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Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at Florida Capitol in Tallahassee

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference Wednesday morning inside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee.

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News4JAX boys basketball Super 6: Surging Bishop Kenny moves up in rankings

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 17.

News4JAX boys basketball Super 6: Oakleaf, Paxon climb in post-Christmas rankings

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 3

Duke contains Plumlee, beats UCF 30-13 in Military Bowl

Riley Leonard threw for 173 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and Duke wrapped up an impressive first season under Mike Elko with a 30-13 victory over UCF in the Military Bowl.

MONDAY HUDDLE: Jaguars’ defense rests in ugly loss to Detroit

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

College football top plays: Michigan blasts Purdue; Kansas State upsets TCU

Kicking off Saturday's college football action is Kansas State facing TCU in the Big 12 Championship. Here are the top plays!

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College football top plays: Purdue-Michigan in action; Kansas State upsets TCU

Kicking off Saturday's college football action is Kansas State facing TCU in the Big 12 Championship. Here are the top plays!

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MONDAY HUDDLE: Can Florida State snap losing streak to Florida?

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Bartram Trail handles rival Creekside again in playoff romp

Creekside held its own with vaunted rival Bartram Trail for the opening 22 minutes of Friday night’s playoff game.

College football odds Week 12: How to bet Navy-UCF

Here's everything you need about betting Navy-UCF, including the point spread, moneyline and total Over/Under.

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MONDAY HUDDLE: UCF on track for regular season title after win at Tulane

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Medieval Times performers in California unionize following months of debate

The 27-18 vote follows the unionization of performers at the Medieval Times New Jersey location in July.

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High school football ‘22: Jackson, Brunswick stunned in first round of playoffs

The opening night of the state playoffs in the area are done and what a night it was.

MONDAY HUDDLE: Is honeymoon already over for Miami’s Mario Cristobal after blowout loss to FSU?

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

College football odds Week 10: How to bet UCF-Memphis

Here's everything you need to know about UCF-Memphis, from the point spread, moneyline and total Over/Under.

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MONDAY HUDDLE: Central Florida now carrying banner as state’s only ranked team

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

High school football ‘22: Full schedule, top 4 games of Week 9

It’s Week 9 of the high school football season. We take a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

MONDAY HUDDLE: Is honeymoon already over for Billy Napier at Florida?

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend.

High school football ‘22: Bartram-Creekside, UC-Trinity headline major district clashes in Week 8

It’s Week 8 of the high school football season. We take a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

UCF vs. SMU game moved a second time due to Hurricane Ian: report

For the second time this week, the game between UCF and SMU has been moved due to Hurricane Ian. The game will now be played Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Orlando.

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Game of the Week: Special teams very special for Creekside in win over Mandarin

Mandarin’s offense was moving the ball, and Creekside’s running game had difficulty finding room. But one thing didn’t just tip the field for the Knights, it moved the ball all the way down the field — Creekside’s special teams.

Border Classic: Nicky Williams’ big game delivers Creekside a win over Glynn Academy

In the driving rain on Thursday night, the Creekside football team muscled up and won its biggest game of the season.

Border Classic on Thursday: Creekside faces Glynn Academy

The Border Classic presented by Baker’s Sports puts high school football in the spotlight this week, with seven games over three days. All games will be streamed on News4JAX+ and select games will be broadcast live on WJXT Channel 4. We look at the matchups.

TODAY: Border Classic games give Florida-Georgia teams a different experience

It’s Border Classic week as News4JAX and WJXT head to the Peach State for seven games of high school football action.

Photo gallery: Nease visits Creekside in Football Friday Game of the Week

Creekside handled Nease 62-41 in the News4JAX Football Friday Game of the Week. Photograpger Kevin Nguyen captured the game in photos.

Game of the Week: Creekside lights up Nease in St. Johns County showdown

Nicky Williams rushed for five touchdowns in the News4JAX Game of the Week, while quarterback Wilson Edwards threw for three more, as host Creekside used a 21-point third-quarter outburst on the way to a 62-41 victory over Nease in a St. Johns County showdown.

Conservationists Risk Their Lives Protecting Endangered Species

WildAid Founder and President Peter Knights talks about the dangers of wildlife conservation efforts following the death of Anton Mzimba.

