Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has authored four books and has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year.
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‘Old school’ Jeff Brantley loves baseball’s pitch clock. And why not?
Jeff “Cowboy” Brantley, the former Mississippi State and MLB pitching great, is a baseball traditionalist who loves the pitch clock.
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When coach becomes cheerleader, and a sad day turns joyful
His own team had lost a state championship game earlier in the day. But later that night, he couldn’t have been happier while watching his friend reach the pinnacle of Mississippi high school basketball.
Amid 19 walks and 6 hit batsmen, State claims 10-9 win over USM
Mississippi State baseball defeated Southern Miss 10-9 in a less-than-crisp game in Pearl on Tuesday night.
Norris Ashley: You may not have known him, but think ‘Hoosiers’
Norris Ashley died last week, and, sadly, many readers will not know of him. You should. He was a high school coach, a truly great one, for Ingomar Attendance Center in Union County.
College baseball is back, so whose turn is it in Mississippi?
At long last, college baseball is back. Mississippi boasts the last two national champions, and expectations for the state’s three Division I teams are sky-high. Columnist Rick Cleveland previews the season.
Should penalty decide Super Bowl? In this case, there was no doubt
Perhaps the most Mississippi-centric Super Bowl is history, and Rick Cleveland shares his thoughts on the Chiefs’ thrill-packed victory over the Eagles.
College basketball’s Lazarus? Look no farther than Southern Miss
A raucous crowd of 8,097 at Green Coliseum — the first sellout in 14 years here — watched one of Southern Miss’ best wins in program history.
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