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Mississippi athletes will be able to earn money for likeness

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — College athletes in Mississippi will soon be able to earn money from their own name, image or likeness. Gov. Tate Reeves signed Senate Bill 2313, also known as the “Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act” on Friday.…

NCAA Baseball: Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss

For the better part of a month, maybe longer, the Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball teams have been trading places in the top 10, finally ready to settle the score in a head-to-head three-game series. Fourth ranked Bulldogs hosting…

PRCC football concludes spring in dramatic fashion

When given the choice would you rather have a big juicy steak or a hot dog? The winner of today’s spring football game at Pearl River Community College got to choose the same thing. The game was broken down into…

George County alum Justin Steele impresses in MLB debut

They say there’s a first time for everything and George County alum Justin Steele can now say that about his Major League Baseball career. The former Rebel made his Chicago Cubs debut against the Milwaukee Brewers, throwing a scoreless inning…

PRCC soccer calls game twice in overtime

In the midst of a global pandemic, Mississippi junior colleges might have found a way to play football in the fall, but soccer had to wait until the spring. If anything has ever been worth the wait, it was yesterday’s…

NCAA Baseball: Ole Miss vs. Austin Peay

Sixth ranked Ole Miss playing host to Austin Peay in what turned out to be a glorified tune-up game before heading to Starkville this weekend. Ole Miss-13 Austin Peay-1 Mississippi State-18 Arkansas State- 10

NCAA Baseball: Southern Miss vs. South Alabama

The Southern Miss baseball team has won seven conference games in a row, but the Golden Eagles can’t seem to figure out South Alabama. They lost each of their first two games to the Jaguars and tonight’s outcome wasn’t much…

Gulfport Splits with West Harrison in Doubleheader

Due to the stormy weekend forecast, the Admirals and Hurricanes faced off in a two-game series Thursday evening at the Herb. In Game 1, pitchers Josh Lee and Baylor Ormes combined for a 3-hitter to defeat West Harrison, 3-0. Hurricanes…

Christian Balcer Breaks Another State Record

Some exciting news from one of our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week alumni, East Central’s Christian Balcer broke yet another state record. Balcer ran a 9:13.11 3200 meter run in the Hornets’ district championship meet Thursday. The Mississippi college…

MACCC South Baseball: MGCCC vs. Jones College

On the diamond, Mississippi Gulf Coast baseball playing host to Jones College in a Thursday double-header, pushed back from Tuesday due to all that rain. Jones wins game one 10-8. Bulldogs walk it off in game two, two-run homer in…