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Donald Driver

The Green Bay Packers drafted 24 wide receivers before selecting Donald Driver with the 213th pick of the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft.

Around the country, especially in California and Texas, flag football leagues have grown in popularity over the last few years. High-school and college programs travel the country playing seven-on-seven flag football.

Too Big, Too Strong, Too Fast?

Do fans and media really want to know how the players in American's favorite sport get bigger, stronger and faster at an advanced pace?

The Slate

Danica Patrick will make more history this weekend, when she becomes the first woman to ever start from the pole position at the Super Bowl of NASCAR racing, the Dayton 500.

JSU Indoor Track team

This past weekend at the 2013 SWAC indoor Track Championship in Birmingham, Ala., the Jackson State Tigers men's track team ended the meet in fourth place, but they managed to provide some fireworks along the way.

JFP 2012 College Football Preview

There seem to be more questions than answers heading into the 2012 college football season for Mississippi teams.

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 idea.

[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.

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 biggest question of our time.

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 player in Mississippi.

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.

2012 Games of the Week

In a perfect world, I would traverse the country watching the biggest college football games each week.

Billy Hamilton

Billy Hamilton has been tearing up base paths all season long in minor-league baseball.

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.

The Saints: A Preview

This promises to be an interesting season for the New Orleans Saints.

[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.