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April 1, 2009
Two stunning seasons brought Calipari to UK
Two stunning seasons brought Calipari to UK This could not have happened two years ago. Yesterday’s crazy, chaotic circus of a day that saw John Calipari leave Memphis to become the University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach could not have happened without two stunningly successful seasons by the 50-year-old Pennsylvania native. Two years ago, to…
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April 1, 2009
Ranking the Big 12 coaches
Ranking the Big 12 coaches Any discussion of Big 12 coaches begins with Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Texas’ Mack Brown. They are the conference’s yin and yang, national coaching icons with multimillion salaries and national titles on their résumés. But the coaching talent runs deep in this league. Texas A&M’s Mike Sherman has NFL credibility…
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April 1, 2009
Calipari will get Kentucky back on top
Calipari will get Kentucky back on top It is about a six-hour drive from Memphis to Lexington. John Calipari will never find that out because he most certainly will make the trip by private jet. The time frame is significant, though, because that’s about how long it will take him to turn Kentucky basketball into…
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April 1, 2009
Calipari taking UK job
Calipari taking UK job After over a day of deliberation, John Calipari is headed to Kentucky. The coach accepted an offer to leave Memphis to resurrect the Wildcats’ program on Tuesday, ESPN’s Dick Vitale has confirmed. The move was first reported by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. ESPN.com’s Andy Katz reported on Monday that the deal…
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March 31, 2009
Hokies have Alabama on their minds
Hokies have Alabama on their minds As always, Ken Sugiura and Larry Harstein are doing a good job keeping you up to date on spring ball at Georgia Tech. But what is going on in the rest of the ACC? Here are five things to ponder: 1. Virginia Tech begins with Alabama on its mind:…
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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
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 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026
Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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April 1, 2026
Mississippi culture bearer: Calvin Phelps, Pike School of Art
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The Lord’s work
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Meredith Biesinger
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March 31, 2026
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For Mississippians of a certain age, everything old is new again at their gas pumps
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Hunter Estes
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