The Ole Miss women’s basketball team looks for a win over in-state rival Mississippi State tonight at the Tad Smith Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. File Photo (Tanner Marquis)The women’s basketball team huddles up before a game Ole Miss welcomes in-state rival Mississippi State to Oxford tonight, marking the second meeting this season between the Lady Rebels (8-15,...

The Ole Miss softball team will look to build from last season as it kicks off its season this weekend in Honolulu in the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic. After a season of improvement, the Ole Miss softball team looks to take the next step under head coach Windy Thees, who is in her second season with the Lady Rebels. Ole Miss went 22-32 last year. But this...

The Southeastern Conference woes continue to plague the Ole Miss Lady Rebels (8-13, 1-7 SEC) this season, losing to Arkansas (15-6, 3-5), 77-66, Thursday night. Ole Miss played the Razorbacks close until Arkansas pushed ahead with six minutes to go in the game, and they never looked back. The Lady Rebels have now dropped two straight after earning their first conference...

Ole Miss snapped a five-game losing streak with an 88-81 win against Florida this past Thursday before suffering a 72-57 loss to in-state rival Mississippi State on Sunday. The Lady Rebels (8-12, 1-6 Southeastern Conference) return home to play the Arkansas Razorbacks (14-6, 2-5 SEC) tonight at 7 p.m. at Tad Smith Coliseum. This is the first of two matchups with the Razorbacks...

The Ole Miss Lady Rebels (7-11, 0-5 SEC) will be in search of their first SEC win of the season when they travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators (13-6, 2-3 SEC) tonight at 6 p.m. Thursday night’s matchup will be the first of two straight road contests, as the Lady Rebels will continue play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sunday. File Photo...

After head coach Adrian Wiggins was fired in October, interim women’s basketball head coach Brett Frank had his back against the wall. So far, he’s made the best of a messy situation, as the Lady Rebels are 7-11 overall and 0-5 in SEC play. Ole Miss has had some close calls this year against LSU, Alabama and, most recently, a 73-72 overtime loss to Missouri. Vince...

  The Lady Rebels improved to 3-1 on the young season Tuesday night, defeating Mississippi Valley State, 62-60. It was far from easy, however. The Lady Rebs led by 15 at one point and never trailed in the contest, but thanks to a surge by Delta Devilettes, it took a missed three-pointer at the buzzer by MVSU to give Ole Miss the win.    “One of the...

  The Lady Rebel basketball team (2-1) will look to rebound from their first loss of the season against Mississippi Valley State (1-2) tonight.   Ole Miss holds an 11-2 advantage over the Delta Devilettes in the all-time series with the Lady Rebels winning 10 of the last 11 meetings, including an 8-0 record against MVSU in Oxford.   The Lady Rebels are averaging...

  The Ole Miss Lady Rebel basketball program will look to continue its successful start to the 2012-13 campaign when they take on Northwestern State Friday morning at Tad Smith Coliseum in the 10th annual “Kid’s Day” game. All local students — eighth grade and under — and bus drivers will be admitted into the game for free.   Head...

  Redshirt freshman middle blocker Ty Laporte had a frustrating start to her college volleyball career. On the second day of practice last season, she tore her ACL and was forced to sit out the entire year and rehab her knee.    “It was really disappointing because I was already a rookie and really raw in volleyball,” she said. “It put...