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  Even though the scenery has changed to London, Jacksonville will face a rival that has caused them plenty of frustration and anxiety over the years. The Jaguars will tangle against the Houston Texans for a morning tea in Wembley Stadium. These are the same 1-4 Texas, who picked up their first win last week against the winless Titans.  They are also the same 1-4 Texans who have been a severe thorn in the 4-1 Jaguars’ paws. Houston has been a true scourge overall, winning 32 of their 48 meetings. Don’t be fooled by their 1-4 record. Houston will be hyped.  Can you say, trap game? This is as perfect an example as any, especially with the Jags coming off their roller-coaster, last-second win over the Eagles week in London’s other stadium in Tottenham.  Yes, the Jags don’t have to look at the Texans twice. They are well aware how they have hunted and trapped the Jags over the years. In other words, they have been the Jaguars’ biggest pain-in-the-you-know-what over the y...

By Jeff Moeller, Jacksonville Sports News Memo to Jaguars’ head coach Liam Coen: Take the points.  Second memo to Coen: Thank God for Cam Little.  Third memo to Coen: Good teams have their share of luck. The football world and most of the rest of the country know what happened in the Jaguars-Eagles' game in London Sunday morning. The dust has settled from across the pond, and reality has surfaced. It also could be a microcosm for the rest of their season. Jacksonville could have lost the game, but they didn’t deserve to lose it. Philadelphia deserved to lose the game, and they did. Instead, they survived a tussle with their share of stars, notably Trevor Lawrecne, Parker Washington, Bhayshul Tuten, and Josh Cameron to name a few.  They walked away from their first of two London weekends with a sense of relief, but also with a stronger sense of fortitude, confidence, and practicality. The undermanned Eagles held more than their own in the fight, and the crowd for a presume...

 By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire Normally if Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow throws for 414 yards, there’s a very good possibility that his team will win the game, In fact the Bengals accumulated 437 yards of offense. Did the Bengals win? No, in fact, they lost the game in question to the Jaguars, 22-17,  Sunday.  The Jags finally won a game over the Bengals. In the last three meetings, the Bengals won by a winning touchdown with 18 seconds left in the game, a last-second field goal, and an overtime field goal. Sunday’s win was another testament to the Jaguars’ defense that appeared ready to break again in Cincinnati. Rayuan Lane III made a leaping, first-down saving tackle that gave the Jags the win. It was another sign that this defense continues to look like it will be something special. This unit succeeds with a true team effort.  Yet, to the naked eye, their defensive stats can be somewhat deceiving. On paper, the Jags’ defense likely doesn’t look like one that is ...

  By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire The Jaguars are back. They desperately needed a convincing win and they put one together against the Patriots. Their 35-6 win was a complete one in many ways.  After a bad second half in Denver last week, Jacksonville proved to themselves and their fans that they are legitimate AFC South contenders and can be among the AFC elite.  The Jags looked as good and probably better as they did in their home opener thumping of Cleveland two weeks ago. They had a dominant showing on both sides of the ball against a reeling Patriots’ team that again showed that last year’s Super Bowl run was truly sparked by a soft schedule. Pats’ quarterback Drake Maye proved he can run the ball effectively, but he still needs some fine tuning as a passer with his subpar 14 of 25, 199-yard, two-interception day. In some ways, Maye has mirrored Trevor Lawrence in his early years, but Lawrence had a breakout season in his second year after a lackluster rookie se...

JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and the AHL’s Iowa Wild, announced that forwards Drew Kuzma and Blake Biondi, along with defenseman Reilly Webb, have been assigned to Jacksonville by the Iowa Wild. Defensemen Jaden Condotta and forwards Will Hillman and Brandon Yeamans were released from their training camp try-out contracts with the Wild as well. All six men will be available for Icemen training camp beginning on October 5. Kuzma, 23, played 13 games for the Greensboro Gargoyles in the ECHL last season while recording five goals and three assists for eight points. 6-6, 218 lb native of St. Albert, Alberta, he played four years of NCAA college hockey at Lindenwood University from 2022-2-26. Eventually rising to be the team’s captain his senior season. Biondi, 24, brings both size and experience to the Icemen this season. A former 4th-round draft pick (109th OVR) by the Montreal Canadiens in 2020, Biondi is a veteran of 36 AHL contests ...

From Florida Sports Wires JACK SONVILLE (www.jaxsportsnews.com)  – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp outfielder Cam Cannarella and infielder Juan Matheus have earned the Miami Marlins’ Minor League Player and Student of the Year awards, respectively, the Marlins announced Friday.   Outfielder Matthew Etzel was named the Jacksonville Team MVP, with current Jumbo Shrimp outfielder Brandon Compton earning the same honor for Double-A Pensacola.  Cannarella began the 2026 campaign with High-A Beloit, batting .394/.439/.577/1.039 in 19 games before earning a June 2 promotion to Pensacola. The Hartsville, S.C., native continued to excel with the Blue Wahoos, hitting .344/.453/.607/1.060 in 34 games prior to earning a promotion a month and a half later to Jacksonville.  The Marlins’ supplemental first round pick (43rd overall) out of Clemson in 2025, Cannarella reached base in 41 of the 45 games he played with the Jumbo Shrimp, slashing .282/.393/.420/.813 with 15 doubles, three ho...

By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wires The Jaguars’ 20-13  loss in Denver Sunday clearly was a game of two halves. It also was an early wake-up call and a stiff reminder. As simple as the cliche suns, you have to play for four quarters, or at least until you have it under control. The Jags thought they had one in the win column in Denver. In the opening half, they were crisp on offense and aggressive on defense. Trevor Lawrence again looked like he was locked in, as he was in the opener in Cleveland. Lawrence was 12 of 17 for 78 yards, and Parker Washington caught six passes.  Their defense was stellar overall, and impressive in their three-down, goal-line stand before Denver settled for a field goal, their lone scoring in the first two quarters. Jourdan Lewis had a photo-op, leaping interception in the corner of the end zone. Cam Little banged home a 44-yard field goal just before halftime, and the Jags sprinted to the locker room with a 10-3 lead that appeared to be larger in...