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Dropping the ball: Jags hope to end decades of ineptitude when it comes to drafting receivers early
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have been mostly inept at drafting wide receivers. They've repeatedly dropped the ball. They have selected nine wideouts over the first three rounds of the NFL draft in three decades of existence, and only two of...
Book Review: 'Nothing But the Bones' is a compelling noir novel at a breakneck pace
Nelson “Nails” McKenna isn’t very bright, stumbles over his words and often says what he’s thinking without realizing it. We first meet him as a boy reading a superhero comic on the banks of a river in his backcountry hometown in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia....
CSX profit drops 10% despite railroad delivering 3% more freight in first quarter
CSX dealt with weather challenges and the closure of the Baltimore port as the railroad saw its first-quarter profit slip 10%, but it still managed to keep most of its customers happy with reliable service. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said Wednesday that it earned $893...
CSX: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — CSX Corp. (CSX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $893 million. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company said it had profit of 46 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
South Florida Sun Sentinel. April 13, 2024. Editorial: Florida’s Medicaid downsizing is a moral failure The headline demanded your attention for the timing, if nothing else: “Some of Florida’s sickest kids are losing Medicaid coverage on Easter Sunday.” ...
Standout pass rusher Josh Allen and the Jaguars agree to a 5-year, $150M contract, AP source says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen had similar goals when he started his college and pro careers. A two-star prospect told Kentucky coach Mark Stoops in 2015 he wanted to be the best to ever play for him. Allen took it a step further when the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted him with...
College baseball notebook: Clemson's best start since 2002 highlighted by rare series win over Miami
Clemson's best start since 2002 keeps getting better. The Tigers (24-3) are coming off their first series win over Miami since 2012, and first in Coral Gables since 2006. They entered April No. 1 in the RPI, No. 3 in strength of schedule and first in the ACC’s Atlantic Division at...
1 killed in shootings at Jacksonville Beach on St. Patrick's Day
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police are investigating a series of shootings in Jacksonville Beach that left one person dead during the busy St. Patrick's Day weekend. Three other people were in serious condition after the shootings Sunday night, Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene...
A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient...
Wide receiver Calvin Ridley eager to prove his work ethic with the Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Calvin Ridley had a message Friday for anyone worried the Tennessee Titans overpaid for him or that the wide receiver who missed essentially two NFL seasons won’t live up to his new four-year, $92 million deal. “I’m a good player. I’m the type of...
