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LSU's Alexis Morris controls the ball during an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal basketball game against Virginia Tech, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. Former LSU star Morris knows firsthand how hard it is to make a WNBA roster. The guard was drafted in the second round by the Connecticut Sun a few weeks after helping the Tigers win their first championships in 2023, but was cut before the season started. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Unable to get on a WNBA roster, ex-LSU star Alexis Morris signs with Globetrotters, plays overseas

By DOUG FEINBERG DOUG FEINBERG - AP Basketball Writer
Mon,04/29/24-10:05PM, 729 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Former LSU star Alexis Morris knows firsthand how hard it is to make a WNBA roster.
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In the Kitchen: Making sausage

By LISA IRELAND LISA IRELAND
Mon,11/13/23-2:50PM, 727 Reads 10,034 Statewide
On Tuesday Mississippi voters headed to the polls after months of political ads, campaigning and discussions. I have a big confession to make: I love politics. I always have, and I guess I always will. What I like most of all about politics is the array of characters that naturally gravitate to our political process.
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The waiting game

By CECILY BATEMAN CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,12/26/24-5:52PM, 728 Reads
"Good things come to those who wait."
---A variation of the original quote
from British author Violet Fane.
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Speed Bump for Jun 12, 2021

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Sat,06/12/21-2:00AM, 727 Reads

Comic By: Dave Coverly

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