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Mangum knows his worth
By RICK CLEVELAND
Fri,06/15/18-11:13AM , 1,802 Reads
As we all know, Jake Mangum wasn’t selected in last week’s Major League Draft until the 32nd round – a fact that became all the more puzzling after Mangum spurred Mississippi State to a memorable NCAA Super Regional victory over Vanderbilt last weekend.
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Sports questions and answers
By RICK CLEVELAND
Wed,06/06/18-4:35PM , 1,580 Reads
The Answer Man returns with answers to many questions readers have asked in recent days...

Is Lebron James the best basketball player you’ve ever seen?

Presently, he is playing the best basketball I’ve ever seen played.

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People skills the key to success
By RICK CLEVELAND
Thu,05/31/18-10:54AM , 1,647 Reads
Mike Slive and I first met in 1995 when he had just been named the new commissioner of a brand new college sports league, Conference USA.

I introduced myself as a sports columnist from Mississippi, and, smiling, he responded, “I am Mike Slive and I am a recovering lawyer.”
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Cannon’s run made college football history
By RICK CLEVELAND
Fri,05/25/18-9:50AM , 1,651 Reads
Billy Cannon, who died at age 80 over the weekend, remains the answer to a most interesting trivia question:
What native Mississippian scored perhaps the most famous touchdown in college football history, one that still gets replayed countless times nearly 60 years after the deed was performed.
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