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April 3, 2009
When it comes to coaching $$, the SEC is just getting started
When it comes to coaching $$, the SEC is just getting started **–In January of 2007, Alabama hired Nick Saban as its head football coach for $32 million over eight years. **–After winning the BCS national championship in January of 2008, LSU football coach Les Miles has his contract redrawn to guarantee that he will…
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April 2, 2009
Calipari shines while Barnhart blunders at introduction
Calipari shines while Barnhart blunders at introduction In his effort to “win the press conference,” Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart opened with a sweet score: He pronounced the last name of his new head basketball coach correctly. It’s John Cal-a-PEAR-ee, not Cal-a-PAR-ee. So many people get that wrong, but not Mitch. And good for him,…
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April 2, 2009
Could Pearl be the ‘wow’ for Memphis?
Could Pearl be the ‘wow’ for Memphis? MEMPHIS – On the day after John Calipari’s departure from the University of Memphis, the mood among a small group of people who will be instrumental in hiring the next men’s basketball coach would best be characterized as angry, bitter and ready to spend some cash. According to…
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April 2, 2009
Calipari, Kentucky form scary union
Calipari, Kentucky form scary union So now here comes Cal, not from some school off the beaten path where he needs to kick down doors and do the impossible, but right there from the mountaintop in Lexington, right there from the inner circle. The Roman Empire of college basketball, Rick Pitino once called Kentucky basketball.…
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April 2, 2009
Papelbon born for 9th-inning stage
Papelbon born for 9th-inning stage Mississippi State always had it right with Jonathan Papelbon [stats]. When the big kid showed up as a freshman in Starkville, he was given a road map to the bullpen and was told he would be a closer. And so he was. And he was a good one. One of…
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April 2, 2009
Let’s come clean about ‘dirty coaches’….Is NCAA the problem?
Let’s come clean about ‘dirty coaches’….Is NCAA the problem? Let me clarify my position on Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun and his alleged illegal recruiting tactics by discussing Kentucky’s flirtation with Memphis’ John Calipari. If a sports media outlet reported today that Calipari and his Memphis assistants had NCAA-impermissible contact with a recruit from an…
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April 1, 2009
John Calipari is what Kentucky fans want
John Calipari is what Kentucky fans want LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari is a give-the-people-what-they-want hire. Sure, he brings risk. He also promises reward. There is a reason most of the Big Blue Nation is dancing in the streets at the thought of the Memphis coach leaving Beale Street for the Bluegrass. Calipari gets players.…
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April 1, 2009
We learned a little more about John Calipari
We learned a little more about John Calipari They assembled outside John Calipari’s big house on Galloway, the TV trucks and the gawkers and the collection of never-say-die fans. “S-T-A-Y,” they chanted. It was sweet, really. And mournful, too. A white van arrived with flowers. Someone stuck a “Not For Sale By Owner” sign on…
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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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October 19, 2026
Trump signs an order aimed at boosting women’s health research, a plan backed by the first lady
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 19, 2026
Reeves appoints Jordan as DeSoto County Court Judge
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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
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Frank Corder
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October 19, 2026
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
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October 13, 2026
Startup plastics manufacturer Koinonia setting up operations in Drew
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Cass Rutledge
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October 12, 2026
ALO investing over $176 million in Southaven for national distribution center
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Robert St. John
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October 19, 2026
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October 16, 2026
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
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Ellery Jones
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October 19, 2026
Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. economy
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Sid Salter
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October 14, 2026
Capital punishment logistical failures a self-fulfilling strategy of death penalty opponents?
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Roger Wicker
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October 9, 2026
Permit reform act is a much-needed course correction
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