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Soccer Capt. Jack Burns’ “All But Alone” blog confronts student stress head-on — and strikes a chord

Jack Burns is entering his second year of captainship for the Jacksonville University men’s soccer program. He has appeared in 45-plus matches for the Dolphins. He has recorded 10 points in his collegiate career. And, last year, he struggled to …

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Science on the sidelines with groundbreaking heart study

At least three Jacksonville University athletic teams will be taking part in a groundbreaking study that will bring science to the sidelines.

The study not only will help JU athletes train better, but make better decisions in competition all while …

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Your memories (on film) needed: TV producer Frank Pace ’73 making documentary on famed ’69-’70 Dolphins team

You might say Frank Pace is finally getting to realize his own “Hoop Dream.”

The 1973 JU graduate and Distinguished Alumnus, an Emmy Award-winning Los Angeles-based producer with more than 700 TV episodes to his credit, is producing the full …

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Elite company: President Cost’s appointment to NCAA Board offers a dynamic chance to help guide college athletics’ future

With a seat at the NCAA’s top governance table, President Tim Cost has earned a prestigious spot that gives him the ability to help steer a nonprofit entity regulating nearly 1,300 educational institutions and helping nearly half a million student-athletes …

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Varsity Shooting brings national titles to eight with another strong performance at SCTP National Championships

The Varsity Shooting Team took a six-man squad to the recent Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships (www.shootsctp.org), grabbing HOA (High Overall) National titles in Handicap Trap and Trap Doubles, as well as Runner-Up in Sporting Clays, …

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Kids by the hundreds will run, bike and swim their way to health in the First Coast Kids Triathlon this weekend at JU

Hundreds of kids will run, bike and swim their way through one of the biggest youth triathlons in the country this weekend at Jacksonville University.

The nonprofit Kids Triathlon Inc. puts on the largest series of kids triathlons in the …

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Dolphins say farewell to JU basketball legend Ernie Fleming

Dolphins near and far are mourning the passing of men’s basketball legend Ernie Fleming, 67, who died Feb. 28 in Dallas after a battle with cancer. He was honored at a Celebration of Life today at Hope Chapel Ministries in

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