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The Clarion-Ledger takes a look at the 2005-2006 men’s basketball team.
“It’s a teaching process everyday,” said Stansbury, during SEC media days. “The first two weeks, it’s all about establishing effort, toughness and teaching them the things all freshmen need to know.”
They also take a look at the starting 5+1 and what each brings to the [...]

Via Media Relations
The Mississippi State-Alabama football game, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5, has been chosen by CBS for a national telecast, the Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday.
Kickoff for the SEC Western Division game will be 2:30 p.m. CT at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on the MSU campus.
It is the Bulldogs’ first CBS game since [...]

Although there is no confirmation yet from either school’s athletic department, many rumors are saying that the November 5th contest between Mississippi State and Alabama will be televised by CBS at 2:30 (3:30 est).
We will post the official announcements when they are released.
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2006 Baseball Schedule (PDF)
Thirty-two home games, including 18 contests against 2005 NCAA Tournament teams, highlight Mississippi State University’s 2006 baseball schedule announced this week by head baseball coach Ron Polk.
The Baseball Bulldogs open the 2006 campaign with 11 consecutive games at Dudy Noble Field. State begins its 116th season of baseball Feb. 24-26 [...]

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Post-game quotes
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Jackie Battle ran for two touchdowns and Houston beat Mississippi State 28-16 on Saturday despite a school-record 257 yards rushing from the Bulldogs’ Jerious Norwood.
Norwood had a 66-yard touchdown run in the second quarter in breaking the Mississippi State single-game record of 237 yards set by James Johnson against Alabama in [...]

The MSU Athletic Department announced yesterday that freshman wide receiver Corey Gardhigh had been indefinitely suspended from the team for violation of university policy.
It was reported in the Clarion Ledger that Gardhigh had been arrested by MSU Police and charged with 4 counts of burglary. It was confirmed that the suspension and the arrest are [...]

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Mississippi State’s Volleyball Bulldogs snapped one streak and extended another Wednesday night with a 3-0 blanking of instate SEC rival Mississippi at the Newell-Grissom Building. In earning its second league win of the campaign, MSU (11-7, 2-6 SEC) ended a three-match losing skid and extended its series win streak over the Lady Rebels [...]

With the big USC/Notre Dame game coming up this weekend, many are saying it is the first true test of the season for the Trojans.
Si.com writer Pete McEntegart takes a look back through the years at 10 teams that thought they were indestructible, and were proven otherwise by unlikely opponents.
One of those games is the [...]

Wow. It was a long 3-game stretch for the Bulldogs going up against Georgia, LSU and Florida in 3 weeks. The team has the weekend off to rest before heading into the last part of the season, starting with Homecoming against Houston.
The MSU Sports Blog will be taking the weekend off as well, heading out [...]

Gainsville.com takes a look at the MSU tradition of the Cowbell.
The most unique and certainly the most resounding symbol of Mississippi State University tradition is the cowbell. Despite decades of attempts by opponents and authorities to banish it from scenes of competition, diehard State fans still celebrate Bulldog victories loudly and proudly with the distinctive [...]

Sly wants to test 4th-quarter theory
MSU plays No. 13 Florida on Saturday, making it the third straight game against a ranked opponent. Before each contest, Croom has stated his goal to keep it close going into the fourth quarter. That’s the best opportunity, he thinks, for his team to pull off an upset.
No. 13 Gators [...]