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Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2017

A top Florida House Republican says that state universities are spending way too much money inappropriately and that they don’t need more help from taxpayers. State Rep. Carlos Trujillo also suggested Wednesday that legislators may need to look at how much university presidents are paid, as well as even how much football and basketball coaches […]

Associated PressOctober 10, 2016

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CJ McCollum, Jamal Crawford and Jacob Tamme are among current and former professional athletes on social media to criticize Donald Trump‘s characterization of his predatory, sexual comments about women from a 2005 video as “locker room talk.” Trump’s campaign described his remarks as “locker room banter” in a statement Saturday, and the Republican presidential nominee […]

Melissa RossJanuary 14, 2016

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One of the premier facilities in America treating veterans and NFL players for traumatic brain injury and PTSD has chosen Jacksonville as its location for expansion into the Southeast. The renowned Eisenhower Center, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, settled on North Florida in part because of the region’s international recognition as a medical tourism destination […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2015

In Orlando, the real story happens Friday at 1:07 p.m. at Citrus Bowl, when Orlando’s own Bishop Moore Hornets meet the Crawfordville Wakulla War Eagles in the State Championship for 5A High School football. This is Bishop Moore’s first title match since they won in 1970. They beat Tampa Jesuit last weekend 28-14 to advance […]

Florence SnyderNovember 17, 2015

Death happens to the best of us, and also to the worst. We saw that again last week in Paris, and in Beirut, where hundreds of people going about the business of daily living had the bad fortune to cross paths with fanatics armed with weapons of war and hearts full of hate. The Grim […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2015

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Jacksonville’s First Coast News ran a segment earlier this week that gave an unprecedented look at Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry doing one of his favorite things: coaching his son Boyd’s football team. The segment offered a “look at Jacksonville’s main man like you’ve never seen him before,” balancing football and family. For those who look […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2015

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Guest AuthorAugust 19, 2015

I live with three boys, counting Marc, and for the past few years, when our oppressive Florida heat downshifts into simply sweltering, they begin The Ritual. This annual event involves fantasy football spreadsheets, sports radio and worrying about things called “stats.” It involves sitting on the couch with sperm-killing laptops. It involves shouting about hamstrings […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 28, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the University of Central Florida’s Athletic Association has sovereign immunity and the parents of a deceased football player must file a claims bill if they are to collect on a $10 million jury verdict. The unanimous ruling in Enock Plancher v. UCF Athletics Association affirms in part […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2014

Unless an Ebola-fueled zombie apocalypse devastates the world between now and next Tuesday, former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is going to win the Democratic nomination in Florida’s governor’s race. Not one credible political prognosticator thinks otherwise. So one thing to look for on Tuesday night is not whether Crist wins or loses — duh — […]

Tag: football

Florida House faults universities over salaries and spending

Athletes take issue with Donald Trump over “locker room talk”

Amid growing NFL concussion concerns, Mark Brunell to lead Eisenhower Center’s expansion into Jacksonville

In Orlando, the real story is the 5A high school football championship

Florence Snyder: He’s waiting, we just don’t when or where

What Coach Lenny Curry teaches us about Mayor Lenny Curry

Football Fans Celebrate Team Victory on City Streets

Catherine Durkin Robinson: For those of us who don’t get football, we can still see its value with the men in our lives

University athletic association protected under sovereign immunity, state Supreme Court rules

Peter Schorsch: The key Tuesday night will be Charlie Crist’s margin of victory