This was my last week’s newspaper column, which is syndicated through the Mississippi Press Association. Since this was written, Victoria Vivians has led Scott Central to a district championship and broken (unofficially, unfortunately) the national high school scoring record. We all know: She scored the points! Something interesting happened last month when Scott Central’s Victoria […]
Orley Hood, a masterful writer, running buddy, storyteller, husband and father, died this morning shortly after midnight. He was 65. He fought acute leukemia to his last breath. Orley leaves behind many friends and thousands of fans, many of whom grew up reading his columns, often laughing and sometimes crying, but always enjoying the way […]
Deuce McAllister scored 41 touchdowns for Ole Miss and 49 more for the New Orleans Saints. The Ludlow community native, who played high school ball at Morton, remains the leading rusher and touchdown scorer in both Rebel and Saints history. Little wonder Deuce will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on July […]
In the sad and complicated situation involving the Scott County school system, common sense should prevail. In other words, the teens, who are not at fault, should not be punished and should be allowed to play ball. The adults, who caused the Scott County school system to face takeover by the state, should face the […]
(The great Roy Oswalt of Weir, one of the best pitchers of his generation, announced his retirement today. This is what I wrote of him on June 26, 2011, when he had suffered the back injury that was the beginning of the end of his splendid career.) Roy Oswalt, one of the most accomplished pitchers […]
Baseball Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr and Mississippi and Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Boo Ferriss, teammates for life, form a two-man mutual admiration society. They have much to admire. Doerr, 95, and Ferriss, 92, are the two living members of the 1946 Boston Red Sox American League champions, who finished 104-50, finishing 12 […]
JACKSON — Football justice was served Super Bowl weekend when Ray Guy, the greatest punter in history and one of the most versatile athletes Mississippi has seen, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Finally. Now, we’ve got other Magnolia State fish to fry where the Pro Football Hall of Fame is concerned. […]
My annual disclaimer on National Signing Day…. Long-time readers know of my general distaste for recruiting rankings and the monstrous hype of the process leading up to national signing day. Commitments are celebrated like winning lottery tickets, and commitments, after all, are only promises, and promises are broken all the time. That is especially true […]
