While dodging the August thunderstorms that began early in the day, nine Florida Senior Games women’s softball teams hit the diamonds at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex to qualify for the 2019 National Senior Games. The 50+ Kryptonite team (pictured at left), from Winter Springs, was the only team to go undefeated. Kryptonite scored 43 […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Following its first quarter Board of Directors Meeting at the International Speedway Corporation in Daytona Beach on Wednesday, the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF) announced the addition of seven board members to round out its 23-member group of leadership. The new board members will provide guidance, direction, and oversight to attract, create, and host […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Senior Games (FSG) Softball players will take the field this weekend to begin their journey to the 2019 National Senior Games in Albuquerque, N.M., at the FSG Softball Qualifier at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg. Teams ranging in ages from 50+ to 75+ will earn a trip to the 2019 […]
2018 MLB Florida Spring Training Economic Impact Study TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Sports Foundation today announced that the 2018 Florida Grapefruit League generated an economic impact of $687.1 million for the State of Florida. The Florida Grapefruit League takes place annually during the Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training season and features 15 MLB […]
Photo Gallery FORT LAUDERDALE – The 2018 Sunshine State Games Boxing Championships lived up to its hyped boxing card in South Florida on July 20 and 21 as 76 boxers from throughout the state of Florida and Puerto Rico squared off for titles in their respective divisions over the two-day tournament at the Joseph C. […]
TALLAHASSEE – Nearly 80 boxers are set to step inside the four-cornered ropes this weekend at the Joseph C. Carter Park Gymnasium in Fort Lauderdale as the bell rings for the Sunshine State Games Boxing Championships on Friday, July 20. The three-day event will feature six major divisions for both men and women scattered through […]
The 89th MLB All-Star Game will be held July 17 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, featuring a multitude of Florida-affiliated talent when the first pitch is tossed at 7:30 p.m. on FOX Monday evening. As the Sunshine State continues to produce some of the best talent in the MLB and MiLB, the many opportunities […]
Time for a look ahead and a glance behind as the 2018 Sunshine State Games finish up the month of June with an event for the fifth consecutive weekend. The look ahead sees the Sunshine State Games Badminton Championships beginning Saturday, June 30 and concluding on Sunday, July 1 at Shula’s Athletic Club in Miami […]
Talk about a warm welcome to the 25th Annual Sunshine State Games (SSG) Water Polo Championships. The Trinidad and Tobago 16 and Under Women’s National Team (pictured below) traveled 1,630 miles from their home 60 miles off the coast of Venezuela and landed in Fort Lauderdale Thursday at 6:30 p.m. After dinner and settling in […]
Sunshine State Games Water Polo teams will be in the Coral Springs Aquatic Center and Pompano Beach Aquatic Center pools vying for gold, silver, and bronze medals with games beginning Friday morning and continuing through Sunday afternoon in South Florida. A total of 55 teams have registered to play in men’s, women’s, and coed divisions […]