| Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| Theatre MSU and 91.1 The Junction launch children's 'radio theatre' collaboration | |
 | Theatre MSU debuts its holiday-themed children's radio play "Snowing in Mississippi" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m., marking the final installment in a new storytelling collaboration with Mississippi State's campus radio station, 91.1 FM The Junction. This fall, students in MSU's Theatre for Young Audiences, or TYA, class developed community service projects centered on engaging young audiences. Senior communication major Rachel-Kate Thaggard of Meridian wrote and directed a series of children's radio plays and partnered with Becca Thorn, radio station manager for The Junction. Thorn said she hopes the project helps The Junction reach a broader audience. "We wanted to invite families and young listeners to experience theater in a new format," she said, adding that working with Thaggard and the TYA class has been a "fantastic" experience. The idea for the collaboration originated with Tonya Hays, associate professor in MSU's Department of Communication, Media and Theatre, who saw an opportunity to connect the TYA class with the campus station. |
| Starkville stargazer discovers first Mississippi-found asteroid | |
| Back in January, Jean-François Goût, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Mississippi State University, was stargazing in his homemade observatory when he saw an asteroid that hadn't been recorded before. Goût had been through the process of logging in a potentially undiscovered asteroid before, but they had always already been discovered weeks or days earlier. This time was different. "I spent many, many nights trying to find these things, and most of the time when I find something that is not in the database yet, after more observations come in, it turns out that it had been seen by another big telescope a couple of weeks, (or) a couple of days before," Goût told The Dispatch. "... (It was) a couple of days later when more observations started coming in, and I started to understand ... I'm going to be the first. I'm going to be the discoverer." Goût discovered a new asteroid in the group of asteroids known as the Jupiter Trojans, which he said share Jupiter's orbit around the sun. The discovery was also the first asteroid to be discovered from the state of Mississippi, according to a MSU press release issued Nov. 21. |
| Starkville Christmas parade postponed due to inclement weather threat | |
| The city's annual Christmas parade has been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. The event, originally scheduled for Monday evening, has been moved to Dec. 8, according to Paige Watson, director of Main Street for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership. A revised start time has yet to be announced. This year's parade is set to feature more than 94 entries and 30 floats following the theme "Building Christmas Cheer." Leading the lineup will be the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District and its administrators, serving as this year's grand marshal. The parade's route will shift slightly from previous years due to the ongoing Main Street Revitalization Project. It will begin on Russell Street, continue along University Drive and Main Street, then turn left onto South Jackson Street, where the parade will end. |
| Mississippi Christmas tree farms prepare for holidays after several rough years | |
 | On his farm just outside of Jackson, Don Kazery estimates he's got between 1,700 to 2,000 trees growing. As a family walked through trying to pick one out, he pointed out the different species there. Kazery said that drought this year was minor -- but in 2023 and 2024, it was severe. Kazery estimates that he lost over 100 trees in 2023. "When you're dealing with a tree, whether it's a big tree, a little tree, it takes time sometimes, in some cases, for symptoms to show up," he said. "So with the drought, we still are having effects from the '23 drought." Robert Smith, who co-owns Smith Tree Farm, said that Christmas tree farming is a year-round enterprise. All that means that it's a lot of work that gets lost when growers face challenges. Kazery said that he's working with Mississippi State University to help do research on tree resiliency against the many challenges during growing. Smith said that variety is one way to help with tree quality generally. |
| Gen Z Shoppers Aren't Spending Like Retailers Need Them To | |
 | Economic worries aren't putting much of a dent in consumers' holiday shopping plans, with one glaring exception: Gen Z shoppers. More than any other generation, young adults are tightening their year-end spending budgets and shelling out less for gifts, survey data shows. That is a problem for retailers and brands that look to Generation Z -- a group that runs from teens to late-20-somethings-- to drive shopping trends and boost spending steadily as they earn bigger paychecks. Gen Z shoppers recently said they expected to cut holiday spending by an average of 34%, sharply more than other age groups, according to a Deloitte survey of over 4,200 U.S. adults. (Gen X consumers, those between 45 and 60 and in their peak earning years, were the only cohort to say they planned to spend more.) A separate, PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found that in addition to spending less on gifts, Gen Zers are pulling back on travel, dining out and clothes shopping. |
| Endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles confirmed nesting on Mississippi's Ship Island for first time | |
 | Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, one of the world's most endangered species, are nesting on Ship Island off the Mississippi Coast. Researchers from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies have documented three Kemp's Ridley nests on Ship Island between 2022 and 2023, working alongside the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor nesting activity on the barrier islands. "So this is a very unique discovery, Kemp's Ridley's typically only nest in South Texas and Mexico. So Northern Gulf nesting is very rare. This is the first time this has been documented," said Theresa Madrigal, stranding coordinator at IMMS. The finding provides hope for a critically endangered species. Only about one in a thousand Kemp's Ridley hatchlings survives to adulthood. |
