Gene Bess, who built a hall of fame career coaching basketball at Three Rivers College for 50 years, died at his residence Friday morning in Poplar Bluff. He was 91. Bess won more games than any college basketball coach at any level, earning him the honor of being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins becomes Men’s Basketball General Manager at Jackson State
ESPN’s Shams Charania has reported that fellow network analyst and former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the men’s basketball general manager at Jackson State. Perkins will remain in his role at ESPN while assuming this new responsibility. He will also be involved with Jackson State’s broadcast and journalism program. “I’m thankful for






