The kick sailed wide left, and Oakleaf’s players flooded off the sideline and onto the field with nine seconds remaining Friday night, jumping up and down and lifting their helmets in the air. That celebration was 10 years in the making and worth every yard of the penalty that followed.

A 9-year-old child was struck by a car when the child walked on the road in front of the vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Thomas Tuchel has been hired as England coach and will take on the challenge of ending the national team’s decades-long wait for a trophy.

Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Connecticut Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night.

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is the latest soccer star to publicly raise concerns over the number of games players are being asked to play.

Two nights of rain led to flooding and plenty of frustration for residents in Moncrief Springs on Saturday.

Road improvements can possibly be seen next year on Jacksonville’s northside after the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee approved $1.5 million for infrastructure.

It was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.

American sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson has her first Olympic gold.

Gabby Thomas has sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics.

A cancer diagnosis is life-changing, not only for the people who are diagnosed, but also for their loved ones. Often relationships are impacted by the stress of the unknown.

Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player on the PGA Tour to twice play alongside someone who shot 59.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has failed in her challenge against World Aquatics rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races.

The Jaguars are off and running in rookie minicamp, but it’s not just for rookies.

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.

Kayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday.

For years, churches and nonprofits have banded together money to bail out people from jail, often in time for Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday.

A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials.

We tend to bundle our children up to keep them warm in the winter, but a bulky coat and a car seat can be a dangerous combination.

The CEO of MGM Resorts International said in an earnings call that he believed contract negotiations underway Wednesday would lead to a tentative agreement with the Culinary Workers Union.

Breanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.

Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.

Former NCAA gymnastics champion Trinity Thomas is making a push toward the 2024 Olympics.

WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.

Alyssa Thomas has kept the Connecticut Sun competitive with her all-around play.

Big-name, nationally known musical artists are always part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Children who are deaf or hard of hearing are learning to listen and talk at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech!

The Supreme Court is speaking with one voice in response to recent criticism of the justices’ ethical practices: No need to fix what isn’t broken.

Thomas is in third grade, but he reads as if he’s a few years younger.

Trinity Thomas of Florida tied the record with her 28th career perfect 10 and Oklahoma won its second consecutive team title at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.

The Salvation Army provided Christmas gifts to 1,900 children in Jacksonville as part of the annual Angel Tree event, which was held Thursday at the Regency Square Mall.

France has restarted a shuttered coal plant as part of emergency efforts to keep heat and electricity on this winter.

Lottery players hoping to win this week's massive Powerball jackpot might be smart to dream of an annuity, rather than a truckload of cash.

Think you’re a sure bet to win an estimated $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot.

Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup.

The Americans have the stronger team and they looked the part at the Presidents Cup.

Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.

Members of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals service arrested a man accused of raping a woman who was reportedly handcuffed to a cell wall while he was being processed at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, law enforcement confirmed Tuesday to News4JAX.

DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoffs semifinal series.

For the first time, we’re hearing from the Jacksonville Beach police officer who was just selected as a Hyundai Hometown Hero.

The greatest challenge in recent years for the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars has been a leaky hull that's raised concerns it could sink.

Two days after a man and woman were found dead in their home in the Waycross area, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday that the son of the woman and the son’s wife were arrested and each charged with two counts of felony murder.

Gov. Ron DeSantis waded further into gender politics Tuesday, issuing a proclamation that said a swimmer from Sarasota is the nation’s best “female” in the 500-meter freestyle after she finished second last week to a transgender athlete at the NCAA championship.

Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.

University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won her lone individual matchup of the week with Yale's Iszac Henig at the Ivy League championship, edging Henig to win the 100-meter freestyle.

There isn’t much to indicate anything other than a typical college swim meet is taking place this week at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool.

Harrowing tales of escape have emerged after a fire broke out in a New York City apartment building.

Jacksonville’s Eastside has been home to multiple generations of families and now it’s getting some help through Lift Jax.

The surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients.

The surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients.

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica has won the 200-meter gold medal to complete her second straight Olympic sprint sweep.

Sprinter Gabby Thomas one day wants to work in health care.

Deputies on Thursday arrested three men and a woman from North Carolina suspected of trying to swindle money from internet gaming establishments in Columbia County.

A bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by mail got a hearing in the Republican dominated Legislature.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly a month after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Moncrief, MAD DADS is helping the family search for answers. The teen’s mother and father made an emotional plea Saturday to help find their son’s killer during a MAD DADS walk in Washington Heights. Larry Tould's family is begging the community to come forward with the truth in his murder. AdA month later, the MAD DADS advocacy group is now going door-to-door. MAD DADS hopes to find answers in unsolved Jacksonville murder cases.

