Saints hitting reset button
On paper the New Orleans Saints obviously shouldn't have lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, but then again on paper they probably shouldn't have won five games in a row without Drew Brees. So it all kinda comes out…
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship this weekend at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
"Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9" will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, exclusively on pay-per-view through MultiVision Media, Inc., on all major television distribution outlets for $29.99. Tickets for the live event are on sale now at www.bareknuckle.tv…
USM football looking for three in a row
After a 35 point victory against UAB last Saturday, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles have no plans of slowing down despite gaining bowl eligibility. The Golden Eagles currently sit 4-1 in the Conference USA standings, including a two game win…
New Orleans Saints looking to bounce back against Tampa Bay
The saying goes ‘on any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team,’ and last Sunday, the Saints figured that out in their own backyard. The 7-1 Saints entered their match-up versus the Atlanta Falcons as 13.5 point favorites…
WXXV Student Athlete of the Week: Pass Christian QB Dustin Allison
It was a night of firsts for Pass Christian High School last week when the football team took down Purvis 35-20 in the first round of the 4A playoffs. Pass Christian had never won a playoff game before that 15…
High School Girls Basketball: Pass Christian vs. Harrison Central
Girls varsity game right before the boys game, same match-up between Pass and Harrison Central. Harrison Central-39 Pass Christian-32
High School Basketball: Pass Christian vs. Harrison Central
Pass Christian Pirates hosting a talented Harrison Central squad looking for its third win in a row. Pass Christian-62 Harrison Central-82
High School Basketball: Long Beach vs. D’Iberville
Some winter sports don’t really make sense, you know, the outdoor ones, but a warm basketball gym whenever News 25’s Ryan Mahan is calling for a low of 26 is something we can all get on board with. Let’s start…
D’Iberville’s Jacques Turner flips switch vs. UAB
After giving up an average of 32 points through the first seven games of the season, the Southern Miss defense is finally starting to live up to its nasty bunch moniker, surrendering just six points combined over the last two…
MGCCC wins 16th MACJC title, to play for National Championship
For more than a month now, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College football team has been ranked number one in the nation. The Bulldogs responded to the recognition with five more wins, capped off by the program’s 16th ever state…
Biloxi’s Tim Jones shines in USM win over UAB
It took Tim Jones all of nine games and 44 receptions, but the Biloxi High School alum finally hit pay dirt for the first time all season. On Tuesday, Jones told News 25 he was “allergic to the end zone,”…
Southern Miss dominates UAB in revenge win
Prior to Saturday, the last time the Southern Miss football program had beaten UAB was 2013. Well before Jay Hopson’s return to Hattiesburg in 2016 and certainly before USM’s overtime heartbreaker in 2018. The Golden Eagles made good on their…
Saints’ Michael Thomas breaks NFL records
Perhaps the lone bright spot from Sunday’s loss was a banner day from Wide Receiver Mike Thomas. The league’s second highest paid wideout hauled in 13 receptions for 152, helping him surpass a pair of previous marks set by a…
New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
The New Orleans Saints are as battle-tested as they come, having won five straight games with back-up quarterback Teddy Bridgewater under center and six overall upon the return of Drew Brees. So it felt pretty safe to assume the 7-1…
High School Football: Pass Christian vs. Purvis
Moving on to the number 2 seed in region 8, Pass Christian hosting a playoff game for the second time in three years against the visiting Purvis Tornadoes. Pass Christian-35 Purvis-20
News 25 Game of the Week: St. Stanislaus vs. Poplarville
If you’re looking for regular season football, you’re barking up the wrong tree. It’s the second season here on the ‘News 25 Friday Night Showcase.’ It’s just one of those 4A kinda nights. Six local teams getting their playoff runs…
High School Football: Moss Point vs. Stone
Moss Point came in tonight just 3-6 overall, but took care of business against the top teams in region 8 class 4A and walked away with their first district title in 10 years. Tigers hosting the Stone Tomcats, the four-seed…
News 25 Game of the Week Preview: St. Stanislaus vs. Poplarville
For the first time this season, the News 25 Game of the Week is a playoff game between Poplarville and visiting St. Stanislaus. As it turns out, these two schools have quite the history in recent years as former district…
High School Boys Soccer: Biloxi vs. Gulfport
As a result of the most recent MHSAA reclassification there’s a change in class 6A that just feels wrong. We haven’t felt it during football season because regions 7 and 8 are combined to make up region 4. But now…
High School Football Preview: Picayune vs. Wayne County
And a game of the week in its own right, perhaps the game of the season for Picayune in a winner-take-all regular season finale for the region 4 class 5A championship. The undefeated Maroon Tide is going head-to-head with Wayne…
News 25 Game of the Week Preview Pt. 2: St. Stanislaus vs. Poplarville
Home field advantage is a lie between St. Stanislaus and Poplarville, where the home team has only won twice since Poplarville became a 4A school in 2005. Now the year is 2019 and those two rivals are slated to square…
Student Athlete of the Week: St. Martin RB Jay McGee
Despite posting a 7-3 record this season, the St. Martin football team will miss out on the playoffs for the first time since 2016. However, a playoff elimination didn’t stop the Yellowjackets last week, defeating West Harrison 56-21. For any…
WXXV Play of the Day: Gulfport’s Jacob Snell throws down poster dunk
Let’s head to Gulfport’s Bert Jenkins Gymnasium for the WXXV Play of the Day. Jacob Snell putting that man on a screen saver, only 6’1”.
High School Boys Basketball: Harrison Central vs. Hattiesburg
Some belated Tuesday basketball highlights back at Harrison Central. Red Rebels hosted Hattiesburg in its first home game of the brand new campaign. Harrison Central wins 53-43 in addition to a 58-28 victory for the Red Rebelettes.