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February 25, 2009
Meyer, Belichick building a Gainesville-to-Foxborough pipeline?
Meyer, Belichick building a Gainesville-to-Foxborough pipeline? The Florida Gators aren’t just national champions, they may become a feeder program for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for the 2009 season. It’s no secret that Belichick and Urban Meyer are good friends. Meyer has attended Patriots practices in Foxborough, while Belichick has been a guest…
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February 25, 2009
Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed Into Pointless Majors?
Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed Into Pointless Majors? A talented football player heads to college with a dream to play professionally. He believes if he shows his best on the field, by the time he completes his NCAA eligibility, he will be drafted into the NFL. But the reality is that only 1.8 percent…
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February 25, 2009
Guest Columnist: Should we privatize big-time college athletics?
Guest Columnist: Should we privatize big-time college athletics? Academics or athletics? That is the historic question big-time state universities must address. Athletes are exploited; admission standards corrupted and taxpayer resources diverted. The NCAA plays catch-up with its regulations while recently giving an OK for colleges to contact prospects in grammar school! The general public seems…
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February 25, 2009
Golden Eagles bash UNO, 13-5
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090224/SPORTS030104/90224033/-1/frontpagetabmodule-1M HATTIESBURG — Catcher Travis Graves homered, doubled and drove in four runs tonight at Pete Taylor Park, helping Southern Miss beat New Orleans 13-5 and improve its record to 4-0 in the young baseball season. J.R. Ballinger (1-0) allowed five hits and one earned run in six hittings to get the win. Bo Davis…
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February 25, 2009
LSU Tigers top Florida to claim at least a share of the Southeastern Conference crown
http://blog.nola.com/lsusports/2009/02/lsu_tigers_top_florida_to_clai.html BATON ROUGE — LSU held the last parade on Fat Tuesday, and the reward was no mere handful of beads. The No. 18-ranked Tigers waltzed off the Pete Maravich Assembly Center court with a most unlikely share of the SEC title by knocking off Florida 81-75 before a crowd of 13,345, the largest of…
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February 25, 2009
Leach returns to rebuild most of the Red Raider offense
Leach returns to rebuild most of the Red Raider offense So the sun set in Lubbock last Friday on a new contract between Texas Tech and the captain of their football pirate ship, Mike Leach. The focus of Red Raider faithful now settles onto analysis of what players return to the team after a 2008…
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February 25, 2009
Harrell’s Folly: Spread O in the NFL
Harrell’s Folly: Spread O in the NFL From Andre Ware to Alex Smith, the NCAA has been throwing system quarterbacks in pass-heavy, shotgun schemes to the NFL for decades, and the NFL has been chewing them up and spitting them back out the whole time. While the college ranks can support formations in which five-receiver…
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February 24, 2009
Tigers’ focus on Gators
http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/featured/40205682.html LSU can add a twist to the state’s Mardi Gras party today by beating Florida to clinch a share of the Southeastern Conference championship. But the celebrating part is not something LSU is preparing for. “You can’t practice happiness,” coach Trent Johnson said. So if there’s a celebratory mood after a win tonight, Johnson…
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February 24, 2009
Big time college athletics: A dangerous American obsession
Big time college athletics: A dangerous American obsession Once again, big time college athletics is under scrutiny for its corruption of the historic mission of the university and for exploitation of student-athletes. A recent investigation done by Mike Knobler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed huge gaps and special admission procedures for top football and basketball…
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February 24, 2009
Crazy salaries of athletes are examples of ‘who-do’ economics
Crazy salaries of athletes are examples of ‘who-do’ economics The crazy money athletes make has long been a sore spot with fans. Now it feels more like an open wound. The economy stinks. A culture of greed has come back to bite us. And nobody does greed like jocks, right? Wrong. We’ve seen that jocks…
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February 24, 2009
Five questions facing the Florida Gators
Five questions facing the Florida Gators QUESTION: How can the Gators possibly replace receiver Percy Harvin? ANSWER: The Gators’ offense will undergo a slight change this spring with the loss of Harvin, who declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft shortly after UF won the Bowl Championship Series national title. Harvin’s unique skill set allowed…
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February 24, 2009
Give these coaches a call to fix the world’s problems
Give these coaches a call to fix the world’s problems First came the call. Next, he requested permission from two of his bosses at Northwestern University. And then, as suddenly as a pick-six on the field, Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald owned a seat on an Illinois ethics panel designed to reform what’s arguably the nation’s…
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December 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 18, 2025
Treasurer’s office wants to help families save for college
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December 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 18, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 18, 2025
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
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Alistair Begg
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December 18, 2025
A great lie about the Christian life
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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