Given the pandemic, it’s fair to wonder how factors such as stimulus payments and Paycheck Protection Program loans could impact your filings. Below you’ll find a brief Q&A with Thomas explaining what you need to know:Do you have to claim your stimulus claims when filing your taxes? AdDoes the IRS look at stimulus payments as income? If unemployment compensation was received last year, you definitely want to include that on your tax return. Lawson hosts virtual roundtable on taxesIf you have additional questions about your taxes, stimulus payments and Paycheck Protection Program loans, you’re in luck.

Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)NEW YORK – Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. “Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., the NFL's executive vice resident of football operations. "Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl. This will be the first Super Bowl for Coleman as well as Thomas and second for Cheffers, Bryan, Baynes, Hall and Paganelli.

Concertgoers will once again enjoy live performances at the Florida Theatre, and it started Wednesday night. The theatre is open at just 50% capacity due to safety restrictions to slow the viral spread. Guests were greeted by theater employees taking their temperatures and plexiglass shields at the bars and box office window. With live shows each night through Sunday, guests can also expect socially-distanced seating by pairs, hand sanitizing stations and Florida Theatre’s president says they’re adhering to the citywide ordinance requiring face masks. People calling up to say how dare you ask me to wear a mask,” said Numa Saisselin, Florida Theatre President.

Primary Health will turn three more facilities into COVID-19 clinics by Dec. 30 and has plans to change over more if needed. “I'm not at the hospitals,” said Dr. David Peterman, a pediatrician and CEO of Primary Health Medical Group. Health care workers would have to choose who gets treatment and who doesn’t. Nickolas Orr was one of two soldiers meeting patients in their cars outside the Primary Health clinic. Meanwhile, inside the Primary Health clinic, Thomas, the physician assistant, put on sterilized protective equipment as workers sanitized an exam room before the next patient.

IOC President Thomas Bach wearing a protective mask talks to journalists during a visit to Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)TOKYO – As he toured the Athletes Village on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine is available. In a more private setting, Bach has spoken directly about Olympic athletes’ responsibility to consider the vaccine. In an on-line session last month with the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission, Bach was asked — among other things — if athletes would be “forced” to be vaccinated. As well as the 11,000 Olympic athletes, there could be tens of thousands of officials, judges, VIPs, and media and broadcasters traveling to Japan for the games.

Memphis fell out of the AP Top 25 after a loss at SMU last weekend in the Tigers’ first game since their opener Sept. 5. Memphis recently laid off 19 people inside the athletic department, with furloughs planned through the end of the current fiscal year. ___The Cincinnati Bengals will be allowed to double their home crowd to 12,000 for the remaining six games at Paul Brown Stadium. The next possibility for hosting fans for the Vikings would be the Detroit game on Nov. 8. Colbert started 13 games last season and recorded 61 tackles, an interception and four pass breakups.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Thai badminton federation says it has withdrawn from the Thomas and Uber Cups after high-profile players pulled out because of concerns regarding COVID-19. The federation says the absences of former world champion Ratchanok Intanon, No. 3-ranked mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai and others meant the country couldnt field a team in the Oct. 3-11 world teams event in Denmark. Thailand badminton federation president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul says player safety and health has always been our priority concern. We respect the players decision.The Badminton World Federation said last month the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals would go ahead in Aarhus, Denmark, despite an overhaul of the tournament calendar following the shuttering of international competition during the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic lawmakers want answers about the clubbing, punching and other force deployed by some Park Police in routing protesters from the front of the White House on Monday. Bernhardt in the letter took responsibility for asking for the National Guard deployment at federal monuments in the Washington protests. White House officials and others in the administration had pinned the decision on Barr. The White House and the Park Police have emphatically denied that tear gas was used to clear the demonstrators Monday. Theres millions of people who come to the White House every year, Thomas said of the protest space.

The new British film Military Wives is a refreshing change and was inspired by real events that led to the creation of choirs at military bases around the world. She steps on the toes of these women -- led by Sharon Horgan (Game Night) -- who are more interested in holding informal get-togethers featuring alcohol rather than structured events. Kristin Scott Thomas as Kate (right) and Sharon Horgan as Lisa in Military Wives (Aimee Spinks/Bleecker Street)The pushback begins early resulting in a gigantic battle of wills. Military Wives is ably directed by Peter Cattaneo, who back in 1997 made, The Full Monty, an unexpected worldwide hit about six unemployed British men who band together to put on a male-stripper show. Military Wives winds up being an entertaining, inspiring and feel-good movie thats worth checking out.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Flames ate away at a vacant building Wednesday in one of Jacksonville's historic areas off the Arlington Expressway. GALLERY: Abandoned building engulfed in flamesThomas and her daughter rushed over for a closer look when the flames lit up the night sky around 6:30 p.m., reminiscing about the building that was once the Thunderbird Motor Hotel and Thunderbird Dinner Theater back in the 1960s. The building was most recently the Bethelite Conference Center, owned by Bethel Baptist Church, and before that, it was a Ramada Inn. Thomas' daughter, Marilyn Reese, remembers when her mother worked at the Thunderbird Motor Hotel as the executive housekeeper. Thunderbird Motor Hotel postcard"Good memories," Reese said.