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High school softball ‘22: Eight local teams head to 3rd round of state playoffs

Eight area softball teams, half of those from Clay County, are heading on to the third round of the state playoffs.

All-News4JAX girls soccer: ‘Fairytale ending’ for Creekside and star Brenna Robinson

Brenna Robinson never expected anything like this. The Creekside defender and All-News4JAX girls soccer player of the year, never envisioned her final season playing out like a movie.

News4JAX Super 6 softball: Baldwin, Union County, Palatka move up

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through March 27 games.

News4JAX Super 6 girls lacrosse: Bartram Trail a dominant No. 1 in inaugural rankings

After this week, the News4JAX Super 6 girls lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 22 games.

UConn to meet former conference rival UCF in second round

UConn and UCF will renew what has been a physical rivalry when the teams square off Monday night. The No. 2 seed Huskies, who routed Mercer in the opening round, are 13-0 against the No. 7 seed Knights, dating back to their days together in the American Athletic Conference, which UConn left in 2020 to rejoin the Big East.

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Bellarmine wins ASUN, hands NCAA bid to Jacksonville State

CJ Fleming scored a career-high 27 points, Dylan Penn added 22 and Division I newcomer Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.

Arch Manning, Isidore Newman win first boys basketball state title since 1993 over Lafayette Christian

Isidore Newman and Arch Manning won their first boys basketball state title since 1993, defeating Lafayette Christian in the Division III final.

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‘Storybook ending’: Creekside girls win first state soccer title

Avery Robinson scored a pair of gorgeous goals and the Creekside defense kept Cypress Bay off-balance as the Knights won the Class 7A girls soccer state championship 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Spec Martin Stadium.

Florida, UCF battle for bragging rights in Gasparilla Bowl

UCF’s long wait for another shot at Florida is over.

Creekside, Mandarin athletes nab individual state swimming titles

Mandarin’s Gage Hulbert won a state title in the 100 fly and Creekside’s Grace Gavin added to the Knights’ sterling tradition by winning an individual title in the 100 back in the Class 4A state tournament.

Monday huddle: Brady is carrying the Bucs in the same way the defense carried them to a Super Bowl title

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

High school football ‘21: Huge district showdowns on tap in Week 8

It’s Week 8 of the high school football season. A glance at the top four games this week, the next four and the full schedule.

Monday huddle: Can UCF challenge powerful Cincinnati?

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

High school football ‘21: Week 7 scoreboard, looking ahead to Week 8

The high school football season is rolling along. The big story Friday night — the unbeatens are fewer than they were before the night started.

High school football ‘21: Bolles, Creekside, Oakleaf, UC look to continue hot starts in Week 3

It’s Week 3 of the high school football season and quite a few teams look to stay unbeaten. Here’s a glance at our top four games of the week and the next four.

Game of the Week: Creekside stays hot, downs rival Nease

Creekside coach Sean McIntyre was preaching offensive efficiency this week. Score when opportunities are presented. The Knights did that very well.

Oakleaf runs over Orange Park in Bold City Showcase finale

Oakleaf marched up and down the field with its powerful offensive line and ground game taking control and knocked off Orange Park 42-21 in a rainy finale of the WW Gay Mechanical Contractors Bold City Showcase at Bolles on Saturday night.

Creekside uses tough defense to down Ribault in Bold City Showcase

It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t pretty. But it was a promising start for the Creekside football team in the WW Gay Mechanical Contractors Bold City Showcase.

Bold City Showcase: Ribault and Creekside know their showdown was worth the wait

With their game back on this year — Creekside faces Ribault in the second of three games in the W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc. Bold City Showcase at Bolles — it was quite the relief.

Bold City Showcase: Oakleaf, Orange Park bring football rivalry out of Clay County for a night

A Clay County football rivalry is headed out of town … just for a night.

Book review of When Evil Lived in Laurel: The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer by Curtis Wilkie

An FBI informant in a Mississippi group in the 1960s witnessed both evil and ineptitude.

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Spring swing ’21: Experienced Creekside ready for the next step

Spring football is in full swing and the News4Jax sports team is making stops at high schools across the area in its annual Spring Swing tour. One of today's stops: Creekside.

