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Eli Manning to announce retirement

One of the best to ever put on an Ole Miss football uniform, best known for knocking off Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in two Super Bowls, is calling it quits. It is the end of an era…

Mike Guerrero returning as Shuckers manager

Bringing Mike Guerrero back to the Gulf Coast is becoming standard procedure for the Biloxi Shuckers who announced today that the veteran manager will be returning for a fifth season with the club. Under his watch, the Shuckers have set…

Pete Taylor Park gets synthetic surface

Up in Hattiesburg, the Pete Taylor Park facelift is complete. The Southern Miss baseball program is now home to a synthetic turf field, permanently replacing the natural grass. The project took less than three months to complete just in time…

Yankees Pitcher Jonathan Holder in Spring Training mode

In the month of January, Jonathan Holder’s life isn’t much different than it was back at Gulfport High School. That will certainly change whenever the former Admiral reports to Yankees Spring Training next month. Until then, he’s still playing the…

MAJCJ South Men’s Basketball: PRCC vs. MGCCC

As far back as we can tell both the Pearl River and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College men’s basketball teams made history on Tuesday night. A battle of the 12-0 unbeatens for the very first time, meaning one of the…

Offensive Coordinator Buster Faulkner leaving Southern Miss

For the second year in a row, Southern Miss is in search of a new offensive coordinator. Buster Faulkner has been hired by Georgia to the position of offensive quality control according to the program’s website. He’ll now be working…

Joe Moorhead joining Oregon staff

Coach Leach and former Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead almost switching places geographically between Starkville and the Great Northwest. Today, Oregon announced it is hiring Coach Moorhead to be its next offensive coordinator following his two seasons at MSU.…

Mike Leach approval at Senior Bowl

This week the who’s who of outgoing college football talent descends upon Mobile, Alabama for the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Two Mississippi State players will be in attendance, but neither of them have played for first-year Head Coach Mike Leach. That…

Zion Williamson era set to begin for New Orleans Pelicans

Exciting times in the Big Easy ahead of the long-awaited NBA debut of New Orleans Pelicans rookie sensation Zion Williamson. The first overall pick out of Duke in the 2019 draft has missed the first 45 games of his professional…

Picayune Football: Deonta Reed commits to Alcorn State

A big commitment to day from Picayune’s Deonta Reed who has given his verbal pledge to Alcorn State. Reed was a vital part of Picayune’s run to the 5A State Championship Game as a senior, playing both ways on the…

Two Southern Miss alumni heading to the Super Bowl

A touch of Black and Gold to a Super Bowl with a lot of red, Southern Miss will have two representatives when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54. What a moment it…

MACJC Basketball: PRCC vs. Hinds

If you’re a fan of competitive basketball then Pearl River Community College probably isn’t the program for you. If you happen to be a fan of PRCC then you’re absolutely loving the fact that the Wildcats are beating teams by…

Alvin Kamara named to Pro Bowl

Despite being eliminated from the NFL playoffs, the New Orleans Saints keep finding a way to break one of their own records. Alvin Kamara is the most recent addition to the 2020 Pro Bowl roster, now one of four Saints…

George County’s M.J. Daniels offered by Southern Miss

George County’s M.J. Daniels has a third Division I scholarship to add to his bag, the most recent one coming from Southern Miss. However, the Rebels standout junior is already committed to Ole Miss after picking up his first SEC…

High School Boys Soccer: Harrison Central vs. Gulfport

On the pitch, huge district rematch between Harrison Central and visiting Gulfport. Admirals need to win by two in order to keep district title hopes alive. Gulfport-4 Harrison Central-1. Admirals can now win the district with a win over Hancock…

MSU RB Kylin Hill returning for senior season

In Starkville, Mississippi State Running Back Kylin Hill is having a change of heart. Having previously decided to forego his senior season for the NFL Draft, the SEC’s leading rusher from 2019 is set to rejoin the Bulldogs in 2020…

Steve Gleason awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Ask a Saints fan, any Saints fan where they were when Steve Gleason gave new life to the City of New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region decimated by Hurricane Katrina and they’ll know where they were. In that…

LSU caps perfection with national title

2001 Miami, 2005 Texas, 1995 Nebraska, and of course, the Alabama dynasty, some of the all-time college football teams that simply need no introduction. Now add 2019 LSU to the very top of that list. Monday’s 42-35 win over Clemson…