Ole Miss sophomore Sam Kendricks didn’t win the SEC pole vault championship, but he won the bigger one. The former Oxford High School star jumped 18-8.25 earlier this evening to edge Jack Whitt of Oral Roberts, the defending pole vault…
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Kendricks talks pole vault
I visited Monday with Ole Miss sophomore Sam Kendricks, who currently has the world’s best jump in the pole vault. Kendricks cleared 19-0.75 at the Texas Relays. It’s the best mark in the NCAA since 1998. That jump got him into…
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Bjork’s extension
Ole Miss announced earlier this afternoon that it has extended the contract of AD Ross Bjork to the four-year maximum allowed by state law and has upped his salary to $60,000 to $460,000 a year. Today is the one-year anniversary…
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Robertson wins SEC high jump again
From media relations FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Ricky Robertson claimed his fourth straight Southeastern Conference indoor high jump title to lead the way for Ole Miss on the second day of the SEC Indoor Championships Robertson won his fourth straight title…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, y’all. Luke 2:11. The 11th is the most powerful verse, but there’s so much more in the chapter. Except for checking the weather, this is probably the first time I’ve sat down at a keyboard since last Thursday.…
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Spain House Moving
Some of you in and around Tupelo may have followed the story of the Spain House. Here is video from this morning of the house moving off the lot at Calvary Baptist Church and being christened by city council representative…
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Bowl Update
From the mother ship, the Music City Bowl remains an option for both Ole Miss and Mississippi State. And … Ole Miss hockey is back in Tupelo this weekend.
