Both the Panthers and the Penguins enter Tuesday night’s game with seven points, Florida (3-1-1) is coming off a 5-2 win at home against Colorado while Pittsburgh (3-2-1) will be home trying to bounce back from a 5-1 thrashing by Nashville. The game tonight is the beginning of four straight away …
Read More »Gainesville High Set to Face Leesburg for HS Thursday Night Football
Mark Latsko’s team left Ocala last Friday defeated and depleted, losing 56-7 to Vanguard in a key district game in District 5 of Class 6A. The Gainesville Hurricanes (3-4) weren’t given much slack by the scheduling. They have a short week to prepare for their district finale against Leesburg (0-7) …
Read More »Gators Baseball Schedule Released
Coming off the best regular season in school history in 2016, 44-11, the Florida Gators baseball team is back after an early exit from the College World Series in June. Florida finished the season ranked sixth, as the top-seeded Gators fell to the eventual national champions Coastal Carolina in Omaha. …
Read More »Preview: No. 3 Trenton travels to No. 4 Newberry in District-Deciding Game
The Trenton Tigers are a powerhouse in Class 1A, winning two of the last three Class 1A State Championships. With a new coach in Bill Wiles, the red, white, and black head into this Friday night’s match up with Newberry at 4-1, with a 2-0 district mark. The Newberry Panthers …
Read More »Indians Sweep Red Sox, Face Blue Jays in ALCS
It’s the end of an era. David Ortiz laced up his cleats for the last time on Monday night, as his Boston Red Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. Down 2-0 in the series, and facing elimination, Boston fell to Cleveland 4-3, …
Read More »Preview: Kentucky Hosts Vanderbilt in SEC East Showdown
One question will be answered in this match up between these bottom-of-the-barrel SEC teams: Which defense will step up? Kentucky’s starting quarterback Drew Barker is still out with a back injury, so it’s up to Stephen Johnson to try and get his team their first SEC win of the year. It …
Read More »No. 18 Gators Will Look to Make Offensive Strides Against LSU
The Florida Gators are outside the Top 50 nationally in rushing and passing, and although they only sit a game behind Tennessee in the SEC East, a game against LSU looms. Coach Jim McElwain and company may need a win this weekend to stay in contention. Good news for Florida …
Read More »Scott Stricklin Officially Announced As University of Florida Athletic Director
On Tuesday afternoon at the Otis Hawkins Center in Gainesville, Mississippi State’s Scott Stricklin was introduced as the next athletic director for the University of Florida. Stricklin, the 14th athletic director in school history, is set to replace Jeremy Foley, who has been the AD for the Gators since 1992. Stricklin had been the …
Read More »Peterson’s Surgery Successful; Vikings Add Another RB
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had a successful lateral meniscus repair this morning. The All-Pro back had only run for 50 yards on 31 carries through a game and half before injuring his right knee last Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers. Peterson was helped off the field, unable to …
Read More »Gators Women’s Tennis Snag Two Singles Titles in Duke Bonk Invite
Florida’s first tournament of the season took place in Cary, North Carolina this past weekend in the Duke Bonk Invite, as junior Josie Kuhlman and senior Belinda Woolcock both won singles titles. Coming off a season that saw Florida go undefeated in Southeastern Conference play and finish the year ranked #1 …
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