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The death of Phillip Laster Jr. is part of a worrisome trend, in which high school football players, often in the Southeast, are collapsing and dying in late summer at the start of high school football season. (AP Video by Stephen Smith)

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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press
Fri,09/20/24-8:41AM , 84 Reads
BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son.
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Thu,09/19/24-11:01PM , 82 Reads
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Velma Jackson 22, Jim Hill 14

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Former Ole Miss, Alcorn QBs Manning, McNair among NFL Hall of Fame nominees
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,09/19/24-2:30PM , 208 Reads 9,547 Statewide
See the full list of modern-era players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

Two former Mississippi college quarterbacks are among the list of 167 modern-era players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, the NFL announced on Wednesday.
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Mississippi State wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. (3) tries to gain yards after a catch against Toledo safety Braden Awls (26) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/James Pugh)

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Florida and Mississippi State meet in SEC play, looking to rebound from head-scratching home losses
Thu,09/19/24-12:31PM , 112 Reads
Florida (1-2, 0-1 SEC) at Mississippi State (1-2, 0-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN).

BetMGM College Sports Odds: Florida 6 1/2.

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