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A look back at the Ospreys’ ASUN Quarterfinal win against JU

A look back at the Ospreys’ ASUN Quarterfinal win against JU

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Apr 25, 2020

With the second seed in the ASUN playoffs, the senior-laden Ospreys team were poised to make a deep postseason run and even win the conference tournament to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. That...

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Coming off five previous championships with the Bulls, Michael Jordan searches for his sixth in "The Last Dance"

The Last Dance review: parts one and two

Spinnaker Sports Staff Apr 22, 2020

The ten-part documentary series “The Last Dance” premiered last Sunday in spectacular fashion on ESPN. The series is set to take basketball fans through a journey of Michael Jordan’s incredible career...

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Royce Washington landed an internship with the Oklahoma City Thunder as a Data Science & Solutions Video Associate.

Student managers turn pro

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Apr 20, 2020

Featured image by: Royce Washington Behind any college sports team, there are the student managers. These are the people who do the grunt work, take care of the team’s laundry, set up the equipment...

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UNF women’s hoops hungry for title after historic 2019 campaign

UNF women’s hoops hungry for title after historic 2019 campaign

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Apr 7, 2020

Video by: Zach Yearwood Featured image by: Darvin Nelson A gloomy aura surrounded the locker room after the UNF women’s basketball team dropped it’s final home game of the season. The loss to...

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Ryan Burkhardt recorded eight points (two treys) in the 76-67 loss to Creighton.

A look back at the Birds of Trey’s historic season

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 25, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson UNF men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll has a routine every day when he goes to work.  “If it’s a non-lifting day, I’ll just get up and run, eat...

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Driscoll’s contract extended through 2025

Driscoll’s contract extended through 2025

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 20, 2020

Featured image by: Dan Parker After a successful 21-12 (13-3 ASUN) season, UNF men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll earned a contract extension ($185,960 per year) through the 2024-25 season.  According...

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Jazz Bond follows through with her shot.

Fourth quarter run not enough to tackle top-seed FGCU

Zach Yearwood Mar 12, 2020

North Florida’s women’s basketball team fell 73-57 to the #1 seeded FGCU Eagles Wednesday night in the ASUN Championship Semifinal. An early 17-3 run following the first media timeout got the Eagles...

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Overtime surge pushes Ospreys to ASUN Semifinal

Overtime surge pushes Ospreys to ASUN Semifinal

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Mar 8, 2020

Featured image by: Zach Yearwood College basketball in the third month of the year is called March Madness for a reason. Sunday’s ASUN Quarterfinal game between the Jacksonville Dolphins and North...

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Ospreys lose heartbreaker to Bisons

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 6, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The ASUN Semifinal bout between UNF and Lipscomb was decided in the last four seconds of the game. Unfortunately, the Ospreys weren’t the ones who emerged victorious...

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Free student tickets available for ASUN Semifinal

Free student tickets available for ASUN Semifinal

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 4, 2020

ASUN tournament play continues at UNF Arena as the Ospreys take on Lipscomb on Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. for the ASUN Semifinal.  Usually, it would cost $5 for students to get into ASUN Tournament...

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Ospreys survive and advance to sixth-straight Semifinal

Ospreys survive and advance to sixth-straight Semifinal

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 4, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson Video by: Brett Nweeia “Survive and advance” was the message that Coach Driscoll instilled into the UNF men’s basketball team before the ASUN Quarterfinal matchup...

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Jazz Bond put up 11 points with 10 rebounds in the loss to NJIT.

Bond leads Ospreys in wire-to-wire win

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Mar 2, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson North Florida’s women’s basketball team ended their season with a 62-60 road win against Stetson, bringing them to 8-8 in conference play this year. A two-point...

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