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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Former Mississippi State baseball standout Buck "Nat" Showalter is returning to Major League Baseball as a skipper.

STARKVILLE, Miss. ‑ Mitch Moreland, one of the stars of the Mississippi State baseball team that advanced to 2007 NCAA College World Series team, is headed for "the show".

STARKVILLE, Miss. ‑ Mississippi State's Volleyball Bulldogs will play a pair of televised matches as part of the Southeastern Conference's 17‑match broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2010 volleyball campaign announced Wednesday by the SEC.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State head coach Jay Miller and Chelsea Bramlett added yet another piece of hardware to their collection cases as the pair helped the United States Women's National Softball Team to a successful defense of its World Cup of Softball last weekend in Oklahoma City.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin announced Monday a restructuring of the coaching responsibilities within the men's and women's track and field program.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Mississippi State football team will officially begin preparations for the 2010 season when players report to campus on the evening of August 2. The Bulldogs will begin preseason work with helmets only practices on Tuesday and Thursday. Shoulder pads will be added on Friday and the team's first full-contact work will begin on Sunday, August 8.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State Bulldog Club contributors and others gave $17.4 million during the 2009-10 fiscal year, an increase of $2.2 million over the $15.2 MSU Athletics raised in 2008-09.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – In a vote of media attending the 2010 SEC Football Media Days, held July 21-23 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala., Mississippi State placed a pair of players on the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team. Seniors Pernell McPhee and Derek Sherrod were selected by the vote of 177 media members.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State soccer program will be accepting walk-ups for next week's Youth Day Camps that will be held July 26-30 at the MSU Intramural Fields on the south end of campus.

STARKVILLE, Miss. ‑ For the second time in three years and the fourth time overall Mississippi State University's volleyball program has been cited by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for its success in the classroom.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Chalk up another honor for Mississippi State University baseball signee Daryl Norris.

Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen, and Bulldog players Charles Mitchell, Chris Relf and Quentin Saulsberry, attended 2010 SEC Football Media Days Wednesday in Birmingham. Click the play button above for a behind-the-scenes video recap of some of their experiences and thoughts. Click "full story" for links to other news sources that covered the Bulldogs Wednesday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State's Jody-Ann Muir continued her quest for gold Wednesday as she raced into the finals of the 400-meter dash at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Game times for Mississippi State's season-opening football contest with Memphis on Sept. 4, as well as the Bulldogs' road trip to LSU on Sept. 18, have been set. Both games will kickoff at 6 p.m. CT and each will be televised by ESPNU, as announced by the Southeastern Conference Wednesday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Fresh off claiming ISF World Championship gold with the United States Women's National Team, Mississippi State head coach Jay Miller and Chelsea Bramlett have ventured to Oklahoma City in hopes of helping the Red, White and Blue to a successful defense of the KFC World Cup of Softball.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State sophomore Monica Alvarado's stay in Germany was extended Wednesday morning as the Mexican National Team rallied to tie Nigeria and clinch a spot in the quarterfinals at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State freshman Jody-Ann Muir continued her sensational 2010 as she advanced to the 400-meter dash semifinals at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Mocton, Canada, Tuesday morning.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State placed a trio of players on the Coaches' Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team, the league announced earlier today. Seniors Pernell McPhee, Derek Sherrod and K.J. Wright were selected by a vote of SEC coaches.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State University placed a school-record 50 first-year student-athletes on the 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll released Monday by the league office. The 50 selections top the conference in MSU-sponsored sports.

BELDEN, Miss - Mississippi State incoming freshman golfer Esther Huffman took home yet another victory Wednesday, winning the Pros of Tomorrow tournament held at the Tupelo (MS) Country Club as part of the Mississippi Junior Golf Association tour.