Lexi Thompson hits the ball during an NCAA college volleyball match in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. (DM Photo/Ariel Cobbert) Ole Miss volleyball continued their perfect start to the 2014 season, beating Louisiana Tech Thursday night at the Gillom Sports Complex in Oxford to kick off the Rebel...
On Tuesday, Ole Miss received a huge boost to its commitment list for 2015 with the addition of offensive lineman Drew Richmond. Hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, Richmond is rated as the 86th best player in his class by 247 Sports’ composite ranking and a four-star offensive tackle. Richmond adds a potential star to the offensive line and could see time at tackle as...
I’m sure we have all had that very one-sided conversation that began with “How are you doing?” and before you could even give an answer, you hear, “Me too, girl — blah blah blah.” So let me address this once and for all – If you simply want someone to be there to listen to you, then just cut to the chase and do not ask how we are doing. This is not being...
Four Downs Featuring Sports Editor Dylan Rubino (@drubino11) and Football Writer Cody Thomason (@thecodythomason) 1. Ole Miss has struggled against the run so far this season. Louisiana-Lafayette averages 213 rushing yards per game. How can the Rebels contain ULL’s rushing attack? Dylan – It all starts up front with the front seven. The defense...
As the perception of the NCAA student-athlete has begun to change in the eyes of sports fans, the number of NCAA violations against them for accepting improper benefits has also changed over the last thirty years — skyrocketed, even. Televising college athletics has bolstered its popularity and, naturally, has yielded a higher degree of competitiveness amongst those...
On Monday morning, TMZ released video footage of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting his former fiancée — now wife — in an elevator. The couple seemed to be having an argument in the video, and before the doors to the elevator can even close, Rice slaps her. Rice then knocks his wife unconscious with a single punch to the face, and proceeds to drag her...
Born in the post-World War II United States as one of the twisted children of blues and jazz music forms, rhythm and blues has a long history of identity crises. Throughout music history, the tradition of R&B has had a difficult time stepping out on its own without being complemented by more prominent genres. The genesis of its creation points to a time when black...