Sports
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Doctor S
July 23, 2008
Thursday, July 24
NFL football, New Orleans Saints training camp (8:50 a.m., Millsaps, Jackson): Deuce McAllister and the Saints begin training camp on State Street.
Friday, July 25
Olympic basketball, United States vs. Canada (7 p.m., ESPN): The U.S. stars tune up for the Beijing Games. Besides Steve Nash, can you name anybody on Team Canada?
Saturday, July 26
Motor sports, Saturday night races (7 p.m., Jackson Speedway and Jackson Dragway, Byram): If you have a need for speed, you have two venues to choose from. Remember; leave the racing to the professionals. … PCL baseball, Tacoma at Memphis (6 p.m., Memphis, Tenn., CSS): This Class AAA game offers you the chance to see the St. Louis Cardinals’ stars of tomorrow and what’s possible when a city commits to building a modern downtown baseball park.
Sunday, July 27
Arena football, Philadelphia vs. San Jose in the ArenaBowl (2 p.m., New Orleans, Ch. 16): If you need a reason to go to New Orleans, watching the Soul play the Sabrecats is as good as any. At least it’s indoors. … Southern League baseball, Chattanooga at Mississippi (7:05 p.m., Pearl, 1590 AM): The M-Braves and Smokies open a series at Trustmark Park on a Family Fest Sunday.
Monday, July 28
High school football, MPSA preseason practice: Academy teams can begin preseason camps. Don’t forget the fluid, fellas.
Tuesday, July 29
Southern League baseball, Chattanooga at Mississippi (7:05 p.m., Pearl, 1590 AM): The M-Braves continue their playoff drive on Two for Tuesday. Shouldn’t they play a doubleheader?
Wednesday, July 30
Major league baseball, St. Louis at Atlanta (6 p.m., FSN/620 AM): Mississippi’s two favorite MLB teams meet in Hotlanta.
The Slate is compiled by Doctor S between recording sessions with Shaq.
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COMMENTS
[Kamikaze] The Media Fix Is In
J.T.: Amen to pushing a positive Jackson. And, yes, it is a movement. And, it is moving.
Aug 27, 2008 | 06:17 PM
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: A lot of kids in all our schools are "scary smart." Many just haven't had the chance to prove it, yet. On the not-know-how-to-ask-a-str anger-a-question point -- how many strangers are completely ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 05:33 PM
Ban the Paddle?
Tom Head: The kids I've met from the Jim Hill Civil Liberties Club are SCARY smart (they're not just the future; they're ready and able to get out and do stuff now), and the idea that anyone would consider ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 05:15 PM
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: you mentioned people should try to find out what is really going on with this generation. Damn right I did. And any given day, you will find up to 20 young people in their teens and 20s in my offices, ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 05:12 PM
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: Baquan, it's simple really: You generalized about all young people with statements like these: Discipline does not work any more on kids, whether it is beating them or putting them in time out. Young ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 04:49 PM
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: To Tom Head - lets just agree to disagree. You put yours in time out for stealing or cussing, while with mine, they will just have to meet their maker when they attempt to try it!? Sorry - I will ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 04:41 PM
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: Donna you did a good article a while back on this generation, where I think you mentioned people should try to find out what is really going on with this generation. Maybe what I said, was to ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 04:28 PM
Ban the Paddle?
Tom Head: Or for selling bad weed. Or for sleeping with your girlfriend. Or... Right. We teach the same pro-violence message with the Iraq War and the death penalty, too, not to mention when leaders go around ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 04:04 PM
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: That is a vast generalization about young people, baquan, and extremely offensive. I'm more impressed with young people today in their teens, and even tweens, than I ever have been. And the numbers bear ...
Aug 27, 2008 | 03:39 PM
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: after reading all the posts above; whatever it is we are doing; it is not working? Discipline does not work any more on kids, whether it is beating them or putting them in time out. Young men do ...
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