Brawl Breaks Out During Sun Belt Tournament Game at Pensacola Bay Center

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Things got out of hand during a women's game at the Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament in Pensacola Wednesday morning. A fight broke out between players from Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball and the South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball with about five minutes left in the game. Eight players were ejected, and a referee was knocked to the floor and hit her head on the hardwood. She needed medical attention but was able to leave under her own power. South Alabama still managed to win the game 80 to 70 - despite losing seven players to ejections. The conference later suspended three South Alabama players for one game, while Coastal Carolina's number 13 has been suspended for the rest of the season. South Alabama is back on the court this morning at 11:30 against the Texas State Bobcats women's basketball at the Pensacola Bay Center.

Birmingham Gets Coast Guard Training Center Pensacola Had Sought

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Birmingham has been selected over Pensacola as the site of a new U.S. Coast Guard training facility. The Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will use the former Birmingham-Southern College campus as its new training center. Pensacola was among the cities competing for the facility. The Coast Guard began searching for a new site last November after record-breaking recruitment numbers strained existing capacity. Officials say the Birmingham campus, which closed in May 2024, exceeded all requirements including space for 12-hundred recruits and proximity to a commercial airport.

TikTok Videos Land Navarre Motorcyclist in Jail on $21,000 Bond

Navarre, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- A Navarre teenager is behind bars after his own social media posts gave him away. Eighteen-year-old Derrick Walker posted videos of himself fleeing Santa Rosa County deputies at triple-digit speeds to his TikTok account. Investigators matched the footage to his black Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle — which still had the action camera pole attached when deputies seized it. Walker faces two counts of fleeing law enforcement, reckless driving, and excessive speeding. He remains in the Santa Rosa County Jail on a 21-thousand dollar bond.