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For the Love of the Game

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For the Love of the Game

2026 College Football Preview

By Dale McKee August 2026

Sports writer Dale McKee gives his insight on Mississippi college football for 2026.

Brian Dozier action shot, catching a baseball in his Southern Miss baseball uniform
For the Love of the Game

Brian Dozier: from golf swing to MLB homers

By Dale McKee May 2026

Brian Dozier’s baseball story is a tale of one golf swing fulfilling a dream from youth. 

Mike Necaise shooting a basketball in his William Carey College uniform
For the Love of the Game

Mike Necaise was a college basketball superstar

By by Dale McKee February 2026

In the 1960s, the southern part of our state produced several big-time college basketball players.

Black and white photo, John Stroud in an Ole Miss jersey shooting a layup in a game agains Georgia (1970s)
For the Love of the Game

John Staud: a Mississippi basketball legend

By Dale McKee November 2025

John Stroud was destined to become an All-American basketball player. 

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For the Love of the Game

2025 College Football Preview

By Dale McKee August 2025

Predicting the future is tricky for any subject, but especially for sports.

a woman interviewing a man, with the man speaking into a tape recorder, they both sitting in the press box of a baseball stadium, the field in view of the background
For the Love of the Game

Ben Ingram: Talking Your Way Into MLB

By Dale McKee February 2025

All young boys playing baseball in the backyard with their buddies dream of playing major league baseball.

a coach sits at a microphone in front of a backdrop of NCAA logos
For the Love of the Game

Richard Williams and the Bulldogs’ Magical Season

By Dale McKee November 2024

College basketball season in Mississippi begins this month, and most teams and their fans have high hopes for the season.

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For the Love of the Game

College Football Season is here!

By Dale McKee August 2024

Several major questions will be answered as we enter the 2024 college football season.

Two sports announcers sitting side by side, wearing headphones commentating on a game.
For the Love of the Game

John Cox: Life of a play-by-play man

By Dale McKee May 2024

Middletown, Ohio, is more than 700 miles away from Hattiesburg.

A head basketball coach addresses his team out of frame.
For the Love of the Game

From a cotton farm to SEC Coach of the Year

By Dale McKee February 2024

Van Chancellor’s roots are cemented deep in the rural community of Nanih Waiya in Winston County.

vintage photo of a football player in a running pose
For the Love of the Game

From Ole Miss Hall of Famer to Rebel Radio Analyst

By Dale McKee November 2023

Harry Harrison was the hometown hero of Bay Springs when he was growing up in the late 1960s.

Black and white vintage photo of a football player, number 88, making a diving catch for the football.
For the Love of the Game

From Meridian to High School to Bear Bryant, and beyond

By Dale McKee August 2023

George Ranager loves football.

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