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05/19/2024

Eastern Conference Finals (Best of Seven) Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades Series Matchup Sheet For the second time in the last seven years, the Adirondack Thunder take on the Florida Everblades in the Eastern Conference Finals. Florida prevailed 4 games to 1 in the 2018 meeting between the teams. The Thunder captured the North Division regular-season title with a 43-18-11 record for 97 points before defeating Maine 4 games to 3 in the Division Semifinals and Norfolk 4 games to 2 in the Division Finals....

Eastern Conference Finals (Best of Seven) Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades Series Matchup Sheet For the second time in the last seven years, the Adirondack Thunder take on the Florida Everblades in the Eastern Conference Finals. Florida prevailed 4 games to 1 in the 2018 meeting between the...

05/19/2024

Special to Jacksonville SportsDay JACKSONVILLE – Roddery Muñoz threw a season-high six innings and seven strikeouts as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp rolled past the Nashville Sounds 7-3 Sunday at 121 Financial Ballpark. With Jacksonville (19-26) leading Nashville (22-23) 4-1 in the sixth, Munoz (W,1-3) struck out Wes Clarke and put the finishing touches on a strong outing. The right-hander posted a season high seven strikeouts over six innings of work and allowed just one run....

Special to Jacksonville SportsDay JACKSONVILLE – Roddery Muñoz threw a season-high six innings and seven strikeouts as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp rolled past the Nashville Sounds 7-3 Sunday at 121 Financial Ballpark. With Jacksonville (19-26) leading Nashville (22-23) 4-1 in the sixth, Munoz (...

05/19/2024

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Florida Sports Wire) – Orlando City SC (4-5-4, 16 points) picked up its first ever victory at the San Jose Earthquakes (3-10-1, 10 points) on Saturday night, with forward Jack Lynn scoring a late difference maker at PayPal Park to earn a 1-0 Lions win. The two sides looked to be headed for a scoreless draw nearly into second-half stoppage time, but Lynn struck in the 89th minute to earn Orlando its third win away from home....

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Florida Sports Wire) – Orlando City SC (4-5-4, 16 points) picked up its first ever victory at the San Jose Earthquakes (3-10-1, 10 points) on Saturday night, with forward Jack Lynn scoring a late difference maker at PayPal Park to earn a 1-0 Lions win. The two sides looked to be ...

05/19/2024

Special to Jacksonville Sports Day JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Sharks started off with the lead but going into half time fell behind and couldn't come back against the Sioux Falls Storm. The Sharks have yet to figure out the disconnection in the second half. The final score of the game was 42-52, making Jacksonville 1-7 this season. The Storm won the coin toss and Jacksonville started on offense....

Special to Jacksonville Sports Day JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Sharks started off with the lead but going into half time fell behind and couldn't come back against the Sioux Falls Storm. The Sharks have yet to figure out the disconnection in the second half. The final score of the game was 42-52...

05/09/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. (Florida Sports Wire) – Orlando City SC (2-5-3, 9 points) fell to FC Cincinnati (6-2-3, 21 points) after forward Luciano Acosta scored the lone goal on the night just 17 seconds into the match. Orlando had its fair share of chances after going down 1-0 in the first half. Midfielder Iván Angulo had a chance a few minutes after halftime when he took a shot at an open goal, but it was cleared off the line by a Cincinnati defender....

ORLANDO, Fla. (Florida Sports Wire) – Orlando City SC (2-5-3, 9 points) fell to FC Cincinnati (6-2-3, 21 points) after forward Luciano Acosta scored the lone goal on the night just 17 seconds into the match. Orlando had its fair share of chances after going down 1-0 in the first half. Midfielder I...

05/09/2024

Special to Florida Sports Wire TULSA, OK - Celebrations are in full swing as the Jacksonville Sharks head back home from Tulsa, Oklahoma with their first win in the Indoor Football League .The Sharks topped the Oilers 47-44 at the BOK Center last night . The Sharks took an early lead with a touchdown on their opening drive by Tamorrion Terry....

Special to Florida Sports Wire TULSA, OK - Celebrations are in full swing as the Jacksonville Sharks head back home from Tulsa, Oklahoma with their first win in the Indoor Football League .The Sharks topped the Oilers 47-44 at the BOK Center last night . The Sharks took an early lead with a touchdow...

05/09/2024

It’s time to turn back the clock and celebrate Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway. NASCAR legends of today and yesteryear will come together this weekend to pay homage to the sport’s past, and in the process run the 13th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Goodyear 400 (Sunday, May 12 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)....

It’s time to turn back the clock and celebrate Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway. NASCAR legends of today and yesteryear will come together this weekend to pay homage to the sport’s past, and in the process run the 13th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Goodyear 400 (Sunday, M...

05/02/2024

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(SportsDay photos by Nancy DeLander Beecher/Florida Sports Wire) JACKSONVILLE - Taking a 3-1 series lead in the Best of Seven ECHL South Division Semifinals, the upstart Jacksonville Icemen had to feel pretty good. The Icemen owned the Everblades in the regular season. Florida was 2-7-2 against Jack...

05/01/2024

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04/24/2024

Special to Florida Sports Wire ACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Sharks (0-4) entered the Shark Tank on Saturday seeking revenge against the undefeated Vegas Knight Hawks. The Sharks and Knight Hawks came ready for a rumble with a high scoring first quarter. The Knight Hawks put six points on the board in the first three minutes. The Sharks answered back minutes later with a touchdown by WR Kamrin Solomon. ...

Special to Florida Sports Wire ACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Sharks (0-4) entered the Shark Tank on Saturday seeking revenge against the undefeated Vegas Knight Hawks. The Sharks and Knight Hawks came ready for a rumble with a high scoring first quarter. The Knight Hawks put six points on the board...

04/24/2024

NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports announced this week the details for the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race to be held on Sunday, May 19, for the second consecutive year at the newly paved North Wilkesboro Speedway. While the simplified format will return this season – featuring two heat races to set the All-Star Race starting lineup, a 100-lap All-Star Open, and a 200-lap main event – several new features will debut including a tire strategy element, a new Qualifying / Pit Crew Challenge format and pitting requirements....

NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports announced this week the details for the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race to be held on Sunday, May 19, for the second consecutive year at the newly paved North Wilkesboro Speedway. While the simplified format will return this season – featuring two heat races to set the Al...

04/21/2024

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04/21/2024

By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire Hockey Writer SUNRISE - The Tampa Bay Lightning made it close in their 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers Sunday afternoon in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Florida's Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie with a power-play goal early in the third period. He redirected Aleksander Barkov’s feed from the right face-off circle just 58 seconds into the third....

By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire Hockey Writer SUNRISE - The Tampa Bay Lightning made it close in their 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers Sunday afternoon in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Florida's Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie with a power-play goal early in the third period. He red...

04/21/2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Florida Sports Wire) – The Garnet squad scored on the first drive of the game and never looked back, blanking the Black team, 17-0, in front of an estimated crowd of 32,500, as South Carolina’s spring drills closed with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium. Quarterback LaNorris Sellers drove the Garnet squad down the field on a 75-yard scoring drive on its first possession....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Florida Sports Wire) – The Garnet squad scored on the first drive of the game and never looked back, blanking the Black team, 17-0, in front of an estimated crowd of 32,500, as South Carolina’s spring drills closed with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game Saturday night at Will...