Southern Miss Beach Bash
Fresh off this week’s appearance at Conference USA Media Days, the Southern Miss football team made a trip down to the Coast tonight. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is at the Hard Rock hotel and Casino in Biloxi with more on…
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Gulfport Admiral replaces Hugh Freeze at Ole Miss
In the midst of a dark time for the Ole Miss football program comes great opportunity for the next in line. In the wake of yesterday’s shocking resignation from Head Coach Hugh Freeze, Gulfport native Matt Luke has been thrust…
Gulfport native becomes Ole Miss head coach
Matt Luke, newly announced interim head coach for the Ole Miss football team, is no stranger to what the Rebels do after his years spent as offensive coordinator. Luke got his start in football right here on the Gulf Coast.…
MGCCC hire news athletic director
Mississippi Gulf Coast closed its search on finding a new athletic director by hiring Steven Campbell Jr. to fill the vacancy. He returns to Perk as a longtime member of the Bulldog family, having played football for two years at…
C-USA Media Days: Southern Miss reflect on ups and downs of Jay Hopson’s first year
In a world of peaks and valleys, highs and lows, the Southern Miss football team found itself living on both ends of the spectrum at different times during the 2016 season. In the end, the Golden Eagles finished off Jay…
Hugh Freeze resigns from Ole Miss
The hot seat has frozen over at Ole Miss in the wake of today’s resignation from head football Coach Hugh Freeze. As it turns out, last week’s lawsuit filed by former head man Houston Nutt had ramifications much larger than…
Freeze resigns as Ole Miss football coach, Gulfport native named interim head coach
Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze has resigned after five seasons, bringing a stunning end to a once-promising tenure. The school confirmed Freeze's resignation in a release Thursday night. Assistant Matt Luke has been named the interim coach. The Rebels had a…
Gulfport catcher Blake Johnson commits to Tulane
Two months ago, the Gulfport baseball team returned to the state championship series for the first time since 2005. A big reason why was standout catcher Blake Johnson who’s now got plans to keep manning the backstop after high school.…
C-USA Media Days: Southern Miss determined to win turnover battle in 2017
The Southern Miss football team comes into 2017 trying to replace Nick Mullens, the school record holder for passing yards and touchdowns. While the QB battle is important, the Golden Eagles have some other things they need to address this…
Brighton Sharbino throws out first pitch at Shuckers game
Brighton Sharbino, who played the character Lizzie Samuels on “The Walking Dead” threw out the first pitch at tonight’s Shuckers game. Here’s what she had to say on her day at the ballpark and how acting prepared her for this…
Dylan Burdeaux called up to Single A
The nation’s leader in hits from 2017 has already gotten a promotion with his new organization. Today, Dylan Burdeaux was called up to the single A level, joining the West Michigan White Caps from the short season Connecticut Tigers. Last…
Biloxi Shuckers vs. Birmingham Barons
With the Minor League Baseball season well past the halfway point, the Birmingham Barons finally made their first trip of the entire season to visit the Biloxi Shuckers tonight. That means former Southern Miss and George County standout Mason Robbins…
Conference USA All League Team: USM’s Ito Smith, Allenzae Staggers honored
As good as Nick Mullens was as the four year starting quarterback at Southern Miss, he had some pretty good weapons along the way. Two of them are about to enter their senior seasons at USM with some high praise…
Former George County standout now with Birmingham Barons
When given the choice between staying at Southern Miss for his senior season and signing a professional contract with the Chicago White Sox in 2014, Mason Robbins decided on the latter. So far, so good for the George County alum…
SEC Media Days: Ole Miss unphased by NCAA investigation
Today was the final day of SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama and the Ole Miss football program was on the hot seat. Just one day after former coach Houston Nutt filed a lawsuit against the university, Hugh Freeze and…
Traveling baseball in Ocean Springs
For most teenage boys, when school lets out for summer it’s time to hit the baseball diamond. Some families spend most of their summertime on the road traveling from tournament to tournament around the country. One team traveled to Ocean…
SEC Media Days: Staying motivated no problem for Crimson Tide
Today in Hoover, Alabama Crimson Tide visited the Wynfrey Hotel for its round of questioning. The Crimson Tide was led into the event by 11th year head coach Nick Saban. The previous ten seasons have produced five trips to the…
Biloxi Shuckers at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
As the Biloxi Shuckers can attest to, some losses hurt more than others. Last night, they fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in a ninth inning walk-off and they played another close one in the series finale earlier today. All…
Houston Nutt files lawsuit against Ole Miss
The plot thickens for the Ole Miss football program in the midst of the NCAA’s ongoing investigation. Today, former Rebels Coach Houston Nutt filed a lawsuit against his former employer one day before they were scheduled to speak at SEC…
Kelvin Bolden: Player and Coach
One of the participants at Legarrette Blount’s football camp over the weekend is a South Mississippi football guy through and through. Kelvin Bolden says the sport is still a big part of his life, even six years removed from his…
SEC Media Days: MSU’s Nick Fitzgerald enters 2017 as “the guy”
It’s a little weird to say the biggest storyline for a team at SEC Media Days focuses on a guy that wasn’t even there today. That’s the case with Mississippi State and Nick Fitzgerald, but if you talk to his…
Former EMCC running back returns a two-time Super Bowl champion
Like all good things, Legarrette Blount’s time with the New England Patriots came to an end this offseason. Even as a Philadelphia Eagle his legacy is still intact as a two-time Super Bowl champion. He didn’t wear either of his…
SEC Media Days: LSU Ed Orgeron learning from mistakes at Ole Miss
Ever since the firing of Les Miles last season, the LSU football program has been led by Ed Orgeron. Today, he took the mic at SEC Media Days for the first time since 2007. Coach O used to reside elsewhere…
Biloxi Shuckers RHP named Southern League Pitcher of the Week
Another guy that could make it to the show sooner than later is current Biloxi Shucker Corbin Burnes. Today the man with the goggles was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week and why not. Burnes didn’t allow a single…
