Friday Is Decision Day For BravesGreenville, S.C., officials are expected to approve funding to building a new minor-league baseball stadium. But that might not be enough to keep the Braves Class AA team from moving to Pearl. The Atlanta Braves say they will announce the …
Soccer Night in MississippiMore than 6,000 fans turned out in Ridgeland on Saturday night to see an MLS exhibtion game in which the Dallas Burn beat the Chicago Fire beat the Dallas Burn 1-0. A good time was had by all, even without …
Dark Clouds Over TexasAre you already depressed about the prospects for your favorite baseball team? Just remember, it could be worse. You could be a Texas Rangers fan.
Get Your Kicks At Freedom RidgeDoctor S has fallen down on this one, but if you hustle it's not too late for you to see a major league pro sports event right here in the Jackson area. The Chicago Fire (including Brandon's Justin Mapp) will …
Scooby-Do, How Do You Do It, Dog?Doctor S wants to take a moment out from the pressing issues of the sports world to ask: How the hell did Scooby-Do become the most popular TV cartoon in history? Slate attempts to provide an answer.
Diamond DudsIt's almost time for the Major League Baseball season to begin. Several teams will be wearing new or modified uniforms. Is there a wardrobe malfunction in your favorite nine's future? Uniwatch dishes out the info and the critique.
Hello, LarrySouthern Miss made it official on Thursday, bringing Larry "Party All The Time" Eustachy out of exile to become the Golden Eagles' new men's basketball coach. In one sense, USM's hiring has worked already. There's a national buzz around the …
No More Turkey Day Egg-citementYes, the rumors are true. The Mississippi State-Ole Miss game which had been a national TV fixture on Thanksgiving night (thanks to ESPN) for the last six years, will move back to Saturday in 2004. As long as the game …
SEC pioneer hits the fieldSylvester Croom, Mississippi State's new head football coach, began his first spring practice with the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
All The RageSo you want to be a pro basketball player? All of those YMCA warriors who insist "all I need is a shot to get in the NBA" will get a chance on April 10 when the city's new pro franchise, …
Eustachy A Natural For USMLarry Eustachy, the former Iowa State basketball coach best know for his affinity for college coeds and Natural Light beer, is expected to named coach at Southern Miss on Friday, the Biloxi and Jackson newspapers reported on their Web sites …
The Pearl Braves?Greenville (S.C.) Mayor Knox White says the G-Braves are in play, and that a suburban Mississippi city has an offer on the table to lure the AA franchise from Greenville.
Soothing Answers to Burning QuestionsHow did the NCAA basketball tournament come to be called March Madness? How did the Final Four get its name? Slate supplies the answers. Meanwhile, Doctor S could have told you not to pick Florida if you had only asked.
Another Group of Bulldog Basketball HeroesThe Mississippi State basketball team is in the headlines as the Bulldogs play in the NCAA tournament. On March 24, Mississippi Public Broadcasting will air "One Night in March," a documentary on the 1963 MSU team that literally had to …
Bust Out Those BracketsThe NCAA Tournament field is set. As happens every year, millions of Americans will break the law during the next two weeks by participating in illegal office pools. (Hey, we need one of those at the JFP Tower.) Mississippi State …