The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl will be played one day before New Year’s Eve this year at EverBank Stadium.

The Florida High School Athletic Association has released a packed schedule for its board meeting next week where it will vote to put in place revamped policies to accommodate the passage of two bills and its new open division for the playoffs.

The Jaguars held their fourth OTA practice of the offseason on Monday, June 1. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the OTA in this photo gallery.

Sights, sounds and notables from Monday's fourth organized team activities practice at the Miller Electric Center.

Anton Harrison loved it. It was just what an offensive lineman wanted to hear. New head coach Liam Coen wanted the Jaguars line to set the tone for the offense, something that made Harrison a believer right from the outset.

Now that Senate Bill 538 has been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a new set of questions begins. What happens next?

It was the Jaguars’ first OTAs of the 2026 offseason program. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

The Jaguars kicked off the next phase of their offseason program on Tuesday, going inside the Miller Electric Center and wrapping it up underneath the blistering sun.

Sporting JAX made history in its inaugural season, but the wait for a playoff win will continue.

The Flagler College men’s tennis team finished the mission.

The women’s club finished second in the Gain Bridge Super League standings and will host the Carolina Ascent on Sunday in the playoff semifinals on 5 p.m. at UNF’s Hodges Stadium. A win in that match and Sporting JAX would advance to the May 30 championship.

The Columbia softball team has a state championship more than a decade in the making.

The Jaguars are in the thick of their offseason program, and it’s time for our pre-OTAs 53-man roster projection. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney make their first roster predictions of the year.

Raines and Nease squared off in a spring football game at Parker High School on May 22.

Beachside hosted Creekside and Clay in a spring football jamboree on Wednesday, May 20.

St. Augustine traveled to Bishop Kenny for a spring football game on Wednesday night. News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the game in this photo gallery.

The University Christian softball team is the best in the state again.

Nearly 11 years to the day that the Conquerors won their only championship, they added title No. 2 with an 8-4 win over True North in the Class 2A title game in Fort Myers on Tuesday night.

University Christian barreled into the softball state championship game with a wire-to-wire blowout in the Class 1A state semifinals on Tuesday.

The iconic Jaguars statue named, Touchdown, was lifted, loaded and hauled away Tuesday as work continues to ramp up on the Stadium of the Future.

The Jacksonville Icemen are changing their hockey affiliation, announcing on Monday night that they are moving underneath the Minnesota Wild umbrella.

The longest tenured head coach in the area, Clay High softball coach Matt Lewis said Monday afternoon that this season was his last. The Blue Devils won back-to-back district championships, something Lewis said was important to him and the program. He ends his career with 551 wins and a state title.

University of Florida sophomore hurler Aidan King added to his sterling resume by earning SEC Pitcher of the Year honors on Monday afternoon.

The prospect-laden Conquerors pulled away with a four-run fourth inning to beat Lakeland Christian 7-2 in the Class 2A state semifinals on Monday morning in Fort Myers.

Former Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer lost his arbitration case against the team after a ruling upholding Jacksonville’s decision to fire him “with cause.”

The St. Johns Country Day baseball team is the best in the state again. The Spartans did the bulk of their damage in the third inning and used an elite performance from Brayden Harris to beat Orangewood Christian 6-2 to win the Class 1A state championship on Saturday in Fort Myers.

Bolles battled until the finish but ended its first flag football season with a tough loss in the state semifinals on Friday.

Mandarin and Trinity Christian wrapped up their spring practices with a season-ending spring game on Thursday, May 15. Click through the images to check out action from the game.

The Waves opened the new era of professional women’s basketball in town with a 103-95 loss to the Charlotte Crown at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Ironman athletes will start bright and early Saturday morning in Jacksonville. It’s the first of a three-year deal with Jacksonville to serve as host for one of the most challenging athletic events around.

The best flag football season in Tocoi Creek history ended on Friday afternoon.

Columbia and University Christian are headed to the high school softball state semifinals.

Union County pulled off a miraculous rally in the final two innings, walking off with its first baseball state championship in more than a decade in unforgettable fashion.

Three primetime games and a brutal closing stretch were the rewards for the Jaguars 13-win regular season as the NFL schedule was released on Thursday night.

Oakleaf High School announced James Collins as its new boys basketball head coach on Wednesday night, a huge move for the program as it looks to replace Jason Price on the sidelines.

St. Johns Country Day is headed back to the baseball state championship game.

The Jaguars will play back-to-back games in London for the third time in franchise history, with the announcement coming Wednesday morning.

The Jacksonville Waves are close to history. On Friday night, the Waves, one of four teams in the upstart Upshot League, will tip off at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena ready to make a statement.

The Fletcher beach volleyball team capped the perfect season with a historic state championship on Saturday.

Clay, St. Johns Country Day, Trinity Christian and Union County are headed to the baseball state semifinals.

The Creekside girls brought the curtain down on the high school state track and field championships on a rainy Saturday at UNF, winning their first team title to wrap the Class 4A meet.

Hours after their boys team won their second championship in program history, the Ponte Vedra girls put an exclamation point on an unforgettable season with a 13-7 win over Oviedo to win the Class 2A championship in Naples.

The Sharks held off St. Thomas Aquinas in a 9-8 thriller to win the Class 2A state championship in Naples on Saturday. It’s just the second time an area boys team has brought him a title. Ponte Vedra also won in 2019.

Three more area athletes added championships on the third day of the state meet at UNF’s Hodges Stadium on Friday.

