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The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing thatContinue Reading

The area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. Locals on minor league baseball rosters Pos., Player, Local tie, Current level, Team, MLB affiliate P, Mason Adams, JU, Class-A, Kannapolis, White Sox, IsContinue Reading

Adieu France, hello America. They were hugs of goodbye — not of joy — for Victor Wembanyama as he bid farewell to his teammates and the French league, before jetting off for what many predict will be a glittering NBA career. Wembanyama’s performance — 22 points, seven rebounds and fourContinue Reading

The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The inquiry is in its early stages, and it isn’t clear yetContinue Reading

Tristyn Bailey’s family and friends are planning a golf tournament in her honor. The first Tristyn Bailey Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6 at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. Pre-registration opened this week. Tristyn, a 13-year-old cheerleader, was killed on Mother’s Day 2021 in herContinue 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

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

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