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TAMPA  – Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife Emily Mayfield are proud to announce today, the launch of their new foundation, The Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation.  The Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation is an effort born from their deep gratitude and desire to pay it forward, and will focus on pillars of success, resilience, and strength. The organization will  provide programs, scholarships, and philanthropic opportunities to help others tackle life's challenges in order to BE the best version of themselves.   “BE the ball” will be the Foundation’s first event in Tampa, supporting their initiative “BE successful”. Everyone is invited, from Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans to University of Oklahoma alumni to come play in the Topgolf tournament in Tampa and help support early childhood literacy in the Tampa Bay area.   Following an afternoon at the Topgolf range, there will be an after party including all participants, Baker and Emily M...

  ORLANDO ( www.sportsdayjax.com ) – The XFL announced that the exclusive rights to 28 players were assigned to XFL teams Wednesday. Seven players’ rights have been acquired by the Orlando Guardians.   The Guardians stocked up on the defensive side of the ball, with defensive players making up five of the seven.  The following is an alphabetical list of the players the Guardians acquired the rights to Wednesday: PLAYER   POSITION   COLLEGE Chris Bacon   DB   Bowling Green Dallas Daniels   WR   Jackson State Vincent DiLeo   LB   Delaware Valley Maurice Greene   DL   Stonehill College Kordell Jackson   DB   Austin Peay Rockerick Young   DL   North Texas Kentel Williams  RB  Austin Peay XFL teams are allowed to hold the rights of up to 90 players during the offseason.

By Alex Schwartz,  MiamiHurricanes.com VALLAURIS, France ( www.sportsdayjax.com )–  The University of Miami men’s basketball team concluded its foreign tour with an 87-69 win Thursday night over AC Golfe Juan-Vallauris. Three Hurricanes finished with at least 18 points and nine rebounds, with junior guard Wooga Poplar leading the team in scoring for the third time in as many affairs abroad. The Philadelphia native amassed 25 points at Gymnase Allinei. “That was an excellent way to end our amazing trip to France,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said. “We played a quality team that really pushed us. I was pleased to see the way our players—particularly Wooga, Matthew [Cleveland] and Norchad [Omier]—responded to lead us to the victory.” Unlike its first two outings when it never faced a deficit, Miami faced an early 16-9 deficit and trailed by three, 28-25, through one period. Poplar, though, dazzled in the opening frame, notching 16 points, four rebounds and two steals, while sh...

(Photo courtesy Dallas Cowboys) By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire DALLAS – What may be a preview of things to come, an aggressive Jacksonville Jaguars offense took control in the first half and scored twice late for a 28-23 NFL preseason win over the Cowboys in Dallas Saturday night. Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw nine yards to Christian Kirk on a fourth and three to put the Black and Teal on the scoreboard first. The Jaguars went for two. Zay Jones caught a pass across the back of the end zone. “We have a lot of depth. Since I’ve been here, it’s definitely the deepest we’ve been. I would argue at every position, but definitely at receiver. We have a lot of good players. It’s going to be tough when it comes down to the end on who’s getting those last spots. We’ve got a lot of really good players," Lawrence said after the game. Jacksonville third string QB Nathan Rourke ran and threw for two fourth quarter touchdowns. The CFL product finished 9 of 17 passing for 153 y...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH ( www.sportsdayjax.com )   – The PGA TOUR today released its 2024 FedExCup Regular Season and FedExCup Playoffs schedule, with events interconnected like never before to deliver maximum drama and consequence, as the TOUR returns to a calendar-year schedule for the first time since 2012.  The FedExCup Fall portion of the 2024 FedExCup Season, which will finalize the top 125 for the 2025 season, will be announced at a later date. The 2024 FedExCup Regular Season, consisting of 36 events, begins in January with the “Opening Drive” at The Sentry and Sony Open in Hawaii – where all players start with zero FedExCup points and look to get off to a strong start in the race for the FedExCup. The Wyndham Championship once again serves as the culmination of the Regular Season, with only 70 players advancing to the FedExCup Playoffs. The Regular Season schedule includes the 50 th  playing of THE PLAYERS Championship and the four Major Championships, eight Sign...

GAINESVILLE, ( www.sportsdayjax.com ) - Florida will take on Pitt in Brooklyn on Nov. 22, as ESPN Events revealed the NIT Tip-Off bracket on Tuesday. The Gators will play at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU. The four-team event concludes on Nov. 24, with the Gators facing Baylor or Oregon State based on the first day's outcomes. The championship game will be at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN, while the third-place game will be at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. The announcement solidifies the Gators' nonconference schedule< https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule > for the upcoming season, which opens Nov. 6 and features six power-conference opponents. Florida holds an all-time 3-4 mark against Pitt, but won the only meeting of the past 30 years with a 61-45 victory in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Orlando. UF last competed in the Preseason NIT in Nov. 2002, finishing with a loss vs. Stanford and a win vs. #2 Kansas in the consolation game. All-time, the Gators are 1-...

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  –   Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp infielder/outfielder Xavier Edwards has been named the International League Player of the Week for the week of July 31-August 6, Minor League Baseball announced Monday. Edwards also won the award for the week of July 3-9. Edwards reached base multiple times in all six games he played in, collecting five multi-hit games. His six-hit contest on August 5 was the most in a single game for any Jacksonville hitter since at least 2005, and the third for a Triple-A hitter in 2023. In total, Edwards batted 18-for-26 (.692/.742/.962/1.704) with one double, two home runs, nine RBIs, five walks and seven runs scored.   On the season, Edwards currently leads all of Minor League Baseball in batting average (.373). He also ranks fourth the International League in in on-base percentage (.441), fifth in hits (114), seventh in stolen bases (29), eighth in runs scored (69), 13th in OPS (.925) and 23rd in slugging (.484). ...