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Crooked Letter Sports

Crooked Letter Sports

By: Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland
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 Mississippi-centric sports talk and stories with Hall of Fame columnist Rick Cleveland and Scorebook Live senior reporter Tyler Cleveland. Produced in Jackson and made by Mississippians, for Mississippians.Copyright © 2025, Mississippi Today, All Rights Reserved. Politics & Government
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  • The Dog Days of Summer in sports...

    The Dog Days of Summer in sports...
    Aug 6 2025

    We are in that period of the sports calendar when baseball is winding down and football talk is heating up. The Clevelands discuss Saints pre-season camp, the college football preseason rankings, the lowly Atlanta Braves, and much more.
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    23 mins
  • Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi

    Former award-winning Clarion Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton joins the podcast to discuss the glory years of sports writing in Mississippi
    Jul 30 2025

    Rusty Hampton was the sports editor at the Clarion Ledger for 11 years and worked there for 25 years in two different stints. He talks about some of the highlights, including Mississippi State’s amazing run to the 1996 Final Four.

    Also discussed: a salute to Ryne Sandberg, the SEC preseason football poll, and Konnor Griffin, the newly elevated top prospect in professional baseball.
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    26 mins
  • Derrick Nix and Dexter McCluster both go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this Saturday night. “Two of the biggest hearts I have ever covered,” Rick Cleveland says. Nix joins the podcast to talk about their relationship and a whole lot more.

    Derrick Nix and Dexter McCluster both go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this Saturday night. “Two of the biggest hearts I have ever covered,” Rick Cleveland says. Nix joins the podcast to talk about their relationship and a whole lot more.
    Jul 23 2025

    Derrick Nix played much of his college football career, hindered by a life-threatening kidney problem that sapped his strength and ended his playing career prematurely. Dexter McCluster spent much of his career with coaches and talent evaluators telling him he was too small. Eventually, Nix became McCluster’s coach at Ole Miss. Saturday night, they go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame together.
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    27 mins
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