Hillsborough County athletic director Lanness Robinson said public school programs will be allowed to begin practices for fall sports on Aug. 24, as well as participate in regular season games while public schools go all-virtual the first four weeks. Two weeks ago, the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors voted to postpone the […]
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The Florida High School Athletic Association announced that its board of directors meeting will be held Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. at the Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville — without a live stream feed. The organization, under state, local and CDC guidelines, will have limited seating and the maximum capacity will be strictly enforced. […]
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Lakewood is often referred to as “Hollywood High”, a moniker that stems from the constellation of star athletes that hail from the school. But the biggest Spartan product these days was never a sports celebrity. Still, Rod Wave has game — in the rap industry. The Lakewood graduate, whose real name is Rodarius Marcell Green, […]
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Andrew Kilfoyl’s siblings are all college athletes. His older brother, Darin, is a pitcher at North Florida. His older sister, Alexis, who led Academy at the Lakes to two state softball titles, is a starting pitcher at Alabama. Next year, Andrew will join them at the college level. Only he will do it on the […]
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A fall sports coalition among seven counties in West Central Florida is on hold — for now. Athletic directors from Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Osceola and Orange counties were trying to work together to keep their sports calendars aligned, especially with so many cross-county district games on their schedules. They even left open the […]
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The Florida High School Athletic Association’s athletic director advisory committee met virtually Thursday to discuss options for starting fall sports according to FloridaHSFootball.com. There were three options presented. Option 1 Start date for practices: Aug. 24 Start date for regular season: Sept. 11 State series: All teams that declare for the state series would be […]
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Lakewood coach Cory Moore is one of 10 minority and female candidates accepted into the Los Angeles Rams inaugural scouting apprenticeship program. The program will provide virtual training, mentoring and networking opportunities starting this month and continuing through the NFL Draft in April. Moore, along with the other apprentices, will work with Rams advisors and […]
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Texas Christian tight end Pro Wells disputes a teammates’ accusation that Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson used a racial slur. Wells, a former Dixie Hollins standout, was among a group of players that met with Patterson to discuss the coach’s alleged use of a slur during a conversation with freshman linebacker Dylan Jordan. Jordan […]
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NFL training camps have already started under a new set of guidelines to deal with COVID-19. Fans cannot watch practices and there will be no preseason games. All 32 clubs have significantly reduced rosters, too. Each team was allowed to start training camp last week with a traditional 90-man roster. But any team still at […]
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Oregon’s Jordon Scott, a former standout at Pinellas Park, joined a growing contingent of Pac-12 players who are contemplating boycotting the upcoming season unless demands for safety regulations and social injustice are met. This past weekend, a group of players from the conference wrote a letter addressing their concerns that was published in The Players’ […]
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