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Heat, Humidity Turn South Into a Deadly Steam Bath

(Aug. 5) -- High humidity and temperatures nudging over the 100-degree mark have turned portions of the Deep South and Mississippi River and Tennessee River valleys into a natural sauna, contributing to at least nine deaths in recent days as the National Weather Service issued heat advisories or warnings across 18...

Miss. Lawmakers Trim Fat in Stoutest State

(March 24) -- Even the pickles are fried in Mississippi, the fattest state in the nation. So some lawmakers are lacing up their sneakers and working to shed that dubious honor, dropping an estimated three-quarters of a ton in the process. More than 200 state legislators, civilians and staffers from Gov. Haley Barbour's...

Which SEC Coach Will Get 'Croomed' in 2007?

'Croom' is a verb. The dictionary says so: Croom: kroom /hyu?m?li?e?t or, often, yu-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kr-oom] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used with object), -ed, ·ing....

Mississippi State & West Virginia Get to the NIT Final Four

The NIT's an easy target for ridicule (as you'll see when some team wins it and the clever "We're #66!" headlines make their annual appearance), but I'm choosing to be a glass-is-half-full guy about it. The teams on the wrong side of the NCAA bubble are, in many cases, playing some very good basketball. Mississippi State...

LSU to Kick Off 2007 College Football Season

Score one for the Bayou Bengals. It has been announced that LSU will play Mississippi State in a rare early season SEC league match to kick off the 2007 season. LSU coach Les 'The Hat' Miles can be seen to the right celebrating with one of the moves from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video. To the surprise of nobody the...