Florida Sports Wire

  CANTON, Ohio ——   The Jaguars Elite, led by tournament MVP Brysen Wright, defeated team Showtime, 13-0, in the 14u Boys NFL FLAG Championships on Sunday afternoon at the ForeverLawn Sports Complex. The Jaguars Elite represented the Jacksonville Jaguars, while team Showtime represented the Atlanta Falcons. Despite tallying more passing yards (117) than Jaguars Elite (104), team Showtime was shut out after converting only 1-of-6 times on third down. Team Showtime cycled between Januel Morales and Vincenzo Mena at quarterback. Morales connected on eight of his 13 attempts for 73 yards and an interception, while Mena completed 4-of-10 passes for 51 yards. Jaguars Elite quarterback Dalton Motes completed 8-of-12 passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns. The Jaguars’ offensive attack was fueled by Jaiden Barnett’s 30-yard over-the-shoulder touchdown snag on their first drive. After converting the one-point conversion and establishing a 7-0 lead, the Jaguars’ defense stymied team Sh...

ALGARY, Alberta –  Hockey Canada has announced that the coaching and support staffs that helped Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off championship will return to work with Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team through the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, set for  Feb. 11-22, 2026  in  Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.   Assistant coaches  Bruce Cassidy (Ottawa, ON/Vegas, NHL) ,  Peter DeBoer (Dunnville, ON)  and  Rick Tocchet (Scarborough, ON/Philadelphia, NHL) , assistant coach and eye-in-the-sky  Misha Donskov (London, ON) ,   goaltending consultant  David Alexander (Moncton, NB/St. Louis, NHL) , director of performance analysis  James Emery (Calgary, AB)  and video coordinator  Elliott Mondou (Grand-Mère, QC/St. Louis, NHL)  have been named to the coaching staff alongside  Jon Cooper (Prince George, BC/Tampa Bay, NHL) ,  who was named head coach for the 2026 Olympics last June .   The coaching staff was sele...

  CORAL GABLES, Fla.  – University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jai Lucas announced the 2025-26 non-conference slate which features nine home games at the Watsco Center.   The schedule includes a neutral site contest against Florida, a trip to Orlando, Florida, for the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational and a trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to face Ole Miss in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Additionally, the slate includes seven games against foes from the state of Florida.   The Lucas era officially begins Nov. 3 as the Hurricanes take on Jacksonville before home games against Bethune-Cookman and Stetson on Nov. 6 and 10.   Following the previously announced Jacksonville Hoops Showdown against the Gators, Miami returns to the Watsco Center for a pair of games against Elon on Nov. 20 and Delaware State on Nov. 23.   The Hurricanes travel to Orlando for the ESPN Events Invitational for two games on Nov. 27 and 28. Other teams in the field include BYU, D...