Jacksonville's Hodges Stadium has served as the site of U.S. Open Cup matches as well as USL Championship and Gainbridge Super League contests amid the city's post-pandemic commitment to men's and women's professional soccer. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Hundreds of fans watched dozens of cars, truck and motorcycles do the first test at Callahan's Hicken Power Dragstrip on Sunday, June 7, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Flagler College's men's tennis team celebrates its national championship victory. | Flagler College

Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas joined Gov. Ron DeSantis at a bill-signing event at Jean Ribault High School on Friday, May 22, 2026. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Munir Adamo helped the Ponte Vedra boys soccer team finish 25-0-0 in the 2015-16 season. The Sharks became one of the few boys soccer teams in Florida history to finish the season unbeaten and untied. | Will Brown

Sporting Jax Women are 6-4-4 at Hodges Stadium during its inaugural season in the Gainbridge Super League. Sporting Jax was winless in its first four home matches, but has since earned 20 out of 30 possible points at home. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Jaguars statue outside EverBank Stadium. | Visit Jacksonville

Runners cross the finish line at a recent Ironman competition. | Ironman

Ribault High alumna Rennia Davis will play a pivotal role for the Jacksonville Waves during their inaugural season in the Upshot League. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine High's baseball field has hosted the Yellow Jackets for decades. In this May 2017 photo, the Yellow Jackets defeated Jacksonville Englewood. | Photo by Will Brown

Highlands Middle School student Xavier Howard won the shot put at the first track and field meet held at the Bob Hayes Track and Field at Matthew Gilbert Middle School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

City officials and guests get a preview of the new Citrus Bowl stadium, also known as Camping World Stadium, on Nov. 19, 2014, in Orlando. | John Raoux, AP file

The Jacksonville Jaguars have opened their headquarters at One Tower Court, across from Everbank Stadium. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

Sporting Jax majority owner Ricky Caplan, left, and club president Steve Livingstone flank the club's director of soccer, Mark Warburton, during an announcement March 20, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Bishop Kenny won the 2026 FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball title. The Crusaders (28-4) beat Orlando Bishop Moore 58-48 on March 12 at UNF Arena to clinch their first state basketball title in 34 years. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

More than 10,000 fans crowded UNF's Hodges Stadium on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for Sporting Jax's inaugural game against the Hartford Athletic in a USL Championship contest. Sporting Jax was defeated. | Photo by Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rory McIlroy won a three-hole playoff over J.J. Spaun to win The Players Championship for the second time in his career on Monday, March 17, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rory McIlroy walks to the tee at No. 16 during a Monday playoff at the 2025 Players Championship on March 16, 2025. McIlroy defeated J.J. Spaun to win The Players for the second time. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Sporting Jax released a rendering of its mixed-used stadium project slated for the Southside. Team officials expect Sporting Jax to play soccer matches at the facility in 2028. | Submitted, Sporting Jax

Single-seat race cars built by universities around the world line up during a recent national competition at Michigan International Speedway. | Formula SAE

EverBank Stadium, seen here in October 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Daytona 500 track. | U.S. Air Force