A Jacksonville teen will carry a flag onto the field at the FIFA World Cup final on July 19, giving a local youngster a rare moment on the global stage.

UF’s athletic budget jumps $30.4M to about $235.7M as revenue sharing, coach buyouts and football spending drive the increase. The shift tightens the squeeze on smaller sports.

The Jaguars' $1.4B stadium overhaul boosts Jacksonville's Super Bowl case, but hotel blocks, transport and the NFL's schedule are the real tests. Timing will decide when the city gets another shot.

An arbitrator sided with the Jacksonville Jaguars, denying Urban Meyer the roughly $30 million left on his 2021 contract.

Jacksonville will host the UpShot League this Friday after organizers announced roughly $40 million in investment and named former WNBA president Donna Orender commissioner.

A $30M renovation has modernized Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach — a new player-development center, fresh turf and a small museum now sit beside the park’s historic scoreboard. The upgrades aim to preserve history while meeting MLB standards.

Jacksonville will host its first full-distance IRONMAN on Saturday, May 16 — a 140.6-mile course that starts in the St. Johns River and finishes at Riverfront Plaza.

Lee Smith will oversee tournament development and campus-wide course operations at TPC Sawgrass, consolidating on-site leadership for The Players. The change formalizes a broader remit for year‑round planning.

The PGA Tour cut 56 jobs — about 4% of its staff — as it restructures under a for‑profit model and freezes hiring for dozens of open roles.

A 45,000-square-foot bouldering gym opens on Jacksonville’s southside with competitions and beginner programming designed to grow local climbing culture.

Sporting JAX clinched a Gainbridge Super League playoff berth in its first season after a Fort Lauderdale result left Jacksonville mathematically assured of a top-four finish.

The Jaguars signed Travon Walker to a four‑year extension that locks the former No. 1 pick in Jacksonville and secures a core piece of a league‑leading run defense. The deal includes heavy guarantees, per the player's agency.

UWF will move to NCAA Division I in Fall 2026, joining the ASUN for most sports and the United Athletic Conference for football. The three-year transition delays full NCAA postseason eligibility until 2029 but brings bigger opponents and a new on-campus stadium.