Sports

25 Teams in 25 Days: East Central Hornets

When Eric Collins was introduced as the next head football coach at East Central back in December, he said God willing he would retire a hornet. More than seven months later, there’s still a lot of football to be played…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Vancleave Bulldogs

Some junk yard dogs at Vancleave High School, checking in as stop number two on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. It’s also year number two of the Kevin Fant era, now just 32 days away and counting from…

Louisiana Knights looking for more players

The spring baseball season may have been cut short, but fall ball is right around the corner. As summer tournaments at MGM Park wrap up, Louisiana Knights baseball is now hoping to expand its program here on the Mississippi Gulf…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

25 Teams in 25 Days is starting to become a staple here at News 25 as we bring back our award-winning high school football preview series for the third straight year. Stop number one is Ocean Springs. When Blake Pennock…

Deep South Collegiate League Championship

The first time we got a glimpse of former Southern Miss pitcher Kirk McCarty as a manager he was a half-inning away from having to decide a tie-game with ‘rock, paper, scissors.’ The Deep South Collegiate League has come a…

SEC decision has impact on Southern Miss

That move by the SEC now eliminates marquee non-conference games like LSU- Texas, Oklahoma-Tennessee, and Auburn-North Carolina. Speaking of Auburn, another impact much closer to home with Southern Miss now in search of a new opponent on September 26th. The…

SEC announces conference-only model

The Southeastern Conference is widely considered to be the best conference in all of college football and now the SEC gets the chance to prove it. Today, the league announced a 10 game conference only schedule, starting September 26th and…

LSU’s Myles Brennan bulked up during quarantine

Having won a national title and the Heisman Trophy in the same year, former LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow just had arguably the best college football season in the history of the sport. Trying to fill those big shoes is St.…

OLA Volleyball wins Team Academic Award

The Our Lady Academy Volleyball team is the recipient of the Team Academic Award given out by the United States Marine Corps and American Volleyball Coaches Association. The honor recognizes excellence on the court and in the classroom and the…

New Orleans Saints monitoring other sports

So far so good for the New Orleans Saints with no reported cases of players testing positive for COVID-19. Veterans were the last to report for training camp on Tuesday, but will continue to get tested every day for the…

Jackson Public Schools backtracks on football cancellation report

Contrary to previous reports yesterday, Jackson Public Schools has released a statement denying the cancellation of the 2020 football season, among other fall sports. Multiple reports cited coaches receiving phone calls regarding the canceled season, but late last night JPS…

Saints report to uncertain training camp

The New Orleans Saints have won more regular season games than any other NFL team over the last three years combined. But that doesn’t give them any kind of advantage going into this year’s training camp ahead of a 2020…

MLB games postponed due to COVID-19

Just five days into the 2020 Major League Baseball season, one team already experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. According to reports, the Miami Marlins have 14 players and coaches that have tested positive for COVID-19 leading to the postponement of tonight’s…

Brees Dream Foundation to donate $5M to Oschner Health

For the second time in less than six months, New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and his wife Brittany are donating $5 million through the Brees Dream Foundation. Through a partnership with Ochsner Health, the goal is to support health…

MACC postpones football season until October 1st

There’s an exception to the rule in the world of junior college football, where the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges is still going forward with a fall schedule. This afternoon, the MACC announced its decision to starts its football season…