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Another precinct heard from

Readers, we now bring you a report from Fester, our roving correspondent in Lower Louisiana. Fester was an eyeball witness to LSU's 31-13 victory over Mississippi State last Saturday at Death Valley. Fester called it "another disheartening coulda-shoulda-woulda effort (by the Bulldogs) ... It's just too bad that Jackie Sherrill has not been able to instill a spirit of competition amongst his Mississippi State troops who appear on the brink of another disaster. Even routine travel arrangements became a challenge for the forlorn Bulldogs, whose flight home was delayed while school and law enforcement officials searched for the AWOL Dontae Walker, who was ultimately located at the buffet table at Ryan's Steakhouse."

Sun/King 5K Run/Walk for Habitat

Remember the 3rd Annual Sun King 5K Run/Walk in memory of Ernest Davidson

Saturday, Oct.5, 2002, 8 a.m. Race will start and finish at St. James Episcopal Church This year' s event will benefit St. James' Habitat for Humanity projects.

Don't cry for Slash

The New Orleans Saints have been Mississippi's NFL team since they kicked off in 1967 (God help us). So much so that the Saints even have a ticket office in Jackson. And Saints games are on the radio on WJDX-620 AM. When WDBD switched from the Fox network to the WB in 2001, fans who wanted to watch the Saints on TV were largely left in the lurch. Of course, the Saints were so bad in the second half of last season that few people wanted to see them anyway. Talk about kicking it old style.

Air Belhaven

If you want some fresh air and entertaining football, check out Belhaven College sometime. The Blazers play Bethel (Tenn.) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Newell Field. The ancient stadium is on Riverside Drive behind Bailey Magnet School.

Hockey in Mississippi!?

I'll be honest: I still can't quite mesh hockey with my home state. And, truth be known, I have a hard time understanding the game even though I used to attend University of North Dakota games when they were No. 1. But it is an amazing clash of testosterone and graceful moves, so I'm in. I see that the Jackson Bandits' first game is Oct. 18. We've got to get out to support our home teams; buy your season tickets now at 352-PUCK. See http://www.thebandits.com for a full schedule.

Pigskin and Horsehide

Dr. S here with good news and bad news for college football fans. Good news: Ole Miss and Mississippi State both have pivotal SEC games on Saturday. Bad news: they're both going to lose. Remember folks, these predictions are for entertainment purposes only. So don't blame me …

Just call me Swami

Dr. S here with the results of this week's state college football scores, plus (what you reallly want to read) how I did on forecasting the games' results. I was 3-0 on picking winners and near-perfect on picking the scores. But remember, these picks are for entertainment purposes only ...

Skating into trouble

From Oxford come reports that two Ole Miss basketball players were arrested last week after a confrontation with Lafayette County sheriff's deputies outside of an Oxford skating rink. Provine High grad Justin Reed, the team's top scorer and rebounder last year faces a misdemeanor charge of simple assault. Emmanuel Wade, the Rebel's sixth man, was charged with felony assault and resisting arrest after he was accused of hitting a deputy. If convicted, Wade could get five years in prison.

Welcome Bloggers

Stay tuned. And now, for our fearless football preview ...

Welcome to the JFP Sports Blog. I'm your host, Dr. S. Let's get things started with ... the Jackie Sherrill Watch. How much longer will the Prince of Darkness reign in StarkVegas? One sports writer (for a newspaper outside of Jackson) said, "I don't think it's going to end well for Jackie." He points out that even if State wins eight or nine games (a most unlikely event), Sherrill still might get fired if the NCAA brings the hammer down on State. "When there's that much smoke, you figure there has to be some fire," the scribe says.

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