Person of the Day
Lafayette Stribling
One of Mississippi's best basketball minds hangs up his whistle this week, after more than 50 years of coaching.
Sports
Marathon Wins for MSU, Losses for USM
Last week was pretty successful for college football teams in Mississippi.
Bryan's Rant
A Championship Team
Mississippi State has handled every obstacle laid in front of it on the football field this season.
Sports
JFP Top 25: Week 9
October separates the contenders from the pretenders in college football. West Virginia has been proven a pretender, and the Florida Gators have shown they are contenders.
Person of the Day
Team of the Day: Mississippi State Football Team
Mississippi State fans are partying like it's 1999. That's because the Bulldogs are off to their best start since winning eight straight games to start the 1999 season.
Bryan's Rant
Still a Chance for a Saints Superbowl?
There wasn't even enough time to bask in the win against San Diego before thoughts turned to the New Orleans Saints' playoff hopes.
Sports
JFP Top 25: Week 8
October has provided two straight weeks of upsets in the top ten of the Top 25 teams.
Sports
Solid Weekend for Four-Year Schools
It wasn't a perfect weekend for four-year college-football programs in Mississippi, but it was darn close.
Person of the Day
Jack Carlisle
Legendary football coach Jack Carlisle will be the subject of the first annual Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Roast this Tuesday, Oct. 16.
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Players of the Day: Jackson State Rushers
Sports are normally a bottom-line business, and that bottom line is: Did you win or did you lose? But sometimes, even in defeat, recognition should be given to a special …
The Right Call
Anyone who was watching the Atlanta Braves face the St. Louis Cardinals in a one-game wild card playoff on Friday night knows what I am talking about.
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Plenty of sports to keep you warm as the temperatures begin to drop.
Sports
JFP Top 25: Week 7
I deemed last Saturday as “Showdown Saturday,” and it didn’t disappoint with top 25 teams dropping like flies.
Sports
Triumph and Tragedy at the Halfway Point
At the midway point of the college football season, some fan bases want the season to never end (mainly in Starkville), while others can't wait for it to be over …
Person of the Day
Brandon Bolden and Stevan Ridley
One of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.
Sports
Streaking Bad
This last week’s theme for college football in Mississippi is all about streaks: Some bad ones continued and a few hot ones remained.
‘Croom’ Worth a Watch
If you missed “SEC Storied: Croom” about former Mississippi State Head Coach Sylvester Croom, try to find it on again or on demand.
Sports
JFP Top 25: Week 5
Another undefeated team lost last week, when Stanford went down to Washington.
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Persons of the Day: Belhaven Football Team
Heading into last Saturday's game, the Belhaven football team didn't have much to cheer for at 0-3.
The Best In Spors In 7 Days
No one in this country has become bigger whipping boys than the NFL replacement officials.
Bryan's Rant
Saints’ Woes
Last season the Saints went 9-0 at the Superdome. This season, they are 0-2 at home after a 27-24 overtime loss to the hapless Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Sports
Tough Weekend for Miss. Teams
It was a tough weekend overall for Mississippi college football teams.
Sports
JFP Top 25: Week 4
Another week of college football and another week of teams losing in the JFP top 25.
Person of the Day
Clayton Moore
Jackson State University quarterback Clayton Moore put on one of the most outstanding performances of the young college football season last Saturday.
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
We ranked Mississippi State in the JFP Top 25 a week before the national media figured out that the Bulldogs are for real. Once again, we are ahead of the …
Sports
Capital Sports
The Jackson sports landscape in the capital city and surrounding areas has changed a lot since the JFP was born 10 years ago.
Bryan's Rant
Open That Defense
Last football season, late in the year, I wrote about the Denver Broncos offense under Tim Tebow.
JFP Top 25: Week 3
It was another shakeup weekend. While Alabama and LSU proved again that they are the best in college football, other top teams fell.
Person of the Day
Keith Villafranco
Mississippi College entered its game against Webber International needing a win after losing the season opener to Millsaps. The Choctaws got a superb effort from junior defensive back Keith Villafranco.
Heads Up, Tacklers
Football is a tough game. I should know: Even though I played for only six or seven years, I have more days than I would like to count where my …
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Football is in full swing, and Major League Baseball reaches the home stretch. With cooler air, the sports world is going into full motion.
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Team of the Day: Millsaps Majors
Tropical Storm Isaac affected college football games all over Mississippi last week. One of those games was the Backyard Brawl between the Millsaps Majors and Mississippi College Choctaws.
JFP Top 25: Week 2
Alabama made the biggest statement of the weekend laying the smackdown to Michigan in Dallas.
A New Low Standard
This week the National Collegiate Athletic Association decided that the University of North Carolina will not face an NCAA investigation over potential academic issues.
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
The youth movement is in full effect in the NFL. With Russell Wilson starting for the Seattle Seahawks, 10 of 32 teams are starting a rookie or second-year quarterback.
Doughnuts Anyone?
It has been a tough off-season for college football. The never-ending Penn State scandal continues to make headlines, and North Carolina's academic scandal gets bigger.
Person of the Day
Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton has been tearing up base paths all season long in minor-league baseball.
2012 Games of the Week
In a perfect world, I would traverse the country watching the biggest college football games each week.
Sports
2012 JFP Top 25
The Jackson Free Press College Football Poll returns for a second year. This year begins just like last year ended—with Alabama atop the poll followed by LSU in second.
Sports
Conerly Hopefuls 2012
After the 2012 season ends, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame will award the Conerly Trophy to one player from a four-year university or college as the best college football …
Sports
Missing Starting QBs
In 1997, singer Paula Cole asked "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone." Well, I am sure top men are working on finding out the answer to what could be the …
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
College football starts in a week. Tigers, Eagles, Bulldogs, Rebels and more will spend their nights dreaming about historic seasons.
Football
Not Better, Just Regular
Watching the last two weeks of preseason games, I have decided that NFL fans have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, had the wool pulled over their eyes ... well, you get the …
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JFP 2012 College Football Preview
There seem to be more questions than answers heading into the 2012 college football season for Mississippi teams.
Person of the Day
Anaso Jobodwana
Jackson State University welcomed back one of its Olympians yesterday.
Bryan's Rant
One for the Ladies
With the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic games, finally the twitter complaints about tape delays and spoilers can end.
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Congratulations to all the Olympians from (or with ties to) Mississippi. You were all classy, no matter if you won or lost, earned a medal or didn't.
Person of the Day
Joey Brinson and Ryan Estep
Starting August 29, another group of athletes will travel to London to compete without television coverage, hordes of journalists or nightly medal counts.
The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
The best part of the Olympics is how they inspire a new generation of kids.
