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The Orlando Pride Soccer Club is headed to the playoffs -- again. It's the first time in club history that the team is headed to back-to-back playoffs. The team wrapped the regular season with 11 wins -- the second highest total in club history.

The Orlando Pride are back in the NWSL playoffs for the second straight year and will host the Seattle Reign on Friday night in a first-round, win-or-go-home matchup at Inter&Co Stadium.

Florida is certainly a breeding ground for football stars, with names like Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Ray Lewis, and Lamar Jackson all hailing from the Sunshine State.

Graham Hall, Florida Gators Reporter with 247 Sports joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the Florida Gators' mission to defend their National Championship title.

Timothy Walters, Sports Editor with the Florida Times-Union and FLORIDA TODAY joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the Florida football weekend that was on Monday Morning Quarterbacking, from a record-setting performance from a high school running back to FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos picking up a big bounceback win for the Noles and Jaguars kicker Cam Little breaking an NFL record for longest regular-season field goal in a thrilling 30-29 overtime win against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Mainland defeated Seabreeze, 41-6, to win their 15th district championship as they head into the playoffs. FOX 35 sports reporter, Jonah Karp, has the highlights and the recap.

"One of the biggest rivalries in the state of Florida," Mainland and Seabreeze high schools faceoff on Halloween night in a match up they've been having for generations -- over 80 years. Mainland has defeated Seabreeze the last 14 times. The Mainland Buccaneers are determined to focus on the game and aiming for 15 wins in a row.

Timothy Walters, Sports Editor with the Florida Times-Union and FLORIDA TODAY joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the latest with the Jacksonville Jaguars placing wide receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter on injured reserve, keeping him out for at least four weeks and how they may move at the trade deadline next week. The Miami Dolphins' trade deadline just got a LOT more interesting, with the Fins parting ways with general manager Chris Grier, who's led the front office since 2016. The Dolphins' disappointing season cost the GM his job, but initial reports say head coach Mike McDaniel will stick around until at least the end of the season.

Hot takes and top sports headlines from experts in Orlando, Tampa and Atlanta. Is it too early to call Shohei Ohtani the GOAT? Can Florida Gators interim head coach Billy Gonzales save the Gators from another losing season? What is up with the Falcons offense?

Chris Hays of the Orlando Sentinel joined FOX 35 News+ to preview Thursday night's Battle for the Barrel rivalry matchup between 9-0 Edgewater and 9-0 Boone, two of the top-ranked teams in the state.