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Freshman wide receiver Corey Gardhigh has been cleared to play for the Bulldogs by the NCAA. Gardhigh had been sitting out while it was determined whether he would qualify acidemically.
Via the Sun Herald

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If so, make sure you join the Mississippi State Flickr Group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/mstate
Flickr groups allow users with common interests to “pool” their photos together and create a community based on those common interests. We already have 3 members and want to grow this group exponentially.
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The Birmingham Alumni Chapter of Mississippi State University is hosting a Bulldog Family Bash on Thursday, September 8th from 6-9pm. The event will be held at the Eagle Point Swim & Tennis Club. The guest speaker will be David Murray of Dawgs Bite Magazine.

Cost $10 per adult & $5 per child (12 & under)
Dinner – [...]

This isn’t really MSU related (unless our bulldog mascot is somehow offensive), but I thought I would comment on it anyway.
The presidents and chancellors who serve on the NCAA Executive Committee have adopted a new policy to prohibit NCAA colleges and universities from displaying hostile and abusive racial/ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery at any [...]

The Clarion-Ledger is reporting in their Bulldog Notebook that MSU and Sirius are very close to closing a deal that would carry all MSU basketball, baseball and football games on Sirius Satellite Radio.
The deal has been in the works for a year or so, and they hope to have it finalized by the first game [...]

The Daily Journal has a great article about the first days of fall practice for Freshman offensive tackle Calvin Wilson from Hatteisburg, who chose MSU over Florida and LSU.
Thursday at 5 p.m., countdown finally reached zero when the Bulldogs stepped out on the practice field for their first of 29 allotted preseason sessions in preparation [...]

Via DawgsBite:
With preseason work beginning tomorrow, Mississippi State has added a new member to Coach Sylvester Croom’s coaching staff with the appointment of former Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen as a graduate assistant.
Unless the NCAA changes the rules for Graduate Assistants, it is doubtful that Clausen will actually help coach any this year. Apparently he will [...]

Former MSU standout and current Minnesota Vikings player Fred Smoot is blogging.
A handful of NFL players are keeping online journals at NFLPlayers.com, and Smoot just so happens to be one of them.
Only 2 posts so far, but hopefully with the season starting up soon, that will change. There are no comments available for the posts, [...]

According to an unidentified source, Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for stanozolol, known by the brand name Winstrol, which is also the substance that Candadian Olympiad Ben Johnson was caught with.
More on MSNBC.com

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Former Diamond Dawg John Papelbon went 5 1/3 innings in Boston’s Sunday game against the Twins, striking out seve and walking five in Boston’s 4-3 victory (Papelbon got a no-decision).
However, Papelbon was called into Francona’s office and told that he would be returning to Pawtucket for further development.
The one thing Papelbon needs, according to a [...]

Mississippi State head women’s basketball coach Sharon Fanning will hold her 11th annual Lady Bulldog Basketball Coaches Clinic Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Sanderson Center on the campus of MSU.
The clinic is open to all coaches and will feature Fanning, along with MSU assistants Steve Curtis, Errol Rogers and Stacey Franklin. In addition, there will [...]

Bulldog football players will be reporting to campus on August 3rd, beginning fall drills on Thursday with one-a-day sessions. Two-a-days begin August 10.
The annual pre-season press confernce will be held on August 11.

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Maroon to the Max will broadcast a live roundtable discussion with head football coach Sylvester Croom and athletic director Larry Templeton on August 2. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 1:30pm CT.
The discussion will be moderated by Jim Ellis and will cover the upcoming Bulldog football season as well as other MSU Athletics topics.
You [...]

In a statement released by Rafael Palmeiro today, he claims that he cannot explain how a banned substance entered his body. He stands by his claim that he has never intentionally taken steroids or other banned substances.
Read the full release at FoxNews.com.
Coach Ron Polk has made his stance clear, supporting Palmeiro.
“I’ve always believed in Rafael [...]

ESPN has released a breaking news item stating that Rafael Palmeiro has been suspended after testing postitive for steroid use.
Just 5 months ago, Palmeiro testified in front of Congress that he had “never used steroids. Period.” It was only 2 weeks ago that Raffy collected his 3000th hit, making him one of only 4 players [...]