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Round One of True South Classic Postponed Due to Weather

If you ever want to break a drought in Mississippi, just hold a PGA golf tournament. No matter the location, time of year or name of the tournament. Rain seems to find its way into the storyline. This year is no exception with rain interrupting play in the opening round …

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Play in Round Two of True South Classic Suspended Due to Darkness

Play has been suspended in the True South Classic with round two still under way. Round one was delayed by rain on Thursday and a brief bit of rain slowed play on Friday making it harder to finish the first round and get the full second round done in the …

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Brett Favre is Coming Back to Football.......

Favre watch is never over. The former NFL quarterback has been in the news quite a bit this week. In an interview with Deion Sanders, Favre spent time discussing how he doesn't need his jersey retired in Green Bay to validate his career and that he played in 2010 for, …

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True South Classic Still Behind Because of Morning Rain Delay

The True South Classic has battled rain every day of the tournament. Saturday was no exception with early morning showers holding up players from finishing the second round and starting the third round. Players finished the second round late in the afternoon with 3-under being the cutline. There was not …

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Scott Stallings Wins the 2012 True South Classic

Needing to finish the third round and start the fourth round, rain finally stayed away from the True South Classic. The tournament had been hit by rain on the first three days causing delays from the weather. Rain and delays couldn’t slow down Scott Stallings who won shooting 24-under for …

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NCAA Has Opened Pandora's Box Even If They Don't Want to Admit It

This morning the NCAA came down hard on Penn State in an unprecedented action not involving infractions of NCAA rules. Penn State was hit with a four year bowl ban, $60 million fine and a reduction of 10 initial scholarships and 20 scholarships for the next four years. Also 111 …

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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Open London Games With A Win

The opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics haven’t even taken place but there has already been some early Olympic excitement. France put a scare in the USA women’s soccer team early today in Glasgow, Scotland. Things didn’t look good for the U.S. women early, who are seeking to win …

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Which Teams do You Think Should be Included in the JFP College Football Top 25?

College football is less than 40 days away. That means it is time for the second year of the JFP College Football Top 25 poll. So who should be in the first poll of the season? Which teams do you think will make the most noise in the 2012 season? …

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USA Ties China for Most Overall Olympic Medals

China (9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) started fast but the United States (5 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze) has finally caught the Chinese in total medals. Both countries have 17 total medals after three days of competition. China leads every country with the most gold medals with nine. The …

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet is the Question for London 2012

There might not be a bigger lasting complaint about the London 2012 Olympics than results getting posted early for events NBC is delaying to show later in the night. Tape delay in 2012 seems laughable if you cover sports all day like I do. London is the first Olympics where …

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USA Leads the Medal Count as Olympics Round the Turn into the Final Week

As the Olympics round the turn into the final week; this mega two week spectacle finally moves to track and field. The United States finally moved to the top of the leaderboard in overall medals as well. U.S. swimmers, American’s first gold in Judo for a man or woman, women’s …

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Five Key Saints Questions to Watch During the Hall of Fame Game

Football returns on Sunday with the Hall of Fame game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. The Saints finally get to play football after a tremulous offseason that included a prolonged contract dispute with quarterback Drew Brees and the bounty gate scandal. This game will be the first …

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Saints defeat Cardinals 17-10 in the Hall of Fame Game

Football is back. After an offseason where player activity has made more news than player signings, the New Orleans Saints getting back on the playing field meant more -- after one of harshest punishments ever given to an NFL franchise in the wake of "bounty gate." In the NFL Hall …

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History will be made Thursday Night in Green Bay vs San Diego Preseason Game

The NFL confirmed today that for the first time in history a woman will officiate a NFL game. On Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers meet the San Diego Chargers, Shannon Eastin will make history. Eastin has officiated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games in the past. She has won six …

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Saints Fall 7-6 to Patriots as Defense Rules the Night

After the Hall of Fame game, the New Orleans Saints spent the week holding joint practices with the New England Patriots before their preseason game. Those joint practices might have allowed both teams’ defense to dominate during the game. The game started with the Saints losing the coin toss and …

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Friday Night Lights Help From JFP Nation

I woke up this morning with cool breeze in the air and I couldn’t help but reminded of how close high school football is to starting. Several teams are traveling across the state tonight to participate in jamborees before the season kicks off next week. Since the other local paper …

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U.S. Leads the World in Total Medals & Gold Medals After London Games End

The Summer Olympics are over for the next four years. In two years, the Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia. We won’t see the summer games against until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Every nation will have to wait four more years to catch up to the United …

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What to Watch for Tonight in Saints and Jaguars Game

Tonight, WUFX (local station known as “My 35”) will carry the New Orleans Saints against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a pregame show starting a 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7 p.m. The Saints come into the game with a 1-1 record in the preseason. New Orleans defeated the Arizona Cardinals …

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Jaguars Nip Saints, 27-24, in a Wild Finish

It was not a good night for the New Orleans Saints or the replacement officials calling the game tonight. The Saints defense struggled against second year quarterback Blaine Gabbert and the Jacksonville Jaguars first string offense. Jacksonville won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Jaguars opened the game …

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Former Madison Central Star Tobias Singleton Leaves Ole Miss For Jackson State

On Wednesday of last week (Aug 15) Ole Miss announced sophomore wide receiver Tobias Singleton had left the program. The former four star recruit from Madison Central was one of the big pieces of former Ole Miss Houston Nutt’s last recruiting class. The Rebels have lost Singleton and highly sought …