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September Sports Listing

August 29, 2024

Sept. 1 Jumbo Shrimp vs. Norfolk Tides 121 Financial Ballpark milb.com/jacksonville Sept. 2 Run Jax Labor Day 5K 1st Place Sports–Baymeadows 1stplacesports.com Sept. 7 Vestcor 5K Bridges Run Water Street at Prime Osborn Convention Center 1stplacesports.com Pirate Race Ed Austin Regional Park runsignup.com Sept. 8 The SuperHero 5K and 10K Nocatee Station Field runsignup.com Sept.

Feature·Football·NFL·Sports

2024-2025 NFL Season Record Predictions

Words by Gray’s Gridiron Key: * denotes division winner ^ denotes wild card + denotes Super Bowl appearance Underlined players are in their rookie season. As the preseason concludes and NFL teams begin to shape for the upcoming season, let’s take a look at some key information for each

Blood, Sweat and Mascara: Roller Derby 101

Words by Ambar Ramirez The clatter of wheels on polished wood

This Sh*t Is (Savannah) Bananas!

Why the Savannah Bananas are the greatest show in sports and why

Road to the Playoffs

November 30, 2023

Feature·Football·NFL·Sports

The 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars’ Unbelievable Season So Far Words by Carson Rich We have reached the midway point of the NFL season, and it is looking like the biggest comeback of the decade with how the Jacksonville Jaguars have been performing. Sitting at top of the AFC conference right

December Sports Listing

November 30, 2023

Baseball·Basketball·Football·Hockey·Soccer·Sports

Dec. 1 Light Up the House 5K and Family Day Ronald McDonald House 1stplacesports.com Dec. 2 Girls on the Run 5K University of North Florida gotrnefl.org Festival of Lights 5K San Marco Square 1stplacesports.com Race to ENDALZ 103rd Street Sports Complex procupkarting.com Dec. 3 Guana 50K

Strikes of Compassion

November 20, 2023

Charitable·Community·Feature·Sports

Travis Etienne Jr. Charity Bowling Night Words by Carson Rich In a sport that brings fame and fortune to so many young players, it also creates people who care and want to make a difference. Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. held a celebrity bowling event for charity last

Obtaining Bodily Perfection: A Deep Dive Into the Rituals of Female Bodybuilders

November 16, 2023

Feature·Sports·The Cover Story

Words by Su Ertekin-Taner The process doesn’t begin at the start as most processes do. There is a prestart, a prelude to the prelude. The urge to body build begins in those moments before the decision to do it, 32-year-old female bodybuilder Shalom Barile informs me. We are on a

Pint-Sized Piledrivers

November 1, 2023

Feature·Sports·Wrestling

Words and Photos by Carmen Macri This was undoubtedly the best night of my life. Imagine this: It’s a Friday night in the beautiful city of Jacksonville, Florida. You’ve endured a taxing workweek and all you crave is a weekend spent cocooned in your bed, binge-reading “Throne of Glass”

The Chaotic Art of Tailgating: Florida vs. Georgia

November 1, 2023

Feature·Football·NFL·Sports

Words by Carson Rich The unhinged nature of tailgating before a sporting event is chaotic enough, but for Jacksonville, the month of October brings this event to the next level. The annual meeting of the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs is a timeless Southern tradition with a whole year

November Sports Listing

November 1, 2023

Arena Football·Football·Golf·Hockey·NFL·Soccer·Sports

Nov. 2 Jacksonville Armada FC Fan Fest Intuition Ale Bier Hall jacksonvillearmada.com Jacksonville Icemen vs. South Carolina Stingrays VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena jacksonvilleicemen.com Tee Off Against Addiction Golf Tournament TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach eventbrite.com Nov. 3 2023 Florida PAL State Boxing Championships Fred P. Green Gymnasium,

No Gloves, No Ropes, No Mercy

September 29, 2023

Sports·Wrestling

The Misconception of Bare Knuckle Boxing Words by Carson Rich Valor BareKnuckle 2 is heading to Jacksonville on Oct. 27 at the University of North Florida Center. Mark “The Hand Of” Godbeer will face off against Lavar “Big” Johnson in the latest event in the Valor Bare Knuckle series.

October Sports

September 29, 2023

Events·Sports

Oct. 2 Pars Fore Paws Golf Tournament Eagle Landing Golf Club, Orange Park clayhumane.org Consellation Furyk and Friends TImuquana Country Club constellationfurykandfriends.com Oct. 7 DONNA 5K TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach 1stplacesports.com/ Pink Up the Pace St. Augustine Beach Pier pinkupthepace.com Drum Runner Series Barrel Racing

The Dreadful ‘Dead Season’

September 26, 2023

Baseball·Basketball·Feature·Football·NBA·NFL·Soccer·Sports

Words by Carson Rich Once a year comes the time when every sports fan’s worst nightmare comes back to haunt them … the dead season. This dreadful time is when most of the major sports have come to an end, and it seems as if life has no meaning