Athletics

OPC Youth Basketball

Time is running down to sign up for our winter youth basketball season! We have leagues for both boys and girls ages 7 to...

Column: Big 12 to SEC

By Andrew Owens Journalism Student Southeastern Conference Expansion. Texas and Oklahoma sent shockwaves through college football as they notified the Big 12 they will not be...

SEC Receives Formal Letter from Texas and Oklahoma

The Southeastern Conference received a formal request to join by the University of Texas and Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Longhorns and the Sooners request to...

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame Approaches Biggest Night in its 60-Year History

By Rick Cleveland Mississippi Today Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history....

The Rise of Pickleball in Oxford

Pickleball, a paddle sport played on a level court, is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. Oxford has several places around town where anyone of any skill level can play the game.

Chargers and Commodores to Open Football Season at Full Capacity

By Andrew Owens Journalism Student Soon the football season starts for Lafayette County and Oxford high schools. After a 2020 season altered by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Opens Media Days

The unofficial start of SEC football got underway on Monday with the 2021 SEC Media Days opening in Hoover, Alabama. League Commissioner Greg Sankey opened...

SEC Network Takeover Returns on July 3rd

All 14-members of the Southeastern Conference are going to take over the SECNetwork for the next two weeks. The take-over begins on Saturday (July...

Ole Miss Athletics Earns Record Finish in Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup

Following one of the most successful all-around sports seasons in the university’s history, Ole Miss Athletics has been rewarded with a program-record 22nd-place finish...

Supreme Court: student-athletes can receive education-related payments

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that student-athletes could receive education-related payments. The ruling came against the NCAA.  The ruling was a landmark antitrust case...

From Belly Dancing to Soccer, Sign Up for Summer and Fall Activities

The summer is upon us and fall is right around the corner. The Oxford Park Commission is currently in the process of signing people...