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(Ran originally in Sunday 9-8-2019 editions of The Times and The News-Star.) You wouldn’t know it by the temperature this week…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers There are years in which I watch every second of the HBO series Hard Knocks and…

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By TEDDY ALLEN/Designated Writers Something happened Saturday night that hasn’t happened in a long time: I enjoyed watching an LSU game….

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers The Designated Writers co-founder extolled the virtues of mac & cheese in his latest offering to…

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By TEDDY ALLEN/Designated Writers Designated Writers is in no way affiliated with Chick-Fil-A other than we are pro-chicken. Have always been…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers Players Weekend in Major League Baseball is over and there was plenty of good and bad…

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Originally ran in Sunday editions of The Times and The News-Star Sunday, August 25. She’s still standing there, a ghost of…

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By TEDDY ALLEN/Designated Writers GET YOUR BUDDY BOWL T-SHIRT (DEADLINE MONDAY) Never did DW think the day would come when our…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers The pre-season college football AP poll is out for all to spent time grinding over, analyzing…

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