Jake McElroy pitched a no-hitter for Northeast Lauderdale as the Trojans defeated Leake Central 11-1 in Friday night prep baseball action.

Lanie Crawford spent countless hours playing soccer from when she was little all the way through high school.

Akira Causey went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and four runs scored for Southeast Lauderdale as the Lady Tigers blanked Meridian High School 10-0 in Thursday night prep fast-pitch action.

The Meridian Community College men’s soccer team showed its potential in a big early season contest, raising hopes of a successful spring season for the Eagles.

I’m a Carolina Panthers fan living smack-dab in the middle of New Orleans Saints territory. The story behind that fact has less to do with me than it does with the New Orleans Saints and a decision made by two little boys.

A.J. Walker stood out to Northeast Lauderdale football coach Maurice Gowdy both on and off the field.

Gavin Ricks was only an eighth grader when the Northeast Lauderdale boys track and field team won the MHSAA Class 4A state championship in 2019.

A year ago, Adam Hodges planned to be on his way to climb Mount Everest.

Mabry Eason didn’t even like softball at first. She was more interested in dancing, cheer and gymnastics.

Laser-focused as ever, Justin Chaney didn’t have time to celebrate win No. 400 too much when Newton County defeated Northwest Rankin 3-1 on Saturday, March 20.

Jarquez Hunter has another trophy to add to his case.

Clarkdale senior Lauren Lewis is seeing success both on the softball field and in the classroom.

I’ve written more columns in my life than I have freckles dotting my ever-aging face. Some are about sports, many are about family and life, while a few are about whatever happened to cross my mind when I sat down in front of the keyboard.

Quitman baseball coach Matt Boone has been hired as athletic director at Lamar.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have acquired infielder Orlando Arcia from the Milwaukee Brewers for right-handed pitchers Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel.

Lee Hill slashed his way back to another spectacular season.

After making the state semifinals last year, the Clarkdale boys soccer team wanted to accomplish even more this past winter.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have brought back relievers Carl Edwards Jr. and Jesse Biddle and signed former Gold Glove-winning infielder Yolmer Sanchez to minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals and Atlanta Braves will make up their game that was postponed Monday because of Washington's coronavirus outbreak as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A whole lot of stellar pitching and just enough hitting gave the Philadelphia Phillies a good start on their quest to dethrone the three-time NL East champion Atlanta Braves.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves looked a little patchwork in their second game of the season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler collected more hits than he allowed Saturday.

It was quite the comeback season for Ember Temple.

The Clarkdale girls soccer team entered the 2020-21 season with high expectations; the trick became fulfilling those expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was a different season than most, but Belhaven head football coach Blaine McCorkle is pleased with the results.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jean Segura kept running away from his teammates after his single drove in the winning run, sliding in the outfield beyond second base before letting them mob him.

The Augusta National Golf Club is about to once again become the center of the golfing universe.

Wade Pierce was at his future workplace Tuesday afternoon, introducing himself to players and faculty and getting a feel for the place at which he’s hoping to elevate the football program.

DeVonta Smith was there for quarterback Mac Jones once again, this time it was at Alabama's latest pro day.

All those missed free throws, an inability to play at its preferred pace and a UCLA team maximizing its potential combined to end second-seeded Alabama's season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. remembers the moment Mick Cronin introduced himself at UCLA, the new coach promising to restore the shine to the storied program by instilling a mental and physical toughness the team had never experienced.

Walker Swearingen pitched a complete game and was 3-for-3 at the plate for Clarkdale as the Bulldogs shut out Raleigh 16-0 in Friday night prep baseball action.

The Atlanta Braves optioned right-hander Bryse Wilson to their alternate training site on Friday for what is expected to be a brief stay.

CLEVELAND (AP) — New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested Thursday in his hometown of Cleveland on suspicion of possessing a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen, police said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried will make his first opening day start for the Atlanta Braves, getting the nod in the wake of two stellar seasons.

After helping the Newton girls basketball team reach the Final Four this year, senior Ja’Leah Hickmon will continue her basketball career at Jackson State.

Southeast Lauderdale has found its next head football coach.

Clarkdale’s Houston Wedgeworth has been providing his teammates with plenty of air conditioning so far this season.

It was one of those days. The bad luck started early that morning when I busted an old gobbler that had been schooling me all week off his roost. By midday, I was bone-tired and totally frustrated. It seemed as though I was putting out one fire after another at work, and by that afternoon I …

Before morphing into the Old Sports Dude, or even a relatively young one, I was Steve Saxon.