Here Are Your Mississippi BravesRemember, you heard it here first earlier this week: The Atlanta Braves Class AA team will move to Pearl for the 2005 season. They will play in a new state-of-the-art stadium (they'd better start building now if they're going to …
Bama Slaps CroomWhatever class and mystique the Alabama football program still had left over from the Bear Bryant era left Tuscaloosa with Gene Stallings. The Crimson Tide program hit a new low this week. Since 1987, Alabama had awarded the Sylvester Croom …
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 …
Black-White Disparities Still SevereAP reports: "Black Americans are less likely than white Americans to own homes, don't earn as much as whites, don't live as long, and don't do as well in school, according to a report by the National Urban League. The …
$141M bond bill for universities passes House committeeAndy Kanengiser of the CL reports: "A House committee today approved a $141 million bond bill for building projects at Mississippi universities, two-year colleges and state agencies. 'The needs are out there,' said House Speaker Pro Tempore J.P. Compretta, D-Bay …
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.
On the Down LowConsidering that this is Mississippi, Councilman Bo Brown did a pretty gutsy thing at the Jackson City Council's March 16 meeting: He started a discussion about AIDS. Brown had perhaps not noticed that the numbers in the African-American community look …
[Jacktown] Acrimony and Outrage, by Alphonso MayfieldIf you haven't already gone to allhiphop.com and read their two-part, in-depth interview with David Banner, read it! When you get there, you will find the self-proclaimed Mr. Mississippi going off on a number of subjects. This includes acrimony with …
[Drive] Revenge of the Minivans?What is the deal with my life and minivans? All of a sudden I seem to find myself ensconced in the little buggers just a little more often than I care to admit. (Although the careful reader will note that …