Profiling THE PLAYERS:  Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau

By Mike Bonts | February 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

With two weeks to go until the strongest field in golf reconvenes at TPC Sawgrass, THE PLAYERS Championship will profile three players each week to highlight the biggest storylines and set the stage for the 2023 championship. Justin Thomas, the 2021 champion, will be joined by Xander Schauffele and Tony […]

Jacksonville’s Williams Named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week

By Mike Bonts | February 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

(Florida Sports Wire) – Charles Williams of the Jacksonville Icemen is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 13-19. Williams went 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.97 goals-against average and a save […]

NHL Recap: Las Vegas Defeats Tampa Bay, 5-4

By Mike Bonts | February 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Mike Bonts LAS VEGAS (Florida Sports Wire) – The Tampa Bay Lightning was defeated 5-4 by the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Lightning dropped to 35-17-3 […]

XFL: Orlando Guardians Fall Short at Houston in Season-Opener

By Mike Bonts | February 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

HOUSTON (Florida Sports Wire) – The Orlando Guardians dropped their XFL season opener, suffering a 33-12 loss to the Houston Roughnecks Saturday night at TDECU Stadium. Orlando opened the scoring when quarterback Paxton Lynch threw […]

NASCAR Legend Jeff Gordon Named The Amelia 2023 Honoree

By Mike Bonts | February 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Florida Sports Wire) – NASCAR Hall of Famer and Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon, will serve as Honoree of The Amelia on March 2-5, 2023. The weekend’s events will include […]

ECHL Chooses 2024 All-Star Site

By Mike Bonts | February 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

SAVANNAH (Florida Sports Wire) — The Savannah Ghost Pirates, in conjunction with the ECHL, announced today the selection of Savannah as the host city for the 2024 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by Gulfstream. The game […]

Moeller: Next Generation of XFL Kickoffs this Weekend

By Mike Bonts | February 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Jeff Moeller They bill themselves as “The League of Eight Cities.” The XFL is hoping the third time will be the proverbial charm. Vince McMahon launched the inaugural version in 1999 before the league […]

No. 7 Florida State Hangs on to Defeat No. 15 Arizona 6-4

By Mike Bonts | February 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

CLEARWATER The No. 7 Florida State softball team (7-1) jumped out to a 6-0 lead and hung on to defeat No. 15 Arizona (5-1) 6-4 in their first game of the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational […]

72nd NHRA Season Begins Next Month at Legendary Gainesville Raceway

By Mike Bonts | February 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Florida Sports Wire) – In less than a month, the hallowed grounds of Gainesville Raceway will come to life with the incredible sights and sounds of 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph racing action when the NHRA Camping […]

ECHL Notebook: Icemen Hang on for 3-2 OT Win over Orlando

By Mike Bonts | February 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Mike Bonts JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – The Jacksonville Icemen (30-15-2-0), coming off a home overtime loss, bounced back with a 3-2 overtime win over the Orlando Solar Bears (23-20-6-1) Wednesday night before 5,376 […]