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Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today’s sports columnist, was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in August 2017, joining many of the sports figures he has written about in 50-plus years covering Mississippi sports. He has been honored as Mississippi Sportswriter of the Year a record 10 times by the National Sports Media Foundation. Rick was executive director and historian of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and sports editor of The Clarion-Ledger before joining Mississippi Today. Reach Rick at [email protected]
Counting what he gets from Colorado, Mike MacIntyre will make more than $3 million per year for the next three years as defensive coordinator at Ole Miss, where the legendary John Vaught made a top salary of $27,500.
Pascagoula’s Calvin Huey made so much history at Navy and in the Army-Navy game, but he never bragged about it.
Mississippi author and the 41st president of the United States developed a bond over sports and books during a kinder and gentler time in America.
The Green Wave, as sound fundamentally as you will find in high school football, has now won three straight state championships, five in 12 years under Chris Chambless.
Did you ever see a 272-pound tailback in Class 2A football? Meet Hydee Barlow, the MVP of Scott Central’s 21-7 victory over Taylorsville.
We thought 69-year-old M.C. Miller had closed out his 45-year career with a State Championship victory. Then, we found maybe Louisville’s 25-20 victory over Poplarville won’t be Miller’s last.
Horn Lake, with dazzling speed wins Class 6A Championship, its first ever, in what amounted to a road game.
The nation’s longest high school football winning streak comes to end as Hollandale Simmons falls to Nanih Waiya 21-18.
Water Valley outlasts Seminary for State 3A Championship in the first of six games that will determine state champions at The Rock in Hattiesburg.
Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, the 2018 C Spire Conerly Trophy winner, has made the most of his much-publicized second chance.
The storied Egg Bowl rivalry has included many a brawl, and Mississippi State’s 35-3 victory over Ole Miss Thursday night added another chapter to both the football and the fighting.
This year’s Kent Hull Trophy winner is a center from the Mississippi Delta, just like the award’s namesake.
John “Kayo” Dottley ran for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns for Ole Miss in 1949. Amazingly, both are still records.
Tony Hughes has a track record of successfully recruiting Mississippi football players. Now, Hughes is a free agent and don’t be surprised if he becomes heavily recruited himself.
The biggest challenge for documentary on Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium faced was how to capture so many heroes, so much drama in under 60 minutes.