For the second time in as many months, the NCAA has extended its recruiting dead period, pushing it out an additional month to June 30th after it was set to expire at the end of May. The original dead period…
As many fans eagerly await the fate of college football amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there’s an important decision pending from Southeastern Conference school presidents. NBCSports.com is reporting that on May 22nd those universities will vote on giving student-athletes the…
Around the same time the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal was alleged to be taking place could it be that another NFL franchise was conducting a similar under-the-table operation? An explosive comment from former Pittsburg Steelers Linebacker James Harrison is…
While Major League owners and the Players Association negotiate salaries worth more than most of us will ever see in our lives all parties involved still remain seemingly optimistic on a return to baseball in 2020. But where does that…
One of the best basketball players to ever come out of Mississippi has his first head coaching job. Jackson native and Murrah High School alum Mo Williams is now the head man at Alabama State where he brings a wealth…
Back in Starkville a Mississippi State legend is returning to the Bulldog family. On Wednesday, Ron Polk was named special assistant to the athletic director, that being John Cohen, in a move that brings the winningest coach in the history…
NCAA President Mark Emmert says he won’t have the final say on the fate of college sports returning this fall, leaving that decision up to state officials and university presidents. There was already prior speculation that SEC football could go…
The NFL is extending its virtual offseason as a work around to the coronavirus pandemic. According to ESPN, teams will now be allowed to continue workout programs through May 29th, a two week grace period from the original close date…
Soon-to-be junior wide receiver Larry Simmons is the biggest high school recruit to come out of Moss Point since basketball star Devin Booker, having exploded onto the recruiting scene this spring. On Monday afternoon, Simmons’ rising stock took another level…
And a breath of fresh air for junior college athletics everywhere with the NJCAA lifting the in-person recruiting ban on Monday. The dead period will remain in effect until 11:59 local time on Friday for all sports, but individual regions…
We’re just going to keep a rolling list of offers for Biloxi’s Elijah Sabbatini, up to number 18 now. The most recent one came Saturday from Indiana, his fourth Power 5 offer and his 13th Division I FBS offer. The…
Before you sign, you’ve got to commit and that’s what Gulfport Basketball standout Gregg Magee did late Friday. The outgoing senior is giving his verbal pledge to Coahoma Community College where he’ll bring his versatile skill set to the next…
Another signing Monday afternoon at St. Patrick High School for boys basketball standout Michael Fitzpatrick. The 6’6” big man put pen to paper with Southeastern Baptist, an NAIA school out of Laurel. Fitzpatrick was the lone senior for the Fighting…
One local track and field star didn’t get to finish what she started as a senior, but she still gets the chance to start and finish something new at the next level. This afternoon, West Harrison’s Alexis Morris held her…
As first reported by ‘The Athletic,’ Major League Baseball could be back by the Fourth of July. Per the report, MLB owners have approved a proposal for the 2020 season to be presented to the players union on Tuesday. If…
It’s been close to a month since the Mississippi High School Activities Association closed up shop on seven different spring sports. Today, the governing body released its first update since April 15th. For the first time since the start of…
Adapt and overcome has been the collective attitude of the sports world ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but some of the changes that come with that attitude create brand new challenges to overcome. Take the MLB Draft…
This week, a signing day ceremony for Gulfport High senior swimmer Ellie Pfaff who put pen to paper with Millsaps College for a second time. Pfaff originally signed a National Letter of Intent with the Majors in early April, but…
The Gulfport Boys Basketball team came up short of the ultimate goal this season, falling to Biloxi in the 6A quarterfinals at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. But this week, it’s the Admirals getting the win, coming in as the state’s…
The Saints first round selection suddenly makes a lot more sense upon today’s release of Offensive Guard Larry Warford. The former third round pick of the Lions made the Pro Bowl in his first three seasons with the Black and…
Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre was known to escape the pocket back in his playing days, but when it comes to his ties to the biggest welfare scandal in state history and his reputation, Favre isn’t running from…
The NFL released its 2020 schedule earlier tonight. The season opener is set for Thursday night, September 10th as the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Houston Texans on WXXV NBC. It’s a rematch of a 2019…
In a world where high school seniors across the country would give anything for a proper send-off, one local high school junior is choosing not to have a senior season at all. Instead, former West Harrison softball standout Marley Sims…
The high school football offseason has been a showing out party for Biloxi’s Elijah Sabbatini who pulled in yet another big time offer on Tuesday from West Virginia. That’s his third Power Five offer, his 12th Division I FBS offer,…