Six-time WNBA All-Star and current San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is a finalist for the vacant Florida women’s basketball head coaching job according to RealGM and Swish Appeal’s Mike Robinson. Robinson reports that Hammon is visiting the Florida campus “in the next couple of days”. Hammon became the …
Read More »Kentucky Aiming for First National Title Since 2012
In the SEC, it’s been fairly ho-hum for the Kentucky Wildcats. On Sunday, they routed Arkansas to claim their third-straight SEC championship and cap the season on an 11-game winning streak. But for the fervent Wildcat fans, it hasn’t been about winning the conference the last few years — it’s been …
Read More »NFL Roster Moves Send Ripples Through League
NFL free agency is about to get kicked into high gear. Teams have until 4 p.m. on March 1 to slap a franchise tag on players. Teams are also proclaiming who is and isn’t available for a trade, and the NFL salary cap was just announced. NFL salary cap officially …
Read More »Magic Johnson Ready To Rebuild Winning Culture in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss was tired of losing. Stuck in one of the worst stretches in franchise history, Buss spared no expense, firing her brother and executive VP Jim Buss as well as GM Mitch Kupchak on Tuesday. It paved the way for former Laker great Magic Johnson to …
Read More »New Pitching Ace Helps Fill Void of Big Papi for Red Sox
This week, Major League Baseball shakes off its coat of snow and begins warming up with spring training drills. On Monday, the Red Sox’s pitchers and catchers reported to camp. By the end of the week, the entire team will be in Fort Myers, Florida stretching, running through drills and …
Read More »Heat On Verge Of Odd Record When They Face Bucks
It’s hard to reconcile where the Heat was just three weeks ago with their torrid 11-game winning streak now. Miami (22-30) sat at 11-30, having just lost Justice Winslow and slowly counting the days until a high pick in the NBA draft. Now, though, the team sits two games out of …
Read More »Nick Saban, Urban Meyer Are Dominating Florida Recruiting
The excitement of National Signing Day is awash over the college football world and fans of several schools are unwrapping their new recruits like presents on Christmas Day. Over the last few years, Alabama and Ohio State have dominated recruiting and 2017 is no different. Each school has a full slate …
Read More »Four-Star DT Elijah Conliffe Commits to Florida
On Tuesday afternoon, in a gymnasium full of friends and family, four-star defensive tackle Elijah Conliffe used blue and orange streamers to announced his commitment to the University of Florida. New Gator Four-star DT Elijah Conliffe (@ElijahPrime) chooses #UF over Tennessee, Penn State pic.twitter.com/vYz1oOo1Os — ESPN 98.1 / 850 WRUF …
Read More »Florida Ready for Big Push in Final Recruiting Weekend
When assessing the recruiting situation, Florida football fans are understandably restless and it wouldn’t be wrong to assume that the coaching staff is too. With only four days left until recruits put ink to paper on National Signing Day, the Gators are still scrambling to assemble a strong 2017 class. Where’d …
Read More »Former Gators Brian Poole, Keanu Neal Ready for Super Bowl LI
If New England quarterback Tom Brady is taken down by safeties Keanu Neal or Brian Poole at any point during the Super Bowl, there’s a good chance he’ll feel it before seeing it. In the NFC Conference Championship, former Gators Poole and Neal wreaked havoc on Aaron Rodgers and the …
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