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Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton shoots over Creekside guard Lauren Yezbick during a Dec. 9 game at CHS. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton shoots over Creekside guard Lauren Yezbick during a Dec. 9 game at CHS. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SPORTS: CHS, Fort White girls basketball; Suwannee boys soccer in playoff positions

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
The Columbia High girls basketball team’s hard schedule is already paying off. Despite a sub .500 record, in Tuesday’s initial power rankings released by the FHSAA, the Tigers would hold the top spot from District 3 and a top four seed in the Region 1-6A tournament.
ia High School receiver Marcus Peterson, along with teammate Garris Reed and Suwannee linebacker Andrew Brown, received an invitation to play in the 66th annual FACA North-South All-Star game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

ia High School receiver Marcus Peterson, along with teammate Garris Reed and Suwannee linebacker Andrew Brown, received an invitation to play in the 66th annual FACA North-South All-Star game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: North-South All-Star game to feature 2 from Columbia, another from Suwannee

NEWS STAFF
Monday, December 20, 2021
Already signed to be a Cincinnati Bearcat, Marcus Peterson isn’t done being a Tiger. Peterson is one of two Columbia seniors that will represent the Tigers one more time Wednesday.
Jacksonville Jaguars interim head coach Darrell Bevell, an offensive coordinator under former coach Urban Meyer, leads practice while talking with quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Dec. 16 at TIAA Bank Field's practice field in Jacksonville. (COREY PERRINE/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Jacksonville Jaguars interim head coach Darrell Bevell, an offensive coordinator under former coach Urban Meyer, leads practice while talking with quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Dec. 16 at TIAA Bank Field's practice field in Jacksonville. (COREY PERRINE/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

NFL: Jags' Bevell gives up play-calling duties to Schottenheimer

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, December 20, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator and interim head coach Darrell Bevell is giving up play-calling duties for the rest of the season.
Houston Texans linebacker Chris Smith (92) sacks Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, left, during Sunday's game in Jacksonville. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

Houston Texans linebacker Chris Smith (92) sacks Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, left, during Sunday's game in Jacksonville. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

ANALYSIS: Woeful Jaguars need total tear down, full-blown restoration

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, December 20, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Shad Khan has tried for a decade to build his floundering franchise into a consistent winner. The Jacksonville Jaguars owner has gone through four head coaches, three general managers and even brought back two-time Super Bowl winner Tom Coughlin to oversee one regime.
A pass slips through the hands of Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. as he is defended by Houston Texans cornerback Desmond King during Sunday's game in Jacksonville. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

A pass slips through the hands of Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. as he is defended by Houston Texans cornerback Desmond King during Sunday's game in Jacksonville. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

NFL: Mistake-prone Jags lose 6th straight, this one without Meyer

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, December 19, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars found another way to lose, this time without Urban Meyer.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson, right, tries to get past Houston Texans middle linebacker Neville Hewitt during Sunday’s game in Jacksonville. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson, right, tries to get past Houston Texans middle linebacker Neville Hewitt during Sunday’s game in Jacksonville. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK/Associated Press)

NFL: Texans end 3-game skid with victory at lowly Jaguars

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, December 19, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Tremon Smith is planning to do something nice for his blockers. He doesn't know what. He doesn't know when. He just knows he needs 10 of whatever he decides to buy in the next few weeks.
Florida forward Colin Castleton shoots over South Florida guard Caleb Murphy during the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday in Sunrise. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)

Florida forward Colin Castleton shoots over South Florida guard Caleb Murphy during the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday in Sunrise. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Castleton's double-double helps Florida hold off USF

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, December 18, 2021
SUNRISE — Colin Castleton scored 12 points with 11 rebounds, his fifth double-double, and Florida held off South Florida 66-55 at the the Orange Bowl Classic on Saturday. Castleton scored nine in the second half, including a putback that showcased Florida's transition game.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer watches his team warm up before a game against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 7 in Jacksonville. Meyer's tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games — and two victories — when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer watches his team warm up before a game against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 7 in Jacksonville. Meyer's tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games — and two victories — when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps. (STEPHEN B. MORTON/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars fired Meyer for cause, don't intend to pay

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, December 18, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer was fired for cause and the team does not intend to pay him for the final four years remaining on his contract, a person familiar with the termination told The Associated Press.