Jackson, Miss. small forward Mario Kegler (Callaway High School/Arlington Country Day School) is the No. 36 ranked recruit in the latest ESPN.com Top 100.
Germantown High School cornerback Nigel Knott is No. 46 in the ESPN.com Top 300 for football.
Sixteen-year-old Jackson Academy golfer Wilson Furr won the 100th Mississippi State Amateur, which was June 19-21 at the Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive, 601-956-1411). Furr is the youngest ever winner of the event.
Former Jackson State University golfer Tim O'Neal played in his first U.S. Open June 18-21 at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. O'Neal shot 74-73 and missed the cut.
The Mississippi Braves return to Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl, 601-932-8788) June 25-29 for a five-game series with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
The Medicomp 7 on 7 tournament for high-school football will be June 27-28 at Liberty Park (810 Madison Ave., Madison). More than 30 teams from Mississippi and Louisiana will compete. Area schools include Madison Central High School, Brandon High School, Northwest Rankin High School, Forest Hill High School, Jackson Preparatory School, Clinton High School, Murrah High School and Provine High School.
Hinds Community College will host a youth golf clinic for ages 6-18 July 7-10 at Eagle Ridge Golf Course (1500 Raymond Lake Road, Raymond) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for $150, which includes lunch. For more information, call 601-857-5993.
The 2015 NBA Draft tips off June 25 on ESPN at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The U.S. Women's National Team will battle China in the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Friday, June 26.
ESPN Radio's popular afternoon show "SVP and Russillo" became "The Russillo Show" this week with Scott Van Pelt's move to late-night sports television. Hear the new incarnation from 1 to 4 p.m. on ESPN 105.9 FM.
The NBA free agent signing period opens July 8. Where will Jackson legends Monta Ellis and Mo Williams land?
Jon Wiener is the host and producer of "Home Cookin'" on ESPN 105.9 FM The Zone. He has a bachelor's degree in English and master's degree in broadcast journalism.
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