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We read where Dan Uggla, he of the huge arms and low batting average, has undergone laser eye surgery to repair his vision and hopefully raise his batting average. Supposedly, the surgery has corrected Uggla’s vision to 20-15, which means he will see better than 20-20, which is what many folks consider to be perfect […]
So, let’s see, Atlanta Braves second baseman (Dan Uggla), can’t hit and the Braves hope it’s because he can’t see. He’s on the DL for eye surgery. Tyler Pastornicky, who was brought up to replace him, tore an ACL and is out for the season. Tim Hudson, the best and most experienced pitcher, is out […]
Is there anybody who doesn’t love to read stories about acts of human kindness? I didn’t think so. So here goes… Mike Leiteritz is a self-employed, 46-year-old sports memorabilia collector in Frankfort, Ill., near Chicago. In June, he bought a box of assorted baseballs signed by different players and teams. One of the balls was […]
This past weekend, the Braves-Cardinals-and-just-who-is-Mississippi’s-Major League Baseball team website piece generated thousands of page views and much response. Not sure we solved anything, but it surely sparked lots of give and take. We can’t have that same argument where professional football is concerned — not since New Orleans obtained a franchise in 1967. The […]
By Joey Jones, Ole Miss Media Relations MOSCOW – On Saturday, Brittney Reese survived through the opening round of the 2013 World Championships women’s long jump as the final qualifier. On Sunday, the former Ole Miss star did what she does best. She soared to another world title, capturing her third straight world outdoor crown […]
(This was last week’s column, which is syndicated across the state to more than 20 Mississippi newspapers. You really should hear Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Robert Khayat tell the story.) Robert Khayat, a standout guard and placekicker, was accustomed to lining up nose-to- nose, eyes-to-eyes, against the best players in the Southeastern Conference. And […]
Earle F. Jones, a successful Jackson businessman and a great friend of Mississippi sports and your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, died Tuesday, August 6, following a lengthy illness. “Earle Jones was just a good, good man,” Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame coach Marino Casem said. “Earle didn’t have a predjudiced bone in […]
Leave it to Cooper Manning, the funniest human not doing standup for a living, for the best one-liner on the new Direct TV music video featuring his daddy and two younger brothers. “I was pretty amazed that my Dad wrote that song,” Coop deadpanned. “I mean, for a guy who only listens to Conway Twitty […]
