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Oxford basketball

Kylan Blackmon flips commitment to Jacksonville

Kylan Blackmon is headed to The Sunshine State. The Oxford High School senior announced his commitment to play basketball at Jacksonville University on Sunday evening ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 30, 2020 1:35 pm

High School Basketball

2020 All-Area Basketball Team: Kylan Blackmon goes back-to-back

Kylan Blackmon still doesn’t know where he’ll be four months from now, but what he knows is he’ll still be hooping. The EAGLE’s 2019 All-Area ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, March 27, 2020 11:59 am

Column

Coronavirus Chronicles, part 1

Conference USA championships can cure COVID-19. Well not really, but virtual CUSA championships can certainly help kill some time and cure the coronavirus blues. I ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, March 26, 2020 1:25 pm

Oxford baseball

Oxford baseball seniors reflect on what could have been their final bus ride

This period of uncertainty has seemingly hit high school seniors harder than anyone. Colleges will be granting an extra year of eligibility for athletes, but for ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:05 am

Ole Miss football

Ole Miss lineman Eli Johnson coping as parents fight coronavirus

Coronavirus has drilled itself deep into everyone’s life, but no one in Lafayette County has been more impacted by the viral outbreak than Ole Miss ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:57 am

Ole Miss football

Lane Kiffin: Ole Miss, newer programs at a disadvantage over lost spring

There won’t be a Grove Bowl played in Oxford in 2020. Theoretically, there’s still a chance at some semblance of a spring football practice schedule, ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:24 pm

Business

Oxford hotels have varied responses to COVID-19 pandemic

The Graduate Hotel was one of the first to completely close their doors, and for now, they’re one of just two to do so. Effective ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:51 pm

Lafayette baseball

“It’s heartbreaking”: LHS baseball embracing little league measures during COVID-19 crisis

This period of uncertainty has seemingly hit high school seniors harder than anyone. Colleges will be granting an extra year of eligibility for athletes, but for ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:38 pm

Ole Miss in the NFL

Kansas City Chiefs sign former Ole Miss, XFL quarterback Jordan Ta’amu

Jordan Ta’amu has found a home in the National Football League. After singing on to the Houston Texans as an underrated free agent following the ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 23, 2020 10:24 pm

high school athletics

Local coaches maintain optimism for MHSAA spring sports return

With all other semblances of athletics closing down for the foreseeable future amid the coronavirus outbreak, there still seems to be optimism that Mississippi high ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 23, 2020 3:20 pm

Ole Miss Basketball

Ole Miss basketball manager Gray Spencer responsive, improving after accident

After clouds of serious concern late last week, Ole Miss basketball student manager Gray Spencer is responsive and showing significant improvement following an accident that ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 23, 2020 1:29 pm

News

Local nursing homes implement policies to protect residents during COVID-19 outbreak

It’s no secret by now that the elderly and immunocompromised are the most at-risk population during the spread of coronavirus. Local nursing homes and home ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, March 20, 2020 1:13 pm

Ole Miss in the Pros

Grae Kessinger reflects on a spring training he’ll never forget

Grae Kessinger is playing Fortnite again – it’s weird, he admits, but he has no idea what to do right now. The Houston Astros, the ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, March 20, 2020 1:13 pm

Ole Miss Basketball

Ole Miss basketball manager in critical condition after accident

Ole Miss student basketball manager Gray Spencer is in critical condition following a serious car accident earlier this week. Spencer, a junior who has been ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, March 20, 2020 11:40 am

Ole Miss Baseball

Mike Bianco: “We’ll never be able to put that team back together”

Mike Bianco had many more text messages than usual when he got to his phone around 7 p.m. last Wednesday evening. Ole Miss had just ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:32 am

Oxford Parks Commission

OPC sports and activities on indefinite pause, following school calendars

Whatever decisions local government and school officials make in the coming weeks regarding the coronavirus outbreak, the Oxford Parks Commission will be following suit. The ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:33 pm

SEC Athletics

What’s next? Greg Sankey opens up on SEC shutting down spring sports

We’re living in uncharted times. Speaking to media for the first time since the decision to shut down the remainder of the spring sports season, ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:05 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Official: SEC cancels all spring sports for the 2020 season

As Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter insinuated in a conversation on Monday night, the Southeastern Conference has officially shut down all spring sports for ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:24 pm

Column

COLUMN: NFL offseason providing a modicum of normalcy amongst unrest

It’s going to be incredibly bizarre to see Tom Brady in a uniform without that clunky Patriots logo on the helmet. The 42-year-old New England ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 1:02 pm

SEC Athletics

Keith Carter: “We feel like spring is probably finished”

Still operating under a cloud of ambiguity, the Ole Miss athletics department is acting as if the spring sporting period is all but over and ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 16, 2020 6:58 pm

News

Oxford Community Market to take donations of non-perishable foods, household items

Oxford’s Community Market will be holding a food drive at the Old Armory Pavilion on Tuesday, March 17.  From noon until 3 p.m., they’ll be operating ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 16, 2020 2:13 pm

Food

Oxford eateries taking coronavirus precautions: who’s open and who’s drive-thru only?

With the threat of coronavirus outbreak and the CDC recommending against the gatherings of 50 or more people, many local eateries are taking their own ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, March 16, 2020 2:07 pm

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