Helen Hunt is getting back into her routine, following her scary car accident. In the pic, Hunt is smiling and wearing a white shirt with a light blue scarf as she poses next to the actor. Following the accident, ET learned that Hunt was at home recovering and sustained no serious injuries. ET also spoke with the man who pulled Hunt out of the car after the frightening car accident, and shared that he had no idea he helped save a Hollywood star. RELATED CONTENT:Helen Hunts Rollover Car Crash: Everything We Know (Exclusive)Man Who Saved Helen Hunt in Accident Had No Idea Who She Was (Exclusive)

An American has become the toast of many coasts: Sarah Thomas raised a glass of champagne after becoming the first person to swim the English Channel four times nonstop Tuesday. The 37-year-old from Colorado, a breast cancer survivor, dove into the water off Dover, England, Sunday and went to France then back to England four times without stopping. Thomas, who is a breast cancer survivor, dedicated her swim to other survivors. She told BBC that used the swimming as her means of coping with the treatment.It is pretty incredible, she told Inside Edition. My throat is very, very sore.RELATED STORIESHusband Shaves Head of Wife Battling Breast Cancer in Emotional Photo Shoot8-Year-Old Celebrates Beating Cancer By Donating Birthday Presents Back to the Hospital'Lucky Guy' Wins $4.6 Million Lottery Jackpot After Surviving Cancer Twice

Sarah Thomas, a breast cancer survivor, has broken a world-record by swimming the English Channel four times non-stop, in just over 54 hours. (CNN) - An American cancer survivor has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop. "Huge congratulations to Sarah Thomas on swimming the English Channel 4x continuously." He added: "Sarah Thomas has overcome 5 major hurdles to become the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop: 1. During the swim, Thomas relied on a diet of protein recovery drinks filled with electrolytes and caffeine, she told the BBC.

(CNN) - Britain's Prince Harry has thrown his support behind Gareth Thomas, after the Welsh rugby star was forced to go public with his HIV-positive status. Thomas, who came out as gay in 2009, was told he had HIV, a virus that attacks the body's immune system, during a routine sexual health check-up. "Even though I've been forced to tell you this, I choose to fight, to educate and break the stigma around this subject." Harry is well-placed to help Thomas challenge misconceptions about living with HIV. The Duke of Cambridge, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, told followers on his Kensington Palace Instagram account: "Courageous as ever -- legend on the pitch and legend off it.

HONG KONG - In glitzy malls across Hong Kong, people are spontaneously breaking into a song. But over the past week, demonstrators have adopted a new, unifying approach: singing the newly-created protest anthem, "Glory to Hong Kong." On LIHKG, an online Reddit-like platform popular with Hong Kong's protesters, some have even called the song Hong Kong's "national anthem." In an article Thursday, pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao described the anthem as "the song of Hong Kong independence" which was being used to brainwash people. But while the song is patriotic, it isn't about encouraging a separatist movement, said Ma Ngok, an associate professor of Hong Kong politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Though human skin does not absorb lead from water, Thomas fears Bryce could accidentally ingest the water that flows into the family's home while playing. A truck from the city's emergency management office delivered pallets of bottled water on sweltering Wednesday afternoon. referring to an incident one day earlier when city officials did not distribute bottled water that had an expired best-by date. Tappins was with Lorraine Macklin, 68, who hauled away two packages of bottled water in a mini shopping cart. "We declared a public health emergency after significant denial and dismissal, but once we knew there were problems, everybody got bottled water.

The husband of a 69-year-old woman who vanished during a desert hike is pleading for her safe return. Barbara Thomas, a grandmother from Bullhead City, Arizona, was wearing a bikini top and had no supplies or cellphone when her husband says they became separated in 90-degree heat in the Mojave Desert on July 12. In an interview with Inside Edition, Robert Thomas said he believes someone took Barbara when he lost sight of her during their hike. Barbara Thomas is 5 feet, 9 inches and 130 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes. RELATED STORIESHow to Survive Getting Lost in the WoodsWoman Survives 6 Days in Arizona Desert After Car Crash Leaves Vehicle Trapped in TreeMan Survives in Desert For Days on Beer, Crackers and His Own Urine