Sports & Recreation

United States Junior Masters Golf Tournament 12/20-22

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010, 12:29pm

The United States Junior Masters (USJM) will be held on December 20-22, 2010 at the famed TPC Sawgrass Valley and Stadium Courses.   Once again, more than 90 junior golfers from 15 countries will converge on Ponte Vedra to showcase their skills in this culmination of the international World Junior Golf Series Tour.  Qualified participants are between the ages of 13 and 19 years old.  

Tee off for the second annual United States Junior Masters begins at 8:00 a.m. on December 20th.  The championship round will be played at the TPC Stadium Course on Wednesday, December 22.  The event is free and the public is invited to enjoy the very best of junior golf.

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Jags Announce Playoffs Plan Season-ticket Holders Get First Shot

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 2:29pm

The Jaguars have announced that the team could host a postseason game in January based on the outcome of the remaining regular season games. The team may have an opportunity to host either a Wild Card or Divisional playoff game, as well as the AFC Championship game. 

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Atlantic Snook Harvest Closes Dec. 15; Catch and Release Still OK

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 12:49pm

The recreational harvest of snook will close in all Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, beginning on Dec. 15.  The annual winter harvest season closure of snook in these areas, which normally ends on Feb. 1, has been extended until Sept. 1, 2011, by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) due to the prolonged cold weather that impacted snook in Florida earlier this year.

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Jaguars Granted 24-hour Extension for Raiders Game

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Thursday, December 9th, 2010, 1:58pm
Jaguars Granted 24-hour Extension for Raiders Game

The Jaguars have requested and been granted a 24-hour extension to the NFL blackout deadline, which is 1:00 p.m. today for Sunday’s home game against the Oakland Raiders. The team has until 1:00 p.m. Friday to reach the blackout threshold in order for the game to be televised locally. There are approximately 1,700 tickets remaining to reach the blackout threshold.

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Wild Adventures Christmas Begins This Friday

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 11:48am

Wild Adventures Theme Park offers families a full day of stress free holiday adventures during A Wild Adventures Christmas, select days November 26 through January 2, 2011.  Families can catch the Christmas spirit with holiday themed activities, such as O Holy Night: A Living Nativity and the new Let It Snow Dance Party, in addition to more than 40 thrill rides and hundreds of exotic animals. In addition, during November 26 – December 12, guests can donate a toy to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and receive a FREE general admission with purchase of a regular general admission.  

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Jaguars Granted 24-hour Extension for Ticket Sales

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Thursday, November 18th, 2010, 2:01pm

The Jaguars have requested and been granted a 24-hour extension to the NFL blackout deadline, which is 1:00 p.m. today for Sunday’s home game against the Cleveland Browns. The team has until 1:00 p.m. Friday to reach the blackout threshold in order for the game to be televised locally.

Tickets are available on jaguars.com beginning at $50 per ticket.  Touchdown Club tickets are available beginning at $170 per ticket. Fans can purchase tickets by calling (904) 633-2000 or 1.877.4.JAGS.TIX (option 3) or by visiting jaguars.com.

The Jaguars main ticket office, located on the West side of EverBank Field, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today and Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the game day ticket office will open at 10:00 a.m. between gates 2 and 3.

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World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater going 3D

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Friday, November 12th, 2010, 11:19am

The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater is upgrading to a new digital projection system that will create the largest 3D IMAX screen in Northeast Florida. According to IMAX officials, it will be the fifth institutional theater in the world to have this digital IMAX 3D technology.

The upgrades include a new projection system, screen and sound system. Starting with its re-launch in late January 2011, the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater will offer first-run Hollywood movies and educational films in 3D.

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