The 105th Australian Open concluded over the weekend with historic finals matches on both the men’s and women’s side of the ball. Women’s Final 19 years after their first appearance in the Australian Open, the Williams sisters found themselves pitted against each other in Sunday’s historic match. For the first …
Read More »Former Gator Great Dara Torres Talks Rio Olympics
Former Gator great Dara Torres is in Rio for the Olympic Games and briefly spoke with Steve Russell on Sportscene about her time there thus far. The five-time Olympian is one of the most decorated swimmers in UF and US Olympic history. During her time at UF, Torres won three …
Read More »Marlins and Rays Looking to Bounce Back After Getting Blanked
Monday night was a rough one for the Marlins and Rays after both teams were shutout by the Cubs and the Royals. It was an especially tough night for Rays fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a career outing as he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Duffy …
Read More »Former Jaguar Jimmy Smith To Be Inducted Into The Pride Of The Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Tuesday that former wide receiver Jimmy Smith will be the sixth inductee into the Pride of the Jaguars. The Pride of the Jaguars is the team’s ring of honor that is currently comprised of five inductees: left tackle Tony Boselli (2006), former co-owners Wayne and Delores …
Read More »Florida Basketball Commit Ruled Ineligible For Freshman Season
Florida men’s basketball commit Gorjok Gak has officially been cleared for fall enrollment at the University of Florida, but has been ruled ineligible for competition by the NCAA for the 2016-2017 season. The 6-foot-11, 205-pound Australia native will be allowed to practice with the team and take part in basketball-related activities …
Read More »Big 12 Looks To Expand
Following a Tuesday meeting between Big 12 presidents, Oklahoma president David Boren announced that the board has unanimously approved the exploration of expanding the conference by as many as four teams. This is quite a drastic change in events after supposed interest in adding another school dwindled after meetings last …
Read More »Alabama Looks to Continue College Football Dominance
Coming off of their fourth National Championship since 2009, Coach Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are looking to reload and make another appearance in the College Football Playoff. One would think the season after losing 15 starters to the NFL—one of which being the reigning Heisman Trophy winner—that a …
Read More »Vanderbilt Football Looks For Improvement
After going an abysmal 3-9 and 4-8 in his first two seasons, Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason has high hopes for the upcoming season. Mason and the Commodores did not record a win against an SEC opponent in his first season as head coach. Mason made some adjustments—one of which …
Read More »NBA Free Agency Winners and Losers
With the first week of NBA Free Agency wrapping up, it is safe to say that it has been quite a rollercoaster. With Kevin Durant signing a blockbuster deal with the Warriors and Mike Conley becoming the highest paid player in the league, it’s safe to say that the addition …
Read More »Day 8 at Wimbledon Sees Williams Sisters Move On
Quarterfinals play is in full swing as we head into the eighth day of play in Wimbledon 2016. Sisters Venus and Serena Williams have locked up two of the four semifinals spots in this year’s women’s draw. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/750390811536269313 Venus, the five-time Wimbledon champion and oldest competitor in the women’s field, defeated Yarsoslava …
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