The high school baseball playoffs are headed to the third round with one huge rematch on deck.

The Ponte Vedra girls lacrosse team stormed into the state championship game with a semifinal blowout on Friday night.

The Episcopal girls lacrosse team battled for three quarters before coming up short in the Class 1A state semifinals on Friday in Vero Beach.

Area athletes brought home 10 championships, including a pair of sprinting wins by Palatka’s Kedric Wright Jr. and team titles from the Raines boys and Bolles girls on a banner afternoon at the Class 2A meet.

The Ponte Vedra boys lacrosse team is headed back to the state championship game.

The Jaguars signed nine of their 10 draft picks on Friday, getting the bulk of their rookie class under contract as minicamp starts this weekend.

Palm Beach Benjamin led from start to finish, topping the Bulldogs 12-4 in the Class 1A state semifinals in Vero Beach. Bolles entered the game 23-0 but couldn’t slow down Benjamin.

The high school softball playoffs opened on Wednesday night with nine area teams moving on to next week’s second round and another three advancing on Thursday night.

Seven individual athletes brought home titles in the Class 1A meet, three of those by Providence boys runners to kick off four days of championship track.

The high school baseball playoffs are headed to the third round with one huge rematch on deck.

The high school softball playoff field is set.

Bishop Kenny's Kathleen Crawley is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls basketball player of the year.

The Nease girls tennis team went back to back in its state championship quest, sweeping Jensen Beach in the title match on Thursday.

Mandarin's Robert Calazans is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys soccer player of the year.

Bishop Kenny's Stella Jones leads the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls soccer team.

Kailani Barrientos of Oakleaf is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls wrestler of the year.

St. Johns Country Day seventh grader Bryce Fiore is Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys wrestler of the year.

The high school baseball playoffs are off and rolling.

The NFL draft is in the books, and now we’re analyzing what we thought of Jacksonville’s overall draft class. Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney react to the three days of picks and offer our best, worst, and overall grade for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars opened the final day of the NFL draft with some much-needed help at edge.

The Jaguars had a busy second day of the NFL draft. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney react and grade the four-pick night.

The Jaguars wrapped up the second night of the NFL draft on Friday night with two more defensive players and reinforcements on the offensive line.

The Jaguars focused on offense with their first pick in the NFL draft on Friday night, picking tight end Nate Boerkircher with the 56th selection.

There was plenty of suspense and even more trades, but the Jaguars stood pat and watched the opening night of the NFL draft go by without making a first-round selection for the first time in franchise history.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 22.

The NFL draft begins on Thursday night and the News4JAX sports staff is unveiling its annual mock draft. The Jaguars are currently without a first-round pick for the first time in franchise history after their trade for Travis Hunter. Our mock here could include trades up or back. After our selections, we let NFL IQ analyze our selections and assign us a grade.

Four area teams (Creekside in Region 1-7A, Trinity Christian in 1-2A, St. Johns Country Day in 1-A and Union County in 3-R) earned No. 1 seeds in their regions as the high school baseball playoffs get underway this week.

The Jaguars are back in the building and back to work, ready for Year 2 of the Liam Coen era with some much-needed familiarity back, too.

The 130th Boston Marathon had plenty of local representation on Monday, with 74 area runners finishing the iconic 26.2-mile course, including Bolles graduate Charles Hicks turning in a top-10 finish.

The Jaguars are moving on from offensive lineman Cooper Hodges, a former Baker County High School star.

The Jaguars are shipping off disappointing draft pick Maason Smith to the Falcons in exchange for Ruke Orhorhoro, according to multiple reports.

Bolles announced the hiring of Mike Pickett on Friday afternoon as the girls soccer program’s new head coach.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 15.

The final national letter of intent signing period of the 2025-26 school year is here, and athletes have begun to put pen to paper and make their college choices.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 14.

Chris Payton-Jones, a former football star at Sandalwood High School who went on to play professionally and later returned to Jacksonville to become a mentor and successful content creator, has passed away in an auto accident. Jones was 30 years old.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 9.

It feels so much more familiar now for James Gladstone and Liam Coen.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 8.

The NFL draft is just about two weeks away and the Jaguars don’t have a first-round pick for the first time in franchise history. What are the team’s biggest needs and what should they do? News4JAX sports reporters Justin Barney and Jamal St. Cyr answer some questions as the draft looms.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 7.

The Jaguars are signing edge rusher Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million contract extension, according to his agency Elite Loyalty Sports. The deal includes $77 million in guarantees and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 2.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 1.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 31.

he City of Orlando rolled out the red, er, teal carpet for the Jaguars braintrust on Wednesday morning, saying that it has waited for this opportunity for decades.

Mike Pickett, one of the most successful girls soccer coaches in high school history, has stepped down from his position at St. Johns Country Day after nearly three decades of dominance that will be difficult to match.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 30 games.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 26.

A look at players with local ties who are on the rosters of minor league baseball teams in 2025.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 25.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 24.

Major League Baseball opens its season on Wednesday night. The area has always been well-represented at the highest level of professional baseball. Here are the players with local ties who are on MLB rosters as of March 24.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 23 games.

The Jaguars lost out on receiver Jake Bobo on Monday afternoon as the Seahawks matched an offer to hold on to the fourth-year player.

West Nassau has to forfeit its state-record upping 15th competitive cheerleading championship after using an athlete who didn’t meet the minimum requirements for the postseason during playoff competition last January.