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UF QB Feleipe Franks never doubted he should be Gators' starter

Wednesday, Aug 29

When Feleipe Franks finally learned last Friday he would be the starter for this weekend's season opener at home against Charleston Southern, it gave him a sense of both relief and validation.

FSU hopes James Blackman, Bailey Hockman remain focused despite losing QB competition

New Seminoles coach Willie Taggart hopes James Blackman's experience, along with Bailey Hockman's familiarity being a backup to Blackman last season, will help them remain engaged despite Deondre Francois winning the starting job.

Orlando City's Mohamed El-Munir: Lions have talent, need extra effort to earn elusive wins

Orlando City left back Mohamed El-Munir's past year has been full of changes.

Smarter, more experienced Hurricanes offense looking forward to test against LSU

Ahead of their season opener against No. 25 LSU, the members of Miami's offense say they are smarter, deeper, more talented and more experienced than they were a year ago when they lost three games to end the year. They know they can prove that to the nation Sunday.

FSU alum Derwin James speeding toward a starting role with Chargers

Although Derwin James played against the best college players at Florida State, the Chargers' rookie safety is learning how fast the NFL can be.

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone laments looming roster cuts

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is dreading Saturday's looming cuts — when teams must pare their roster from 89 players to 53 for the regular season.

Galloway brothers hope to extend run of cross country state titles

Oviedo High brothers Kayamo and Mamush Galloway have been on four consecutive cross country state championship teams and plan to win more

Led by Winter Park, Wolverine Invitational produces phenomenal golf

Winter Park, led by medalist Michael Mays' 7-under 65, posted a 9-under 279 to win an outstanding Wolverine Invitational at Golden Bear Club at Keene's Pointe.

Five-star guard Tre Mann of The Villages commits to Gators

Highly touted guard Tre Mann, one of the nation's top recruits and a star at The Villages Charter School, is heading just hour north to play for the Florida Gators.

Varsity Scores: Aug. 28

Varsity scores for Aug. 28

Dolphins rookie linebacker Jerome Baker won't allow his perceived lack of size to be a factor

Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker knows he's small for his position, but he points out that he's 225 pounds, and not the 215 pounds the Dolphins list him at.

Busy Maria Taylor inks new multi-year deal to remain at ESPN

ESPN's Maria Taylor inked a new multi-year deal with the network Tuesday that continues the reporter's busy workload including being of franchises like ABC's Saturday Night Football, ESPN's College GameDay, Saturday Primetime and Big Monday.

Rays' eight-game winning streak ends after Braves pull away with four-run 8th

Pinch-runner Adam Duvall scored the tiebreaking run on a delayed dash from third base in Atlanta's four-run eighth inning, and the Braves beat Tampa Bay 9-5.

Neil Walker continues to come up clutch in his chances, launching pinch hit, walk-off home run to save Yankees

Neil Walker came here looking for a chance.

Marlins score 5 runs in 8th inning to take brief lead, but fall to Red Sox 8-7

The Miami Marlins scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a brief lead before falling to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Cubs-Mets suspended in 10th with score tied 1-1; game to resume at noon Wednesday

Cubs left-hander Cole Hamels provided quality, and the offense provided just enough sustenance to forge a 1-1 tie against National League ERA leader Jacob deGrom at Wrigley Field before Tuesday night's game was suspended in the 10th inning after a 53-minute rain delay.

J.D. Martinez does not back down from Instagram post with Hitler photo: 'I stand by the second amendment'

J.D. Martinez addressed reporters about the social media post.

Roger Federer, escaping the heat in night match, breezes to first-round U.S. Open victory over Yoshihito Nishioka

If Roger Federer is going to be severely tested at this year's Open, the stress will come later.

Pictures: Jacksonville Jaguars in preseason action

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