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[Bryan’s Rant] A Win or a Wait?
By Bryan Flynn
May 23, 2012
Saturday, May 19, saw a thrilling finish at the Preakness Stakes as I'll Have Another charged ahead of Bodemeister to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby winner became the next horse with hopes of…
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Bryan Flynn
May 23, 2012
This past Saturday was one of the best sports days this year. I'll Have Another, the San Antonio Spurs, Chelsea in the Champions League Final and the Oklahoma City Thunder all had big comeback wins.
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Bryan Flynn
May 18, 2012
Did you wake up early Sunday and watch the English Premier League's final day? If not, you missed Manchester City win by scoring two goals in stoppage time against the Queens Park Rangers.
Let It Fly
Lacey Loftin
by Bryan Flynn
May 18, 2012
On a humid spring day, my wife, Lacey, and I walked into a metal building at LeFleur's Bluff State Park, just off Lakeland Drive. A casually dressed, middle-aged man greeted us.
[Bryan’s Rant] Crown a True Champ
by Bryan Flynn
May 18, 2012
I am beginning to wonder if there is something to this Mayan calendar thing. The apocalypse might be upon us.
[Bryan’s Rant] Just What I Needed
by by Bryan Flynn
May 9, 2012
This Sunday, many of us will take time to honor our mothers. Mother's Day is the one day every year when we try to thank mom for everything she has done and continues to do for us.
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by by Bryan Flynn
May 9, 2012
Unlike some formerly employed sports writers, there is no doubt I am a real person. Now, being a good writer—that is up for debate.
[Bryan’s Rant] Drafted, or Not
by Bryan Flynn
May 2, 2012
The NFL Draft is over. In case you missed where the Mississippi players went, here is a quick analysis of players who were drafted and others who signed as undrafted free agents.
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Bryan Flynn
May 2, 2012
It's been 34 years since the last Triple Crown winner. On Saturday, 20 horses will begin a journey last won by Affirmed for horseracing's greatest prize.
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Bryan Flynn
April 25, 2012
Make sure the remote is working. This week holds the NFL Draft, NBA season end and playoffs start, plus MLB and NHL playoffs.
Family Affair
Virginia Schreiber
by Diandra Hosey
April 25, 2012
Football, football, football—Mississippi loves football. Maybe it's our "no-nonsense, don't mess with me; I'm southern and proud of it, gritty, get down and dirty" attitudes that make a good match for a "roughneck, take no prisoner, I will beat…
[Bryan’s Rant] Hope and the Draft
by Bryan Flynn
April 25, 2012
Thursday night the NFL Draft begins the hopes for the 2012 NFL season. Teams drafting early are betting they will make the right choices to put them on the road to the playoffs.
[Bryan’s Rant] Soccer’s Deadly Secret
by Bryan Flynn
April 18, 2012
What the heck is going on in European soccer leagues?
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
by Bryan Flynn
April 18, 2012
Have there been two bigger chokes in the Stanley Cup playoffs than the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks? Both favorites could be out before this is printed.
[Bryan’s Rant] Tests and a Failure
by Bryan Flynn
April 11, 2012
Two things are on my mind worth writing about this week.
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::recent comments
May 25, 2012JRA Says Ugly Garage Ramp Must Go
justjess: Not a problem and for sure, not a priority. In an ecomomy where people are concerned about the State's…
May 25, 2012
BREAKING: JPS Agrees to Overhaul Discipline Policies, Settles Lawsuit
lizwaibel: Also today, the US Dept. of Education released a resource document that says restraint or seclusion does…
May 25, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I'm not sure where the "@" came from, but I think golden eagle's response was directed to me, so I will…
May 25, 2012
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
Queen601: That first question is classic! LOL
May 24, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: @notmuch, here are some facts about voter fraud, straight from the Brennan Center's website:
Fraud by individual…
May 24, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: Oh, I have hundreds of those right-wing sites, and I couldn't say which ones are more "partisan"--they all include those pesky…
May 24, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
justjess: @ golden eagle.
Thanks for the spell check. I didn't just spell assassination wrong ONE time, I did…
May 24, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: I don't think you could've found a more partisan right-wing site than the Daily Caller. The fact of the matter…
May 24, 2012
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
trusip: WOW! was this a real interview or a joke?
May 24, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I don't think you could have found a more liberal example of a "non-partisan" site, but even so, their evidence seems…