Reese qualifies for long jump final
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ole Miss' Brittney Reese recorded the second best long jump Monday in preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Ole Miss' Brittney Reese recorded the second best long jump Monday in preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Ole Miss junior Brittney Reese, of Gulfport, will begin her quest for a berth on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team tonight at The Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

The college football season doesn't begin for another two months. Coaches get the chance to make a case for their teams in a month or so at various media activities across the country.
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Quarterback Clayton Moore of Louisville High School, who guided the Wildcats to the Class 3A state championship last season, has orally committed to Ole Miss.
Quarterback Clayton Moore of Louisville, who threw for 3,036 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes as a junior, has committed to play football for Ole Miss, according to an Associated Press report.
On the heels of one of the most decorated individual seasons in school history, Ole Miss junior jumper Brittney Reese has been selected as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's National Women's Field Athlete of the Year the publication announced Tuesday.
Ole Miss junior jumper Brittney Reese has been selected as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's National Women's Field Athlete of the Year.
Ole Miss is dangerously thin at quarterback after incoming recruit Chris Wilkes signed with the San Diego Padres.
The Major League Baseball Draft has affected Ole Miss and Mississippi State concerning incoming freshmen.
Jump matches personal record Brittney Reese matched her world-leading mark in the long jump on Thursday night, adding an NCAA championship to an already impressive junior season at Ole Miss.
Gulfport's Brittney Reese might look across the infield at Drake Stadium today in Des Moines, Iowa, and catch a glimpse of UCLA's Rhonda Watkins.
The New York Giants will head into next season with the goal of getting better, not winning another Super Bowl, quarterback Eli Manning said Tuesday.
The Ole Miss Rebels continue to make an impact in Major League Baseball's amateur draft.
Ten months removed from a College World Series appearance, Mississippi State’s baseball team is struggling. But the Bulldogs broke through for a tense victory over Ole Miss on Tuesday night in the Governor’s Cup game, turning back the 16th-ranked Rebels 6-5 before a paid crowd of 7,862 at Trustmark Park.
Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury understands the Ole Miss Rebels are struggling.
Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron was pleased with his defense’s improvement in last week’s 24-0 victory over Louisiana Tech.