(From Rick Cleveland: Many readers surely have read Michael McCann’s work in Sports Illustrated or on SI.com. McCann is director of the Sports Law Institute at Vermont Law School, a visiting professor at University of New Hampshire School of Law, and the distinguished visiting Hall of Fame Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law. No [...]
Will Elmore, Doug’s grandson, lifts Millsaps
Millsaps College heads to the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series for the first time, and the grandson of a Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer has helped the Majors reach that lofty goal. Will Elmore, grandson of the late, great Doug Elmore, pitched a complete game, 7-0 shutout to get the Majors into the NCAA [...]
Renfroe slugs way to C Spire Ferriss Trophy
Hunter Renfroe, Mississippi State’s slugging junior outfielder from Crystal Springs, Monday was named the 10th winner of the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, which goes to the most outstanding college baseball player in Mississippi. “It’s the greatest honor of my baseball career,” said Renfroe afterwards. “It was an honor to be on the platform with [...]
Remembering Muncie: so talented, tortured
Chuck Muncie, who died this week at age 60, evokes vivid memories of when he wore the black and gold for the New Orleans Saints and always had coaches, teammates and we sports writers guessing at when he might show up and what amazing feat he might pull off next. For those too young to [...]
C Spire Ferriss: Quality all around
One tweeter says: “Bobby Wahl, undefeated for year, obvious choice for Ferriss Trophy.” Another chimes in: “Not a State fan, but Hunter Renfroe should win in a landslide.” Those are just a sampling. No matter who wins the trophy named for Boo Ferriss next Monday, there will be disappointed fans. Such is the nature of [...]
C Spire Ferriss Trophy 5 finalists announced
Four of the five finalists for the C Spire Ferriss Trophy are among 60 semi-finalists for the Golden Spikes Award (nation’s best college baseball player) and the fifth is a finalist Division II national player of the year. C Spire Ferriss finalists include three pitchers, a catcher and an outfielder. The award, which goes annually [...]
Final C Spire Ferriss watch list
What follows is the final watch list for the C Spire Ferriss Trophy. Voters have until 3 p.m. today to cast their first-round ballots. Five finalists will be announced late this afternoon. In alphabetical order: Josh Branstetter (Delta State) was named to the Gulf South Conference All-Tournament team after going 2-0 in two starts, including [...]
Happy Mother’s Day, Carrie Cleveland
The game was called baseball, but the scores were often in the 20s. In Hattiesburg, we called it the Morning League. It was, I suppose, a precursor to T-Ball, back before mankind made the startling discovery that little boys can’t throw strikes. The games began at 7 a.m., before the dew had dried and the [...]
Alyne Payton: A Hall of Fame mother
Sunday is Mother’s Day. This is about a Hall of Fame mother, surely one of the most warm, loving, caring mothers who has ever graced this planet. If mother’s wore jerseys, Alyne Payton’s number would long ago have been retired. The world knows Alyne Payton as Walter Payton’s mother, but the world knows only a [...]
Orley: on Bailey and the essence of heroes
(Note from Rick Cleveland: One of grandest compliments a columnist can receive is when a reader asks about a column written years and years ago. Recently, a reader of this website learned of Orley Hood’s ongoing battle with leukemia and asked me if there was any possible way to find a column Orley wrote about [...]
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- Will Elmore, Doug’s grandson, lifts Millsaps
Millsaps College heads to the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series for the first time, and the grandson of a Mississippi Sports H…
- Renfroe slugs way to C Spire Ferriss Trophy
Hunter Renfroe, Mississippi State’s slugging junior outfielder from Crystal Springs, Monday was named the 10th winner of the C…
- Remembering Muncie: so talented, tortured
Chuck Muncie, who died this week at age 60, evokes vivid memories of when he wore the black and gold for the New Orleans Saints and always h…
- C Spire Ferriss: Quality all around
One tweeter says: “Bobby Wahl, undefeated for year, obvious choice for Ferriss Trophy.”
Another chimes in: “Not a State fan, but Hu…
