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Posts and Odds for the 143rd Kentucky Derby

The winner of the 143rd Kentucky Derby will need to navigate a full field of 20 this Saturday, May 6. Officially, 22 horses are eligible for the race, with Royal Mo and Master Plan as alternates, but they need two horses to withdraw by early Friday morning to be in …

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St. Petersburg Bowl Preview

It’s the day after Christmas. All the gifts have been opened, and family is being family. What better time to find an empty room and watch football? Lucky for us all, the St. Petersburg Bowl kicks off at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 26, on ESPN. This bowl game features two …

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NFL Opens Combine to Fans

In the past, the NFL Combine has been held behind closed doors, with the best college football players trying to impress scouts without the public seeing any of the action. That changed in 2004 when the NFL began to broadcast the event on its own NFL Network. College-football fans were …

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Marc Rowe’s Basketball Camp Morning Session

There is plenty of high-school basketball talent in the state of Mississippi, but it doesn’t always receive attention. The major focus of Marc Rowe’s Adidas Crossroads of the South Basketball Camp is highlighting those players in our state that teams might overlook. The camp took place this past Saturday, Sept. …

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Rebels’ and Bulldogs’ Bowl Hopes

Every Football Bowl Subdivision college wants to win its conference, but if the team can’t win the conference, it at least wants to go to a bowl game. Fans, for the most part, like bowl games, and coaches like the extra practice time and exposure. The University of Southern Mississippi …

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Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame 2017 Class

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced the 2017 Hall of Fame class today. As usual, the class features some of the best athletes, coaches and people involved with sports in the state of Mississippi. The 2017 class features arguably the greatest sports writer in Mississippi history, Rick …

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Rebels Lose Two Players to Knee Injuries for Rest of Season

The fallout from the University of Mississippi’s loss to Florida State University continued on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Hugh Freeze confirmed to ESPN.com that starting cornerback Ken Webster and backup running back Eric Swinney are lost for the rest of the 2016 season with knee injuries. Both injuries hurt units that …

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LeBron James Legacy Will Nearly Be Made in These NBA Finals

Legacy. It is a word that is thrown around a ton these days. But most of the time, it is thrown around too much and at the wrong times. LeBron James’ legacy has been discussed a lot over the years. But at age 31, we are finally getting to the …

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Prescott Signs Rookie Deal

It’s official. Former Mississippi State University quarterback Dak Prescott is now a Dallas Cowboy. Prescott signed his rookie deal on Tuesday, along with fellow fourth-rounder Charles Tapper. That leaves the Cowboys with one unsigned draft pick. Prescott received a $383,393 signing bonus as part of his four-year deal. His base …

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Three Rebels and a Bulldog

In just three weeks, the dreams of 253 college football stars will come true. They'll will be lucky enough to hear their name called during the 2016 NFL Draft. The NFL released the names of the 25 prospects that will be in attendance at Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theatre in Chicago …

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Saints and Payton Agree to 5-Year Extension

Every NFL team wants to have stability at a few important spots in the franchise, from ownership to general manager to head coach to quarterback. This morning, the New Orleans Saints made sure one of the major pieces of their stability was staying in town a little longer. Head coach …

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Mega Magnolia Football Saturday Preview

October is the time of year when college football begins to show who is contenders and who are pretenders. This Saturday the SEC West will begin to find out who are contenders and who are pretenders, in earnest. Mississippi State and Mississippi will have the focus of most of the …

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Saints 2-0 in Preseason with 31-24 Win Over Titans: Quick Thoughts

The score never matters in the preseason but it is always good to get a win. It is even better to win on a night where the Saints were sloppy on offense and defense. New Orleans was once again without Drew Brees. That doesn't matter unless he doesn't play in …

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Weekly Look Back & Look Forward: Heading to Week 10

Last week was a tough week for the college football teams in Mississippi. Nearly every team lost but Ole Miss and Belhaven. It was the type of week you just want to forget about but if you missed any of last week's action you can pick up the current issue of the JFP and read the round up or [follow this link][1]. Things don't get any easier this week for college football teams in Mississippi. Southern Miss is still searching for win one, Mississippi State faces a tough test in Texas A&M and Ole Miss will look to avoid a blowout against Georgia.

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Showdown Saturday & Week Six College Football Picks

The Leaves have begun to fall and the weather is changing from the heat of September to the cooler temperatures of October. College football doesn't cool down with the weather it only begins to get hotter. Gone are the September routs of weak scheduling of out of conference opponents. Finally, conference games are in full swing and their will be no where for the pretenders to hide.

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Legacies On the Line in Super Bowl XLVI

The word legacy is thrown around the sports world like the word love is thrown around for everything in everyday life. It seems that everyone has some sort of legacy to protect before they have even made a play at the professional level.

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2012 NFL Wild Card Weekend Previews and Predictions

Seventeen weeks of the regular season has reduced the NFL down to 12 teams. Only two of those 12 will play in the Super Bowl.