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Kemp Alderman celebrates after hitting the game-winning home run for Ole Miss against LSU Saturday afternoon. He is a native of Decatur and graduate of Newton County Academy. | Photo Courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics

Alderman makes most of opportunity

By Robbie Robertson, 3,763 Reads
Sun, 04/25/2021 - 07:52 PM

It’s been a whirlwind week for former Newton County Academy standout Kemp Alderman.

In just a week’s time, Alderman went from being a redshirt to the toast of Oxford.

On Tuesday, Alderman started in left field for Ole Miss in a win over Arkansas-Little Rock. Alderman went 1-for-4 in the game, getting his first collegiate hit.

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Brian Dozier will be at home on Opening Day and loves it

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 425 Reads
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 03:11 PM

Major League Baseball’s opening day is set for Thursday. All 30 big league teams will play, but for the first time in a decade Mississippian Brian Dozier will not.

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Brian Dozier hit 42 home runs in a season and earned a World Series ring, but his legacy may be that of the consummate teammate. Credit: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press

Brian Dozier will be at home on Opening Day and loves it

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 366 Reads
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 03:07 PM

Major League Baseball’s opening day is set for Thursday. All 30 big league teams will play, but for the first time in a decade Mississippian Brian Dozier will not.

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In a season of baseball excellence, we should recall the ‘Willie Ball’

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 1,892 Reads
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:37 AM

Ole Miss and Mississippi State baseball teams will enter the weekend ranked in the top five in the nation in various polls. Southern Miss is in the top 25 of RPI ratings. Jackson State is undefeated in the SWAC. Delta State remains a Division II power.

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Does college hoops get any better? How could it? Ben Howland, Kermit Davis agree.

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 561 Reads
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 03:27 PM

It’s Monday morning, more than 36 hours after the finish of Gonzaga’s remarkable NCAA Tournament victory over UCLA, and I still can’t quit thinking about it — about the absolute beauty of it. I am talking about the level of play, the competitiveness, the drama — all of it.

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As we move to the Final Four, let’s look at obvious NCAA selection bias

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 14,902 Reads
Fri, 04/02/2021 - 02:21 PM

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Brian Dozier will be at home on Opening Day and loves it

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 2,849 Reads
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 09:47 AM

Major League Baseball’s opening day is set for Thursday. All 30 big league teams will play, but for the first time in a decade Mississippian Brian Dozier will not.

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State painted Lexington, Ky., all maroon 25 years ago

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 501 Reads
Fri, 03/26/2021 - 02:51 PM

Twenty-five years ago this weekend, Mississippians by the thousands traveled to Lexington, Ky. Most wore maroon. They were there for a basketball tournament that turned into a wild celebration.

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Mississippi college baseball continues to flourish this spring

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 427 Reads
Wed, 03/24/2021 - 09:53 AM

Here’s the latest round of positive proof that Mississippi is, above all else, a baseball state:

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Breaking in a shiny new toy at the absolute best time of the year

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 314 Reads
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 03:43 PM

Below is a sports column from Rick Cleveland:

These are the first words I have typed on my shiny new laptop, and I am pretty pumped about it. It arrives, after all, at my favorite time of the sporting year.

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