Doctor S is the JFP's sports consultant. He is a graduate of Miskatonic U. in Arkham, Mass., where he majored in Cthulhu Studies and was a member of the varsity 43-man squamish team. He has run JFP's Amazing Sports Blog since before the paper ever launched.
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." — Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair announced Thursday that he's retiring after 13 seasons in the NFL. McNair, a Mount Olive native, was a legend and Heisman Trophy candidate at Alcorn State before being taken in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He moved to Tennessee with the team and led the Titans to the Super Bowl in 1999. He was named the NFL co-MVP in 1999. Injuries have taken their toll on McNair in recent years. He was traded to the Ravens in 2005.
The New Orleans Saints are scheduled to pay running back Deuce McAllister a $1 million roster bonus on Tuesday. Will McAllister, who has been sidelined by knee injuries twice in the last three seasons, get his money? Or will he have to take a pay cut if he wants to remain with the Saints?
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Monday, April 14 Pro baseball
Mississippi at Birmingham (7:05 p.m., Hoover, Ala., 1590 AM)
Tuesday, April 15 College baseball
East Central at Hinds CC, 2 (3 p.m., Raymond)
Millsaps at Belhaven (6 p.m., Smith-Wills Stadium, Jackson)
New Orleans at Jackson State (6 p.m., Jackson)
Mississippi Valley State at Southern Miss (6:30 p.m., Hattiesburg)
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State (6:30 p.m., Trustmark Park, CSS/97.3 FM/620 AM) Pro baseball
Mississippi at Birmingham (7:05 p.m., Hoover, Ala., 1590 AM)
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Thursday, April 10
Pro baseball, Mobile at Mississippi (7:05 p.m., Pearl, 1590 AM): Hopefully, the M-Braves won’t still be looking for their first victory of the season on Southern League Calendar Giveaway Night. … Pro golf, The Masters (3 p.m., ESPN): It might look like the Republican National Convention, but it’s really a golf tournament. Go, Tiger.
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Just in time for Wednesday night's home opener, Mississippi Braves outfielder Jordan Schafer has been suspended for 50 games for using human growth hormone. The Roger Clemens wannabe is ranked as one of the Braves' top prospects and was expected to be Atlanta's starting center fielder no later than 2009. At least he won't have to play in Pearl for a while.
Thursday, April 3
Pro baseball, Mississippi at Huntsville (7:05 p.m., Huntsville, Ala., 1590 AM): The M-Braves open the season with a new star (Jordan Schafer), a familiar manager (Phillip Wellman) and a new full-time radioman (Ben Ingram).
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Murrah high school's girls basketball team is ranked No. 8 in USA Today's final poll. The Lady Mustangs (32-2) won the Class 5A state title. Ranked No. 5 is Indianola Gentry (40-0), the 4A champ. The Lady Rams defeated Murrah in the Grand Slam last month.
Mississippi State baseball coach Ron Polk will resign at the end of the season, The Clarion-Ledger is reporting. He has recommended long-time assistant and former MSU player Tommy Raffo as his replacement.
Thursday, March 27
Outdoors, Mississippi Outdoor Club quarterly meeting (7 p.m., McLaurin Heights United Methodist Church, 325 Mary Ann Drive, Pearl): Featured speaker Kristi Sather-Smith of Raymond will discuss her experience hiking Peru’s Inca Trail. Contact Larry Estes at 601-924-3869 or jrestes@bellsouth.net … College basketball, NCAA Tournament regional semifinals (6 p.m., Ch. 12): By Sunday, we’ll know who is going to the Final Four.
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Thursday, March 20
Men’s college basketball, Mississippi Valley State vs. UCLA in NCAA Tournament (8:55 p.m., Anaheim, Calif., Ch. 12): The Delta Devils draw a tough assignment in their first trip to the NCAAs since 1996.
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Four Mississippi college basketball teams are headed for postseason play. In a sign of changing times, Ole Miss even delayed the start of spring football practice to avoid interfering with the Rebels NIT game on Wednesday. This is progress at a school where the head basketball coach once was promoted to assistant football coach. Here's the rundown:
UC Santa Barbara at Ole Miss men in NIT (7 p.m., Wednesday, Oxford, ESPNU/97.3 FM)
Mississippi Valley State vs. UCLA in NCAA Men's Tournament (8:55 p.m., Thursday, Anaheim, Calif., Ch. 12)
Mississippi State men vs. Oregon (6:25 p.m., Friday, North Little Rock, Ark., Ch. 12/105.9 FM)
The Jackson State women at LSU in NCAA Women's Tournament (8:30 p.m., Baton Rouge, La., ESPN or ESPN2).
In this Don Banks' Inside the NFL column this week, he lists the Top 5 most improved teams of the off season (meaning talent signed and gained), listing the New Orleans Saints at #3 and predicting a rise from 7-9 to 11-5 next season.
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Scott Ross, the reptilian state College Board member and mayor of West Point, is being blamed for the sudden resignation of MSU President Doc Foglesong. And some State fans aren't happy about it.
Thursday, March 13
Men’s college basketball, Ole Miss vs. Georgia in SEC Tournament (8:45 p.m., Atlanta, Ch. 12/97.3 FM): The Rebels won’t get into the NCAA Tournament unless they win this event at the Georgia Dome.
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Millsaps defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor 57-56 on Saturday night at the Hangar Dome in the NCAA Division III regionals. The Majors are going to the Sweet 16 for just the third time in school history.
