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This was Britney Reese en route to Olympic Gold in London in 2012. Aug 8, Credit: Ole Miss sports

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Whether or not Reese wins gold, Mississippi’s long jump history is golden
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/02/21-10:12AM , 1,220 Reads 20,705 Statewide
Brittney Reese of Gulfport and Ole Miss goes for Olympic gold Monday in Tokyo, still another chapter in Mississippi’s long and rich history of long jumping excellence.
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Jack Carlisle, in 2012, before he was roasted by former players at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Credit: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

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RIP Jack Carlisle, who often won, and always did it his way
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/29/21-10:48AM , 1,342 Reads 23,352 Statewide
The first time Mike Dennis met Jack Carlisle was in the summer of 1961. Dennis – a remarkable running back nicknamed “Iron Mike” – was about to play his senior season at Murrah High School. Carlisle was the new Murrah head coach, a thin, wiry, man who wore thick glasses and walked with a decided limp.
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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

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Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,07/26/21-12:12PM , 2,021 Reads 27,167 Statewide
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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Ole Miss players warmup before their game Alabama in Oxford Saturday, September 15, 2018. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

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Bottom line on NIL issue? Players are about to share NCAA’s bounty
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,07/12/21-5:01PM , 2,052 Reads 31,562 Statewide
Below is a sports column by Rick Cleveland:

First thing first: This is not going to be the definitive essay on the name, image and likeness issue facing the big business of college athletics these days. It doesn’t claim to be.

That essay does not yet exist. There are too many unknowns, too much still to be decided.
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