Christian Griffith was compelled to help prevent and treat child abuse, so he went for a run.
On a bucolic stretch of two-lane highway in rural Iowa, Christian Griffith’s sustained gallop slows to a plodding trot. He’s already eclipsed the halfw…
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A deep dive with local freediver Halle Piacente
Take a deep breath. Do you think you take it for granted? Imagine holding that breath for several minutes. But also don’t think about that. Just focus …
Batting Above Average: The Jumbo Shrimp are More Popular than the Miami Marlins
If no one is there to witness the Miami Marlins lose, does it count against their record? Well, while barely 6,000 fans attended the team's 1-4 drubbin…
Interview–Damien Hobgood Talks Retirement, New Line of Safety/Treatment Products
Back in 2004 at the Fiji Pro, a surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida set the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 2…
The Jay Fund–Tom Coughlin is back in Duval, his charitable foundation never left.
When Tom Coughlin moved to Jacksonville in 1995 to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars, he created something even bigger than his team: The Tom Coughlin Jay…
Interview: Josh Lambo Kicks Out the Jams
Whether kicking for the Jacksonville Jaguars or playing John Mayer with a Fender Strat in his lap, 28-year-old Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo has a techniqu…
A Guide to The Players Championship 2018: What’s New
For those of you that enjoy watching golf, the Players Championship is the mecca of golf tournaments. The course is designed not to favor just one styl…
In Search of Duuuvvvaaalll — The Quest to Find the Origins of the Team’s War Cry
This excellent 2017 season posted by the Jacksonville Jaguars has instilled great hope for the NFL team and has also generated multiple questions. One…
Busch Light and an Uncertain Future — An Impromptu Conversation with Blake Bortles
It’s no secret that Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles lives at the Beaches, and without disclosing too much of his day-to-day life, he frequents a coff…
Gallery: Florida Surfers Gorge on Best Winter Storm in Recent Memory
Oh, Oh, Oh … Oh, Riley! Aren’t we a #blessed bunch? California surfers are currently wallowing in self-pity through a winter of below-average sur…
WATCH: Hobie Sears had a Good Session
What makes a good surf session? Is it the quantity of waves caught? The quality of those waves? Is one steezy, full-rail carve enough to satiate until …
Olympic Obsession
Every two years, no matter how much insanity and hatred is going on in the world, most of the planet puts their differences aside for two weeks during …
Opinion: What Should Florida’s Official State Sport be?
Alaska has dog-mushing. Delaware has bicycling. Maryland: jousting and lacrosse. Colarado: something called pack burro racing. And if two California po…
Jaguars Brought New Swagger in 2017
The 2017 season for the Jacksonville Jaguars has come to a close. The team fell short of their goals, but let’s not forget the success that few anticip…
Watch: Big Boards, Small Waves, Cold Temps, Hot Logging
Have you been surfing, lately? Have you noticed something different? Something not altogether new, but different, nonetheless? Have you seen the kid…
Terrain Racing hosts first Mud Run in Jax
In the past few years, obstacle races have become increasingly popular and have grown to host millions of participants each year. In an attempt to targ…
Jaguars Through the Generations — A Fan’s Perspective
The stadium the Jacksonville Jaguars play in isn’t what it was 22 years ago. The Gator Bowl became Alltel Stadium and both are essentially gone. In Eve…
Prepare to Succeed — An Interview with Teresa Conroy
Sometimes when we watch athletes score an impossible goal or play a perfect round, we forget that their ability is not innate. We forget that the momen…
eSports — From the Couch to the Coliseum
Even if you don’t consider yourself a “gamer,” you’ve probably played a video game at some point in your life. Whether it was your first time picking u…
Jaguars Yannick Ngakoue — It’s All About Preparation
In January, Yannick Ngakoue broke through the Colt’s line and took down quarterback Andrew Luck. It was his eighth sack of the season. A Jaguars rooki…
Mother of Dragons — Repping the U.S. in Dragon Boat Racing
Lisa Durbin had a lot of time on her hands when she retired in 2013. She was active and fond of sports throughout most of her life, but she couldn’t fi…
The Boys Who Chase Kings
After storming onto the Kingfish Tour leaderboards in 2016, the young guns of the local Four Reel Fishing Team proved that the boys could compete in an…
Sinning Isn’t Always Bad — Jax Women’s Rugby
The Jacksonville women’s rugby team has been rucking through Jacksonville for 11 years. The Sinners are focused on becoming an integral part of the com…
Tom Carroll On Today’s Surf Culture
If you don’t know who Tom Carroll is, Google him. Brent Lamprecht and I sat down with him at Surfer to extract some knowledge that can’t be found onlin…
Chasing Tales with Spencer Rooney
Apparently it’s normal to ask yourself questions, but it’s some sort of an issue if you start answering yourself. I was asked by some of the big dogs h…