All posts by: Askia Jones

Florida’s Sports Coast to Host the 2022-24 Florida Senior Games

in Florida Senior Games News

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Sports Foundation, the state of Florida’s sports promotion and development organization, is pleased to announce an agreement with Florida’s Sports Coast (Pasco County), to host the 2022 through 2024 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana. The Florida Senior Games is an Olympic-style Sports Festival, for athletes age 50 and over. The […]

2022 Florida Grapefruit League Complete Schedule Now Available

in MLB Spring Training News, Press Releases, Sport Tourism News

The 2022 Florida Grapefruit League Season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, February 26, 2022, with a full schedule of games.  The schedule continues through Tuesday, March 29. For the complete schedule of more than 200 games in 12 Florida locations, visit, https://floridagrapefruitleague.com/schedule/. Florida’s 15 teams, conducting their annual Spring Training workouts in the Sunshine State, […]

30th Annual Florida Senior Games Attracts over 1,900 athletes to Broward County

in Florida Senior Games News, Press Releases

LINK TO 2021 FLORIDA SENIOR GAMES  PHOTO GALLERY The 30th Annual Florida Senior Games featured 13 days of competition, December 4-12 and 16-19, with 21 sports in Broward, Highlands, Martin and Pinellas Counties. Broward County hosted 19 sports at 13 different facilities.  The 2021 Florida Senior Games presented a variety of sports contested on indoor and […]

Florida’s Sports Industry Represented at Annual Florida Sport Summit

in Press Releases, Sport Tourism News

LINK TO 2021 SPORTS SUMMIT PHOTO GALLERY LINK TO VIDEO PICTURE SHOW The Florida Sports Foundation hosted its 2021 Florida Sports Summit on November 8-10 at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast. More than 120 sports professionals were in attendance, including staff members from Florida Sports Industry Partners, Sports Events Rights Holders and Florida […]

Orlando’s Exploria Stadium to host final stages of 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League

in Press Releases, Sport Tourism News

Courtesy of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission Miami, FL (Tuesday, November 10, 2020) – Concacaf has announced that Exploria Stadium, home to MLS club Orlando City SC and the NWSL’s Orlando Pride, will host the final matches of the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (SCCL). The confederation’s flagship club competition will resume with centralized Quarterfinals, […]

FROM ONE PUSH-UP TO AN IRONMAN: CHRIS NIKIC MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST PERSON WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO FINISH A FULL-DISTANCE IRONMAN TRIATHLON

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PANAMA CITY BEACH / TAMPA, Fla. (November 7, 2020) – Today, Chris Nikic crossed the finish line at the 2020 Visit Panama City Beach IRONMAN® Florida in 16:46:09, making history as the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full-distance IRONMAN triathlon. Chris Nikic, a 21-year old recent high-school graduate, keynote public speaker, and […]