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Players Grille to open in Home2 Suites hotel in Brooklyn in late summer
Players Grille is expected to open this summer in Jacksonville’s Brooklyn neighborhood in time for the kickoff of the 2024 NFL season. The restaurant and sports bar is inside the Home2 Suites by Hilton Downtown Jacksonville at 600 Park St. The extended-stay hotel opened in April. The 4,500-square-foot restaurant...
‘Thrilled:’ Atlantic Sun Conference to relocate its headquarters from Atlanta to Jacksonville
The Atlantic Sun Conference, collegiate sports home of the Jacksonville University Dolphins and the University of North Florida Ospreys, is moving its headquarters to the River City.
Riverside trapshooters improve in week two
In its second week of competition, the Riverside High School trap team posted the most improved score in the conference and was one of only three teams in the conference that bettered its score in week two. McKenzie Potter was the lone Rebel to rank and stands in 11th on...
First Coast Varsity Weekly | No. 1 in Florida: Baldwin infielder leads softball stat list
Watch those state leaderboards. The high school regular seasons for all Florida sports are officially in the books, and with that, several Jacksonville-area players are entering postseason atop the state list in various stat categories. Like Amiyah Jones, the Baldwin speedster who closes her freshman regular season as Florida's runs...
Softball playoffs: Baldwin, Episcopal, UC among first-round winners Wednesday
Another day, another extra-base onslaught from Baldwin. The top-ranked team in Region 1-3A, Baldwin piled up six extra-base hits to defeat visiting Palatka 8-2 in Wednesday's opening round of the Florida High School Athletic Association softball playoffs. Cali Hartung and Jazmine Ramos-Merced both hit home runs for the Gateway Conference champions, now 27-1, while...
X Games considers TV event at Jacksonville skate park
The X Games asked the city of Jacksonville about holding a televised event this summer at the skate park being built beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge, according to emails provided by the city in response to a records request by the Jacksonville Daily Record. Brian Kerr, director of athletes and...
Baseball playoffs: King stars for Snyder, Trinity and Bishop Kenny advance in extras
For yet another night, Aidan King was the king of Jacksonville's baseball diamond. The Bishop Snyder senior turned in a career performance — 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout, a homer and double at the plate — leading the Cardinals past perennial challenger Providence 3-0 in Wednesday night's Florida High School Athletic Association...
City creates Jacksonville Sports Foundation to boost sports tourism
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city on Wednesday announced the creation of the Jacksonville Sports Foundation with the goal of reinforcing the area’s commitment to boost sports tourism and bolster the appeal of the region. The new foundation will work to attract sporting events of all types and sizes...
Record night: Bishop Snyder P Aidan King's incredible game in Wednesday baseball playoffs
Fans could watch high school baseball for a whole lot of years and never see another playoff performance like Aidan King's Wednesday night outing for Bishop Snyder in the Florida High School Athletic Association Region 1-3A quarterfinals. The list of achievements? It's a one-hit shutout that fired the Cardinals past...
English Premier League soccer match coming to Jacksonville
English Premier League soccer is coming to EverBank Stadium this summer. The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, better known as the Wolves, and West Ham United FC will play at EverBank Stadium at 7 p.m. July 27. Elite Promotions Group announced the match Thursday. It is part of the inaugural Stateside Cup,...
Seventh-inning slip: Jacksonville University goes down late to Queens in ASUN softball
A seventh-inning slump turned into a first-round exit for Jacksonville University softball. Seventh-seeded Queens rallied with a pair of two-out runs in the final frame to defeat JU 2-1 in Tuesday's opening round of the ASUN softball tournament, held at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala. One out from victory, the...
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