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Jay Ladner will return as Southern Miss men’s basketball coach for eighth season
By DIMA MIXON
Tue,03/17/26-10:00AM , 1,895 Reads
Southern Miss head basketball coach Jay Ladner will return to the school for his eighth season, the school confirmed to The Pine Belt News on Tuesday.

The decision follows a season shaped by injuries but highlighted by a late surge, as Southern Miss played its best basketball down the stretch.
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Mississippi coaching icon Steve Knight retires from William Carey
By DIMA MIXON
Thu,03/19/26-1:56PM , 1,453 Reads
One of the most accomplished and respected figures in Mississippi college athletics is calling it a career.

William Carey head men’s basketball coach Steve Knight announced his retirement following 44 seasons leading the Crusaders, closing the book on a historic tenure.
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Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,03/18/26-1:18PM , 853 Reads 9,526 Statewide
Schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting college athletes. Mississippi won’t be joining them, at least for now.
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Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra to Present “Bars of Red,” Welcoming Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Julia Wolfe
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Mon,03/16/26-2:56PM , 848 Reads
The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will present “Bars of Red” on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mannoni Performing Arts Center Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.
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Crusaders Roll Past Brewton Parker in Run-Rule Win

William Carey rolled to an 11–1 run-rule victory over Brewton Parker on Friday night, breaking the game open with a seven-run surge over the final three innings at Milton Wheeler Field.

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Jay Ladner will return as Southern Miss men’s basketball coach for eighth season

Mississippi coaching icon Steve Knight retires from William Carey

Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill

Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra to Present “Bars of Red,” Welcoming Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Julia Wolfe

Crusaders Roll Past Brewton Parker in Run-Rule Win

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