Sports

Former Shuckers Broadcaster Chris Harris tests positive for COVID-19

Another eye-opening positive result from former Biloxi Shuckers Broadcaster and Media Relations Manager Chris Harris, now the director of communications, media, and broadcasting for the Mississippi Braves. In a Twitter post, Harris says he tested positive for the coronavirus on…

NFL sets training camp report dates

NFL training camp is apparently ready to roll with teams receiving word Saturday of a July 28th date for all players to report. Quarterbacks and injured players can report as soon as Thursday with rookies set to report tomorrow. However,…

SWAC postpones fall sports; football to be played in spring

After a report surfaced Friday that the Southwestern Athletic Conference would cancel fall sports, SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland said that report was 100 percent inaccurate and premature. Turns out it wasn’t. Today, SWAC officials announced their decision to postpone all…

NFL sets training camp report dates

NFL training camp is apparently ready to roll with teams receiving word Saturday of a July 28th date for all players to report. Quarterbacks and injured players can report as soon as Thursday with rookies set to report tomorrow. However,…

SWAC postpones fall sports; football to be played in spring

After a report surfaced Friday that the Southwestern Athletic Conference would cancel fall sports, SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland said that report was 100 percent inaccurate and premature. Turns out it wasn’t. Today, SWAC officials announced their decision to postpone all…

Former Shuckers Broadcaster Chris Harris tests positive for COVID-19

Another eye-opening positive result from former Biloxi Shuckers Broadcaster and Media Relations Manager Chris Harris, now the director of communications, media, and broadcasting for the Mississippi Braves. In a Twitter post, Harris says he tested positive for the coronavirus on…

Gulfport Baseball: Cade Crosby commits to Southern Miss

From 2016 Conference USA Tournament MVP Daniel Keating to 2020 team captain Alex Nelms, the Gulfport pipeline through the Southern Miss baseball program runs strong and it just got stronger. On Sunday, recent Gulfport graduate Cade Crosby made his verbal…

Conference USA postpones media days indefinitely

Conference USA dealing with some uncertainty of its own, postponing its virtual media days indefinitely. The league canceled the in-person event back in May, but never scheduled a new date after that time. Assuming a college football season does get…

Louisiana Knights set to return to MGM Park

BILOXI, MS – The Biloxi Shuckers in partnership with the Louisiana Knights announced on Friday that MGM Park will once again host Knights’ games starting next week. Beginning on July 23 and concluding on August 2, the Knights will play…

NFL bans fans from 2020 training camp

New Orleans Saints training camp will have a different feel this year with the NFL banning fans from attending those practice sessions. The ‘no fans plan’ is a league wide policy, but teams may still hold up to two events…

NCAA announces COVID-19 testing guidelines

What the sport of college football looks like during the 2020 season largely remains to be seen. But assuming there is college football to be played, schools are no longer in the dark when it comes to COVID-19 testing guidelines.…

MSU alum Chris Jones signs new deal with Chiefs

Dak’s former MSU teammate Chris Jones doing the exact opposite, having reportedly signed a new deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday. According to ESPN, the two sides have agreed to a four-year deal worth $85 million, 60 million…

Dak Prescott to play under franchise tag with Cowboys

Mississippi State alum Dak Prescott will continue to bet on himself after failing to reach a long term deal with the Dallas Cowboys by Wednesday’s deadline. That means the former Bulldog will play the upcoming season under the exclusive franchise…

USM WR Tim Jones named to Biletnikoff award watch list

One of the best to ever come out of Biloxi, Southern Miss wide out Tim Jones has been named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, going to the nation’s most outstanding receiver. The former Indian is one of 55 pass…