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  The third time was the charm. But the first two times weren’t bad either. And the Jaguars continue to find out that they have a general manager moving himself and his team into elite status.  Jacksonville has dived fully into the deep end of the pool. Can you see a Jaguars-Bears, or a Jaguars-49ers Super Bowl? To reiterate the old adage, success breeds success. When you see a chance, take it.  The Jaguars easily were the most active team during the trade deadline, bolstering their defense with tackle Davon Godchaux and safety Jessie Bates, and ended the day with the acquisition of tackle Jordan Davis. James Gladstone surely fortified those positions that were affected by injuries. The Jags’ defense was a high-echelon one, and they potentially can own the penthouse. Davis was the most high-profile pickup, carrying a three-year, $78 million contract through the 2029 season with  $64.4 million guaranteed . At 26, Davis can be a long-standing force on the defensive fr...

Special to Florida Sports Wires JACKSONVILLE – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) has announced its weekly men’s and women’s basketball award winners for Nov. 9 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week: Nasir Mann, Queens Mann led the Royals to back-to-back wins over Winthrop and Loyola Marymount to start the 2026-27 season, scoring a career-high 28 points against LMU. The grad student shot 62 percent from the field, going 10-for-18 from beyond the arc while averaging a league-best 19.33 points per game last week. Newcomer of the Week: Bryson Lucas, FGCU Lucas had a breakout start to the 2026-27 season, averaging 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in the Eagles' two games last week. The fifth-year, who came to FGCU from the Division II level, notched a 25-point, 10-rebound performance to help the Eagles take UCF to overtime in the team’s season-opener. This performance made him just the second Eagles player since 2015 to post a double-double in their FGCU debut. Women’s ...

Georgia claimed the top spot in this week's poll, receiving 47 of 56 first-place votes after a 42-7 rout of Ole Miss. Undefeated Utah moved up one spot to No. 2 following a 28-20 home win over BYU. The ranking is the highest ever for the Utes and the best for a Big 12 team since Texas reached No. 2 on Oct. 1, 2023. BYU dropped five places to No. 12 after the loss in Salt Lake City. Miami, last week's No. 1, tumbled five spots to No. 6 after a 31-24 loss at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish rose two places to No. 3 with the win over the Hurricanes. Tennessee jumped seven spots to No. 9 after a dominant home victory over Kentucky, which slid five places to No. 13. Ohio State fell out of the poll for only the fourth time in the history of the poll after a 41-28 home loss to Oregon. Ole Miss and LSU also dropped out after losing at home. USC, Houston and Oregon entered the poll at Nos. 14, 15 and 16, respectively. The SEC leads all conferences with five teams. The Big Ten and Big 12 h...

  Special to Jax Sports News JACKSONVILLE ( www.jaxsportsnews.com) The comeback effort fell short on Saturday night for the Jacksonville Icemen (3-3-3) who fell to the Florida Everblades (7-1-0) by a score of 4-1 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night.  Adam McMaster was the lone goal-scorer for the Jacksonville Icemen while goaltender Cameron Rowe made 24 saves on 27 Florida Shots. The Icemen sent 26 shots on goal over the course of the evening. FIRST PERIOD The Icemen started strong in the first period, aided by a few power plays and earned numerus chances. However, they could not find the back of the net. Instead it was Florida who scored twice, once on even strength and the other on the power play to take a 2-0 lead after the first period. SECOND PERIOD Jacksonville found the back of the net on the power play in the second period as a quick touch pass from the left-wing side by Tanner Kelly found Adam McMaster in the slot who quickly rifled a shot into the ba...

  Are the Jaguars playing  in the wrong city? Well, it’s not about their fan support in Jacksonville, or anything to do with their usual London trips.  Instead, it’s about their low profile in Jacksonville. If the Jags were playing in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or possibly even Miami, they would be further recognized as the current AFC contender for the Super Bowl.  Jacksonville is a small, quiet market, and the Jags aren't getting the recognition they deserve. At the usually recognized halfway point of the season, the Jags are sitting at 6-2 with two impressive thumpings of Indianapolis and Baltimore.  The national media hasn’t put too much stock in their routs of the Colts and Ravens - especially with the Ravens’ quarterback situation, but the Jags got the job done quickly and put both teams away. They limited Derrick Henry to 57 yards, and made it a miserable rainy night for rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano. Trevor Lawrence had another game in which h...

  CURRENT ASUN STANDINGS Team OVR CONF Queens 2-0 0-0 Jacksonville 1-0 0-0 North Florida 1-0 0-0 West Florida 1-0 0-0 Bellarmine 0-1 0-0 FGCU 0-1 0-0 Lipscomb 0-1 0-0 Stetson 0-1 0-0 ______________________________________________________ STARTING FIVE Preseason favorite Queens opened up the 2026-27 season with two wins - one coming Wednesday night against LMU where Nasir Mann recorded a career-high 28 points, 22 of them coming in the first half while going 11-for-13 from the field.  Bobby Kennan ’s UNF squad opened the season with an eight-point win over Cal Baptist that saw five Ospreys score in double-figures: Kent Jackson (15), Mason Watkins (13), JR Bartelus (12), Mason Lee (11) and Ayuba Bryant (11). Despite falling to UCF, the FGCU Eagles took the Knights to overtime in their season opener. Bryson Lucas led the way with 25 points and 10 rebounds while going 10-for-17 from the field. Three different teams hit the century mark in their season-ope...