The tears flow as Brett Favre officially announces that he is retiring from the Green Bay Packers after 17 seasons in the NFL. "I know I can play but I don't think I want to," the Mississippi native and former Southern Miss star says. "It's been a great career for me, but it's over."
Thursday, March 6
Girls high school basketball, Murrah vs. South Panola in Class 5A State Tournament semifinals (1 p.m., Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson): The Lady Mustangs are one win away from returning to the 5A title game. … Boys high school basketball, Provine vs. Greenville-Weston in Class 5A State Tournament semifinals (2:30 p.m., Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson): Hopefully the Rams won’t be too rusty when they face the surprising Hornets.
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Thursday, Feb. 28
Girls high school basketball, Pisgah vs. Pine Grove in Class 1A State Tournament (1 p.m., Mississippi Coliseum): The Lady Dragons from Rankin County make their third-straight trip to the state tourney.
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It has become a rite of late winter for the Murrah High girls basketball team. It’s the last week of February, and the Lady Mustangs are headed for the MHSAA 5A Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Mississippi Coliseum. The tournament began its two-week run on Monday.
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The Jackson Whatevers, a South Coast League expansion team, won't be coming to Smith-Wills Stadium this year, after all. A team in Florida won't be able to play this season because its stadium isn't ready, so the league contracted to four teams. The league, which has been bleeding money since it began in 2007, says it will field a team in Jackson in 2009. We'll see.
In case you're wondering, Doctor S saw the "FNL" movie (it was good), read some of the book (it was OK) and has yet to watch one second of the TV series (NBC sucks, y'know).
Thursday, Feb. 21
High school basketball, MHSAA North/South quarterfinals (sites TBA): All of the classes except Class 5A (they start semifinals Friday) will be in action. Check local listings for whom, what and where. … College basketball, Loyola at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m., Jackson): The Blazers face the Wolfpack in a GCAC doubleheader at stately Heidelberg Gym.
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Belhaven is shifting games due to the threat of rain on Saturday. From the school:
Baseball Double Header Moved
Jackson, Miss., - Saturday's scheduled double header with the University of Mobile has been moved to today. Game time has been set for 4:00 PM. Tomorrow's single game is still scheduled for 1:00 PM.
Thursday, Feb. 14
College basketball, Belhaven at Tougaloo (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m., Jackson): The Blazers and the Bulldogs renew their intracity grudge match.
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Thursday, Feb. 7
Men’s college basketball, East Texas Baptist at Mississippi College (7:30 p.m., Clinton): The 13-7 Choctaws are pretty dang good.
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Eli and the Giants ruin the season of the Anti-Christ and his godless minions. Perfect Patriots, my ... Archie's kids own the Super Bowl these days.
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Apr 09, 08 | 10:39 am M-Braves Star Suspended BubbaT: What Would Babe Do?? He would have washed down the HGHs with the whiskey he was drinking.
Queen- HGH do have real medical uses, they are used to treat multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and chron's disease, that's why it is avaiable. ...
Apr 09, 08 | 10:03 am M-Braves Star Suspended Queen601: My issue with these drugs is the same as it is for cigarettes. If it's presents such a negative affect or image, why is it made available for people. Why all this hooplah about smoking ordinances when every corner store sells them and there are no...
Apr 09, 08 | 9:19 am M-Braves Star Suspended Lady Havoc: Amen. It's so hard to care about the game anymore: what with players cheating by taking this crap. WWBD?
(What Would Babe Do?)...
Apr 08, 08 | 11:31 pm M-Braves Star Suspended golden eagle '97: Any baseball player who's on performance-enhancing drugs ought to be kicked out simply for being stupid. Why risk taking these drugs, knowing that there is such an outcry over Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and that MLB is testing more players? ...
Mar 26, 08 | 8:56 am The Sked golden eagle '97: Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss (6:30 p.m., Trustmark Park, Pearl, 97.3 FM)
Great day to be an Eagle! We beat the Rebs 3-2 in extra innings and MSU lost to South Alabama last night, too. Great day to be an Eagle!
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Mar 06, 08 | 3:56 pm Favre's Farewell L.W.: That was a touching video....
Feb 25, 08 | 9:19 pm Smith-Wills To Be Independent Of Baseball Rico: Well. while I'm sorry that the Braves didn't end up downtown, you should still check them out in Pearl. It is a first class operation, and I am positive that many of the folks that earn their paychecks there actually live, eat and spend their hard...
Feb 25, 08 | 9:02 pm Smith-Wills To Be Independent Of Baseball golden eagle '97: Jackson seems to be cursed when it comes to sports. We were doing OK in the 80s and 90s with the Jackson Mets, which ended up becoming the Jackson Generals. There was the Jackson Bandits hockey team, which folded after a few seasons. I wish the city...
Feb 25, 08 | 7:13 pm Smith-Wills To Be Independent Of Baseball L.W.: Man, that's a bummer. I submitted a team name to their contest. Guess it will be next year before I know who won....
Feb 07, 08 | 2:00 pm A Giant Upset Ray Carter: Ole Miss is reporting that Barksdale is refusing to sign a letter of intent to play for them although they thought he had verbally committed earlier. Barksdale is the record setting running back and defensive player from South Panola. Could it be...
Feb 05, 08 | 3:27 pm A Giant Upset Ray Carter: Just consider this then decide. When have you seen Eli break loose like that before and hit Tyree for a miraculous pass? He usually just lay down and cry while proclaiming he doesn't have enough help, "daddy-styled and everthang." When have you seen...
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