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March 31, 2009
Memphis Tigers boosters working to block Kentucky’s shot at coach John Calipari
Memphis Tigers boosters working to block Kentucky’s shot at coach John Calipari While John Calipari mulls an offer from the University of Kentucky to become its head basketball coach, officials and boosters from the University of Memphis were working into the night Monday to persuade him to stay. Though things appeared to be moving in…
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March 31, 2009
Grant a historical, quality hire for Alabama
Grant a historical, quality hire for Alabama One of the most remarkable aspects of the hiring of Anthony Grant at Alabama has been the dearth of discussion of race. Instead, people have focused on his youth, remarkable résumé and, mostly, his enormous potential. Who’s to say if Alabama President Robert Witt, having been excoriated in…
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March 31, 2009
Alabama football assistant coaches receive raises
Alabama football assistant coaches receive raises TUSCALOOSA — The nine on-field members of the Alabama coaching staff have received contract raises that were approved by the UA System Board of Trustees on Monday, including the Crimson Tide’s newest assistants. Inside linebackers coach James Willis signed a two-year deal that includes a salary of $235,550 in…
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March 31, 2009
SPR – Grits – State Senators Alan Nunnelee and Merle Flowers mentioned for MS01
Grits US House races are beginning to take shape across the South. Some recent developments: Mississippi: Two Republican state senators are considering running against sophomore US Rep. Travis Childers (D) in the 1st District (Tupelo, etc.) next year. State Sen. Alan Nunnelee, chairman of the state Senate Appropriations Committee, has indicated he might run. In…
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March 31, 2009
Calipari would jolt vanilla SEC
http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/columnists/gene_frenette/2009-03-31/story/calipari_would_jolt_vanilla_sec Bashing Southeastern Conference basketball has been easy fodder this season for pundits. The young league provided critics all kinds of ammunition, starting with its next-to-nothing impact in the NCAA Tournament. Suddenly, the arrow might be back pointing up. That’s how much the SEC would benefit with the game-changing hire of Kentucky possibly luring John…
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March 31, 2009
LSU’s Austin Ross named Southeastern Conference pitcher of the week
http://blog.nola.com/lsusports/2009/03/lsu_pitcher_austin_ross_named.html LSU sophomore right hander Austin Ross was named the Southeastern Conference pitcher of the week Monday, marking the second time he has won the honor this year and the third consecutive week in which a Tigers pitcher has been cited. Ross (4-2) held Ole Miss to one run on two hits in eight innings…
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March 31, 2009
John Calipari, Kentucky Are Close on Agreement, SI.com Reports
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aoVznjDkXUcQ&refer=home March 31 (Bloomberg) — John Calipari is close to completing an agreement to become the next head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, SI.com reported. Calipari, 50, has spent the past nine seasons at the University of Memphis, compiling a 252-68 record. The Tigers were 137-14 the past four seasons and reached the…
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March 31, 2009
Some question Calipari’s temper, recruiting
Some question Calipari’s temper, recruiting As a basketball coach and recruiter, John Calipari has received high accolades. Last year he was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year after leading the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA championship game. And Dick Vitale once called his program-building at the University of Massachusetts — which hadn’t had…
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March 31, 2009
Alabama coach Anthony Grant; never thought I’d see the day
Alabama coach Anthony Grant; never thought I’d see the day TUSCALOOSA — Yep. There he was. Anthony Grant. Saw him with my own two eyes. He wore a red tie and stood at a podium inside the Mal Moore Administration Building on the University of Alabama campus. He wasn’t visiting. He was making as impressive…
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March 31, 2009
Never saying never is convenient for Tubby
Never saying never is convenient for Tubby On Saturday morning, Joel Maturi worked in his office, a typical weekend shift for Minnesota’s athletic director. In recent weeks, he’s spent some of those extra hours wondering whether his men’s basketball coach, Tubby Smith, will be on the sidelines for the team in the coming years. Last…
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March 31, 2009
For Coaches, Recruiting Top Players Can Lead to a Dark Side
For Coaches, Recruiting Top Players Can Lead to a Dark Side For all the last-second shots and overtime games of March Madness, a cloud will hang over the men’s Final Four in Detroit next weekend. Connecticut, one of the nation’s elite programs under Jim Calhoun, is the subject of an investigation in the wake of…
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March 31, 2009
Coach talking to Kentucky? Why wouldn’t he?
Coach talking to Kentucky? Why wouldn’t he? So much for the idea that Memphis is where John Calipari wants to coach, eh? He’s interested in talking to Kentucky. He could meet with Kentucky officials as early as today. “Not definite,” is what a source close to the situation texted The Commercial Appeal, when asked about…
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi recognized as one of five states to reach all pre-K benchmarks, according to NIEER
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April 29, 2025
Wall Street rises as corporate profits pile higher along with uncertainty about Trump’s trade war
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Daniel Tyson
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April 29, 2025
Taylor sworn in as new Senator for District 18
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi’s U-Pick Farms: A trend that’s growing
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April 29, 2025
Go first to God
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April 28, 2025
The trouble with being Shedeur
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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