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Croquet is a game that comes from the elite and has been a backyard staple for years. The sport is gaining a new following with some top notch competitions in Sarasota.
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An FGCU men's basketball player ended his freshman year with a memorable game and a confident mindset for next year.Freshman Tristen Guillouette played a significant role for his team in the College Basketball Invitational tournament. The FGCU Eagles played their first game against Army of the NCAA Patriot League March 24.
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“Name. Image. Likeness.” Three words that are expected to take over college sports discussions for the foreseeable future.
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The FGCU Eagles women's basketball team, winner of a ninth straight ASUN championship Saturday, were selected as the 14 seed to play against 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners during Sunday's 2025 NCAA DI women's basketball tournament bracket selection show.The game will be Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The FGCU Lady Eagles collected their 9th straight ASUN title Saturday with a 68-51 win over Central Arkansas at Alico Arena.
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The Florida House will dive into issues about college athletes getting paid for use of their names, images and likenesses, or what is known as NIL.
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The Minnesota Twins’ stadium in Fort Myers has opened a special room where neurodivergent visitors can take a break during a game.
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We took the show on the road to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in downtown Fort Myers because they were marking the 100th anniversary of professional baseball in the City of Palms. They have an exhibit up in the museum there called “Fanatics: Thomas Edison, Connie Mack and Spring Training in Fort Myers” and on Feb. 20 Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson officially proclaimed that day to be “Spring Training Day in Fort Myers.”
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Minnesota Twins games at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers will be among a handful of sites that will test a computerized system that calls balls and strikes during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.The testing begins Thursday. The Twins' pre-season home opener is Saturday. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.
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Gov. DeSantis signs order making many hunting and fishing licenses 50 percent off through Jan. 3
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