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The Tampa Bay Rays are shown warming up before a game in February 2021 in Port Charlotte. (LUIS SANTANA/TNS)

The Tampa Bay Rays are shown warming up before a game in February 2021 in Port Charlotte. (LUIS SANTANA/TNS)

MLB: Players reach deal to end lockout, salvage 162-game season

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, March 10, 2022
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s players and owners ended their most bitter money fight in a quarter-century Thursday when the players’ association accepted management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. The work stoppage ended at 7 p.m.
Columbia running back Tony Fulton rushes up the field against Orange Park last season. The two teams will play in District 3-3S this season with Middleburg and Ridgeview. (FRAN RUCHALSKI/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia running back Tony Fulton rushes up the field against Orange Park last season. The two teams will play in District 3-3S this season with Middleburg and Ridgeview. (FRAN RUCHALSKI/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Columbia, Suwannee get new districts as FHSAA unveils new suburban/metro classifications

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The wait is over. The Florida High School Athletic Association released the brand new districts for the 2022-23 seasons on Wednesday, giving coaches, players and fans a look at how the metro-suburban split will look.
Florida State's Anthony Polite (2) shoots against Syracuse's Frank Anselem (5) during Wednesday's game of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament on Wednesday in New York. (JOHN MINCHILLO/Associated Press)

Florida State's Anthony Polite (2) shoots against Syracuse's Frank Anselem (5) during Wednesday's game of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament on Wednesday in New York. (JOHN MINCHILLO/Associated Press)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Syracuse routs Florida State by 39 points in ACC tourney

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
NEW YORK — Cole Swider had 28 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes, Joe Girard added 16 points and No. 9 seed Syracuse beat eighth-seeded Florida State 96-57 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC tournament. Syracuse advances to play top-seeded Duke in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley directs her players during a game against Mississippi at the Southeastern Conference tournament on March 4 in Nashville, Tenn. (MARK HUMPHREY/Associated Press)

Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley directs her players during a game against Mississippi at the Southeastern Conference tournament on March 4 in Nashville, Tenn. (MARK HUMPHREY/Associated Press)

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida coach Finley gets $3.7M contract

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
GAINESVILLE — Florida women’s basketball coach Kelly Rae Finley’s recently signed five-year contract is worth $740,000 annually. The University Athletic Association released her contract Wednesday in response to a public records request.
Suwannee’s baseball team huddles up postgame to listen to head coach Justin Bruce after losing to West Nassau 14-6 on Tuesday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee’s baseball team huddles up postgame to listen to head coach Justin Bruce after losing to West Nassau 14-6 on Tuesday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Suwannee can’t cool off West Nassau’s bats

CONCEPCION LEDEZMA
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
LIVE OAK — Just 11 days before, Suwannee had a decisive 8-2 victory over West Nassau, a team still looking to find its stride heading into Tuesday’s rematch at Suwannee.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson speaks during a press conference at the NFL scouting combine n March 1 in Indianapolis. (MICHAEL CONROY/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson speaks during a press conference at the NFL scouting combine n March 1 in Indianapolis. (MICHAEL CONROY/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars tag Robinson again, clear path for pass rusher with first pick

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars used their franchise tag on left tackle Cam Robinson for the second straight year Tuesday, guaranteeing him $16.6 million in 2022 and potentially divulging their plans for the No. 1 pick in next month's NFL draft.
Branford outfielder Evie Pitts rounds third base after hitting a 2-run home run against Columbia on Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Branford outfielder Evie Pitts rounds third base after hitting a 2-run home run against Columbia on Monday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Arnold strikes out 10, Pitts homers in another Branford win over Columbia

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Monday, March 7, 2022
The Tigers were rolling through the early portion of Monday’s game against Branford. The Buccaneers managed just two baserunners through the first three innings at Columbia while the home team pushed across an early run. Fifteen runs later, Branford seemed more at ease with itself.