| Wade H. Creekmore, co-founder of C Spire, passes away at 91 | |
 | One of the founders of the Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company C Spire has passed away at the age of 91. Wade H. Creekmore died Nov. 28 at his home in Ridgeland, "in the arms of the love of his life, wife, and caretaker extraordinaire, Betsy," according to his obituary. Creekmore, a Jackson native and Navy veteran, co-founded Cellular South, Inc., in 1988. The company quickly grew and became one of the largest regional telecommunications and technology providers, later rebranding as C Spire. "Wade and his brother, James H. Creekmore, Sr., along with other family members invested in wireless communications," the obituary reads. "Cellular South became one of the first wireless networks in the nation. In 2011, the company was rebranded as C Spire, reflecting its evolution into a full-service telecommunications and technology provider, of which the C Spire Foundation is a key part." Visitation will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and on Tuesday at 10 a.m. A memorial service will be held for Creekmore on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the church's sanctuary. |
| Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats | |
 | Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no longer able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and its top Democrat, Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, said in a joint statement late Friday that the committee "will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances." |
| Republican dissenters spark discharge petition clash with Johnson | |
 | Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a potential political firestorm in the coming weeks as a few Republican dissenters aim to use a rare procedural mechanism to force legislation on a stock trading ban and Russian sanctions onto the House floor. His colleagues' attempts to sidestep him on these issues puts Johnson in a bind, as he seeks to unify a divided and disgruntled caucus ahead of critical votes on a national defense policy bill, government funding measures and other key items tied to President Trump's agenda. Republicans have doubled down on the use of discharge petitions, which require the support of 218 lawmakers, after four Republicans joined Democrats in forcing a vote on a bill demanding the Justice Department release files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in November. The fight over stock trading has long gripped Capitol Hill, with lawmakers repeatedly pushing bans that rarely advance. |
| D.C. Ambush Exposes Risks for National Guard on Capital's Crime Patrols | |
| Soon after a gunman shot two National Guard members in downtown Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, President Trump vowed to send 500 more troops to the capital. "We will not be deterred from the mission these servicemembers were so nobly fulfilling," Trump said. The attack left 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead, and another in critical condition. It also exposed the growing security risks for the more than 2,200 troops deployed to the nation's capital since mid-August under what the president has described as a "crime emergency." The ambush has also raised fresh questions about the need for the open-ended mission the National Guard has been asked to perform: placing highly visible troops on the streets to carry out "presence patrols," discourage crime and even undertake routine beautification tasks. While administration officials say the National Guard is helping to deter crime, others say that sending hundreds of additional Guard members, who have no authority to carry out law enforcement, will merely expand the number of personnel that could be exposed to future attacks. |
| 'Rage bait' named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025 | |
| Oxford University Press has named "rage bait'' as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is "deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive," with the aim of driving traffic to a particular social media account, Oxford said in a statement. "The person producing it will bask in the millions, quite often, of comments and shares and even likes sometimes,'' lexicographer Susie Dent told the BBC. This is a result of the algorithms used by social media companies, "because although we love fluffy cats, we'll appreciate that we tend to engage more with negative content and content that really provokes us." Rage bait topped two other contenders -- "aura farming'' and "biohack'' -- after public comment on a shortlist compiled by lexicographers at Oxford University Press |
| BTC Polymer Science students tour USM, get hands-on experiences | |
 | Brookhaven Technical Center's Polymer Science II students spent several days recently putting content into practice in lab. Students injection molded two different polymers/products and performed a variety of casting processes with four other polymers. It was a busy week observing resin and process variable effects on finished products. BTC's Polymer Science II students also visited Mohawk Steel & Glass for glass and metal working instruction, as well as lots of hands-on experience. Students enjoyed blowing glass ornaments, plasma cutting copper, and breaking Prince Rupert's drops. During the second week of November, USM's School of Polymer Science & Engineering hosted Mississippi's Polymer Science I students for a day of challenge teamwork and tours of the Polymer Science Research Center. |
| Florida higher ed tensions grow amid new DOGE inquiry | |
