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2021 Most Read Sports Stories

View our recap of Mississippi Today’s top stories on Mississippi sports.

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Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach went to the Mississippi Capitol to lobby. Things got weird.

by Adam Ganucheau November 24, 2021December 17, 2021

Behind the scenes of a critical day in the effort to change the Mississippi state flag, when Lane Kiffin scrambled to meet the Capitol dress code and Mike Leach lasered in on Chick-Fil-A biscuits.

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For Dan Mullen, those greener pastures didn’t turn out so green

by Rick Cleveland November 22, 2021December 17, 2021

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The Greenville Christian dilemma: A terrific team nobody wants to play

by Rick Cleveland October 14, 2021December 17, 2021

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‘It’s like Superman has died’: Friends, teammates remember Parys Haralson

by Rick Cleveland September 16, 2021December 17, 2021

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This all-Black team in Mississippi’s private academy league is making history

by Rick Cleveland September 2, 2021December 17, 2021

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No one has enjoyed Peyton Manning’s Hall of Fame journey more than his dad

by Rick Cleveland August 4, 2021December 17, 2021

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For Boo and Dudy, Will and Rafael, Mississippi State’s long wait made national crown all the more sweet

by Rick Cleveland July 1, 2021December 17, 2021

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‘There’s gonna be a big party tonight’: Mississippi State baseball wins national championship

by Rick Cleveland June 30, 2021December 17, 2021

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Tainted? Asterisk? Forget it. CWS drama made State’s route to a national title more difficult.

by Rick Cleveland June 27, 2021December 17, 2021

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Mississippi State will play for it all, and you won’t believe who put them there

by Rick Cleveland June 26, 2021December 17, 2021

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The Rusty Thoms Omaha story, a gift that keeps on giving for Bulldogs

by Rick Cleveland June 23, 2021December 17, 2021

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