by Ross Reily Published: September 13,2011
Tags: Alcorn State, All-American, Auburn University, Bay St. Louis, Cam Newton, Delbert Hosemann, Delta State, Felix “Doc” Blanchard, Gov. Haley Barbour, Heisman Trophy, Hurricane Katrina, Jackson State, Kenny Rogers, Lady Gaga, LSU, Mississippi State University, NCAA, Reggie Bush, Rick Perry, Southeastern Conference, St. Stanislaus, Tea Party, Uniform Athletes Agents Act, United States Air Force, University of Alabama, USC
While we understand what Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann meant when he said, “If Mississippi ever wins a Heisman trophy, we want to keep it,” there likely are many out there who don’t. Hosemann made the comments in connection with a story, saying a new law could help protect student athletes from sports agents who [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 21,2011
Tags: Carolyn Meyers, Jackson State University, NCAA, North Carolina, Northeastern Illinois University, Sojourner-Douglass College, Tennessee State University, The Clarion-Ledger, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Vivian Fuller
JACKSON — Jackson State University has hired Vivian Fuller as its first female athletic director. University President Carolyn Meyers introduced Fuller at a news conference Wednesday. The 56-year-old Fuller replaces Bob Braddy. The Clarion-Ledger reports Fuller’s salary was not immediately available. Braddy had made $100,000. The daughter of a North Carolina sharecropper, Fuller has spent [...] [...]
If the credit markets don’t kill the economy, March Madness might. The NCAA Basketball Tournament started last Thursday, an annual event that ushers in the beginning of spring and the demise of laser-focused productivity at businesses across the U.S. Break rooms turn into betting parlors, with employees examining their brackets, plunging into office pools [...] [...]
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