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Olivier Rioux, 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, poses for a photo after practice on Oct. 18, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project

October 29, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

Florida freshman Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teenager. The 7-foot-9 walk-on center also is an intriguing basketball prospect.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence throws a pass during practice on May 28, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (John Raoux/AP)

QB Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars agree to a 5-year, $275 million contract extension

June 16, 2024 at 6:58 a.m.

Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed Thursday to a five-year, $275 million contract extension that makes him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in NFL history.

This photo provided by UAA Communications shows Florida attacker Danielle Pavinelli, left, playing against North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Charlottesville, Va. The unseeded Gators (20-2) are looking to crash a final four party typically reserved for traditional lacrosse powers. They play top-seeded and defending national champion Northwestern in the first semifinal Friday in Cary, North Carolina. No. 2 seed Boston College and third-seeded Syracuse square off in the other. (UAA Communications/Keith Lucas)

Unseeded Florida — No. 1 Northwestern’s opponent in the NCAA women’s lacrosse Final Four — is looking to crash the party

May 22, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.

Florida is playing in the women’s lacrosse Final Four for the second time in school history and the first since 2012.

FILE – Arizona State quarterback Jaden Rashada throws a pass against Oklahoma State during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. Rashada has committed to Georgia and is back in the Southeastern Conference after the one-time Florida commit’s NIL deal fell apart. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Former Florida QB signee Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier and others over failed $14 million NIL deal

May 21, 2024 at 11:02 a.m.

Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly...

FILE – New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jarvis Landry (5) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in New Orleans. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry is trying to get back in the league after sitting out last season. The 31-year-old Landry will take part in Jacksonville’s rookie minicamp May 10-11, a chance to prove he’s fully healthy following a nagging ankle injury in 2022. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

Jarvis Landry — a 5-time Pro Bowl wide receiver — will be at Jacksonville Jaguars rookie camp as he attempts a comeback at age 31

April 29, 2024 at 11:37 a.m.

Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry is trying to get back in the NFL at age 31 after sitting out last season.

FILE – Florida coach Billy Donovan cuts down the net after his Gators defeated Ohio State 84-75 in the Final Four national basketball championship game at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, April 2, 2007. Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. But the Chicago Bulls coach has seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as national champions is happening in “a totally different environment.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

Florida’s 2007 repeat under Billy Donovan came in ‘totally different environment’ than UConn faces in Final Four

April 4, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

The NCAA transfer portal and name, image and likeness money have caused a seismic shift that comes with a new set of challenges.

FILE – New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones prior to an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. A person familiar with negotiations says the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to acquire Mac Jones in exchange for a late-round pick in next month’s NFL draft. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday, March 10, 2024 because the trade cannot become official until the new league year begins Wednesday and after Jones passes a physical. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Patriots agree to trade QB Mac Jones to the Jaguars for a 6th-round draft pick, AP source says

March 10, 2024 at 2:16 p.m.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to acquire New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones for a sixth-round pick in next month’s NFL draft according to a person with knowledge of the...

El entrenador de los Jaguars de Jacksonville Doug Marrone habla con la prensa tras la victoria sobre los Steelers de Pittsburgh en un partido de los playoffs de la NFL el domingo, 14 de enero del 2018.

Cambios de actitud y entrenamientos dan fruto para Jaguars

December 15, 2018 at 12:37 a.m.

JACKSONVILLE — Los vestidores de Jacksonville estaban llenos de bullicio a finales de la campaña pasada. Cuatro miembros del equipo jugaban pingpong mientras que otros estaban alrededor de una mesa...

Wisconsin's next star tailback is 214-pound tackle-busting freshman Jonathan Taylor.

No. 24 Florida beats No. 23 Tennessee on last-second Hail Mary

June 2, 2018 at 10:28 a.m.

yrie Cleveland was one of the last players to leave Florida Field. He slapped hands, posed for pictures, and just before disappearing into the locker room tunnel, he turned and...

Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire runs with the ball against Texas defensive end Naashon Hughes on Sept. 5, 2015.

Former Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire says he’s going to Florida

June 3, 2018 at 2:31 p.m.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire says he's going to Florida. Zaire announced his decision Tuesday on Instagram with a picture of the Gators logo, saying "Official! I couldn't be...

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