Party for the Playoffs: Weโre keeping up with the festive atmosphere live ahead of Jagsโ wild-card game
News4JAX will be all around the pregame festivities on Saturday and will be tweeting out photos and videos throughout the lead up to the game. Follow along with this story and track our reporters as they move all around and talk to fans who are celebrating Jacksonvilleโs best season since 2017.
Champions League chaos: Tear gas fired at Liverpool fans
Police have deployed tear gas on supporters waiting in long lines to get into the Stade de France for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid that was delayed by 37 minutes while security struggled to cope with the vast crowd and fans climbing over fences.
Special zones around stadium keep fans safe, healthy for Florida-Georgia game
With tens of thousands of fans in Downtown Jacksonville for the Florida-Georgia game on Saturday, the city has placed strategic Information & First Aid Zones around the Sports Complex area to help keep fans healthy -- and out of trouble.
Taylor Swift surprises fans with another album due tonight
This cover image released by Republic Records shows Taylor Swift's new album "Evermore," the sister album to "Folklore." A video for a new song, Willow, will arrive along with the album at midnight ET Thursday. (Republic Records via AP)Taylor Swift fans are getting a double reason to celebrate this year โ the singer-songwriter is about to release her second album in 2020. โTo put it plainly, we just couldnโt stop writing songs,โ Swift wrote in social media posts Thursday morning. On Instagram, Swift said working on โFolkloreโ was different than her previous albums and she just kept writing songs.
Iceman, ECHL will beging 2020-21 season in staggered format
For the 2020-2021 season, that means not every team will play the same number of games. The league announced Friday that the Icemen and many other ECHL teams will begin the season on Dec. 11. โIt is important for our fans and for our organization, but also for our players,โ Icemen president Bob Ohrablo said. Other teams in cities with limitations on large group gatherings will begin the season on Jan. 15 and play a 62 game season. One team, the Atlanta Gladiators, will skip the season under what the league is calling a โVoluntary Suspensionโ for the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Jaguars fans inside TIAA Bank Field celebrate win while social distancing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Jaguars fans were socially distanced inside TIAA Bank Field on Sunday when Jacksonville defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-20. Stadium capacity was reduced to 25%, and fans told News4Jax officials were strict on the inside and made sure everyone followed the rules. The Jaguars were the only team in the NFL that allowed fans inside their stadium on Sunday. As fans made their way inside the stadium, workers could be seen with signs reminding people to wear their masks. Fans were required to wear masks at all times except for when eating or drinking.
16 years ago the party was in Jacksonville
The first weekend of February in 2005, more than 100,000 fans, media, football elite and A-list celebrities descended on Jacksonville for Super Bowl XXXIX. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The first weekend of February in 2005, more than 100,000 fans, media, football elite, former presidents and A-list celebrities descended on Jacksonville for Super Bowl XXXIX. Weโre the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl but we attracted a huge crowd to watch the New England Patriots take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Whether you were in Northeast Florida then and want to relive the memories or you are new to the area and want to see the River Cityโs biggest party, flip through the gallery of photos at the top of this story. More from the archives: As a much-younger reporter, Scott Johnson in search of celebrities in Jacksonville for the Super Bowl.