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Game Ball of the Week: Gulfport Admirals win week one Game Ball
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Monday morning, we celebrated our first Game Ball of the Week winners with a celebration at Gulfport High School. The Game…
Tampa approves $2.3B deal for a new Rays ballpark
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — City officials on Thursday approved a $2.3 billion deal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money. The 4-3 vote by the Tampa City Council came three months after a tentative agreement was…
NASCAR unveils 2027 schedule, which includes a return to Naval Base Coronado
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve. The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps…
25 Teams in 25 Days: Harrison Central Red Rebels
As we put a bow on 25 Teams in 25 Days series, our final stop takes us to Harrison Central where the Red Rebels are looking to…
ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college
By AARON BEARD It took three days for the nation’s four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through…
NFL says players who return to college will be ineligible to play in 2026 as ACC, Big 12 weigh topic
ATLANTA (AP) — Players who leave the NFL to return to college won’t be allowed to come back to the league this season. NFL executive Troy Vincent reiterated the longstanding policy at the league’s meetings Wednesday, saying players who go back to…
Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaos
By ERIC OLSON The Big Ten became the first conference Tuesday to adopt a rule prohibiting football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools as college sports finds itself mired in lawsuits and disputes over eligibility.…
After a stop in the NFL, Dae’Quan Wright could be heading back to LSU thanks to court order
By BRETT MARTEL and ROB MAADDI BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After a stop in the NFL, former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright could be heading to LSU thanks to a court order that is creating havoc throughout college sports by allowing Wright and…
The 49ers acquire LB Deion Jones from the Saints for RB Zamir White, AP source says
By JOSH DUBOW SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers added depth at linebacker by acquiring Deion Jones in a trade with the New Orleans for running back Zamir White. The two sides reached the deal Sunday night, a…
Fox Sports will broadcast 35 women’s volleyball matches, including 8 on Fox
By JOE REEDY As women’s college volleyball continues to see an increase in popularity on television, Fox Sports announced Monday that it will air 35 matches, including eight on Fox, this season. The eight matches marks the most on a broadcast…
NCAA gets win in court on 5-year eligibility rule, but this is hardly the end of the lawsuits
By EDDIE PELLS DENVER (AP) — The NCAA notched an important win in federal court Friday over its much-disputed five-year eligibility rule, though it fell short of shutting down the last-minute shuffling threatening to upend college sports rosters with football season…
Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP preseason Top 25, SEC leads conferences with 9 ranked teams
By ERIC OLSON Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the second time ever. The Buckeyes received…
Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-time national title-winning baseball coach, dies at 88
By BRETT MARTEL Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who turned LSU’s baseball program into a national powerhouse that won five national championships in the span of a decade, died at age 88 early Friday morning. The former LSU coach and athletic director passed…
Biloxi Shuckers release 2027 schedule
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The Biloxi Shuckers have released their 2027 schedule. A total of 69 games are set to take place at Keesler Federal Park. For the first time since 2023, the…
Daniels sends LSU cease-and-desist letter regarding decision to give No. 5 jersey to current player
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A representative for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner’s name, image and likeness. ESPN got a copy of the letter that was sent to LSU athletic…
Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision…
Hall of Famer Drew Brees will join Saints Ring of Honor
NEW ORLEANS, Miss. (WXXV)- The New Orleans Saints have announced another honor for former quarterback Drew Brees. Recently inducted Hall of Famer Drew Brees has been selected for the Saints Ring of Honor. The ring of honor ceremony will be…
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig enter the Hall of Fame
By ROB MAADDI CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Drew Brees stood on stage next to his bronze bust, in front of Who Dat Nation, and took his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Getting benched three times in the NFL…
Drew Brees’ prolific Hall of Fame career was a triumph of intangibles over measurables
By BRETT MARTEL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees of three decades ago was disinclined to indulge fantasies of becoming a pro football star, believing instead that baseball was the sport he’d play in college. “Look, I was 6-foot, 170…
Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt its impact on new ‘5 for 5' rule
By EDDIE PELLS DENVER (AP) — The judge who granted some athletes the right to play another year in college issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a…
Pascagoula Youth Baseball 6U All-Stars bring Diamond Youth Baseball World Series Championship home
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)-A youth baseball championship is headed back to the Mississippi Gulf Coast after more than 50 years. The Pascagoula Youth Baseball 6U All Star Team has won the 2026 Diamond Youth Baseball World Series, bringing the DYB World…
Chiefs: Talks underway to host Super Bowl, Final Four in new $3B domed replacement for Arrowhead
By DAVE SKRETTA ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are lining up to host the Super Bowl and Final Four in their $3 billion domed replacement for aging Arrowhead Stadium, which has yet to break ground but is expected to…
Sean Payton reflects on Drew Brees’ Hall of Fame career ahead of QB’s enshrinement
By ARNIE MELENDREZ STAPLETON ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Drew Brees has especially been on Sean Payton’s mind lately. The Denver Broncos coach and several of his staff members who worked with him in New Orleans will miss practice to attend the Pro Football…