By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties. NASCAR says the Confederate flag “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and…
Biloxi baseball star Colt Keith says he’s talked to scouts from all 30 Major League Baseball teams, but which one is gonna pick him? Or will he get picked at all? How much money will they offer him? Will it…
New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Michael Thomas is stepping up to help out his neighbors in need. The Pro Bowl wide out donated $20,000 to the nonprofit group RIP Medical Debt. The donation will clear more than $2 million in…
St. Martin is having a busy summer with the introduction of five new head coaches. Starting on the diamond it’s Southern Miss alum Emily Romero taking over for Donna Swilly after more than 30 years of coaching on the Gulf…
The MLB is still trying to work towards a 2020 season, offering the Players Association an updated proposal this morning. The owners are now suggesting a 76-game season with players receiving 75 percent of their pro-rated salaries and possibly eight…
Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at-home sports have become a new way of life. People finding creative ways to play for the love of the game or maybe just to stay in shape. Or maybe you’re News…
If we’re gonna take the glass half-full approach the start of high school football season is exactly 100 days away. College football won’t be far behind and this week preparation for those two worlds are on a crash course over…
There are times in life when sports and human rights both have green lights through the same intersection. Professional athletes have some of the loudest voices in the world and they can be used as a vehicle for change. New…
Ole Miss catcher and Pearl River Central alum Hayden Dunhurst is a freshman All-American, courtesy of Collegiate Baseball alongside teammate Peyton Chatagnier. The former Blue Devil was a big part of the Rebels starting 16-1,appearing in all 17 games and…
The recruiting race for D’Iberville’s Justin Walley has been on for a while, but Colorado just joined the party on Wednesday. That makes for Walley’s eighth Division I offer and ninth overall as a three star recruit at cornerback according…
Whereas hope still remains for a Major League season, the Minor League schedule has become all but a wash. As a result, the Milwaukee Brewers are really starting to cut their losses. Those losses are starting to come at the…
St. Patrick Catholic High School has a new voice atop the athletic department. On Tuesday, Head Football Coach Trey Bailey was also promoted to athletic director following his first season as head man of the Fighting Irish. Bailey takes over…
Two things now significantly harder ever since the start of COVID-19 are answering questions and making decisions, especially for people like Southern Miss Athletic Director Jeremy McClain, who has to do both, under the added pressure of mitigating seven figure…
One of Mississippi’s top recruits from the class of 2021 is having a change of heart. Maybe not permanently, but for the time being George County’s M.J. Daniels is decommitting from Ole Miss. A four-star recruit, according to 24/7 Sports,…
Spring sports obviously got the short end of the stick as it pertains to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but all high school athletics have still been feeling the effects. The Gulfport boys basketball team wasn’t prepared to wait any longer,…
The C-USA Tournament won’t be out of the Magnolia State for very long with Southern Miss Athletics later announcing Pete Taylor Park as the host site for 2022. The baseball champions were last played in Hattiesburg in 2016, capping off…
The 2020 Conference USA Tournament was supposed to mark its fourth year in Biloxi had it not been for COVID-19. As it turns out, that would have been its last year at MGM Park as the baseball championship will now…
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye has died at the age of 80. Dye took over a downtrodden program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power. The Lee County coroner…
Plans are in place for the Louisiana Knights to occupy Biloxi’s MGM Park over the course of four weekends in June. Starting on the 6th, the well-renowned baseball program will play a series of games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,…
Southern Miss will be among the many NCAA Division I schools taking advantage of the June 1st restart date. As first reported by the Sun Herald, USM student athletes will begin to report back to campus on Monday and most…
Former New Orleans Saints Cornerback Eli Apple has a new home and it’s close to home for the 24-year-old DB who’s reached an agreement with NFC South rival Carolina Panthers on a one-year deal. This is the second free agent…
When Moss Point started the 2019 season with five straight losses, there wasn’t much buzz around the program. But that’s all changed thanks to a region 8 class 4A title, and a pair of future division I signees. Introducing former…
Conference USA has announced its new bowl lineup, a six year cycle spanning from 2020 to 2024. Per Thursday’s release, the league will retain annual bids to the Bahamas Bowl against a Mid-American Conference opponent as well as the R&L…
On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics became the first Major League baseball team to announce it wouldn’t continue paying its minor league players past May 31st. The domino effect has been massive. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, hundreds of minor league…