletic AD by the end of 2012. The Rebels have [...]

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