Sly Croom Featured in New York TimesIn a big story Sunday,, The New York Times profiled Bulldogs coach Sly Croom: "Home is 83 miles away in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but it might as well be a million. When Sylvester Croom is not at Mississippi State, he is …
NBA Player Takes on ... Campaign Finance ReformDarla Walters Gary writes for Wiretap about NBA basketball player Adonal Foyle's crusade for campaign finance reform: "On top of playing basketball and pursuing a Masters Degree from John F. Kennedy University in Moraga, California, Adonal is the founder of …
Slate - July 8-14Pro baseball, Amarillo at Jackson, 7 p.m. (1240 AM): The Senators tackle the Dillas before leaving for a two-series swing through Texas.
Rage CagedHey, that was a great victory celebration for the Jackson Rage, wasn't it? Celebrating their great triumph at home last Saturday night at Jackson State before the largest crowd of the season in the first WBA championship game … uh, …
Hoops CityThe Jackson Rage won't have to leave home for the playoffs, a luxury for both the team and its fans. The WBA will hold its first championship weekend at Jackson State's Athletic and Assembly Center on June 25-26.
Title HunterJackson native Lindsey Hunter is part of the Detroit Pistons team that is on the verge of winning the NBA championship. The Pistons lead the Los Angeles Lakers 3-1 in the best-of-7 series entering Tuesday's Game 5 (8 p.m., Ch. …
For A Good Time, Try PaddlingBuffalo Peak Outfitters is now holding its Kayak Demo Series weekly. You can check out the merchandise every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Mayes Lake in LeFleur's Bluff State Park off of Lakeland Drive. The park admission fee is waived …
[Slate] the best in sports in the next 7 daysRunning, Run To The Greater Belhaven Marketplace, 8 a.m.: The 5K run/walk, mile fun run and tot trot start behind the McDonald's at the corner of North State and Fortification streets. How ironic. 948-6436. … Pro baseball, Fort Worth at …
Sens Honor ‘Cool Papa Bell'May 17 was the 101st birthday of one of the greatest baseball players many people have never heard of: James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell. The Jackson Senators will honor and remember Bell and and his fellow players on Saturday on …
Can Smarty Jones Do It?While you're waiting to see whether Smarty Jones can win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday (post time 5:04 p.m. on Ch. 3), and become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978 (Doctor S says yes), here are …
More Exposure For SoccerThe New York Sports Express reports the naked truth on a soccer player who received a lifetime ban for, uh, unsportsmanlike celebration.
Honor America: Watch Some BaseballIt's Memorial Day, which means TV will be filled with two things: war movie marathons and major league baseball. The latter is usually more entertaining (unless you're watching an American League game that doesn't involve the Yankees, Red Sox, Athletics …
Bring The NoiseThe NBA has declared war on silence in arenas during games. Robert Weintraub writes about the league's deaf jams. Bring your earplugs.
CHAMPIONS!!Delta State's baseball team defeated Grand Valley State 12-8 on Saturday night and won the school's first Division II national baseball championship. In case you're counting, that's the second national title for the Cleveland school in the past four years. …
Go Fighting Okra!Delta State has one of the best Divison II college baseball programs in the country. Yet for all of the Statesmen's success in the last 40 years, first under Boo Ferriss, then under Bill Marchant and now Mike Kinnison, DSU …