News 25 Home Run Derby: Jeff vs.Taylor
Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at-home sports have become a new way of life. People finding creative ways to play for the love of the game or maybe just to stay in shape. Or maybe you’re News…
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601 Elite Quarterback and Skills Academy: Local QB pays it forward to the next generation
If we’re gonna take the glass half-full approach the start of high school football season is exactly 100 days away. College football won’t be far behind and this week preparation for those two worlds are on a crash course over…
Drew Brees doubles down on National Anthem; Receives criticism from other NFL players
There are times in life when sports and human rights both have green lights through the same intersection. Professional athletes have some of the loudest voices in the world and they can be used as a vehicle for change. New…
PRC and Ole Miss baseball’s Hayden Dunhurst named All-American
Ole Miss catcher and Pearl River Central alum Hayden Dunhurst is a freshman All-American, courtesy of Collegiate Baseball alongside teammate Peyton Chatagnier. The former Blue Devil was a big part of the Rebels starting 16-1,appearing in all 17 games and…
D’Iberville High School: Justin Walley offered by Colorado
The recruiting race for D’Iberville’s Justin Walley has been on for a while, but Colorado just joined the party on Wednesday. That makes for Walley’s eighth Division I offer and ninth overall as a three star recruit at cornerback according…
Report: Brewers make 57 Minor League cuts, seven Shuckers from 2019 roster make list
Whereas hope still remains for a Major League season, the Minor League schedule has become all but a wash. As a result, the Milwaukee Brewers are really starting to cut their losses. Those losses are starting to come at the…
Trey Bailey named St. Patrick athletic director
St. Patrick Catholic High School has a new voice atop the athletic department. On Tuesday, Head Football Coach Trey Bailey was also promoted to athletic director following his first season as head man of the Fighting Irish. Bailey takes over…
Southern Miss ‘pinning Jell-O to the wall:' Jeremy McClain gives COVID-19 status report
Two things now significantly harder ever since the start of COVID-19 are answering questions and making decisions, especially for people like Southern Miss Athletic Director Jeremy McClain, who has to do both, under the added pressure of mitigating seven figure…
Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo canceled
The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, scheduled for the July 2-5 in Jones Park, has been canceled because of concerns over COVID-19, organizers said. Richie Valdez, president of the organization, announced Tuesday morning that the annual fishing tournament was cancelled.…
George County Football: M.J. Daniels decommits from Ole Miss
One of Mississippi’s top recruits from the class of 2021 is having a change of heart. Maybe not permanently, but for the time being George County’s M.J. Daniels is decommitting from Ole Miss. A four-star recruit, according to 24/7 Sports,…
Gulfport breaks in MHSAA June 1st restart
Spring sports obviously got the short end of the stick as it pertains to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but all high school athletics have still been feeling the effects. The Gulfport boys basketball team wasn’t prepared to wait any longer,…
Southern Miss to host C-USA Tournament in 2022
The C-USA Tournament won’t be out of the Magnolia State for very long with Southern Miss Athletics later announcing Pete Taylor Park as the host site for 2022. The baseball champions were last played in Hattiesburg in 2016, capping off…
MGM Park loses Conference USA Tournament
The 2020 Conference USA Tournament was supposed to mark its fourth year in Biloxi had it not been for COVID-19. As it turns out, that would have been its last year at MGM Park as the baseball championship will now…
Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye has died at the age of 80. Dye took over a downtrodden program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power. The Lee County coroner…
DMR opens saltwater fishing to all this weekend
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is offering a free saltwater fishing weekend this weekend. Saltwater sport fishing is open to everyone, whether they have a valid fishing license or not. That sportfishing is limited to the waters south of…
Louisiana Knights to occupy MGM Park
Plans are in place for the Louisiana Knights to occupy Biloxi’s MGM Park over the course of four weekends in June. Starting on the 6th, the well-renowned baseball program will play a series of games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,…
Southern Miss opening up facilities June 1st
Southern Miss will be among the many NCAA Division I schools taking advantage of the June 1st restart date. As first reported by the Sun Herald, USM student athletes will begin to report back to campus on Monday and most…
Former Saints Cornerback Eli Apple signs with Carolina Panthers
Former New Orleans Saints Cornerback Eli Apple has a new home and it’s close to home for the 24-year-old DB who’s reached an agreement with NFC South rival Carolina Panthers on a one-year deal. This is the second free agent…
Moss Point Football: Humble and Hungry
When Moss Point started the 2019 season with five straight losses, there wasn’t much buzz around the program. But that’s all changed thanks to a region 8 class 4A title, and a pair of future division I signees. Introducing former…
Conference USA Bowl lineup released
Conference USA has announced its new bowl lineup, a six year cycle spanning from 2020 to 2024. Per Thursday’s release, the league will retain annual bids to the Bahamas Bowl against a Mid-American Conference opponent as well as the R&L…
Report: Hundreds of minor leaguers released
On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics became the first Major League baseball team to announce it wouldn’t continue paying its minor league players past May 31st. The domino effect has been massive. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, hundreds of minor league…
West Harrison Softball: Marley Sims signs with Chipola College
Earlier this month, News 25 ran a feature piece on a local high school softball player just a few weeks away from chasing her dream of playing at the next level despite being just four games into her junior season.…
Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said Thursday that they instead will have a "virtual event" in which participants who verify that…
MLB Players Union ‘disappointed’ in proposal
The MLB Players Association is calling the league’s latest financial proposal “extremely disappointing.’ On Tuesday, the Union responded to Baseball’s sliding scale proposal, meaning a rookie making the major league minimum would make a higher percentage of his salary than…
