WXXV Sports Reporter Ansley Brent is live at Bay High with a Friday Night Showcase preview
WXXV Sports Reporter Ansley Brent is also out in getting ready for the Friday Night Showcase. Ansley joins…
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WXXV Sports Director Jevan McCoskey is live at St. Martin High with a Friday Night Showcase preview
It’s a very special day here at WXXV! Friday Night Showcase begins this evening during our 10 p.m. newscast. Right now, WXXV Sports Director Jevan McCoskey is at St.…
Friday Night Showcase kicks off tomorrow
Join us tomorrow for WXXV News 25’s first Friday Night Showcase! NBC at 10 will be transformed into all things South Mississippi football. Join Sports Director Jevan McCoskey and Sports…
Ohio State extends record AP Top 25 streak; Ole Miss has best preseason ranking since Archie Manning
By RALPH D. RUSSO Updated 11:11 AM CDT, August 12, 2024 The preseason AP Top 25 is out and some tidbits and facts about every team: — No. 1 Georgia is atop the preseason rankings for the third time in school history (2008,…
Breanna Stewart, US women's basketball team advances to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday. The Americans, who extended their Olympic winning streak…
US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic team was on its way. To a comeback. To a win. And to another…
Lyles, suffering from COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic upset at 200 meters won by Botswana's Tebogo
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair suffering with what The Associated Press…
Latest US track comeback puts Quincy Hall atop the medal stand in Olympic 400 meters
By EDDIE PELLS Updated 2:39 PM CDT, August 7, 2024 SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to…
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal sends USWNT into the Olympic final with a 1-0 win over Germany
By ANNE M. PETERSON LYON, France (AP) — Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the United States earned a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated…
US women’s volleyball team advances to semifinal with straight-set win against Poland
PARIS (AP) — The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team posted a straight-set victory against Poland on Tuesday night at the Paris Olympics. The Americans led throughout while taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-14. They fell behind…
LSU's Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics
By EDDIE PELLS Updated 4:45 PM CDT, August 5, 2024 SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. With the rest of the action at the Olympic track wrapped up for the evening…
Pearl River holds successful 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame celebration
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Pearl River Community College held another incredibly successful Athletics Hall of Fame celebration on Friday. The day got underway with a maxed-out golf tournament at The Bridges Golf Club and was capped off by a packed-house…
Léon Marchand completes his dominating run through the Paris Olympics, capturing 4th swimming gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY Updated 3:35 PM CDT, August 2, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Léon Marchand held up four fingers. One for every gold medal at the Paris Olympics. His dominating run through the Summer Games is complete. With French President Emmanuel Macron among…
American Katie Ledecky preparing to write more history in the pool at the Paris Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE Updated 1:16 PM CDT, August 2, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky advanced to the finals of the women’s 800-meter freestyle Friday at the Paris Olympics with a chance to make even more history. With a victory, Ledecky would join fellow…
U.S. women beat Canada in OT for 3rd straight win in 3x3 basketball pool play after 0-3 start
By KRISTIE RIEKEN PARIS (AP) — Hailey Van Lith delivered a message after the defending champion U.S. posted its third straight win with an overtime victory against Canada in women’s 3x3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics after opening the tournament with…
US Olympic basketball team seeks No. 1 seed going into Paris Games quarterfinals
By TIM REYNOLDS Updated 10:10 AM CDT, August 2, 2024 VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team had a 23-point lead over Serbia with seven seconds remaining in its opening contest at the Paris Games earlier this week. Had this…
Sha’Carri Richardson breezes through opening round at her first Olympic race, wins 100 heat in 10.94 seconds
By EDDIE PELLS Updated 12:24 PM CDT, August 2, 2024 SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson blazed through a no-fuss opening round in the 100 meters Friday, winning her first-ever race at the Olympics in 10.94 seconds to easily qualify for the semifinals.…
U.S. men beaten 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament
By JAMES ROBSON Updated 10:09 AM CDT, August 2, 2024 PARIS (AP) — The United States was eliminated from the Olympic men’s soccer tournament on Friday after a 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals. Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Achraf Hakimi and Mehdi…
Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY Updated 4:04 PM CDT, August 1, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Another romp for Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh. A gold medal for American Kate Douglass. And, to cap things off, a record-breaking night for Katie Ledecky. With a…
Olympic gymnastics live updates: Simone Biles seeks another gold medal in all-around final
Simone Biles, fresh off leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team back to the gold medal in team competition, returns to the mat today for the Paris Olympics all-around finals.
Brazilian surfer's historic ride at the Olympics spawns iconic photo
July 30, 2024, 5:09 PM CDT By Dennis Romero Brazilian former world champion Gabriel Medina wowed the surfing world Monday with a spectacular tube ride that he seemed to self-score even before he kicked out: “10,” he indicated with his hands.…
Evy Leibfarth of United States claims bronze in women’s canoe slalom with father as coach
By CLIFF BRUNT Updated 2:29 PM CDT, July 31, 2024 VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Evy Leibfarth was sitting in third place in the women’s canoe slalom final with just one competitor standing between the American and a first Olympic medal. Gabriela…
Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1500m freestyle with new Olympic record
Stephanie De Lancey At the 2024 Paris Games there might not have been an event with a more obvious favorite than Katie Ledecky and the women’s 1500m freestyle. The long-distance specialist owns the 19 fastest times in the event’s history and won…
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners
PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics are done. The United States led the final medal standings with 126 total medals, ahead of China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). Below is a list of all the medal winners, day by day. Sunday,…
