Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty have reached the top of the mountain. Djokovic rallied against Matteo Berrettini to take the Men’s Single crown. Meanwhile, Barty edged out Karolina Pliskova to be the Women’s Singles champion. This is Djokovic’s sixth Wimbledon title, giving him 20 Grand Slam Men’s Singles …
Read More »Jenny Rowland Talks No Crowds at Olympics; The Gator Olympian
While things appear to be returning to normal in the United States, an announcement from July 8 made it clear the global pandemic is far from over. Due to a state of emergency in Japan, fans have been barred from the stands in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For those coming …
Read More »Back to Back: The Lightning Win the Stanley Cup Again
The joke that’s been going around since the night of July 7 is “Lightning struck twice.” Cheesy? Sure. But after the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup for the second-straight year, many saw this as the only joke that is relevant to make. It took five games to defeat …
Read More »Lightning Will Have to Wait to Hoist Stanley Cup
Next Lightning goal wins the Stanley Cup in overtime of game four. They did not get that goal. Canadiens forward Josh Anderson, who scored the first goal of the game as well, put a puck past Andrei Vasilevskiy for a 3-2 win to force a game five. Lord Stanley’s Cup …
Read More »Vasy plays Shutdown As Bolts Go Up 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final
Two wins to go. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, going back to back is within reach. They took down the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday with a strong performance in net and some wild plays. The first period went by without a goal, but it wasn’t exactly quiet. Montreal put …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Look to Get Closer to Return to Finals in Game Three
Three wins away. That’s how close, yet so far, the Tampa Bay Lightning are from returning to the Stanley Cup Final. A bounce-back in game two helped, but they can’t fall behind again. Onto Nassau After two games at Amalie Arena, the Lightning head to Nassau Coliseum. The Bolts haven’t …
Read More »Oklahoma Beats Florida State in the Women’s College World Series
In the end, the heavy weight came in and won it all. The Oklahoma Sooners took games two and three against the Florida State Seminoles to win the Women’s College World Series. This championship for the sooners caps off a season of shear dominance from start to finish. And the …
Read More »Jackson Kowar Joins Royals Rotation; Reunites with Brady Singer
First, they were the weekend starters at McKethan Stadium. Then, they were both taken in the first round of the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft. Now, they reunite in Kansas City. The Royals announced they are calling up righty pitching prospect Jackson Kowar. His debut will be a start against the Angels …
Read More »Gators Smoked By South Alabama in Season Finale
Seems like a long time ago now that Gators baseball was the consensus top team in the nation. The Gators are at the top of the Preseason D1 Baseball Rankings https://t.co/UUzmtuAU8v — Harrison Smajovits (@HarrisonSmaj) January 18, 2021 Did that mean expectations were ridiculously high? Yeah, probably that was the …
Read More »Tournament Edition: Gators Baseball Gets Rematch With Tennessee
Sure, the regular-season series in Knoxville didn’t look too hot. That doesn’t mean the game in Hoover can’t be different. Tennessee smoking Alabama back to Tuscaloosa give the Gators a chance for a little payback. In the SEC tournament semifinals, Gators baseball faces the Volunteers. First pitch is at 1 …
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