Mississippi State Bulldogs News

Sun Herald — STARKVILLE — Ravern Johnson had a career-high 26 points to lead Mississippi State to a 95-67 victory over Western Kentucky on Monday night.

Sun Herald — Mississippi State suffered its first home defeat of the women’s basketball season Sunday afternoon, falling to Xavier 51-42 in the Humphrey Coliseum.

Sun Herald — STARKVILLE — Trumaine Johnson had 17 points and De’Jon Jackson added 13 points to lead San Diego to a 64-61 overtime victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night.

Sun Herald — STARKVILLE — New coach Dan Mullen has hired two more assistant coaches for his staff at Mississippi State.

Sun Herald — These are the Top 10 local sports stories of 2008 as determined by a poll of Sun Herald sports writers:

Sun Herald — n 20/20: 2008 started with fireworks for the Ole Miss and Mississippi State men’s basketball teams, both 20-game winners, and ended with fuses sputtering. The Bulldogs won their second straight SEC West title with the help of swat master Jarvis Varnado, but lost point guard Jamont Gordon and are among the youngest teams in the SEC. The Rebels made it to the NIT quarterfinals last March, but are struggling as 2009 approaches, thanks to devastating knee injuries to Eniel Polynice and Chris Warren.

Sun Herald — A year after a winning season and a Liberty Bowl victory, Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom resigned in the wake of a losing season and a lop-sided loss to Ole Miss. The Bulldogs never recovered from a season-opening loss at Louisiana Tech. That story ranks No. 7.

Sun Herald — @BI sportcheck label:Staff and wire reports

Sun Herald — Mississippi State wanted an offensive mind for its next football coach.

ESPN Video — Bulldogs capture first bowl win since 1977

Sun Herald — Dan Mullen wants everyone to know the spread offense can be different things to different people. But the new Mississippi State football coach offers one basic premise to the approach.

Sun Herald — Lamont Mack had a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds to lead Charlotte to a 70-64 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.