by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today September 12, 2023 Nearly every game we watch leaves us with some sort of lasting impression. So here’s what I will remember most about Ole Miss’s 37-20 victory over Tulane, other than the fact that the final score was absolutely...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 News of the death of baseball’s Doug Shanks earlier this week brought back several vivid memories, including the one that follows. This was a bluebird Delta day, in February in 2010. The previous day’s rainstorm...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today August 27, 2023 There was every reason to believe Jackson State football would regress badly after Deion Sanders took his glitzy show — and many of the Tigers’ best players — off to perform in the Rocky Mountains at Colorado. Not...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today August 21, 2023 Someone recently asked me: Who is the most unforgettable coach you have encountered in your long sports writing career? The answer was an easy one, but requires some background. Indeed, it requires a story, which...
The sound of helmets and pads after school in a sweltering stew of August heat can only mean one thing – it’s high school football time in central Mississippi. It’s also preseason for the rapid-response team of orthopaedic surgeons and other health care specialists at...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 They come mostly from small towns, but Mississippi athletes made an huge impact around the globe this past weekend. Let’s take a look: In women’s golf, Fulton’s Ally McDonald Ewing finished tied for sixth in the...