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Players report to Saints training camp

At 39 years of age, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is quietly coming off one of the best years of his entire career. While he continues to do his best impersonation of fine wine, the rest of the team…

Port City FC Playoff preview

After a dominating regular season performance in the Gulf Coast Premier League, Port City FC is less than 24 hours away from one of the biggest adult soccer games ever played on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tomorrow night, the two-seed…

Southern Miss alum traded to Baltimore Orioles

In other Golden Eagle news, former pitcher Cody Carroll was traded to the Baltimore Orioles today as one of three prospects dealt by the New York Yankees in a deal for closing pitcher Zach Britton. The right-handed hurler has been…

Southern Miss Beach Bash set for Thursday

Fall camp is right around the corner in the college ranks and the Golden Eagles are soaking up the last of their summer days right here on the Gulf Coast. Tomorrow, the USM Alumni Association will be hosting its 20th…

New Orleans Saints training camp preview

Like every team around the league, the New Orleans Saints have plenty of questions to answer as they head into training camp, but the Black and Gold get the added bonus of wiping the slate clean following January’s Minneapolis Miracle.…

St. Martin offensive lineman draws Arkansas offer

In the high school ranks, St. Martin offensive lineman Brandon Cunningham is still drawing interest from division I powerhouses. Today, the Mississippi State commit took to Twitter to announce his most recent SEC offer coming from the Arkansas Razorbacks. That…

Corey Ray named player of the week

Biloxi Shuckers center fielder Corey Ray has been tabbed as the Southern League Player of the week for the first time in his career. Certainly a well-deserved honor for the former first-round pick with a batting average of .478 and…

Brian Dozier drawing interest from Brewers, Red Sox

Before the season even began, Southern Miss alum Brian Dozier said the writing was on the wall regarding his future with the Minnesota Twins. That wall still reads just the same more than five months later with Major League Baseball’s…

MGCCC alum receiving rave reviews from Nick Saban

Following Alabama’s national championship win over Georgia back in January, Nick Saban said he spoke to seven draft-eligible juniors about entering the NFL draft. Mississippi Gulf Coast alum Isaiah Buggs was one of those seven, but only one of two…

Milwaukee Brewers no. 1 prospect dominating amidst trade rumors

As if the life of a minor league baseball player wasn’t already filled with enough uncertainty, try being an organization’s top ranked prospect trapped in a seemingly never-ending cycle of trade rumors. Better yet,  try being Keston Hiura, the number…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Tennessee Smokies

Not only did the Biloxi Shuckers finish with the best first-half record in the Southern League they also had the best mark at home of any team in the league. Tonight, the Shuckers returned to MGM Park with hopes of…

Ole Miss junior up for nation’s top wide receiver award

Last season, Ole Miss wide receiver AJ Brown earned the distinction as the state’s best player by winning the Conerly Trophy. As for this year, he’s already been tabbed as the nation’s top wideout in at least one pre-season publication…

Southern Miss QB battle open for business

For the better part of Jay Hopson’s tenure at Southern miss, there’s never really been a surefire that’s-the-guy starting quarterback. At the same time, certain situations haven’t really allowed for him to have one. For example, in his first year,…

PRC and George Co. catchers named to high school all-star roster

In the high school ranks, a pair of local standout catchers have been selected to compete alongside the nation’s best. Yesterday, Pearl River Central’s Hayden Dunhurst and George County’s Logan Tanner were named to the Perfect Game All-Star Classic representing…

C-USA Media Days: Southern Miss Golden Eagles

As Jay Hopson enters his third season as head coach at Southern Miss there’s a developing sense of continuity for the upcoming campaign, but for the second year in a row Coach Hop is also dealing with a pre-season quarterback…

SEC Media Days: Mississippi State Bulldogs

After nine years with the same head coach getting used to a new one takes some time, but first-year head man Joe Moorhead doesn’t have any to waste as the next in line at Mississippi State. Today, the former Penn…

Southern Miss picked fourth in C-USA West

With the recent news of Southern Miss quarterback Keon Howard’s decision to transfer, it’s hard to project the Golden Eagles in 2018. Today, that was represented in the league’s pre-season poll. USM was picked to finish fourth in the Conference…

Mississippi State QB tabbed for Davey O’Brien watch list

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is the recipient of some more high praise. Earlier today, the rising senior was one of 26 players named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list after being one of eight semi-finalists in the running…

SEC Media Days: Florida Gators

When Dan Mullen left Mississippi State to become the head man at Florida back in November, he did so as the second-winningest coach in MSU history. Today, he took part in SEC Media Days with his new school for the…