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Primetime has landed at Jackson State University. Today, the school introduced Deion Sanders, number 21, as the 21st head football coach of the Tigers on the 21st day of September. This will be Sanders’ first job as a college coach,…
The longest career in minor league baseball history belongs to Hattiesburg native John Lindsey who spent 16 years in various farm systems before finally making his Big League debut in 2010 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. By contrast another player…
The top high school football recruit on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is “staying home.” On Saturday, George County’s M.J. Daniels committed to Mississippi State effectively shutting down his recruitment process. The 4-star cornerback picked the Bulldogs over Ole Miss, where…
1-1 Long Beach hosting 2-0 St. Stanislaus. Rock-a-Chaws looking for their eighth win in a row over the Bearcats. St. Stanislaus-14 Long Beach-6 Here is a look at other scores around the Coast Hancock-27 Northeast Lauderdale-9 Picayune-31 Poplarville-21 St. Patrick-40…
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gulfport almost didn’t have its first home game until October, but that all changed last week with the Admiral’s picking up tonight’s game against Pearl River Central. 0-2 Gulfport hosting 2-0 Pearl River Central, Admirals…
How about some baseball with your football here on the News 25 Friday Night Showcase? Former Ocean Springs pitcher Garrett Crochet, who was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago White Sox this summer, just got called up to the big…
Over at Biloxi it’s the second game of the season for both the 1-0 Indians and the visiting 1-0 Stone Tomcats. Biloxi-38 Stone-0
Pro Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Deion Sanders is finalizing a deal with Jackson State University to become the school’s next head coach according to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger. However, this report comes on the back of JSU spokesperson saying…
The NCAA Division I Council is setting a November 25th return to play date for men’s and women’s college basketball more than eight months after March Madness was canceled due to COVID-19. That means practices can start on or around…
Despite playing in 14 games last season, Saints running back Alvin Kamara just didn’t seem quite right. Now, we know that had a lot to do with an October ankle injury from which he never fully recovered until this offseason.…
Only 10 players in all of Major League Baseball have more home runs than former Biloxi Shucker Keston Hiura, who is really starting to heat up down the stretch, homering for the second day in a row as a part…
Last season the New Orleans Saints had to prove how good they were without Drew Brees for five weeks and they proceeded to go 5-0 with Teddy Bridgewater under center. Well, it’s a good thing they signed Emmanuel Sanders. According…
A little late to the party, but the Big Ten is returning to college football this season, starting the weekend of October 23rd and 24th according to an announcement made by the league today. Players, coaches, and staff who will…
Despite Louisiana Tech’s COVID outbreak following Hurricane Laura, the Bulldogs are ready to roll for Saturday’s game at Southern Miss and so are the Golden Eagles under Interim Head Coach Scotty Walden. Ready or not, Coach Walden’s debut as the…
For the first time in league history, Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers featured two quarterbacks over the age of 40 on the same field. Drew Brees and Tom Brady aren’t just any old quarterbacks,…
So far so good on this year’s high school football season as our local teams continue to navigate their new normal. But Governor Tate Reeves doesn’t want any schools to get too far ahead of themselves, deciding to leave the…
Of all the local teams dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on this year’s high school football season, Biloxi appears to be the most unlucky, at least so far. In addition to the Indians having to drop their first two…
A much improved Pearl River Central team hosting St. Martin, the latter still looking for its first win of the young season. PRC holds down the fort, Blue Devils off to a 2-0 start to this season, Yellow Jackets struggling…
The News 25 Game of the Week is reigning 5A South State champion Picayune hosting region 4 class 6A champion Gulfport, three years running. Second straight home game for Picayune, second straight road game for Gulfport. These two teams combined…
Sunday afternoon, Drew Brees and the Saints play host to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Tom Brady has six Super Bowl titles entering his age 43 season, widely regarded as the Greatest of All Time. However, he’s still chasing Brees…
Now that sports are starting to come back amidst COVID, the UFC and the Contender Series are back. For their third show since the lockdown, Atlas Fights will be hosting their own event Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The…
The 2020 high school football season is off and rolling as we get ready for some week two action on the Friday Night Showcase. Before we do that, let’s check in with News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger at Picayune…
Gulfport Coaching Great Ronnie Cuevas is using a recent diagnosis to shed light on the need for donors when it comes to kidney transplants. A 2015 inductee into the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame, Cuevas has stage four…
In a lot of ways, USM’s season opening loss to South Alabama didn’t make much sense. The Golden Eagles won the turnover battle two to zero and won the time of possession but never led once in the entire game.…