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Houston Nutt re-files lawsuit against Ole Miss

The Ole Miss football program could use a distraction from its current three game losing streak, but not the kind of distraction that comes from Houston Nutt and his lawsuit against his former employer. Yesterday, the former head coach of…

LSU football on the mend

When LSU lost to Troy on homecoming two weekends ago, it was the program’s first home loss to a non-conference opponent since the year 2000. What ensued was a rough week, but the Tigers came out better for having gone…

Adrian Peterson traded to Arizona Cardinals

Like any broken relationship, Adrian Peterson’s time with the New Orleans Saints just wasn’t working out. He came to the Big Easy for a fresh start, only to need an even fresher one in less than six months. First reported…

Revisiting Mississippi State vs. BYU

If you look back at the 2016 Mississippi State football season, the Bulldogs lost three games by three points or less, but the hardest loss of all was a seven point defeat at the hands of BYU. That 28-21 loss…

Ole Miss returns home after 0-3 road trip

The road hasn’t been kind to the Ole Miss football team with the Rebels having lost all three games away from the Vaught so far this season. The losses haven’t been pretty, either. On Saturday, Ole Miss fell behind early…

Southern Miss bounces back at UTSA

Keon Howard’s first chance as USM’s starting quarterback was over after just one half of football, but as is the case in life most of the time, the sophomore got a second chance at UTSA. Kwadra Griggs had been leading…

High School Football: Wayne County at Long Beach

Long Beach was looking to stay perfect in league play hosting Wayne County. Wayne County 48 Long Beach 42 Picayune 42 Stone 35 Gautier 26 West Harrison 21 Hattiesburg 56 Pearl River 6 Richton 34 St. Patrick 28 Resurrection Catholic…

High School Football: East Central at Pass Christian

The big storyline from week seven was the Pass Christian football team and the three players that took a knee during the National Anthem. Tonight, the Pirates were back at home, hosting one of the only two undefeated teams left…

High School Football: Hancock at Gulfport

The top spot in Region 4 Class 6A was up for grabs tonight in a battle for first place between Gulfport and Hancock. Gulfport’s defense was a known commodity at the start of the season, but Hancock has been the…

MGCCC vs. Mississippi Delta

Despite losing on the road at Hinds last week, Mississippi Gulf Coast found silver lining in the defeat by earning its first national ranking of the year. The Bulldogs take over the number 20 spot in this week’s NJCAA poll…

Southern Miss looking in the mirror

For a team that only lost to Kentucky by a touchdown in the season opener, Southern Miss was a heavy favorite to take down North Texas at home in last week’s conference opener. Instead, the Golden Eagles blew a 21-7…

Gulfport-Hancock game bumped up to 6 p.m.

Some news out of Gulfport High School this afternoon as the Admirals have elected to move kick-off from 7 to 6 p.m. tomorrow. The GHS homecoming dance will now take place after the game versus Hancock instead of Saturday, a…

Gulf Coast All-Star games representation

The who’s who of the high school football scene on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been validated with the unveiling of all-star game rosters for a pair of December classics. The Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic on December 16th at Southern Miss…

Southern Miss drops conference opener

In Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is looking to leave the past in the past after its 43-28 home defeat at the hands of North Texas on Saturday. The Golden Eagles squandered a 21-7 second quarter lead while the Mean Green was…

Play of the Day: Flowers for Sophia

The WXXV Play of the Day goes to Sophia Myers and the Flowers for Sophia fundraising campaign. At tonight’s game, students had flowers painted on their faces for the seven-year-old that’s suffering from a rare form of brain cancer and…

High School Football: Greene County at Poplarville

As far as records go, the marquee high school football game of the week is Greene County at Poplarville. The 6-0 Wildcats and 5-0 Hornets took centerstage in a battle of unbeatens to kickoff district play for region 7 class…

High School Football: Harrison Central at Biloxi

A crazy first week of district action has Biloxi and Harrison Central as two of the four teams tied atop the region 4 class 6A standings. What they both have in common were even crazier week one finishes so what…

High School Football: Ocean Springs at D’Iberville

A heavy favorite to repeat as district champions in region 4 class 6A, D’Iberville came into week seven with an overall record of 1-4 and 0-1 in league play. Tonight, the Warriors were looking to bounce back at home against…

High School Football preview: Greene Co. at Poplarville

As far as records go, the marquee high school football game of the week is Greene County at Poplarville. The 6-0 Wildcats and 5-0 Hornets will square off at 7 tonight in a battle of unbeatens to kickoff district play…