The Tampa Bay Lightning are on a roll. A 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday made it five wins out of the last six games for the Bolts. Louis Domingue came up big in goal for the Lightning, making 33 saves on 35 shots in one of …
Read More »Joey Logano Captures First NASCAR Cup Series Title
After Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series had a first-time champion. 28-year-old Joey Logano captured his first championship with a win at Sunday’s race, bringing home the title for the No. 22 Ford Fusion car and Team Penske. “Sliced Bread” Finally Brings It Home …
Read More »Gourde, Point the Heroes as Lightning Come From Behind, Grab OT Win in Ottawa
Yanni Gourde’s winner just 14 seconds into overtime capped a 4-3 come from behind victory in Ottawa for the Tampa Bay Lighting on Sunday against the Senators. The Lightning twice came back from deficits, 2-0 and 3-2. Brayden Point’s goal tied the game at 19:33 of the 3rd period, before …
Read More »Missouri Trounces Florida 38-17 As Trask Replaces Franks at QB
So much for a happy homecoming. Missouri came into Gainesville and dominated a flat Florida team 38-17 behind a big day from QB Drew Lock (24-for-32, 250 yds, three TDs). “Obviously, disappointing performance by us today and alot of that, that’s all on the coaches… I don’t think we played …
Read More »Damage Done: David Price Exorcises Postseason Demons with World Series Performance
The David Price 2018 Redemption Tour hit its final stop on Sunday night in Los Angeles. After a career that had been defined up to this year by failure in the postseason, David Price exorcized all of those October demons this World Series. Dominant David In two starts, both Red …
Read More »Justin Tucker’s Missed Extra-Point Costs Ravens in 24-23 Loss to Saints
Death, taxes, and Justin Tucker making extra points. Those were three pretty sure things going into Sunday’s meeting between the Ravens and Saints. Tucker had made all 220 of his extra-point attempts in his career going into the Week 7 matchup in Baltimore. So when Joe Flacco drove the Ravens …
Read More »Gator Soccer Plays to Scoreless Draw at Alabama
110 minutes in Tuscaloosa weren’t enough to separate Florida and Alabama. The Gators tied the Crimson Tide 0-0 Sunday evening after a scoreless regulation was followed by two scoreless overtime periods. With the draw, Florida’s record moves to 4-8-3 overall and 2-3-2 in SEC play. Alabama meanwhile moved to 7-7-2 …
Read More »Colombia Dominates U.S. in Friendly Win in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla.— Whoever asked for goals certainly got what they wished for. Colombia defeated the U.S. 4-2 in a goal fest at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday night. A second half that saw five goals witnessed the U.S. score twice to go in front, only for the stellar attacking play …
Read More »A Look Back at Wild Week 6 Around College Football
Florida’s win over LSU was just one part of an exhilarating Week 6 in the world of college football. Two other top-15 SEC teams suffered road upsets. Miami rallied for a rivalry win over Florida State, and Texas said that it’s back with its Red River Rivalry win over Oklahoma. …
Read More »Preview: No. 22 Florida Goes For Statement Win When It Hosts No. 5 LSU
The last time the Florida Gators hosted a top-five team was a visit from at the time No. 3 Ole Miss in 2015. Florida, ranked 25th at the time, used a raucous home crowd and an impressive performance from Will Grier to demolish the Rebels 38-10. The Gators (4-1, 2-1 …
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