Florida Sports Wire

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (Florida Sports Wire) – The Amelia, a leading global concours weekend known for its racing roots and luxurious setting at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, today announced Hélio Castroneves as honoree for 2025, continuing the event’s longstanding tradition as “the racer’s concours.” Castroneves’ wide-ranging racing and competition experience includes: 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021 Indianapolis 500 wins 2020 IMSA championship with 4 victories and 4 pole positions with Acura Team Penske Minority partner and co-owner of Meyer Shank Racing Season 5 winner of ABC television series Dancing with the Stars in 2007 He was chosen as honoree for The Amelia in 2025 based on his dedication to excellence in racing as well as his unwavering competitive spirit that has made him one of the most successful drivers in IndyCar history. “Hélio Castroneves changed the history of IndyCar and represents everything that automotive racing should be about,” said Hagerty Vice Chairman

 By Nancy Beecher, Florida Sports Wire NEW YORK — New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill, Los Angeles Rams safety Kamren Kinchens, and Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 11 (November 14, 17-18). OFFENSE: TE TAYSOM HILL, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Hill had eight receptions, 188 scrimmage yards (138 rushing, 50 receiving) and three rushing touchdowns in the Saints’ 35-14 win over Cleveland. He became the first non-running back in NFL history with at least 125 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game. This is the third-career Player of the Week award and second Offensive Player of the Week award for Hill, becoming the first New Orleans player with at least two offensive honors and one special teams honor. 2018: Week 14 (Special Teams) 2022: Week 5 (Offense) 2024: Week 11 (Offense) Hill becomes the fourth former BYU player to earn Offensive Player of the Week multiple times, joining Pro Footb

  By Nancy Beecher, Florida Sports Wire NEW YORK — Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard and Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 11 (November 14, 17-18). OFFENSE: QB BO NIX, DENVER BRONCOS Nix completed 28 of 33 attempts (84.8 percent) for 307 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 145.0 rating in the Broncos’ 38-6 win over Atlanta. Nix became the second rookie quarterback all-time with at least 300 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in a game and recorded the third-highest completion percentage by a rookie quarterback (minimum 30 attempts) in NFL history. This is the first Player of the Week award for Nix, becoming the first Broncos rookie quarterback to earn the honor. Nix also won Rookie of the Month in October (Weeks 5-8). Nix joins Marcus Mariota (twice in 2015) as the only two former Oregon quarterbacks to

 CORAL GABLES – University of Miami men’s basketball forward Brandon Johnson scored his 1,000th career point as the Hurricanes (3-0) defeated the Coppin State Eagles (0-5), 93-63, Sunday afternoon at the Watsco Center. Johnson reached the 1,000-point milestone on a 3-pointer in the second half. The Raleigh, N.C., native finished the night with 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and an assist. Six Hurricanes reached double-figures in the contest, marking the first time six players have scored 10-plus points since Dec. 17, 2022 against St. Francis (PA). The Hurricanes were led in scoring by Matthew Cleveland who totaled 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Miami knocked down 14 threes in the game, marking the second straight game Miami has connected on 10-plus shots from beyond the arc Graduate student Nijel Pack tallied nine assists in the contest, tying his career high in dimes, while committing just one turnover. Miami played team basketball in the first half as nine different Hurrica

 COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Flagler College foul in the box with 45 seconds left to go in regulation set up Vanessa Aviles’ penalty kick that gave No. 2 (United Soccer Coaches Top 25) Columbus State University a 1-0 win in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Women’s Soccer championship match Sunday afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex. Columbus State won its 13th consecutive match and improved to 19-0-1 overall. It was the Lady Cougars’ 10th conference tournament title and second in a row. Flagler slipped to 8-3-6.  Columbus State locked up hosting one of the two NCAA Division II Southeast Regional sites and Flagler will wait and see if it earns one of the at-large berths. The entire field will be unveiled tomorrow at 7 p.m. on ncaa.com. Ella Gembicki had dispossessed the ball from a Columbus State player in the box and started to dribble the ball away when a CSU player cut in front, creating a collision, to draw the foul. Aviles fired a shot into the lower left corner for the lone goal of t

MORROW, Ga.  (Florida Sports Wire) – Marcus Hedemann scored the game-winning goal with 4:06 left in regulation as Flagler College knocked off No. 21 (United Soccer Coaches Top 25) Clayton State University 2-1 in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship match Sunday evening at Laker Field. Flagler is 4-0-2 in its last six matches and improved its overall record to 12-4-3. This was the Saints third league tournament title and first since the spring of 2021. It was Flagler’s first win in Morrow, Georgia since Oct. 6, 2018. The Lakers had their 11-match unbeaten (10-0-1) streak snapped and dropped to 12-3-3. The last time Clayton State lost at home was Sept. 21, 2022 when it lost to Lander University, 1-0. That was a span of 21 matches. Up next for the Saints is the NCAA Division II Tournament as they earned the league’s automatic berth. Clayton State will have to wait and see if it receives an at-large berth. The field be announced tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.     Jackson K

By Nancy DeLander Beecher, Florida Sports Wire With two games remaining in Week 11, nine games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and six games were decided by eight-or-fewer points, including two teams – Indianapolis and Seattle – that recorded game-winning touchdowns in the final minute of the fourth quarter. There have been 78 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, the most such games through Week 11 in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills won their sixth-consecutive game to improve to 9-2, defeating Kansas City, 30-21, snapping the Chiefs’ 15-game winning streak (including the postseason). Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 72 career regular-season wins, tied with Joe Flacco (72) for the third-most regular-season wins by a quarterback in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (75) and Patrick Mahomes (74) have more. The Detroit Lions defeated Jacksonville, 52-6, improving to 9-1. It marks the first time the Lions have won nine of th