Oakleaf can’t catch up to Tampa Plant in girls hoops state semifinals

The best season in Oakleaf girls basketball history finished two wins short of a state championship. The Knights started fast but cooled off after that in a 69-52 loss to Tampa Plant in the Class 7A state semifinals at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday afternoon. Nyla Jean led Plant with 26 points. AdOakleaf guard Taliah Scott had 26 points and Fantasia James added 15. Both of those players are sophomores and return in 2022 to try and help to Knights contend for a state championship.

News4Jax Super 6 softball: Oakleaf, West Nassau open at the top in 2021

When the season was paused, and eventually canceled due to COVID-19, our Super 6 looked like this — Ridgeview, Oakleaf, West Nassau, Episcopal, Bartram Trail and Atlantic Coast. Glance: The Knights are always a pick to land high in the Super 6 and they open 2021 in a familiar position. Ridgeview (1-1, Class 4A)Notable win: Atlantic Coast. Episcopal (1-0, Class 3A)Notable win: Atlantic Coast. Others: Baldwin (3-0, Class 3A; Clay (1-0, Class 4A); Creekside (1-2, Class 6A); First Coast (3-0, Class 6A); Fletcher (1-1, Class 6A); Keystone Heights (1-1, Class 3A); Mandarin (1-1, Class 7A); Middleburg (1-0, Class 5A); Paxon (2-1, Class 4A); Providence (0-1, Class 3A).

UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic

(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)ABU DHABI – In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers descended Sunday on a convention center in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, hoping to make deals with militaries across the Middle East. The UAE unveiled $1.36 billion in local and foreign arms deals to supply its forces with everything from South African drones to Serbian artillery. Significant national pavilions were absent, including the United States, the world’s largest arms exporter. Ad“The threats are obvious lately,” said Walid Abukhaled, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company, a holding company owned by the country’s sovereign wealth fund. “If Iran goes into a major rearmament program or starts to flex its muscles, that’s where missile defense and air defense systems come in,” he said.

Girls high school basketball playoffs: Six games headline second-round slate

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tuesday night is the second round of the girls high school basketball state playoffs. St. Augustine beat Ponte Vedra 47-29 in the regular season, and then edged the Sharks 49-45 in the district championship. The Trojans won 51-50 in OT this season, 44-38 last season, 54-50 in 2019 and 52-39 in 2018. That sets up a rematch of the district championship game, won 46-35 by the Christians. C/F Jaidy Mejia (11.2 ppg) and G Laura Gonzalez (10.2 ppg) lead NFEI.

NCAA probe is 'speed bump' to Vols' new coach Josh Heupel

New Tennessee NCAA college football head coach Josh Heupel, left, shakes hands with University of Tennessee athletics director Danny White after being presented a jersey speaks during an introductory press conference at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (Caitie McLekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)Josh Heupel believes he can win quickly at Tennessee and position the football program for long-term success. Heupel was introduced Wednesday as the program's 27th head coach and fifth, not counting interim or acting coaches, since the end of the 2008 season. New athletic director Danny White said Tennessee ran an “exhaustive nationwide search” led by the same search firm that helped land White. White was hired last week to replace the retiring Phillip Fulmer and hiring a new coach was his first task.

High school football playoffs 2020: Local matches highlight Week 3 picks

N4J pick: Bartram Trail 31, Oakleaf 30. N4J pick: Sandalwood 23, FPC 21. N4J pick: St. Augustine 33, Escambia 31. Baker County (7-2) at Raines (4-6), 7 p.m.: The Vikings defense against the Wildcats offensive front. N4J pick: Snyder 28, Out-of-Door 20..

Creekside girls win state swimming; FPC’s Cronk defends titles

Flagler Palm Coast’s Cronk, the reigning News4Jax swimmer of the year, defended her crowns in the 200 free and the 100 free. On the boys side, Creekside (192.5) finished as state runner-up to Oviedo (216) and led a strong showing from St. Johns County programs in the pool. The Knights had a state champ in the 200 free relay event and the Bears had gold in the 200 medley relay. The Fleming 200 free relay team was state runner-up, with Maryn McDade joining the Grimms and Johnson on the team. McDade also had a third in the 50 free (23.84) and a third in the 100 free (52.50).

