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FINAL: Florida 23, Mississippi State 21

FINAL: Florida 23, Mississippi State 21

What Happened GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sophomore defensive tackle Michai Boireau came up with an improbable, game-saving interception with 21 seconds left allowing Florida to escape Saturday night with a 23-21 homecoming victory over Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State before a sold-out crowd at Spurrier/Florida Field.  The Bulldogs were thisclose to their first SEC win in two years. Quarterback Blake Shapen, after a …

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Florida vs. Mississippi State score, takeaways: Gators grind out win Billy Napier nearly gives away

Florida vs. Mississippi State score, takeaways: Gators grind out win Billy Napier nearly gives away

Image Credit: UAA Down four starters in the secondary with rumors swirling about the future of head coach Billy Napier, the Florida Gators on Saturday grinded their way to a 23-21 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. An improbable interception by sophomore defensive tackle Michai Boireau with 21 seconds remaining sealed a …

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Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993

Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after the execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving …

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Charles Crawford: Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

Charles Crawford: Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

Parchman, Mississippi AP  —  A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after the …

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FBI announces 4 arrests following weekend mass shooting in Mississippi

FBI announces 4 arrests following weekend mass shooting in Mississippi

Three people have been arrested on murder charges and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI announced Monday. Teviyon L. Powell, 29, William Bryant, 29, and Morgan Lattimore, 25, have been charged with capital murder, while Latoya A. …

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