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Friday's Starting Five

This weekend's highlights: Mississippi State baseball begins a new era. ... Ole Miss marks 100 years of basketball. ... It's the best time of year in high school basketball.

Thursday's Starting Five

Wednesday's highlights: Mississippi State and Ole Miss win. ... Oil Can Boyd wants to make a comeback at age 49.

Wednesday's Starting Five

Tuesday's highlights: The Saints cut loose Deuce. ... The Majors mash MC. ... USM ends five-game losing streak.

Saints Release Deuce

It seems not even professional football is immune to the economy.

Earlier today, the Associated Press announced that the New Orleans Saints have released running back Deuce McAllister "in a move that reduced the team's payroll as free agency approaches."

Tuesday's Starting Five

Monday's highlights: Damion Fletcher makes history the wrong way. Jackson State wins seventh straight.

Southern Miss Players Arrested

Police arrested two University of Southern Mississippi football players Sunday night in Hattiesburg, according to an AP report appearing on the Sports Illustrated Web site.

Monday Sports Report

Sunday's highlights: Southern Miss women lead C-USA. Murrah's Mo Williams thrilled to be an All-Star.

NBA: Monta Ellis To Return

Lanier High alum Monta Ellis is scheduled to make his season debut for Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

NFL: Jets Catfight (And Brett Favre Isn't Involved)

Is this what Elvis mean by "burning love"?

NFL: Eli, From Hero To Zero

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is not the toast of the town in New York today.

College Football; Instant Replay, Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34

Ole Miss shocked much of the college football world by whipping Texas Tech 47-34 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

Ole Miss Upsets Texas Tech in Cotton Bowl

In a surprise performance capped by 81 total points scored, Ole Miss rolled over Texas Tech in part due to big plays on defense, including an interception returned for a touchdown and a safety against Tech.

NFL: Jets Hate Favre

Many of Brett Favre's New York Jets teammates apparently don't want the diva quarterback to return in 2009.

College Bowl Preview

Among the many sins of Bowl Championship Series is the fact that the BCS renders all but one bowl game meaningless, unless you have a rooting interest in one of the teams. Doctor S still watches many of the gamesit's his job, after allbut it's just not as much fun as it was back in the pre-BCS days.

College Football: USM Wins New Orleans Bowl

Southern Miss defeats Troy, 30-27, in overtime in the New Orleans Bowl.

It seems not even professional football is immune to the economy.

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