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The Best In 7 Days

College football, Northeast Mississippi at Hinds, (7 p.m., Raymond): The Eagles try to rebound from last week's stunning loss.

One Weird Weekend

Fester, our man in the swamp, checks in with some words of wisdom. (Who wrote this, Fester)?

Fester sez:

American Hooligans Still Lag Behind Europe's

There have been a lot of stories and sports talk radio jabber in recent weeks about violence at college football games, usually related to fans storming the field after a …

Charity Softball Game with Gov. Barbour

1 Braves Way, Pearl, MS 39208

Charity Softball Game for Metro Jackson Habitat for Humanity. Governor Haley Barbour's Softball Team "Barbour's Bombers" vs. Metro Area Media Softball Team "Media Giants." Saturday, June 18th, 5 – 6:30 …

The Knob Of God?

When pro soccer makes it in America, hopefully we will have more stories like this one. Yahoo News reports, "Argentinian police are searching for a fake penis used by Diego …

Matchup Made In Hell

So are you hoping that Ole Miss and Southern Miss will both become bowl-eligible and end up playing each other in a bowl game? (If so, you are one sick …

The best in sports in the next 14 days

College basketball, Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m., Ch. 12 and WFMN (97.3): The Rebels meet the Commodores in the first round of the SEC Tournament at Atlanta. The winner …

Land Grant Universities Kick Off

Mississippi State will become the first of the Big 3 to open its college football season on Thursday when the Bulldogs host South Carolina (7 p.m., ESPN/105.9 FM). Alcorn State …

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Doctor S sez: What is it about Mississippi guys, the Minnesota Vikings and sex scandals? First it was Fred Smoot, and now it's Brett Favre.

The D.C. Expos?

Should Major League Baseball move the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C.? Charles Pierce of Slate says not just no, but hell no. And there are numerous reasons — political, culutral …

Dear Graduating Class of 2009

The people graduating from college this year might want to put down that beer before they read this.

Smoot In Smash-up

Former Provine High/Hinds CC/Mississippi State star Fred Smoot has run into trouble again. Smoot will miss the Minnesota Vikings' final regular-season game after breaking his jaw in an automobile accident …

Big 3 Out ... But The Game Goes On Right Here

One of the greatest weekends in Mississippi college baseball history came to a sad end on Sunday. Mississippi State and Southern Miss lost, joining Ole Miss, which was eliminated on …

Rebels Getting Warmer

Ole Miss will probably offer its football coaching job to someone on Wednesday and announce the hiring on Thursday, The Clarion-Ledger reports. But the new coach won't be Dennis Erickson …

Updated: Jackson Wildcats: An Endangered Species

The Jackson Wildcats were supposed to play their first home game in team history on Friday night. It was canceled because the Mississippi Coliseum evicted the team. Whether they ever …

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Men's college basketball, UCLA at Texas (8 p.m., ESPN2): The Bruins and Longhorns meet in an intriguing early season matchup.

Friday's Starting Five

MSU and Ole Miss men meet Saturday. Provine goes for a threepeat. JSU continues its hot streak.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

High school football, Provine at Murrah (7 p.m., Newell Field, Jackson): The JPS rivals meet in a Region 2-5A showdown. Come early and enjoy the hate.

Live From Starkville

ESPN2 has announced that it's going to show Mississippi State's spring football game on April 9 at 1 p.m. The natural question is WHY? Doctor S knows: This is the …

Get ‘Em Now

Tickets to the Mississippi State-Ole Miss Mayor's Trophy baseball game go on sale today (Tuesday, Feb. 4) at 10 a.m. at Smith-Wills Stadium. The game is scheduled for April 2. …