Sports

18th Annual Gulf Coast Beach Bash

The St. Thomas Community Center in Long Beach was packed with black and gold tonight. Southern Miss Head Football Coach Jay Hopson, assistant coaches, football players and even Seymour the mascot and the Southern Miss cheerleaders joined alumni and fans…

Coach Farris Talks Baseball

Today’s guest speaker at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum’s “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon was Coach Cooper Farris. Farris is originally from Corinth, Mississippi but moved to the Coast when his father took a coaching job with MGCCC. Farris played baseball…

USM Beach Bash Tonight

College football season is a little over a month away, but tonight you can kick off the season a little early. Southern Miss is hoping to get fans into the football spirit with the annual beach bash on the Gulf…

NBA All-Star Game Could Come to New Orleans

The NBA has officially moved next year’s NBA All-Star Weekend, which was set in Charlotte, North Carolina. The league will move its 2017 All-Star Game because the North Carolina law limiting anti-discrimination protection against the LGBT community wasn’t overturned. New…

Tim Bennett Speaks at Baseball Luncheon

The co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers say MGM Park is a dream come true but his journey in helping baseball come to the Coast wasn’t easy. President of Overtime Sports and co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers Tim Bennett was this…

GSSA Baseball and Softball World Series

You may notice a few extra girls and boys in uniform running around Gulfport this weekend. They’re all in town for the GSSA Baseball and Softball World Series. The series got into full swing today at the Gulfport Sportsplex. Kids…

GSSA Baseball and Softball World Series

You may notice a few extra girls and boys in uniform running around Gulfport this weekend. They’re all in town for the GSSA Baseball and Softball World Series which got into full swing today. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at…

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

Former MLB catcher Barry Lyons joins us on set with a preview of the guest speaker this coming Friday for the Ohr-O’Keefe Exhibit “Our Love Affair with Baseball.” The week four winner of the WXXV and Ohr-O’Keefe Exhibit contest is…

Saints tee off on the Coast

Today at Fallen Oak Golf Club in Saucier, a few well-known Saints traded their cleats in for clubs. News 25’s Hank Davis was there and gives us all the details. Today, members of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame…

Barry Lyons Baseball Camp

Some of Biloxi’s smallest baseball fans are learning how to play ball with the big-leaguers. It was day one for kids signed up for the Barry Lyons Baseball Camp at MGM Park in Biloxi. The kids were scoring tips and…

Barry Lyons Baseball Camp

Kids are getting the chance to score some baseball pointers from our Coast’s professional players. The very first Barry Lyons Baseball Camp is a two-day camp at MGM Park in Biloxi on July 6th and 7th. Former New York Mets…

Barry Lyons Baseball Camp

This week, kids get the chance to score some baseball tips from a local resident with Major League experience. The Barry Lyons Baseball Camp will be held at MGM Park in Biloxi on July 6th and 7th. Former New York…

Mississippi Sports Great Visits MGM Park

At tonight’s game against the Jacksonville Suns, the Shuckers had a very special guest throw out the first pitch. Marcus Dupree, former Oklahoma Sooner and a running back in the United States Football League and the NFL was on the…

Marcus Dupree Throwing out First Pitch at MGM Park

Tonight, the Biloxi Shuckers play host to the Jacksonville Suns. One of the best college football players of all time will throw out the first pitch. Mississippi native and former Oklahoma Sooner star Marcus Dupree has the honor. News 25’s…

Ron Swoboda Visits Biloxi

Former Major League Baseball player and member of the “Miracle Mets” team Ron Swoboda stopped in Biloxi today. Swoboda was the guest speaker at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art’s “Our Love Affair with Baseball” all-star luncheon. Best known for a…

Gulfport Native to Compete in Paralympics

A Gulfport native and current member of the U.S. Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team was named to the 2016 Paralympic roster. Charlie Swearingen will join the ninth ranked team in the world which most recently finished fifth at the World Para-Volley…

Soccer Camp in Pascagoula

Kids in Jackson County kicked it into high gear for their final day at Gulf Coast Crew’s Soccer Camp. The future soccer stars learned dribbling and control of the ball on Monday. Tuesday focused on passing and shooting, along with…

Pat Summitt Dies at 64

Legendary women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt has passed away at the age of 64. On Sunday, Summit’s family released a statement that they were preparing for the worst as her health was declining. Summitt announced in August 2011 that she…

MLB Great Visits MGM Park

After addressing the crowd at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, Darryl Strawberry made his way to MGM Park. Strawberry took the mound to throw out the first pitch at tonight’s Shuckers game before stopping to sign autographs and meet fans. Behind the…

World Series Champ Speaks at Luncheon

The principles in life are more important than the game of baseball. This is one of the opening lines four-time World Series champ Darryl Strawberry used in his speech in Biloxi today. A sold-out crowd gathered for the “Our Love…

Shuckers Extend Partnership with Brewers

The Biloxi Shuckers announced a two year extension of the club’s player development contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The contract extension keeps the Shuckers as the Brewers Double-A affiliate through the 2020 season. Biloxi has already seen many of the…

Torch Run For State Games Of Mississippi

Let the games begin for the 25 annual state games of Mississippi. Earlier this morning Jourdyn Combs ran the lit torch in her hometown of Gulfport to honor the games. Combs was selected as athlete of the year in 1999…