Sports

2013 JFP Preseason Top 25

This year's poll begins as it has the last two years, with the Alabama Crimson Tide on top. Alabama is looking for its third-straight title and its fourth title in five years.

Rule Changes in 2013

The NCAA approved three rule changes that could cost your college football team a win this season.

JFP 2013 College Football Preview: On the Grid: Bryan Flynn’s Sophisticated Wild-Ass Guesses

This year, Mississippi teams are either building on success or rebuilding. Three of Mississippi's big four universities are hoping to build on last season's success, and one university hopes the memories of a doomed 2012-13 campaign fade away quickly with a new coaching regime.

Pigskin POVs

As we enter another football season, it's time to reflect on the best and worst I've ever seen—in more years than I can count—of going to games and getting paid to write about what I observed.

The National Balance League

The NFL’s success is its philosophy, which is inherently communist.

High School Football

Starting tonight, central Mississippi will be filled with the sounds, smells and cheers of high-school football as Madison Central kicks off against Brandon at 7 p.m. to begin the 2013 season.

Jackson Sports: Sweetness and More

My assignment: Tell you what a prospective sports fan needs to know about Jackson. My response: Gladly.

Get Biking

One of the best ways to meet people in the Jackson area is by getting involved with the biking community. Here are several bike-related opportunities available around town.

Goodbye to the BCS

College football fans only have to wait one more year for the playoff they have screamed for to arrive. This will be the final year of the much-maligned Bowl Championship Series.

Preseason Thoughts

The first week of the NFL preseason is in the books and, man, it is good to have football back—even if the games don't count and many of the names we see on the field won't be there in September.

Football!

Sunday, Aug. 4, 10.1 million viewers tuned in to watch the Hall of Fame game between the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, a game in which most of the Cowboys stars didn't play, NBC reported.

Pro Bowl Changes

Even as it continues to grow as a ratings giant and America's most-watched sporting league, the NFL still isn't afraid to tinker around with its product.

2013 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class

This Friday and Saturday, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame will induct the 2013 Hall of Fame Class, which includes Bill Buckner, Jimmy Giles, Gerald Glass, Earnest Larry "Doc" Harrington, Langston Rogers and Michael Rubenstein.

Cheaters Should Never Win

Last week, Major League Baseball suspended Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Braun already got out of another positive PED test on a technicality last year.

New Orleans Saints Training Camp

The road to Super Bowl XLVIII begins today for the New Orleans Saints, as the team begins to put the turmoil of last season behind it.

Blogs