High school volleyball 2020: Bartram Trail, Ponte Vedra move on to 3rd round of playoffs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Only two volleyball programs from St. Johns County are left standing in the Class 5A-7A state playoffs. Bartram Trail bounced Mandarin 3-1 in Region 1-7A and nationally ranked Ponte Vedra swept Ridgeview in Region 1-5A on Wednesday night. Those teams join Bishop Kenny (Region 1-4A), Christ’s Church (Region 1-2A) and Union County (Region 3-1A) in advancing to Saturday’s regional final for a berth in the state final fourPonte Vedra (24-0) knocked off Ridgeview 25-14, 25-19, 27-25. In Region 1-7A, Bartram Trail (14-7) knocked off Mandarin 3-1 to advance to Saturday’s regional final against Lyman. In Region 1-6A, Creekside’s season ended with a 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 15-10 loss to Leon.

News4Jax Super 10: Unbeaten Clay makes debut in rankings

(3) Trinity Christian (5-1), Class 3ALast week: d. Lee, 14-6. (6) Baker County (6-1), Class 5ALast week: d. West Nassau, 28-12. This week: vs. Gainesville (1-2), 6 p.m.Glance: Generals struggled offensively against Trinity last week and haven’t faced the best competition outside of that. Dropped out: Sandalwood (5-1, Class 8A), lost to Mandarin, 29-12; Fletcher (4-1, Class 7A), have missed last two weeks due to COVID-19. On the bubble: Fletcher (4-1, Class 7A); Hilliard (6-0, Class 1A); Ponte Vedra (5-2, Class 6A); St. Augustine (4-2, Class 6A); Sandalwood (5-1, Class 8A), Suwannee (6-2, Class 5A).

High school volleyball 2020: Five area teams win playoff openers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first night of high school volleyball playoff action is in the books and five local teams are moving on. The Mustangs (11-9) advanced to the Oct. 28 regional semifinal at Bartram Trail. Bartram Trail 3, Sandalwood 0The Bears (13-7) swept the Saints 25-18, 25-23, 25-11 to advance to the regional semifinals on Oct. 28. The 18-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 win sends the Knights (17-2) to the second round on Oct. 28. Tallahassee Leon 3, Fleming Island 2The Golden Eagles pushed host Leon to the limit, but couldn’t get over the hurdle in a 26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 14-16 loss.

News4Jax Super 6 volleyball: Ponte Vedra-Creekside stay 1-2 before showdown

(1) Ponte Vedra, (14-0, Class 5A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny, Creekside, Fleming Island (twice), Fletcher, Florida High, Mandarin, Middleburg, Ridgeview, Santa Fe. (2) Creekside (13-1, Class 6A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail (twice), Bishop Kenny (twice), Bolles, Florida High, Ridgeview (twice), Santa Fe, Trinity Christian. (5) Fleming Island (13-6, Class 6A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny, Mandarin (twice), Middleburg, Ridgeview (twice). (6) Bishop Kenny (10-7, Class 4A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Episcopal, Fleming Island, Middleburg, Providence, Ridgeview, Yulee. (3) Fletcher (15-2, Class 6A)Notable wins: Bolles, Mandarin, Middleburg (twice), Ridgeview, Sneads, Stanton, Yulee.

News4Jax Super 10: New team at the top with big changes across rankings

(2) Fleming Island (4-0), Class 7ALast week: d. Creekside, 26-23. (3) Bolles, (3-1), Class 4ALast week: d. Palatka, 49-0. (4) Baker County (4-0), Class 5ALast week: d. Westside, 35-6. On the bubble: Clay (3-0, Class 5A); Flagler Palm Coast (2-1, Class 8A); Fletcher (3-1, Class 7A); Hilliard (5-0, Class 1A); Sandalwood (3-0, Class 8A). GEORGIAFriday, Oct. 9Benedictine (5-0) at Ware County (4-0), 7:30 p.m.Charlton County (2-2) at Clinch County (1-1), 7:30 p.m.*Coffee (3-1) at Camden County (4-1), 7:30 p.m.Glynn Academy (2-2) at Brunswick (2-2), 7:30 p.m.*Pierce County (4-0) at Fitzgerald (4-0), 7:30 p.m.

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