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NBA Draft: What Was He Thinking?

From Deadspin: "This young man is Kendaris Pelton, a part-time player for Southern Miss. And by part-time, we mean that he played in seven games. And he has declared for …

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College Football: Conerly and Playoffs

Conerly Trophy finalists are named and Delta State playoff game to be televised.

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Yankees Commit Heresy

Maybe New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner really is the devil after all. The Yankees have quit selling Cracker Jack at Yankee Stadium, replacing it with Crunch 'n Munch? What? …

Sports

Full Contact? Do You Swear?

The lovely Capital City Rollergirls are going to host a session of Full Contact Musical Chairs on Nov. 10 at Hal & Mal's in the Big Room. Tickets are $10, …

Sports

Not The Same Old Bull

Bull riding is usually the feature event at a rodeo. But the Professional Bull Riders have turned it into the whole show. Lily Burana writes that PBR is trying to …

Sports

SEC Hoops Preview

Ole Miss and Mississippi State begin play in the SEC Tournament on Thursday. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal's Parrish Alfrord says the Rebels are a team plagued by inconsistency and …

Business

Southwest Drops Jackson-to-Houston Flight

Southwest Airlines is dropping one flight between Jackson and Houston, Texas, on June 1.

Music

Crunk Juice Does a Body Good

Download the first single "What You Gon' Do" featuring Lil Scrappy from "Crunk Juice":

What do you get when you mix Hennessy and CRUNK!!! Energy Drink?????...CRUNK JUICE. And the aptly titled new album from Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. Featuring appearances by …

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A Football Feast

Mississippi's greatest football weekend is upon us: The MHSAA championships on Friday and Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. This year, Mississippi ETV is going to broadcast all five games. …

Sports

Ole Miss Legend Vaught Dies

John Vaught, the man who built a football dynasty at Ole Miss in 25 seasons as head coach, died on Friday night. He was 96. Vaught, who led the Rebels …

Editorial

Turn Down the Politics

With nearly two weeks before the Jackson City Council special election to replace former Ward 1 Councilman Jeff Weill (who left to serve as a Hinds County judge), candidate Quentin …

Bryan's Rant

Crown a True Champ

I am beginning to wonder if there is something to this Mayan calendar thing. The apocalypse might be upon us.

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Ronni Mott Responds to Hood on Hayne

On March 12, 2010, Radley Balko, formerly of Reason Magazine, published an email from Hood to coroners and others urging them to get legislators to vote against H.B. 1456. The …

Bryan's Rant

Favre for JSU?

An interesting piece of news came out of the Mississippi State bowl practice the other day: Redshirt freshman quarterback Dylan Favre is leaving Starkville. Favre says his plan is to …

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The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Merry Christmas! The NBA is back.

Bryan's Rant

Go Get It, Saints

After 10 straight weeks of football, the New Orleans Saints finally get their bye week. The Saints enter their off week after a 26-23 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons, …

Anatomy Of

Keep Kids Safe in the Water

The American Red Cross says drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14. It is vital to always supervise your children while …

Sports

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Three football games left, but only one really counts. Plenty of basketball is on the way, and baseball is knocking on the door.

Bryan's Rant

Dancing Big

Two teams from Mississippi made it to the NCAA Tournament this year. There could have been two more, but Mississippi State under-preformed late, and Ole Miss dug too deep of …

Sports

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Peyton Manning has made up his mind; the only thing missing is a TV special called "Indecision." Now, Tim Tebow gets to go to a team that believes in him.