NEWS
By Sandy Banisky and Sandy Banisky,Staff Writer | December 2, 1993
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You ask why Jacksonville? Read the sign in a downtown antique store here: "If You Believe It, They Will Come. . . . We Believe! NFL."This is a city that without self-consciousness puts the words "passion" and "football" in the same sentence, that talks about itself as a "hot market."This is the little city -- relative to the other contenders in the National Football League expansion derby -- that thought it could and did -- much to its own surprise.Jacksonville was speaking in exclamation points yesterday.
SPORTS
By Jon Morgan and Jon Morgan,Staff Writer | July 23, 1993
The competition for the NFL's two expansion teams, which has been characterized as a three-way race, has moved closer to that with the withdrawal of long shot Jacksonville, Fla.The prospective ownership group in Jacksonville officially notified the league yesterday that it was quitting the race after failing the night before to come to terms with city officials on a lease and renovation plan for the 46-year-old Gator Bowl.The city's withdrawal leaves four contenders for the two expansion franchises the league is scheduled to award in October for play in 1995: Baltimore, St. Louis, Charlotte, N.C., and Memphis, Tenn.
NEWS
By MELODY SIMMONS | December 5, 1993
It is a city split in half by a winding river which flows the wrong way, crowned by an unusual series of colorful bridges. Nearby, the mythical Fountain of Youth flows in St. Augustine, and the Rush Hours each day last from noon to 3 p.m. as Mr. Limbaugh spews forth to a legion of local dittoheads on the airwaves.As Baltimore's shock starts to fade over the astonishing selection by the National Football League to award a team to Jacksonville, rather than Baltimore or other competing cities, many in Charm City are asking "Jackson-who?"
SPORTS
By Special to The Sun | December 1, 1990
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Reggie Law's layup just before the final buzzer lifted Jacksonville (2-1) to an 84-82 victory over Navy (1-2) last night.Navy had tied the score at 82 on Erik Harris' three-pointer with four seconds left, and Jacksonville called a timeout with two seconds left. After the timeout, Danny Tirado inbounded the ball to Tabarris Hamilton who passed to Law for the game-winning shot.Law (33 points) had given Jacksonville an 82-79 lead with 10 seconds left by making the the second of two free throws.
SPORTS
By Mike Preston and Mike Preston,SUN STAFF | November 24, 1996
The last time the Ravens saw the Jacksonville Jaguars, receivers Andre Rison and Keenan McCardell were dancing at midfield two weeks ago celebrating the Jaguars' 30-27 win -- and taunting the Ravens."
SPORTS
By PETER SCHMUCK | February 1, 2005
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - They call this the Bold New City of the South, which is a nice way of saying that all the good nicknames were already taken, but you've got to give the people of Jacksonville credit for ingenuity. They were able to convince the NFL that they could handle the huge influx of Super Bowl tourists by bringing in cruise ships to provide thousands of overflow hotel rooms. The limbo contests are just a bonus. It's a brilliant plan for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it makes me start humming the Love Boat theme every time I look out at the St. Johns River from my cushy, land-based hotel room.