On Saturday, the San Diego Padres released Southern Miss alum Brian Dozier just five months after signing the former All-Star to a minor league contract back in February. The 33-year-old Dozier would have made $2.2 million had he made the…
The SEC buying some time on Monday with no formal decision coming out of the in-person meeting held in Birmingham, Alabama. However, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is reiterating that “critical decisions” will be made later this month, according to a…
Another big decision coming tomorrow from the Mississippi High School Activities Association. The executive committee is meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. to discuss everything from playing close contact sports including football as scheduled to moving them to the spring. States…
Today, the National Junior College Athletic Association announced its decision to officially move football to the spring and yet there’s still a scenario in which the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges has football in the fall. The NJCAA’s adjusted plan…
Coronavirus concerns steering the ship at the junior college level as well, following the lead of the Ivy League, postponing all sports until the spring and then the Big 10 and Big 12 shifting to a conference-only model. As of…
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away and neither is the desire to play high school football in the fall. Unfortunately that desire already took a backseat to the current reality in New Mexico where the season was pushed back to…
Former Ole Miss and later Michigan Quarterback Shea Patterson is in the market for a new job. Today, the Kansas City Chiefs cut the former Rebel, just hours after agreeing to terms with back-up Matt Moore. Patterson was a standout…
University of Minnesota hitting the recruiting scene hard on the Mississippi Gulf Coast also offering D’Iberville’s Justin Walley on the same day, Thursday. That’s his fifth offer since the start of June, the others coming from Colorado, Big 12 Kansas…
Also happening Tuesday is a recruitment update from George County’s M.J. Daniels. On Twitter, the rising senior say he’s dropping a list of his top schools just one day after getting yet another power five offer from Minnesota. The former…
Some massive recognition for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Golf star Jon Hopkins, this year’s NJCAA recipient of the Jack Nicklaus Award. That makes Hopkins the first ever Bulldog to take home the honors and just the third player all-time…
Former Southern Miss Wide Receiver Quez Watkins making it official with the Philadelphia Eagles having signed his four year rookie contract on Wednesday. The Eagles picked the former Golden Eagle in the 6th round of the 2020 NFL Draft as…
Schooner’s Landing is a 9-hole golf course, now open for business with a lot of the same feel as a Top Golf experience. Watch the video above to see News 25’s Sports Director Jeff Haeger take on friend of the…
While the Major League Baseball season is now just two weeks away, the return of Minor League Baseball is no longer in the year 2020. On the last day of June, the MLB pulled the plug on the entire 2020…
Tajiri Washington, the former George County football standout gone far too soon at the age of 18, is still finding a way to leave a legacy behind for the family, friends, teammates, and coaches that inspires a lifetime of memories.…
Two players from the Harrison Central basketball team are heading to the next level together. This morning, Mikel King and Cameran Haynes signed their national letters of intent with Central Baptist College, an NAIA school in Conway, Arkansas. Fresh off…
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame is postponing its annual induction ceremony originally scheduled for August 1st. No new date has been set due to the crowd limitations currently in place. This year’s Class of 2020 includes Jerry Boatner, Pete…
Biloxi football star Elijah Sabbatini has been a high value recruit for a long time. But after getting the offer of a lifetime, it took him less than a week to make his commitment. Sabbatini made it official with Ole…
In a normal world, the Major League Baseball season would be just about halfway over. In what’s now the new normal world, the MLB season hasn’t even started, but it’s about to. This evening, the league announced its new Opening…
The late Kobe Bryant will be memorialized on the cover of the video game NBA 2K21. The Mamba Forever edition will feature Bryant on two special covers. They were hand-painted by an artist using two of Bryant’s most famous photos…
While the fate of the 2020 high school football season in Mississippi is still to be determined, local athletes are finding a way to still get on the field and put in some work. As high school football players strive…
A new sport has officially taken over MGM Park for the next three weekends: Golf. Today was the first day MGM’s golf experience was open for business. The 9-hole course features different tee boxes from various locations around the ballpark…
Biloxi football star Elijah Sabbatini made his announcement on Monday to commit to Ole Miss. Sabbatini pledged his commitment to the Rebels, saying on Twitter that he is ‘100 percent committed.’ The Biloxi rising senior gives Ole Miss its sixth…
BILOXI, MS – Minor League Baseball announced today that Major League Baseball will not be providing its affiliated Minor League teams with players for the 2020 season. As a result, there will not be a season in 2020 for Minor…
When the NCAA granted eligibility relief to spring sport athletes, it left players like Southern Miss second baseman Matthew Guidry with a lot to think about. Because even though life may be kind enough to give us a second chance,…