| Florida's Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) is putting public university courses under scrutiny with a massive request – and a December deadline. Earlier in November, a Florida DOGE request came from the governor's office for all undergraduate courses taught in this year's spring, summer and fall terms -- including lectures, discussions and lab courses -- as well as syllabi for all the classes. The request was sent to the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state's 12 public universities, including Florida State and Florida A&M universities. Amid the new obligatory task, United Faculty of Florida FSU Chapter President Robin Goodman, an English professor, says faculty members are upset about the state's efforts. "Nobody really knows what DeSantis is going to be doing with this data that he's collecting," Goodman said during a Nov. 25 phone call. "Faculty members are demoralized and scared because it's not just this one thing. They also feel like they need to catch up with these draconian restrictions on their speech on a weekly basis now, so that's upsetting to them." |
| U. of Tennessee pushes back on Shirinian's request for immediate reinstatement | |
| A request for a temporary restraining order and expedited hearing filed by Tamar Shirinian met resistance in a motion from the University of Tennessee last week. Shirinian, who is currently on paid leave, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on Nov. 5, requesting reinstatement in her position as an anthropology professor. The university filed a response Wednesday, Nov. 19, asking the judge to block Shirinian's request. Shirinian submitted a reply Nov. 21. Judge Katherine Crytzer, appointed by President Trump in 2020, has taken on the case after Judge Thomas Varlan, appointed by President Bush in 2003, recused himself. The university's response cited timing as a reason to block Shirinian's motion, noting the 51-day period between when Shirinian was placed on leave and the filing of the temporary restraining order. Shirinian's reply claimed the university left out details of multiple discussions during that period, including Shirinian's letter of appeal, in which Shirinian requested reinstatement. |
| Employment report tracks Oklahoma college graduates. Here's what it found | |
| Most students who graduate from a public college or university in Oklahoma remain in the state, according to an annual report. The report, produced by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, shows 91.5% of in-state graduates of the state's 25 public colleges and universities remain in Oklahoma and work in the state one year after they graduate, and 83.5% still work in the state five years after graduation. That represents a slight decline from last year's report, which noted 93.8% of Oklahoma high school graduates who also graduated from an Oklahoma higher education institution were employed in the state one year after graduation, with 85.5% of those graduates still employed in the state after five years. The current Employment Outcomes Report, released in late October, also showed that of all students, 83.2% remained in-state one year after graduation and 73.7% five years post-graduation, also showing a slight decline. Last year's report showed the retention rates for all graduates combined were 87.2% after one year and 75.1% after five years. |
| Dartmouth Latest College to Be Targeted by Hackers | |
 | Hackers who attacked Dartmouth College in August stole information concerning more than 35,000 people from multiple states, according to The Record from Recorded Future News. The security breach was part of a larger attack by cybercriminals against Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) software, which Dartmouth and other higher ed institutions use to manage operations. Dartmouth, which confirmed the leak to SecurityWeek last week, discovered in late October that hackers had obtained files that contained individuals' personal and financial details, including Social Security numbers. College administrators have since notified authorities in California, Maine, New Hampshire and Texas that residents of their states have been impacted, The Record reported. Dartmouth also offered those affected a free one-year membership to an identity protection service. The Ivy League college in New Hampshire is the latest wealthy institution to be hit by hackers. |
| How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College | |
 | Thousands of people enrolled in short-term, job-focused programs will soon be able to use federal grants to pay tuition, which could reshape how low-income students access higher education and the kinds of credentials they pursue. These programs -- mostly offered at community and technical colleges -- target some of the economy's most in-demand jobs: frontline health-care positions like nursing assistants and EMTs; welding, HVAC, and other skilled-trade work; and entry-level technology pathways like cybersecurity, an area projected to have some of the biggest growth in opportunities over the next five years. Expanded access to work-force training via Pell Grants, the federal-aid program for low-income students, was included in a sweeping budget-reconciliation law passed by Congress this summer. On December 8, the Education Department will begin discussions about how to put the policy, known as Workforce Pell, into practice, with a July 2026 rollout. In that tight timeline, federal officials will have to iron out complicated questions about which short-term credentials will qualify and how best to manage accreditation for program providers eager to capture federal dollars. |
| Chinese students fueled graduate program growth in US, study finds | |
| As China expanded its higher education system and produced more college graduates during the first decade or so of the 21st century, American colleges and college towns benefited economically from the money many of those students spent pursuing master's degrees in the U.S. And contrary to notions that Chinese nationals were displacing American students, their tuition money actually helped more American students attend college by subsidizing their studies and fueling graduate program growth. Those are two of the key findings in a new working paper that international education leaders say is relevant to U.S. policy debates about immigration and student visa policies. The paper, published in October 2025 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, comes at a time when the Trump administration is subjecting international students to greater scrutiny, and some congressional lawmakers are calling for limits and even outright bans on student visas for Chinese nationals over concerns about espionage and theft of intellectual property. |
| Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost | |
 | Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream. Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn't worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade. Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is "worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime," while 63% agree more with the concept that it's "not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off." In 2017, U.S. adults surveyed were virtually split on the question -- 49% said a degree was worth the cost and 47% said it wasn't. When CNBC asked the same question in 2013 as part of its All American Economic Survey, 53% said a degree was worth it and 40% said it was not. The eye-popping shift over the last 12 years comes against the backdrop of several major trends shaping the job market and the education world, from exploding college tuition prices to rapid changes in the modern economy -- which seems once again poised for radical transformation alongside advances in AI. |
| High prices thwarting Trump's affordability promise | |
 | Columnist Bill Crawford writes: "Starting the day I take the oath of office I will rapidly drive prices down and we will make America affordable again," candidate Donald Trump said at an August 14, 2024, rally in North Carolina. As president in May 2025, while telling cabinet members how his tariffs were impeding the cheap goods invasion from China, Trump said, "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally." But by November, the president was scrambling to address growing "affordability" concerns. ... The problem is much bigger than cheap stuff, though. The New Yorker reported Trump's concerns about food affordability were why Trump eliminated his new tariffs on imported beef, coffee, and bananas, "all of which have risen sharply in price since he imposed his blanket tariffs." He has also expressed concern about soaring housing costs. And last week he turned about face on extending Obamacare ACA subsidies (with limits) as skyrocketing health insurance costs loom. |
| Could demise of special projects bill make it harder for Speaker White to pass school choice? | |
| Mississippi Today's Bobby Harrison writes: At some point during the quickly approaching 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature, House Speaker Jason White will meet behind closed doors with his two-thirds Republican supermajority and ask those members to vote for some form of school choice legislation to provide public funds to private schools while requiring little to no accountability and oversight. It is the modus operandi of White to meet on the public's business, including expending public funds, behind closed doors before taking pivotal issues to the full House for debate and a final public vote. But in the 2026 legislative session, which begins in early January, White could be meeting behind closed doors without the hammer he has previously possessed. The leadership of the Legislature has long held the hammer over members' political heads of the so-called special projects bill that is routinely one of the last items passed at the end of each session. The bill provides funds -- often totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars -- to pay for projects back home. |
SPORTS
| Women's Basketball: Bulldogs Defeat ULM On Sunday | |
| Mississippi State women's basketball earned their third consecutive victory in their return to Humphrey Coliseum, taking down the ULM Warhawks, 66-54. The Bulldogs were in control for the majority of the contest, as they led for 38 minutes. State also forced 26 Warhawk turnovers, the most forced in a single game this season. State also shot 83.3 from the stripe, the highest percentage this year. Favour Nwaedozi led the Bulldogs in scoring for the third time this season, as she collected 13 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Nwaedozi shot a team-best 60 percent from the floor in the contest. Kharyssa Richardson finished in double-figures for the second consecutive game, earning a season-high 11 points. Richardson got to the line on four different occasions and knocked down all seven of her free throws. Jaylah Lampley scored in double-figures for the third time this season, finishing the game with 10 points and five rebounds. Lampley knocked down a pair of threes on back-to-back possessions to extend the Bulldog lead in the fourth quarter. Madison Francis collected a season-high 13 rebounds alongside eight points, three blocks and two steals. Destiney McPhaul and Trayanna Crisp each picked up nine points in the contest as well. |
| Bulldogs win again, but lack of 'focus' leaves Purcell wanting more | |
| Something was missing for Mississippi State women's basketball in its win over UL Monroe on Monday. At times, there was a lack of intensity, but the Bulldogs typically responded with a good run out of halftime. A 13-0 run established the gap that would carry to the finish line, but there was still a hiccup in the fourth quarter where they hit a lull and the visitors started firing again. MSU played a pretty clean game, shooting 10-12 from the foul line and 41% from the floor, but the team again missed on layups, going 11-22, and turned the ball over 5 18 times. The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 with the 66-54 win, extending their winning streak to three games since the road loss to Texas Tech, but head coach Sam Purcell was not happy after the game. For him, there is plenty more to work on from the recent stretch of games, and a lot of growth that needs to happen ahead of the SEC/ACC challenge next week when MSU hosts Pitt at The Hump on Thursday. |
| Soccer: Bulldogs Earn Academic All-District Honors, Main Advances To Academic All-America Ballot | |
