Conference USA bans championships in Mississippi due to state flag

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Conference USA bans championships in Mississippi due to state flag

Conference USA is taking a stand of its own following the lead of the SEC and the NCAA.

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I- 20-19.- - conference u-s-a taking a stand- of its own... following the - lead of the southeastern- conference and the n-c-double-a- today... the league banned all- league championship - events, from the state of - mississippi... in a move- approved- by the board of directors.- this is a huge blow to southern- miss... the league's only - school from the magnolia- state... who was set to host th- c-u-s-a - baseball championships, in- 20-22.- not to mention... biloxi, - hattiesburg and pearl have- combined to host the- tournament... eight out of the- last nine years.- u-s-m also has one of the only- football programs - consistently in the hunt... to- play

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Jeff Haeger RT @WXXV25: Conference USA bans championships in Mississippi due to state flag https://t.co/BDfxI6D8wF 16 minutes ago

American Giga-Ohm: high power wirewound resistance RT @clarionledger: CUSA says all postseason play is prohibited from taking place in Mississippi until the Confederate emblem is removed fro… 24 minutes ago

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Mikey D RT @aldotcom: Conference USA bans championships in Mississippi over the Confederate emblem in its flag https://t.co/X1UpQ4Lmzn https://t.co… 2 hours ago

Brian Bauldrick RT @RedditCFB: Conference USA has joined the SEC in banning conference postseason events in the state of Mississippi under the current stat… 2 hours ago

Skip Town @HenryBarbour @jaketapper Think it might have something to do with this? https://t.co/Zyd8NY2su7 3 hours ago