The NFL regular season starts tonight when the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers take on the New Orleans Saints. WRUF Sports Radio 850 will have the game live for you starting at 8pm. The Packers came all the way through the wild card round to win the Super …

The Southeastern Conference has voted to accept Texas A&M University as a new menber beginning as early as next year but one more hurdle may be in the way before that becomes a reality. University of Florida president Bernie Machen released a statement today on behalf of the SEC saying …

The Gator football team moves up to 18th in both of the major college football polls after its win against Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Oklahoma is still number one while LSU bolts to number two in the AP Poll while number three in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Alabama is …

Jeff Gordon became the third all time winningest driver in NASCAR history when he won the checkered flag Tuesday at the NASCAR stop in Atlanta. The win was Gordon’s 85th, moving him past Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for third place on the all time wins list and in winning …

The Washington Nationals organization must be very happy today after its ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg made a successful comeback from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. The righthander went five shutout innings and said he felt no pain but his team could not hold the lead and Los Angeles beat the …

As the Gator football team prepares for Alabama Birmingham this Saturday, head coach Will Muschamp updated the team’s injury situation on Monday. The news was good on receivers Trey Burton and Deonte Thompson; Muschamp said both should be fine after being injured in the opener and not returning to action. …

The University of Maryland gave new coach Randy Edsall his first win as they knock off ACC rival and undermanned Miami 32-24 Monday night in College Park, Maryland. Despite amassing nearly 500 yards of offense, the Terps had trouble in the red zone and were forced to settle for field …

Cliff Lee threw a complete game five hitter to help the Philadelphia Phillies down the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Monday night. The win for Lee is his 16th of the season. In other National League action, Arizona stays hot, beating Colorado 10-7 while San Francisco keeps pace with a 7-2 win …

Two unbeaten teams will clash today when the Gator volleyball team hosts Iowa State in the O’Connell Center. You can hear the match live today at 1:50pm on WRUF Sports Radio 850. In other sports news… Hall of Fame defensive lineman Lee Roy Selmon has died after suffering a stroke …

NFL teams have to get down to their roster limits with the start of the regular season a few days away and several former Gator players are among those let go from active rosters. Tampa Bay releases safety Ahmad Black but he will probably be signed to the practice squad. …