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Jags finish preseason vs. Falcons

Thursday night's game against the Atlanta Falcons will be the final rehearsal for the Jaguars before the regular season begins Sept. 7 at Philadelphia.

Ace Sanders returns to Jaguars

Ace Sanders returned to Jaguars practice on Sunday morning after a month-long leave of absence to deal with personal issues.

Logano picks up first win at Bristol

Joey Logano surged past Matt Kenseth with 44 laps to go and won for the first time in his career at Bristol Motor Speedway, foiling Kenseth's gambling attempt to secure a spot in NASCAR's playoffs.

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Bortles shines in Jags' loss to Lions

Blake Bortles was impressive once again as the Jaguars rookie threw for 158 yards and a touchdown, but it was not enough as the team fell 13-12 to the Lions in Detroit.

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Blake Bortles set to play with starters

Jaguars rookie QB Blake Bortles will play with the first team offense for the first time in the preseason against the Lions Friday night.

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What are your favorite team's chances?

With college football officially kicking off next week, fans packed the Jacksonville Sports Council's inaugural Speaker Series luncheon Thursday to hear ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit's take on the upcoming season.

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Burton to drive for Stewart again this week

Tony Stewart will sit out a third straight Sprint Cup Series race this week when he hands the wheel of his No. 14 Chevrolet to Jeff Burton for Saturday's Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Jeff Gordon wins at Michigan

Jeff Gordon raced to his third NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year, holding off Kevin Harvick on Sunday for his first win at Michigan International Speedway since 2001.

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Henne, Bortles sharp in Jags' loss to Bears

Chad Henne passed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Blake Bortles threw for 160 in relief before backup quarterback Jordan Palmer rallied the Chicago Bears to a 20-19 preseason victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.

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Sam: Keep improving & Jags have chance

From the opening series, the Jaguars were looking to get different players involved in the offense and use their up-tempo look to move the ball down field.

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Tiger Woods skipping Ryder Cup

Tiger Woods removed himself from consideration for the Ryder Cup team Wednesday evening with a clear message that he is not healthy enough to play.

Toby Gerhart returns to practice

Just two days away from the Jaguars second preseason game, the team received some good news as Toby Gerhart returned to practice.

Henne to play first half at Bears

Blake Bortles was the star of the Jaguars' preseason opener last Friday, but Chad Henne will still play the first half on Thursday against the Bears.

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