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Friday Is Decision Day For Braves

Greenville, S.C., officials are expected to approve funding to building a new minor-league baseball stadium. But that might not be enough to keep the Braves Class AA team from moving …

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Soccer Night in Mississippi

More than 6,000 fans turned out in Ridgeland on Saturday night to see an MLS exhibtion game in which the Dallas Burn beat the Chicago Fire beat the Dallas Burn …

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Dark Clouds Over Texas

Are you already depressed about the prospects for your favorite baseball team? Just remember, it could be worse. You could be a Texas Rangers fan.

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Get Your Kicks At Freedom Ridge

Doctor S has fallen down on this one, but if you hustle it's not too late for you to see a major league pro sports event right here in the …

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Scooby-Do, How Do You Do It, Dog?

Doctor S wants to take a moment out from the pressing issues of the sports world to ask: How the hell did Scooby-Do become the most popular TV cartoon in …

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Diamond Duds

It's almost time for the Major League Baseball season to begin. Several teams will be wearing new or modified uniforms. Is there a wardrobe malfunction in your favorite nine's future? …

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Hello, Larry

Southern Miss made it official on Thursday, bringing Larry "Party All The Time" Eustachy out of exile to become the Golden Eagles' new men's basketball coach. In one sense, USM's …

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No More Turkey Day Egg-citement

Yes, the rumors are true. The Mississippi State-Ole Miss game which had been a national TV fixture on Thanksgiving night (thanks to ESPN) for the last six years, will move …

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SEC pioneer hits the field

Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State's new head football coach, began his first spring practice with the Bulldogs on Wednesday.

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All The Rage

So you want to be a pro basketball player? All of those YMCA warriors who insist "all I need is a shot to get in the NBA" will get a …

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Eustachy A Natural For USM

Bonus: Larry rates the party schools.

Larry Eustachy, the former Iowa State basketball coach best know for his affinity for college coeds and Natural Light beer, is expected to named coach at Southern Miss on Friday, …

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The Pearl Braves?

Greenville (S.C.) Mayor Knox White says the G-Braves are in play, and that a suburban Mississippi city has an offer on the table to lure the AA franchise from Greenville.

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Soothing Answers to Burning Questions

How did the NCAA basketball tournament come to be called March Madness? How did the Final Four get its name? Slate supplies the answers. Meanwhile, Doctor S could have told …

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Another Group of Bulldog Basketball Heroes

The Mississippi State basketball team is in the headlines as the Bulldogs play in the NCAA tournament. On March 24, Mississippi Public Broadcasting will air "One Night in March," a …

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Bust Out Those Brackets

The NCAA Tournament field is set. As happens every year, millions of Americans will break the law during the next two weeks by participating in illegal office pools. (Hey, we …