Friends share memories of Ty Laporte at memorial service Monday. (Photo by: Cameron Brooks) Several hundred people attended a celebration of student-athlete...

Friday morning I read the terrible news that Ty Laporte was killed in a car crash. I was almost brought to tears, and I didn’t understand why. I never knew Ty and she never knew me. I put my phone down in my lap and thought about how many classmates have died during my time here as a student. The number of funerals, memorials and vigils I have attended is heartbreaking....

The death of record-setting volleyball player and track and field athlete Ty Laporte left the Oxford and University community in mourning. She was 23 and...

  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...

  After snapping a four-game losing streak with an upset win over Missouri and a sweep of South Carolina last weekend, the Ole Miss volleyball team (10-10, 4-7 Southeastern Conference) will host one match this weekend against the Auburn Tigers (13-8, 4-7) on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.    The two teams are tied for fourth place in the western division, three games...