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Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech

As a senior coming out of Oxford High School, Southern Miss Quarterback Jack Abraham originally signed his national letter of intent with Louisiana Tech. On Saturday, the now USM signal caller made his first trip back to Ruston, wearing black…

Women’s football team holds tryouts

A new women’s football team on the Gulf Coast held its first round of tryouts in Biloxi on Saturday and is looking for more players to join the team. The Gulf Coast Monarchy is slated to play teams across the…

Ole Miss ready for Missouri

Following last Saturday’s 31-6 win over Vanderbilt, the Ole Miss Rebels will now shift their focus to Missouri. The Rebels march into Missouri Saturday night in search of their third SEC win of the season. In their win against Vanderbilt,…

USM prepares for North Texas

With their first bye week of the season officially wrapped up, the USM football team is now turning their attention to North Texas. The Golden Eagles welcome in the Mean Green to MM Roberts on Saturday for their second conference…

MGCCC football ranked number one in the country

It’s safe to say that it was a successful homecoming last Saturday for the MGCCC football team. The second ranked Bulldogs took down Southwest Mississippi 55-24. Another win for the Bulldogs came in the form of a loss as number…

Ole Miss QB named ‘SEC Freshman Player of the Week’

A key contributor in Ole Miss’ 31-16 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night is being recognized by the Southeastern Conference. Freshman Quarterback and Hattiesburg native John Rhys Plumlee was named ‘SEC Freshman Player of the Week.’ The young signal caller…

Mississippi State heads into bye week

Over in Starkville, the Bulldogs are also trying to get a past a big loss to an Alabama school. Mississippi State lost to the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers last Saturday night 56-23. The Bulldogs struggled on defense, giving up 335…

Ole Miss ready for next week

It was a tough weekend for the Ole Miss football team as they suffered a 28 point loss to the number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The 59-31 loss was a particularly tough game for the Ole Miss defense, who…

De’Michael Harris propels Southern Miss to win over UTEP

On Saturday, Southern Miss led wire-to-wire in its 31-13 win over UTEP and senior running back De’Michael Harris had a lot to do with that. Today, the converted wide receiver was one of five players named to the ‘Paul Hornung…

New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys

Prior to this season, the last time the New Orleans Saints went a whole game without finding the end zone was week 14 of the 2016 season. But now, the Black and Gold have failed to score touchdowns twice through…

MGCCC prepares for big match

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs remain undefeated through four weeks of the season. The Bulldogs are ranked fourth in the entire country and tomorrow they’ll face their toughest task yet. MGCCC will head north to take on the…

Alabama offense overwhelms Southern Miss

Not all college football games are created equal and that was evident in USM’s 49-7 loss at Alabama on Saturday. Southern Miss had no answer for last year’s Heisman Trophy runner-up Tua Tagovailoa, who burned the Golden Eagles for four…

Patriots release Antonio Brown after another accusation

The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct. The team announced the move Friday in a statement emailed to reporters. The statement said: "We appreciate the hard work of many…

MGCCC vs. Jones

Three weeks into the junior college football season, Mississippi Gulf Coast is the only MACJC South Division team yet to play a south division opponent. But tonight, that all changed, in MGCCC’s fourth game of the season as the fourth-ranked…

Drew Brees has surgery on torn ligament in thumb

Today marks day one in the recovery process for Saints Quarterback Drew Brees. Brees underwent surgery today in Los Angeles for a torn ligament in his thumb. The procedure was done by Dr. Steven Shin, who also repaired a torn…

Report: Brees to have surgery on torn ligament in thumb

Leading up to Sunday’s rematch between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams, all the focus was on the Black and Gold and whether or not they could exact their revenge from last year’s NFC championship game no-call. But…

Drew Brees has torn ligament in thumb

Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been diagnosed with a torn ligament near the thumb of his throwing hand that is expected to sideline him at least six weeks, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person says Brees…

New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Texans

For a New Orleans Saints team in desperate need of a win to start the healing process from last year’s no-call in the NFC Championship Game, the Black and Gold found a wildly entertaining way to do just that in…

First week of NFL draws crowds to local sportsbooks

The Saints weren’t the only team to get a big win over the weekend! The Draft Kings Sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino saw large crowds from Saturday all the way through Monday night as hundreds flocked to the book…