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High School Boys Basketball: Biloxi vs. Hancock

Biloxi’s quest at running the table just got more fun with the start of district play tonight. The Indians came into the Tuesday showdown against Hancock with a perfect record of 8-0. Biloxi wins 66-36.

New Orleans Saints surprise families

Players from the New Orleans Saints surprised 25 families in need with a special treat at Walmart. Families with Metro Centers for Community Advocacy did not know what to expect when they gathered at a local Walmart. They all received…

Ole Miss hires Mike Macintyre as new defensive coordinator

Even without a bowl game to look forward to, the Ole Miss football program is making waves in December. Today, Gulfport native Matt Luke announced the hiring of former Colorado head man Mike Macintyre, who won consensus National Coach of…

Saints are back-to-back NFC South Champs

Once upon a time, the NFC South was a division of parity with no team winning back-to-back titles for the first 13 years following its inception in 2002, but those days are over and that’s good news for the New…

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport vs. St. Martin

The Gulfport and St. Martin boys basketball programs both have a lot in common. The former is getting used to life without Derick Hall, while the latter is adjusting to the absence of its top seven leading scores from last…

Saints can clinch NFCS with win over Tampa Bay

After the New Orleans Saints lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first week of the regular season, the two teams went in very different directions, but will Sunday’s rematch provide a very different outcome. Well, a recent ten…

Hugh Freeze named Liberty head coach

Compared to being named the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Hotshots, former Ole Miss Head Coach Hugh Freeze just made a big step up less than two months later as the new head man at Liberty University. Today, Freeze agreed…

Previewing Outback Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Iowa

Like him or not, former Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen must have left the program in good shape with first year headman Joe Moorhead on the cusp of matching the team’s 2017 win total in the Outback Bowl.…

Gulfport-St. Martin rivalry renewed

With a collection of all the best talent on one field comes a collection of all the best rivalries. Even though all-star games are a lot bigger than one team or one player, those grudges don’t just go away. Why…

Bernard Blackwell All-Star practice day 2

It’s back to the grind for the 12 local high school football players selected for the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game. Today was the second day of practice ahead of Saturday’s north-south classic, with the south team holding up…

Bernard Blackwell practices underway

With the exception of one state champion in each classification, the unfortunate part of the high school football playoffs is every other team ending their seasons with a loss. But this week, it doesn’t have to be that way for…

Southern Miss names Jeff Mitchell interim AD

In Hattiesburg, the search continues for USM’s next athletic director with Jeff Mitchell appointed as interim AD by university president Dr. Rodney Bennett. Taking Mitchell’s place as deputy AD is Brian Morrison and together that trio will spearhead an evaluation…

Analyzing Saints-Bucs rivalry

Back in 2011, New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton suffered a severe leg injury following a collision on the sideline against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ever since then, those road game rivalries have been a little too close for…

Harlem Globetrotters return to Biloxi

The Harlem Globetrotters stopped by the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi to put on a fantastic event for the Gulf Coast. From fancy passes to crazy dunks, the Globetrotters never fail when it comes to wowing South Mississippi. There were…

Harlem Globetrotters coming to Biloxi

Tomorrow, the Harlem Globetrotters make their return to Biloxi as a part of their Fan Powered World Tour. The Globetrotters haven’t graced us at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum since January 2017, but they’re back for 7 p.m. tipoff against the…

Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game south practice starts Wednesday

High school football season isn’t quite over yet with the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game set for Saturday. The north-south affair will kick-off from Gulfport’s Milner Stadium at 11:30 a.m. with the first practices starting tomorrow at 7 p.m.…