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Upshot: Jacksonville to welcome new professional women's basketball league
Is Jacksonville ready for some basketball?
Jacksonville will be the headquarters and the home of the first-ever franchise in the new Upshot League for women's basketball, announced Monday at the Community First Igloo.
The city will be among four to six markets planned for a May 2026 launch, with the First Coast's team to compete at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, under Jacksonville Icemen owner and chief executive officer Andy Kaufmann, will operate the Jacksonville team, which has yet to be named.
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/2025/01/27/upshot-league-new-womens-basketball-startup-jacksonville-florida/77848596007/