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STARKVILLE, Miss. - The accolades continue to pour in for Mississippi State senior forward Jarvis Varnado, who was recognized on three different levels Tuesday by the Southeastern Conference coaches, as well as being named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IV team.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - LaQuinta Aaron and Keisha Wallace were named to the 2010 SEC indoor track and field All-SEC teams the league offices announced Monday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State long jumper Wendy Copeland has qualified for the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships which will be held March 12-14 in Fayetteville, Ark., at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - On the heels of a 4-0 sweep of games in last weekend's BankFirst Baseball Challenge, Mississippi State (8-3) closes out its season-opening 12-game homestand Wednesday afternoon, hosting Western Kentucky University (8-3) in a 4 p.m. contest.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State softball team looks to carry the success of last weekend's Bulldog Classic championship into the Southeastern Conference slate when it hosts No. 20 Tennessee in a three-game series at the MSU Softball Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State's 28 Southeastern Conference games, along with any SEC and NCAA postseason action, will be broadcast live for free via audio streaming on Maroon to the Max, mstateathletics.com's multimedia streaming service.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - A three-home run, 15-RBI weekend in the BankFirst Baseball Challenge has netted SEC Player of the Week honors for Mississippi State senior first baseman Connor Powers. Powers was also honored as a national player of the week by Tucson-based Collegiate Baseball newspaper.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Connor Powers hit a pair of three-run home runs helping power the Mississippi State Baseball Bulldogs to a 14-6 win over Michigan State in the final game of the 2010 MSU BankFirst Baseball Challenge played at Dudy Noble Field.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Brittany Bell's two-out base hit in the bottom of the sixth scored Ka'ili Smith with the winning run as Mississippi State rallied to defeat Troy 4-3 and claim the 2010 Bulldog Classic championship Sunday afternoon at the MSU Softball Field.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dropping two third-set tiebreakers ultimately kept the 40th-ranked Mississippi State men's tennis team from picking up an upset victory at No. 30 Vanderbilt, as the Bulldogs fell, 5-2, to the Commodores. It was MSU's third-straight loss to Vandy as State fell to 6-5 and 0-2 in the Southeastern Conference and Vandy improved to 9-4 and 1-1 in league play.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Looking for its eighth consecutive win of the season, Mississippi State's 72nd-ranked women's tennis team (8-3, 1-1 SEC) dropped a 7-0 match to No. 19 Vanderbilt (6-3, 1-1 SEC) Sunday afternoon at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Ali Bainbridge collected three hits and drove in five runs Saturday afternoon as the Mississippi State softball team defeated Mississippi Valley State 11-1 and Wright State 7-2 to earn place in the Bulldog Classic championship game.

DULUTH, Ga. - Mississippi State's run through the Southeastern Conference Tournament came to an end Saturday night as the Lady Bulldogs dropped a 76-65 decision to Kentucky in The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Two remarkable Bulldogs endured their final loss of regulation play Saturday evening.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Freshman right-hander Chris Stratton allowed two runs and struck out nine to lead Mississippi State (7-3) to a 3-2 win over Southeast Missouri and a sweep of two Saturday games in the second annual BankFirst Baseball Challenge at Dudy Noble Field. Earlier in the day the Bulldogs turned back Michigan State 7-4.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mississippi State men's track and field team closed out a successful weekend at the University of North Florida Invitational with three first-place finishes in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday.

DULUTH, Ga. - A 17-4 run midway through the second half lifted Mississippi State past No. 22 Georgia 67-52 Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament being played at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Connor Powers' three-run walk-off home run lifted Mississippi State past Southeast Missouri 10-7 in the second contest of the 2010 MSU BankFirst Baseball Challenge Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mississippi State men's track and field team got the 2010 outdoor season underway Friday at the University of North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bulldogs earned top honors in the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter dash prelims, the 4x100-meter relay and pole vault.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State's 72nd -ranked women's tennis team (8-1, 1-0) picked up its seventh-straight win of the season with a 5-2 victory against No. 69 Kentucky (1-8, 0-1) in Friday's Southeastern Conference opener at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.