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Biloxi High’s Elijah Sabbatini offered by Ole Miss

Another rising stock up date on Biloxi football star Elijah Sabbatini. Today, the class of 2021 standout is the recipient of his first SEC offer from the University of Mississippi, his first offer in more than a month. Sabbatini now…

MACJC approves changes for 2020 football season

On Tuesday, the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges approved some changes for the 2020 football season. Starting with a September 10th kick off, 12 days later than it was last year. The league is also implementing an eight-game…

NFC South still runs through New Orleans

The New Orleans Saints aren’t exactly used to playing against Hall of Fame Quarterbacks in their division, but that’s all going to change during the 2020 season thanks to Tom Brady’s off-season move to Tampa Bay. Not to mention, Brady’s…

Major League Baseball is officially back

When it comes to the good, the bad, and the ugly, it’s been almost all ugly for Major League Baseball ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Negotiations that were seemingly going nowhere and then out of nowhere comes…

Dak Prescott signs franchise tag with Dallas Cowboys

Today, former Mississippi State Quarterback Dak Prescott made it official with the Dallas Cowboys by signing his exclusive franchise tender. Under the tag, Prescott will make $31.4 million in 2020 unless the two sides work out a long term deal…

MSU RB Kylin Hill demands state flag change

As the fight to end racism rages on, the Mississippi State flag remains under the microscope. With the NCAA championships already banned from Mississippi until the flag is changed, Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill is taking that a step…

Louisiana Knights at MGM Park “Perfect Marriage”

Just because the Biloxi Shuckers haven’t played a game in 2020 doesn’t mean MGM Park isn’t going to good use. Friday’s slate of games kicked off the Louisiana Knights’ third weekend at the home of the Shuckers where there are…

NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

By RALPH D. RUSSO The NCAA on Friday expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events, one day after the Southeastern Conference made a similar declaration aimed at the Mississippi state flag. The current…

NCAA grants collegiate summer league waiver

The NCAA also tinkering with rules on the baseball front, specifically regarding collegiate summer leagues. The governing body has granted a waiver, allowing up to eight players from the same program to play on the same summer team. Previously, schools…

MLB labor dispute continues

The labor dispute between the MLB owners and the Players Association is starting to get ugly and yet baseball appears to still be on the table for the 2020 season. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the union fired…

NCAA announces further workout guidelines

The NCAA has announced further guidelines for the student-athletes already back on campus for voluntary workouts. Football players started returning as early as June 1st and on Wednesday that voluntary workout period was extended an additional two weeks through the…

Ole Miss football schedules Alcorn State

For the first time in the history of the Ole Miss football program, the Rebels have an HBCU institution on the schedule. Paging Alcorn State, home of the Braves, set to make the trip to Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford…

Gulfport Boys Basketball: Deon Drake commits to MGCCC

Gulfport basketball star Deon Drake is finally heading to the next level. On Wednesday, the recently graduated point guard gave his verbal pledge to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where first-year Head Coach Tim Ryan made quick work of recruiting…

Donnie Tyndall introduced at Chipola College

When the NCAA dropped a 10 year show cause penalty on former Southern Miss men’s Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall, USA Today called it “the most severe penalty handed out to a coach in NCAA history.” More than five years later,…