DCPS reminds fans of rules at high school games as football season kicks off
As the first high school football game of the season kicked off Friday, Duval County Public Schools is reminding fans and spectators of certain rules to ensure everyoneโs safety in the wake of last weekโs gunfire at First Coast High School.
Gators Breakdown: Florida vs FAU Game Review
The first game of the 2021 season is in the books, but it didnโt go the way many thought it would for the Gators. Quarterback Emory Jones didnโt have the best performance in his first start, while backup Anthony Richardson electrified the crowd with some nice running plays.
Raptors-Pistons postponed, tentatively set for Wednesday
TAMPA, Fla. โ Toronto's game against Detroit that was scheduled for Tuesday is being postponed until Wednesday, a move that the NBA hopes gives the Raptors time to get back onto the floor. The Raptors were scheduled to play Chicago on Sunday and that game was postponed indefinitely because of positive tests and contact tracing issues. The league cautioned that Wednesday is a tentative rescheduling date for the game against the Pistons, and is โpending additional test results." Tuesday's game becomes the 31st postponed this season because at least one team was unable to play in accordance with the league's health and safety policies related to the coronavirus pandemic. The Raptors have been without coach Nick Nurse and five other staff members since late last week because of virus-related issues.
Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS
Among the three SEC games still on for this Saturday, Arkansas will visit No. Orgeron said he expects most of his players in quarantine due to contact tracing back next week. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said his team only had two positive cases as of Wednesday afternoon, but contact tracing had taken a toll. โCandidly, the numbers around contact tracing have emerged as one of our biggest challenges to playing. โThe contact tracing has the potential to magnify even one positive test,โ Sankey said.
Jaguars kick off โGet in the Gameโ voter drive
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Come November, the Jacksonville Jaguars donโt want anyone sitting on the sidelines. The franchise is launching โGet in the Game,โ an organization-wide voter registration drive that kicks off Tuesday with the goal of motivating fans to register to vote and get more involved in the community. In the first half of the campaign, Jaguars players and coaches are calling for fans to register to vote before Oct. 5. Once the deadline passes, the messaging will pivot toward encouraging voter turnout ahead of the general election in November. The team has also created a resource on its website containing details about voter registration and key deadlines.
Florida-Georgia football game wont move to campus site this year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. If there is a college football season in 2020, the Florida-Georgia game will be played in Jacksonville. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said on Tuesday that if theres a season, that game should still be held in Jacksonville. Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity followed that on Thursday when he told the DawgNation website the game would remain in Jacksonville. Scott and I spoke about this on Monday and agreed the game would remain in Jacksonville, McGarity told the website. Stricklin said on Tuesday that if games are being played this year, then he thinks the Florida-Georgia game should be held where it always is.