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Saturday With Maury

Maury Wills, the 1962 National League Most Valuable Player, came to Jackson June 6, 2003, 44 years to the day after he was called up to the major leagues. He …

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Senators Blast Off

The Jackson Senators (your CBL East Division first-half champs) return home on Saturday, July 5, to play the team with the ugliest uniforms in baseball, the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks at …

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Watermelon Classic

The 20th running of one of Mississippi's oldest road races takes place at 7:30 a.m. on Friday July 4, 2003 in front of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and …

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Out in Left Field

Last week, Mississippi sent three baseball teams to NCAA Regional tournaments and was fortunate enough to host two of them. I had the opportunity to attend the Starkville Regional at …

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Senators in town!

Jackson Senators Baseball Now - July 23. Game times Tues.-Sat. 7:05 p.m., Sun., 6:05 p.m. Gates open 1 hour before start time. Tues. - 2 for $1 drinks. Wed. - …

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A Pioneer Passes

Larry Doby, the second black player in modern Major League Baseball, died Wednesday. He was 79. Jackie Robinson crossed the color barrier in 1947 with the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers. …

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Demoting Colonel Rebel

Ole Miss has banned its Colonel Rebel mascot, just in time for Eli Manning's Heisman Trophy campaign. Some Ole Miss fans see this as a long overdue update of the …

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Slick Rick

The Slate sports columnist Jonathan Chait offers an interesting take on the dismissal of Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel: Neuheisel deserved to be fired, but not for the reason the …

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State Games, Olympics Style

State Games of Mississippi June 20 - 22, June 26 -29. Two full weekends of Olympic-style games feature more than 4,500 amateur athletes from across the state, competing in over …

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Shagadelic Senators Back at Home

Jackson Senators Baseball Tues., June 17 - Tues., June 24. Game times Tues.-Sat. 7:05 p.m., Sun., 6:05 p.m. Gates open 1 hour before start time. Tues. - 2 for $1 …

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Get Your Tickets Early

Warm up for this fall's Women's World Cup (moved from China to the USA due to the SARS epidemic in Asia) by watching the American women play Brazil in a …

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Senators Vs. Bad Sports

Dr. S needs to change medication, obviously, because he's running behind. The Senators are back in town for a series with their new archrival, the Shreveport Sports. The Clarion-Ledger's Mike …

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Corky Appeals Suspension

Chicago Cubs cheater Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games Friday for using a corked bat in a game on Tuesday. Sosa appealed, so he will be able to play …

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NBA Whitewash?

Dan McGraw writes in the Village Voice: "[T]he NBA is changing, on the court and off, getting whiter and more foreign, and many African-American fans and players think there is …

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Put A Cork In It

Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy "Corky" Sosa was ejected in the first inning of the Cubs' game with Tampa Bay on Tuesday night after his bat shattered and umpires discovered that …