Kevin West

If there's two things that bug Mississippi fans, they are a chronic inability to beat Auburn or win the SEC West.

When they booed him, doubted him, presumably wanted him gone, Florida coach Ron Zook called the fans-turned-naysayers the ``noise in the system.''

When Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill announced that he would retire at the end of the season, he said he'd always be a Bulldog.

Morehouse College has disbanded its soccer program as a self-imposed penalty for violations that landed the school on five years of probation.

The Atlanta Thrashers recalled Karl Stewart from the American Hockey League's Chicago team on Thursday to replace center Marc Savard, who was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week after ankle surgery.

The Buford Wolves girls softball team finished 2-2 in the Class AA state tournament.

Here is The Associated Press high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

Here is The Associated Press high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

The Tigers' final games can typically all but wipe away the earlier failures and successes and serve as prelude to a miserable offseason or a pleasant one.

A week off allowed Mississippi State to get most of its players healthy, but the Bulldogs could still be missing two starters against Alabama on Saturday.