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Bolles graduate and University of Florida pitcher Hunter Barco got the pro baseball call on Sunday night.

The area is well-represented in professional baseball. Each Friday during the season, we’ll update how area players are doing in minor league baseball.

Jesse Cole, owner of the wildly popular Savannah Bananas baseball franchise, likes to say that normal is boring.

Former Providence and University of Florida men’s basketball star Patric Young continues his recovery from a serious car accident last month and posted an update on social media Wednesday morning to detail his next step in the process.

Results from a survey asking fans about a stadium of the future for the Jaguars were released Tuesday, with a couple things very clear — fans want to be cooled down at Jaguars games and they’re heavily in favor of a renovation of TIAA Bank Field.

The were expecting a routine practice on a humid Monday afternoon.The TRUE Youth organization got quite a bit more than that.

Each Friday during the season, we’ll update how area players are doing in minor league baseball.

It was a good day in the 904 for Billy Napier and the Gators.

The building process is in full swing at Impact Christian.

Each Thursday, News4JAX will update players in Major League Baseball.

Randy Randall Jr. saw faces that he shouldn’t have been seeing. Not in his line of work. Not behind bars.

Chris Richardson, 23, was killed in a pedestrian accident involving a train last week in Lansing, Michigan.

Mike Mitchell, rated a three-star prospect by On3 and 247 Sports, committed to Utah to give the Broncos their first major college football recruit in what feels like a lifetime.

Sharif Denson thought the recruiting process was going to be simple.

. Each Friday during the season, we’ll update how area players are doing in minor league baseball.

Jordan Hall, a 6-4, 310-pound defensive lineman, is the biggest recruit at Westside in the last 15 years, and probably even before that, too.

Amare Ferrell and Jaden Robinson are the latest stars to headline the Columbia defense and appear on the wish lists of numerous college recruiters. The rising seniors have put in the work on the field and are now benefitting off of it.

Each Thursday, News4JAX will update local players in Major League Baseball.

St. Johns Country Day's Bradley Hodges leads the All-News4JAX baseball team.

Middleburg pitcher Mallory Forrester leads the All-News4JAX softball team.

TIAA Bank Field will serve as host to a big matchup in HBCU football. Bethune-Cookman will meet Deion Sanders’ Jackson State program on Oct. 15.

It’s been a big two days for two of the area’s top recruits in the Class of 2023.

He sees it in the hallways and at pep rallies. He sees it when people ask him where he’s going to play college football at. There’s pure excitement at Jackson High School. There’s pride. And Grayson Howard is a big reason why.

Tammie Talley was honored just to be there. She didn’t expect to actually win.

They came, they signed, they tackled and they celebrated. In between, there were so many smiles and memories that it was difficult to pick just one that stood out the most.

The Jaguars met Tuesday on the practice field for their fourth OTA of the offseason.

Two area lacrosse teams remain standing in the state playoffs.

Ponte Vedra is the only area boys lacrosse program to make an appearance in the state finals and the only one to win a state title in the sport.

Clay High School's Madisyn Blackburn is the inaugural All-News4JAX girls wrestler of the year.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team is complete, healthy and ready for the big stage. Finally.

The Jaguars added to its defensive line depth on, re-signing Adam Gotsis on Tuesday afternoon, according to his agent.

Shad Khan was worried about something greater than wins and losses during the embarrassing tenure of ex-Jaguars coach Urban Meyer.

Bolles product Jordan Jackson was the second area player to be selected in the NFL draft when he was taken by the Saints on Saturday afternoon.

The Jaguars continued the remaking of their roster in the NFL draft on Saturday.

Devin Lloyd was more surprised than anyone. The Utah linebacker had spoken to the Jaguars at the NFL scouting combine and said that he only had “slight communication” with the team after that.

The Jaguars took a center and a linebacker in the third round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.

Travon Walker played all over the field in college. In the NFL, the Jaguars expect him to focus on just one.

The Icemen finished off the sweep of Atlanta on Thursday night, hammering the Gladiators in a 5-0 win in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

The Jaguars opened the NFL draft Thursday night by selecting Georgia edge rusher Travon Walker with the first selection. The News4JAX sports staff offers instant reaction and grades the pick.

The Jaguars made it official on Thursday night, selecting Georgia edge rusher Travon Walker with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft to cap a rocket ride up the charts for the junior from Thomaston, Georgia. Walker opened draft season with 30-to-1 odds to be taken with the first pick.

Bob Esguerra has six children, 11 grandchildren and more adopted sons and daughters than he could even attempt to count.

The Jaguars have picked up the fifth-year option on edge rusher Josh Allen.

Chase Healey made it an unforgettable week at the state tennis tournament for local players.

Cam Robinson is staying with the Jaguars, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with Jacksonville on Wednesday morning.

Everyone's talking about the No. 1 overall draft pick, but the Jaguars have 11 more to make after that one. Who should those players be? WJXT sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr unveils his seven-round mock draft for Jacksonville.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 25 games.

High school football is back, for a few weeks at least, with spring practices opening Monday across the state. A few sights and sounds from Monday’s opening day of spring.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 24 games.

The Florida High School Athletic Association will go forward with the biggest change to the high school football playoff structure ever, again voting to proceed with the Metro and Suburban overhaul this year on Monday.

The countdown to the NFL draft is on and the Jaguars are on the clock.