Sunday's PapersWith a few exceptions, it wasn't a good weekend for Mississippi's college teams. Here's a roundup of stories on Saturday's games that you won't find in your Jackson paper.
Tights Pants and BeerOn the first day of an introductory psychology course, I learned that Freud believed people strive to seek pleasure and avoid pain. With all the knowledge I needed, I dropped the course and adopted Freud's belief as my philosophy of …
Clothes Make The PlayerHere's an interesting Village Voice piece on changes in NFL uniforms. However, it fails to address the disturbing trend in NFL uniforms: matching shirts and pants. Seahawks, Bills, Bengals (all black, ugh) and the rest, how about some damn contrast? …
Meaning and NothingnessHey, did you know that Dr. S is ineffable? And a content provider? That's what Dr. S read in the latest issue of the Jackson Free Press. Somebody please tell him what that means. Dr. S also read that he …
Tights Pants and BeerOn the first day of an introductory psychology course, I learned that Freud believed people strive to seek pleasure and avoid pain. With all the knowledge I needed, I dropped the course and adopted Freud's belief as my philosophy of …
Time For Rebels To Cut Their Losses?David Cutcliffe shouldn't feel too bad. Florida "fans" have had http://www.fireronzook.com up and running since he day he was hired as Gators coach. Cutcliffe should be flattered if his site is half as good as Zook's.
Always in the ActionPete Sampras, winner of 14 Grand Slam titles, retired from tennis following the opening ceremony of the 122nd U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., last week. The first thing he said was, "I'd like to thank my parents …
Football and Fine PrintDr. S is running late, so he will make this quick (and remember, don't use these for anything but entertainment purposes unless you want to be a millionaire ... in Iraq):
Thursday Nite Throw-downsDr. S was 3-3 picking games last weekend, but we won't go there until later. First there are Thursday night games to be prognosticated.
Title Time For Our Guys?The Jackson Senators return home on Thursday night, needing just one victory over the Armadillo Dillas to claim the Central Baseball League championship. The Senators won the first two games of the best-of-5 series out in Texas. So Thursday might …
The Swami SpeaksIt's that time of year again ... college football season. As always, Dr. S is here to tell you who's going to do what and why. But just remember, these picks are for entertainment porpoises only. If you're going to …
A Football DoubleheaderBoy, does Louisiana Tech suck or what? At least they got the satisfaction of losing on national TV. But Dr. S doubts that Maryland and Georgia Tech would agree. The ACC sucks, too. While you're waiting for college football to …
The Pete Rose MessWhy does Major League Baseball keep torturing Pete Rose? And did MLB reach an agreement to reinstate him? The Village Voice supplies some answers.