| Mississippi State soccer saw the maximum number of student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team this week. The Bulldogs were represented by Zoe Main, Kyra Taylor, Lauryn Taylor, Rebeka Vega-Peleka and Sarah Wommack. Kyra Taylor and Main are two-time all-district honorees. Main, who was Third Team All-SEC selection this fall, was chosen as a finalist for the CSC Academic All-America team and now advances to a national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. Main boasts a 3.92 career GPA while majoring in kinesiology, and she started every match for State this fall. The junior tallied six goals and 14 points, both of which were second on the team, while serving as one of the team captains. Nine of her 14 points came in conference play, and she ranked sixth in the SEC with four goals in league play. Main was also recognized last fall and has been tabbed to the SEC Honor Roll in each of her first two seasons. This past summer, she was called up to the U.S. Soccer College Talent ID Camp in June. With Main advancing to the Academic All-America ballot, State will have a chance to claim its fifth Academic All-America honor in program history. |
| College Football's Worst-Kept Secret Confirmed: Lane Kiffin Will Coach LSU | |
| College football's annual rivalry weekend is never short of drama. The final date in the regular season, which sees a series of grudge matches unfold across two full days, can safely be relied on to produce high-stakes suspense, controversial decisions, and at least one outcome that leaves fans at some of the biggest schools in the country feeling utterly enraged. The difference this year is that all those elements were provided by one 50-year-old man in a white visor. Over 48 hours this weekend, Lane Kiffin effectively hijacked college football's holiday extravaganza, leaving the rest of the sport to hold its breath as he chewed over a decision on where he plans to coach next year. His waffling over whether to stay at Ole Miss or leave for Southeastern Conference rival LSU successfully overshadowed much of the on-field action. It should come as no surprise that Kiffin's departure from Ole Miss leaves behind a program in disarray and a fan base up in arms. Throughout his career as college football's premier chaos agent, he has shown a greater knack for getting fired and making enemies than winning titles. |
| For Rebels' new boss Pete Golding, the coaching bug first bit at Delta State | |
| Mississippi sports columnist Rick Cleveland writes: First things first: Pete Golding, the new head football coach at Ole Miss, could not be more different from his predecessor, Lane Kiffin. Put it this way: You will not likely find Golding spending his Oxford mornings in a hot yoga class. You are more likely to find 41-year-old Golding on the phone with recruits, watching tape, doodling football plays or spending what spare time he has with wife, Carolyn, who has three degrees from Ole Miss, and their three children. Golding, the Rebels' defensive coordinator, was promoted to head coach Sunday after Kiffin announced his own departure for LSU. Said Scott Eyster, Golding's childhood pal and football teammate at both Hammond High School in Louisiana and from 2002 to 2005 at Delta State University: "Pete told me a long, long time ago, when he first got into coaching, he was someday gonna be the head football coach at Ole Miss." |
| NC State, Virginia to make history with Brazil game in 2026 | |
| NC State and Virginia will make history on Aug. 29, 2026, when they face each other in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the first college football game played in South America. Dubbed "College Football Brasil," the game will be played at Nilton Santos Stadium (also known as Engenhão) and televised by ESPN with additional streaming possibilities still being discussed. "We're excited about the opportunity to play a game in a beautiful, world-renowned city like Rio de Janeiro and to bring American football to another continent," NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a statement. "It's definitely a unique situation to play a road game versus Virginia in Brazil, but it should be an unforgettable experience." Rio de Janeiro has hosted the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games and the Copa America. The NFL has held games in São Paulo and recently signed a multiyear agreement to bring at least three more to Brazil over five years, starting with a game in Rio de Janeiro in 2026. The city was selected for its international prestige, stadium quality and ability to host large-scale events safely and efficiently. |
| Missouri launches sports betting, with some limits on college prop bets | |
| As Missouri launches sports betting Monday, people will be able to wager on how many points a particular athlete will score in a game -- so long as it doesn't involve a Missouri college or university. The restriction on " proposition bets," though less sweeping than in some states, highlights an area of rising concern as legal sports betting spreads to its 39th state in a steady expansion since the Supreme Court cleared the way for it in 2018. In the weeks leading up to Missouri's betting debut, one scandal after another has rocked the sports world. Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with taking bribes to throw certain pitches. An NBA player was arrested over an alleged scheme to provide inside information to gamblers. And the NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men's college basketball players accused of manipulating their performance in games. All centered around the outcome of prop bets, a popular type of wager often focused on what individual players will do in a game -- like achieving a certain number of strikeouts in baseball, racking up a certain amount of points and rebounds in basketball, or surpassing a particular passing yardage in football. For bettors, a lot can ride on one player, putting those athletes at risk of threats or enticements to rig their performance. |
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