Ohr Joins Mississippi's Hall of Fame: Potter Joins Eudora Welty As Inductee
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By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 16--Biloxi potter George Ohr, who performed his magic on the potter's wheel at the turn of the 20th century, is now officially in Mississippi's Hall of Fame.
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Former Michigan star and major league pitcher Jim Abbott was one of 11 former players and coaches inducted Wednesday into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
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By Keith Lawrence, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 3--Wade Mainer brought the house down when he performed at the River of Music Party's Legends Night in 2005.   He was 98 then.
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Emmylou Harris, right, Tom T. Hall, the Statler Brothers and Ernest Stoneman, who died in 1968, are bound for glory in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, The Associated Press reported. Their selection was announced on Tuesday; formal induction takes place later.
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Five-time American  League batting champion Wade Boggs, two-time NL batting champ  Willie McGee and former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell are  among 12 first-year candidates on the 2005 Baseball Hall of  Fame ballot.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - R.E.M. will perform three songs with   original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate its induction into the   Georgia Music Hall of Fame, to be held September 16 in Atlanta.
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By Peter B. Lord; Journal Environment Writer  To recognize those who have contributed to Rhode Island agriculture, the state Department of Environmental Management has created an Agricultural Hall of Fame and recently announced its first inductees to the hall.
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So when are pajamas worthy of a museum exhibit? When they belong to Hugh Hefner. The Playboy lothario was honored as the first inductee into the Erotic Museum of Hollywood's hall of fame for being "one of the most democratizing forces in sexuality in the last century," according to the museum.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sports Network) - Ontario Harper finished  with a career- high 17 points to lead 12th-ranked Mississippi  State to a 53-49 win over Fairfield in the Coaches versus  Cancer Classic at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.
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Goose Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame Tuesday.  Jim Rice and Andre Dawson fell short as did Mark McGwire who finished with just 128 votes -- the same total as last year.
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Add another item to the list of interesting political developments in Mississippi. Powerful Republican Sen. Trent Lott unexpectedly resigned. Then, Rep. Roger Wicker was appointed to succeed him, opening up Wicker's seat in the 1st District seat. Now, the race for Mississippi's 3rd district -- an open seat -- is taking shape.
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Irish rockers U2, R&amp;B singers The O'Jays and soul balladeer Percy Sledge are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the foundation's 20th annual induction ceremony next year, the organization announced Monday.
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Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson is inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
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Country star Vince Gill, singer and humorist Mel Tillis and television and radio personality Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Gene Hickerson, who blocked for three Hall of Fame running backs with the Cleveland Browns during his NFL career, and Detroit Lions tight end Charlie Sanders have been selected as senior committee finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Ticker) -- No. 19 Florida begins a road-heavy five-game stretch Saturday when it visit struggling Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State.
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Music from Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones are among new works inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.