by Bill Blackwell The news this morning that Yogi Berra, one of my childhood idols had passed away at 90 years of age brought back a swirl of memories. During my days in baseball I was fortunate enough to have met Yogi on several occasions, first with the Astros where Yogi served as a coach […]
Tonight, we’ll celebrate a victory won 35 years ago: State 6, Alabama 3. In my half century of covering Mississippi sports, the game remains one of the most poignant happenings. Recently I’ve had some folks ask: Why celebrate a game played 35 years ago? To which the answer is: Maybe you just had to be […]
Mississippi’s Sanderson Farms Championship has often served as a springboard to success for some of the biggest names on the PGA Tour. Former Clarion-Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton, now a board member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, was on the Annandlae practice range in 2008 when he encountered a 20-year-old named Jason Day. […]
The morning blog: • Folks in Louisiana, including media, already talk and write about the possibility of the Saints drafting Leonard Fournette. Just my opinion: Robert Nkemdiche would cure more ills. So would Laremy Tunsil for that matter. I love Leonard Fournette, but the Saints already have $17 million in guaranteed money tied up in […]
We’ve discussed the Ole Miss Rebels’ landmark victory over Alabama. Now then, other observations from the weekend… • Watched Seattle-Green Bay Sunday night after watching the Saints and Bucs wage their pillow right earlier in the day. The night game vs. the afternoon game evoked this revelation: “Ah, so this is what it is supposed […]
So, I awakened this morning and immediately checked the newspaper, which I mostly read on my telephone, and the score was still the same: Ole Miss 43, Alabama 37 (at Tuscaloosa). I don’t know what would have seemed more strange 20 years ago: that score or mostly reading the newspaper on my phone. So it […]
You couldn’t make this up… The date was Oct. 31, 1980, and into the wee and then not-so-wee hours of Nov. 1, same year. We’re talking nearly 35 years, so I am thinking the statute of limitations is up. Besides, I don’t work for The Clarion-Ledger any more. They can’t fire me. No. 1-ranked Alabama […]
Can’t tell you how many times lately I’ve been asked: “Does USM have a chance?” or “What’s going to happen in Hattiesburg?” Well, it rained here in Fondren yesterday for the first time since July 4, so anything is possible. But back to the question: This is college football. Anything really is possible. Not always […]
