Sydney Jones

Sydney is a senior studying telecommunications with a specialization in sports media at the University of Florida. She is a multimedia sports reporter for ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF and WUFT-TV.

Dustin Johnson Hopes to Not Repeat Last Year

The 2018 Masters Tournament starts Thursday, April 5, and will end on Sunday, April in Augusta, Georgia. This year’s Masters features 87 golfers, the smallest amount of competitors since 1997. Dustin Johnson is among the favorites to win the Masters this year. Johnson is ranked 1st in the PGA Tour by …

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New Football League Announced for 2019

Why should football end after the Super Bowl every year? Now, it doesn’t have to. With the XFL failing, a new football league is set to launch in February 2019: the Alliance of American Football. This new league was launched by Charlie Ebersol, the son of NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol, and …

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NFL Free Agency

It’s the official start of the 2018 NFL offseason. The NFL Free Agency began Wednesday, March 14th, at 4 p.m. While the legal tampering period has been well underway, teams can now officially sign unrestricted free agents. However, street free agents, players who were cut during the offseason, were able …

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Kirk Cousins: Where Will He Go?

One of the first big news of the NFL off season was announced Tuesday with the Kansas City Chiefs trading Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins. This means Kirk Cousins will hit the open market in March. With Smith now at Washington, this leaves Cousins as potentially the premier offseason …

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Raiders Hire Jon Gruden

After 17 years apart, the Oakland Raiders hired Jon Gruden as their new head coach. Gruden settled on a 10-year, $100 million deal. According to ESPN Staff Writer  Bill Barnwell, this deal represents the richest contract in the history of NFL coaches. Gruden started his head coaching career in 1998 …

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