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