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Robot umpires likely won’t be ready for a big league call-up next season. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Automatic Ball-Strike System being used at Triple-A is not likely to be used in the big leagues in 2024. “I think there’s some sentiment among the group that we made hadContinue Reading

The National Arena League has terminated the membership agreement of the Albany Empire, the football team owned by troubled former NFL receiver Antonio Brown, and removed the team from the league it announced on Thursday afternoon. The decision affects the Jacksonville Sharks, which were scheduled to face the Empire onContinue Reading

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks the use of banned sticky stuff is more widespread than the three pitchers ejected this season for illegal grip aids. “I am sure that out of an abundance of caution and good judgment, umpires have had questionable situations that they decided: just not quite sure,”Continue Reading

Florida living includes beautiful views and beaches, but meteorologists who track the storms that come our way worry that this paradise can be deceiving. The Weather Authority talked one-on-one with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan, about his concerns with local complacency during the 2023 hurricane season. With more peopleContinue Reading

Senate Republicans announced the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act as their solution to address the student loan crisis, which comes days before the Supreme Court makes a decision on President Biden’s Debt forgiveness plan. The debt forgiveness package aims to provide relief to more than 45 million Americans facingContinue Reading

The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit in the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sting that led to the arrest of 14 people suspected of targeting children for sex. In April, members of the ICAC unit executed a proactive online operation targeting predators. The 14 suspects are chargedContinue Reading

A Jacksonville sailor assigned to NAS Jacksonville is accused in a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a 41-year-old motorcyclist last year on the Buckman Bridge. State troopers arrested Sage Michael Young, 23, on Wednesday on base and took him into custody as he was in Navy uniform and onContinue Reading

Rickie Fowler set the U.S. Open record Thursday with an 8-under 62 at Los Angeles Country Club, setting the pace for a day of remarkable scoring in the major known as the toughest test in golf. Fowler’s 62 matches the major championship record. Branden Grace had a 62 in theContinue Reading

Mercedes had hoped to have an update on a contract extension for seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton by the time the series arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix. Despite ongoing talks, Hamilton said Thursday in Montreal he had no update on his future. He had been scheduled to meetContinue Reading