Florida Sports Wire

 JACKSONVILLE - Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Commissioner Jeff Bacon announced Wednesday a multi-year agreement to bring the ASUN Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments to Jacksonville, Fla., starting in 2026. This marks the first time since 2013 that the conference conducts both of its basketball postseason events at a single site. “The decision to move the tournaments to Jacksonville represents a significant milestone for the ASUN and underscores the city's growing reputation as a premier destination for major sporting events,” said Bacon. “The process over the past year has been exhaustive and I have been tremendously impressed by the volume of interest in our tournaments from so many incredible cities and venues. In the end, Jacksonville’s passion for sports, alongside its outstanding facilities and hospitality, will create an incredible experience for our student-athletes and fans.”  The 2026 Championships are set to include all 12 ASUN member institutions, with 2...

NEW YORK AND TORONTO – A closer look at highlights on and off the ice from around the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) heading into the final 30 games of the regular-season. READY FOR RALEIGH The PWHL Takeover Tour™ Raleigh Presented by Ally –– the tour’s seventh of nine games ––is set to take place this Friday, Mar. 7 at Raleigh’s Lenovo Center where the Minnesota Frost will take on the Ottawa Charge at 7 p.m. ET. Both teams will hold open practices followed by autograph sessions on Thursday at Invisalign Arena. Attendance through the first six games of the tour totaled 89,953, giving fans in new markets the opportunity to experience the PWHL outside the league’s current complement of cities. Click here for more. FLEET TO HOST THE FIRST OF TWO GAMES AT AGGANIS ARENA On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Fleet will play the first of two home games this season at Boston University’s Agganis Arena where the team will welcome the Montréal Victoire for a 2 p.m. ET matchup. The second ...

 By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE - Trade Trevor Lawrence? At first mention, it seems unthinkable.  But there have been some tires kicked surrounding the fourth-year quarterback, especially with a number of teams seeking someone under center. Lawrence has been linked to the Steelers, and those rumors persist. He also reportedly has been in the scope of the Giants and Jets. Jaguars officials quickly and flatly denied any trade talk for the once viewed generational player.  With new head coach and former Bucs’ offensive guru Liam Coen in place, the Jags have viewed the Lawrence-Coen connection as a perfect fit. The Jags confirmed their stance with Lawrence’s five-year, $275 million deal. The Jags finally have a general manager in 34-year-old James Gladstone, who brings a Rams’ pedigree to Florida with him. Don’t forget Jags longtime mainstay Tony Boselli, who is now the team’s VP of football operations.  It’s a revamped regime in place, and one of the...

GAINESVILLE -- The University of Miami baseball team (9-3) took down the eighth-ranked Florida Gators (11-1), 13-7, Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. An offensive barrage of 13 runs in four innings, nine of them being unanswered, resulted in Florida’s first loss of the season and ties the all-time series at 136-136-1. Right-handed pitcher Carson Fischer (1-0) earned his first win as a Hurricane after entering the game in the middle of the sixth inning. Fischer would then go on to strikeout two Florida batters while surrendering two earned runs off four hits, totaling 2.1 innings pitched.  Florida went on the offensive attack right away by scoring two runs in the first and third innings. Bobby Boser’s RBI single and Landon Stripling’s sacrifice fly gave the Gators an early lead, then, two innings later, Brody Donay belted a two-run home run that made it 4-0 Gators. Miami bats sparked life in the fourth with an RBI single from co-captain Dorian Gonzalez Jr. that drove in Max Galv...

 TAMPA – University of South Florida baseball (6-5; 0-0 AAC) fell to UCF (9-3; 0-0 Big 12) 12-2 in seven innings at USF Baseball Stadium in the 172nd meeting between the teams. The Bulls suffered their first series loss of the season, with the Knights winning two out of the three games. USF fell short in their bid to start the season with three straight series wins. The Bulls won the opening game 13-3 but saw UCF take the next two by scores of 12-1 and 12-2. All three games were decided in seven innings. As was the case Saturday, UCF got off to an early lead, scoring four runs in the first two innings. In the top of the first, the Knights used three singles to score the game’s first run. The Knights utilized the long ball to add three runs in the second inning, scoring on a solo home run, followed by a single and two-run homer. In their half of the fourth, USF bounced back with two runs. Stewart Puckett got on with a two-out single. Lance Trippel doubled to left, advancing Puckett ...

 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Solomon Strader put his name atop the Miami record books, highlighting a strong day two at the ACC Indoor Championships on Sunday held at the Norton Health Care Sport and Learning Center. Strader’s 400m time of 45.74 advanced him to Monday’s final and broke Davian Clarke’s 27-year-old record of 45.86 set on March 14, 1998. Strader’s time is the 13th fastest in the country and was the second-fastest time in qualifying. Edgar Campre earned silver in the heptathlon with 5,777 points. Campre placed third in all of Sunday’s events, recording an 8.03 in the 60m hurdles, clearing 4.70m in the pole vault and clocking a 2:47.67 in the 1000m. Ashton Torns closed out competition with a seventh-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 7.31m. Josh Jones advanced to the 800m final in dramatic fashion, winning his heat by .004 seconds. Josh was in second heading into the final lap and clocked 27.41 split to edge out Clemson’s Brian Kweyei. Sanaa Hebron earned her way in...

 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA and ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – 3M and the PGA TOUR today announced a five-year extension of 3M’s title sponsorship of the 3M Open through 2030. The Minnesota-based company has been a partner of the tournament since its inception in 2019. Hosted by the nonprofit 3M Open Fund, the extension will continue to bring the world’s top golfers to TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., through 2030. The 2025 3M Open will be held July 21-27 at TPC Twin Cities, where Jhonattan Vegas is expected to defend his 2024 title. The 2025 event will be televised on CBS/Paramount+, GOLF Channel, PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ and distributed internationally via the TOUR’s World Feed “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with 3M and a passionate Minnesota fan base that supports every sport in every season, including the 3M Open from day one,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan. “That same passion from 3M is on display each summer as they invest in their community and positively impac...