Mississippi Sports
64 years later, Chunkin’ Charlie still holds state’s best NFL passer rating
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 25, 2023 Brett Favre famously won three NFL MVP trophies. Eli Manning was a Super Bowl MVP, twice, beating Tom Brady both times. Steve McNair was once a...
There’s a lot of Delta State involved in Saturday’s Ole Miss-Auburn game
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 19, 2023 When Ole Miss and Auburn face off Saturday night for an important SEC football game at Auburn, much of the ESPN hype will be about Oxford-born...
From Rome and Ryder Cup to Jackson, Ludvig Aberg makes a quick turnaround
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 4, 2023 Five days ago, 23-year-old Swede Ludvig Aberg (pronounced oh-bear for reasons only Scandinavians would understand) was in Rome, playing Ryder Cup...
State-USM men’s basketball to play benefit game for Delta victims
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today September 25, 2023 Mississippi State and Southern Miss men’s basketball teams will play an exhibition game this fall, and tornado victims in the Mississippi...
Ole Miss’ Caden Davis reminds us why the sport is still called FOOTball
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...
Doug Shanks loved, lived baseball, and his contributions will live on
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...