Don't Forget About ...The Ledge overlooked at least two Mississippians who were selected in the NFL Draft on Sunday. Ironically, they both played in high school at Madison Central. They were: Stephen Gostkowsi, a kicker from Memphis who was taken in the fourth …
Eagles 6, Dogs 3Southern Miss beat Mississippi State 6-3 on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of the two-game series at Hattiesburg. A crowd of 5,177, the second-largest in Pete Taylor Park history, turned out to see the Bulldogs continue their freefall.
Brett Is Back (Yawn)Brett Favre is going to play quarterback for the Green Bay Packers next season, like there was ever any doubt. Doctor S hails BF for coming back to break the his personal record for interceptions set last season (29). Brett …
Rebs Take Trophy AgainOle Miss defeated Mississippi State 1-0 on Tuesday night in the 27th annual Mayor's Trophy Game. It was the Rebels' fifth straight victory in the series, which might have been played at Smith-Wills Stadium for the last time.
McNair Locked OutThe Steve McNair era with the Tennessee Titans appears to have come to a sad and goofy end.
Jackson, ‘A Nice Stop'It was fun while it lasted. Metro Jackson had two professional baseball teams in 2005, the Jackson Senators and the Mississippi Braves. Only the M-Braves are back this season. Sure, it was a triumph of Time Warner over a group …
Kennedy Administration Begins At Ole MissOle Miss introduced Andy Kennedy as its 20th men's basketball coach on Wednesday. The good news is a native Mississippian has a job at a school in one of the nation's most storied basketball conference. The bad news: almost none …
Breaking: Ole Miss Hires KennedyOle Miss hired Andy Kennedy as its basketball coach on Thursday night, athletic director Pete Boone told the Associated Press.
New Orleans Saints to Play in Jackson in August[verbatim] For the second time in as many years, the New Orleans Saints are bringing NFL football to Mississippi, playing the Indianapolis Colts at Jackson's Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. With the state being …
Stanford's Troubled TreeThe Stanford Tree mascot is in trouble again, Deadspin reports. Last month the Tree was ejected from a men's basketball game for showing up drunk and later fired. On Sunday, the Tree was ejected from an NCAA women's basketball tournament …
And The Howell Goes To ...Jackson State's Trey Johnson, Delta State's Jasper Johnson and Mississippi State's Charles Rhodes are the three finalists for the Bailey Howell Trophy, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced. The award, which goes to the state's best college …
Lady Rebs In WNITThe Ole Miss women's basketball team will play at Pittsburgh on Wednesday (6 p.m.) in the second round of the WNIT. The Lady Rebels won at Kansas, 78-76, last Sunday in the opening round. Ole Miss is 17-13. Pittsburgh is …
Dogs Climb To No. 1Mississippi State, the only undefeated team left in NCAA Division I baseball, is ranked No. 1 in this week's Baseball America poll. The Bulldogs are 15-0, the best start in school history. They broke the record set by the 1985 …
Ole Miss' Final FourThe Clarion-Ledger reports that Ole Miss has named its finalists for men's basketball coach. Three of them were on Doctor S' list: John Pelphrey of South Alabama, Mick Cronin of Murray State and Andy Kennedy of Cincinnati. The fourth is …
Help Wanted In OxfordSince Ole Miss is looking for a new basketball coach, consider the NCAA Tournament as a series of auditions in which UM AD Pete Boone gets to watch potential candidates. Doctor S handicaps the field and throws in his SWAGs: