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Deep South Summer Collegiate League

Let’s establish the Deep South Summer Collegiate League as the best way to consume live local baseball for the next month and a half. Back at PRCC’s Dub Herring Park for the last time this week, Team McCarty taking on…

Donnie Tyndall next in line at Chipola CC

Former Southern Miss Head Men’s Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall is heading back to the college ranks for the first time since his unceremonious firing from Tennessee. On Tuesday, Tyndall was approved as the next head man at Chipola Community College…

Deep South Summer Collegiate League underway

The coronavirus obviously messed up a lot of things for a lot of people. And yet in the midst of a global pandemic, one thing that didn’t get messed up is a brand new baseball organization in South Mississippi. The…

Local high school softball players find closure

Most of the local high school softball programs hadn’t even played a district game when the 2020 season was suspended due to COVID-19. As it turns out, those local seniors would never play a district game ever again, all without…

Saints RB Alvin Kamara attends NASCAR race

Saints running back Alvin Kamara is showing his newfound support for NASCAR following its decision to ban the Confederate Flag. On Sunday, Kamara attended the X-Finity Series Race, the contender boats 250, repping a t-shirt and hat sent to him…

Four MSU players test positive for COVID-19

The inevitable has happened at Mississippi State. According to the Clarion Ledger, four football players have tested positive for the coronavirus out of about 100 student-athletes that were tested. The names of those players haven’t been released, but those players…

NCAA grants relief to Division I baseball

Help is officially on the way for college baseball programs in the wake of COVID-19. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief granted a blanket waiver for the 2020-2021 academic year. That eliminates the 35 man roster…

Biloxi’s Colt Keith still waiting for MLB Draft

One local player still waiting to hear his name called sometime tomorrow is former Biloxi Indian Colt Keith. The five tool shortstop checks in as the 87th ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, giving him a great chance of hearing…

New head coaches introduced at St. Martin High School

St. Martin is having a busy summer with the introduction of five new head coaches. Starting on the diamond it’s Southern Miss alum Emily Romero taking over for Donna Swilly after more than 30 years of coaching on the Gulf…

Major League Baseball makes updated proposal

The MLB is still trying to work towards a 2020 season, offering the Players Association an updated proposal this morning. The owners are now suggesting a 76-game season with players receiving 75 percent of their pro-rated salaries and possibly eight…

News 25 Home Run Derby: Jeff vs.Taylor

Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at-home sports have become a new way of life. People finding creative ways to play for the love of the game or maybe just to stay in shape. Or maybe you’re News…