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FILE PHOTO by Nancy DeLander Beecher  Special to Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE - After trailing by a goal for much of the contest, a late surge by the Florida Everblades produced three third-period goals, including multi-point performances from three players, leading to a 4–2 victory over the Jacksonville Icemen and officially clinching a playoff spot. The Jacksonville Icemen opened the scoring midway through the first period as Trevor Griebel fired a wrist shot from the right circle, notching the Icemen’s first goal of the night and the first professional goal of his career.  Lordanthony Grissom and Adam McMaster picked up the assists on the play. No further scoring followed in the opening frame, leaving the Blades trailing 1–0. Florida recorded six shots on Michael Bullion, while the Icemen put 11 shots on Kyle McClellan, who was making his first start in an Everblades sweater. With the second period nearing a scoreless finish, Oliver Chau got the Blades on the board at 1...

JACKSONVILLE — Sporting Club Jacksonville (Sporting JAX) announced the signing of midfielder Thomas Roberts, who will wear No. 24 for the club. Roberts, 24, brings experience across Major League Soccer, MLS NEXT Pro, European competition, and the USL Championship. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Roberts developed in the FC Dallas Academy before signing a Homegrown contract with FC Dallas.  During his professional career, he has also played for North Texas SC, Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Bundesliga, Columbus Crew 2, Norwegian side Stabæk, and most recently North Carolina FC. Roberts has also represented the United States at the U-16, U-18, and U-20 national team levels. “I’m excited for the opportunity to join Sporting JAX and be part of building something special in Jacksonville,” said Roberts. “The vision for the club and the energy around soccer here made it an easy decision, and I’m ready to get to work.” “Thomas is a very technical player who sees the game well and br...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Audrey Gogniat defended her air rifle individual title and No. 5 Ole Miss rifle reached the podium of the NCAA Championships for the second time in its history, finishing third overall with a 4738 aggregate on Saturday afternoon at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Rebels (10-2, 5-2 PRC) shot a 2382 in air rifle to reach their aggregate. Ole Miss’ third place finish is tied for the best placement at the NCAA Tournament in program history, last time being in the 2020-21 season. First-year head coach Will Shaner capped an impressive inaugural season at the helm by guiding Ole Miss to its historic finish, as well as its first title in the smallbore event on Friday. Gogniat made individual history by shooting her fourth career 600 in air rifle, tying Ole Miss all-timer Lea Horvath for the most by a Rebel in program history. In doing so, she also became the second woman and third ever student-athlete to achieve perfection four times at the NCAA level. She’s gone bac...

Photo by Jim Brady/Florida Sports Wire Second-Round Leaderboard Pos. Player R1 R2 Total 1 Ludvig Åberg 69 63 132 (-12) 2 Xander Schauffele 69 65 134 (-10) 3 Cameron Young 68 67 135 (-9) T4 Corey Conners 69 67 136 (-8) T4 Justin Thomas 68 68 136 (-8)               Ludvig Åberg (1 st /-12) 63 marks the second-lowest 18-hole score in PLAYERS history (lowest: 62, Justin Thomas/2025/R2, Tom Hoge/2023/R3) and his lowest on TOUR since the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open (63/R1) Marks his sixth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR; 1-for-5 converting to victory (2023 RSM Classic); last to hold the 36-hole lead/co-lead at THE PLAYERS and go on to win: Rory McIlroy/2019 Third player to post 29 on the front nine at TPC Sawgrass (others: Dustin Johnson/2022/R4, Martin Kaymer/2014/R1) Joins Derek Fathauer (2015/R1) as the only players to post 5-under on Nos. 1-4 at TPC Sawgrass Becomes the third player in PLAYERS history to eagle Nos. 2 and 9 in the same round at TPC Sa...

  Photos by Jim Brady/Florida Sports Wire COMPLETED First-Round Leaderboard Pos. Player R1 T1 Maverick McNealy 67 (-5)   Lee Hodges 67 (-5)   Sepp Straka 67 (-5)   Sahith Theegala 67 (-5)   Austin Smotherman 67 (-5)               Maverick McNealy (T1/-5) 30-year-old seeks his second win on TOUR in his 175th career start (2024 RSM Classic) Cards 67 or better for the fifth time in seven opening rounds in 2026; entered the week ranked No. 2 on TOUR in first-round scoring average in 2026 at 67.33 (Chris Gotterup/66.33) Second career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (1-for-1); won the 2024 RSM Classic Making his seventh start of the 2026 season; has one top-10 finish (10th/Farmers Insurance Open) Making his sixth appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship (best: T9/2024) Matches his low 18-hole score in 17 career rounds at THE PLAYERS Championship (previous instance: 2024/R1) Hit only 5-of-14 fairways (ranks T110 in the field)   Lee Ho...

By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire   All is quiet on the Jaguars’ front. Ah..maybe That was pretty much expected except for two moves that were anticipated - Running back Travis Etienne and edge rusher Devin Lloyd left for free agency in big deals.  However, the Jags really didn’t have the cap space to keep either of them, and they weren’t going big-game hunting. They did resign linebacker Dennis Gardeck and cornerback Montaric Brown, both solid moves, and inked Commanders’ running back Chris Rodriguez Jr.  Jaguars general manager James Gladstone appears to be set with his club and Gardeck and Brown needed to be brought back. He really didn’t want to reshuffle the deck with some major moves. Yet.. there is more. Overall, though, trust the process. Before the free-agency period began, receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was reportedly on the trade market. He has two years left on his $14 million-plus deal, and the Jags have a fifth-year option for 2028. In addition to Thomas, the ...