Steve Russell

Tuesday Sports Update (9-9)

Gator football news, Monday Night Football, Ray Rice suspended,pennant race baseball and more in our Tuesday Sports Update… ** Florida’s football game next week at Alabama will be nationally broadcast by CBS and will start at 3:30pm. ** Because of the injury to starting left tackle D.J. Humphries, Gator coach …

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Monday Sports Update (9/8)

A former Gator golfer gets a PGA win, NFL results, baseball, and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** Former UF golfer Billy Horschel wins the PGA’s BMW Championship over the weekend in Colorado. Horschel wins the tournament by two strokes. ** The three Florida NFL teams had mixed results …

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Gator Football Opens Season With Big Win

The Florida football team opened play for the 2014 season on Saturday and came away with a big 65-0 home win over Eastern Michigan. Florida gained 655 yards of total offense and ran off 86 plays in the debut of new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper’s offense. Meanwhile the defense pitched …

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Friday Sports Update 9/5

The NFL regular season opens, Gator sports news, baseball and more in our Friday Sports Update… ** The NFL regular season opens with defending Super Bowl champion Seattle at home beating the Green Bay Packers 36-16.   All the other teams will open play Sunday and Monday. ** In college football …

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Thursday Sports Update (9/4)

The NFL opens its regular season, Gator volleyball has a tough road test, baseball, U.S. Open tennis and much more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** The Gator football team will not replay the Idaho game from last weekend as it was officially declared a no-contest.   The teams will try …

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Wednesday Sports Update (9/3)

Getting closer to the start of the NFL season, bad news for one NFL team, baseball results, and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** With only one day before the start of the NFL season, the Denver Broncos received word that wide receiver Wes Welker has been banned by …

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Tuesday Sports Update (9/2)

College football, NFL, U.S. Open tennis and a no-hitter in baseball; that and more today in our Tuesday Sports Update… ** The first week of the college football season officially ends Monday night after Louisville handles Miami 31-13 in an ACC match up. ** The Gator football team prepares for …

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Monday Sports Update (9/1)

Our Labor Day Sports Update features Gator football, NFL news, college football, racing, baseball and a whole lot more… ** No decision has been made yet as to whether or not the Florida football opener with Idaho will be made up after bad weather and field conditions suspended the game …

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Several Gators, Big Names, Among NFL Roster Cuts

With the NFL regular season starting this week, teams had to get down to 53 man rosters and many big names and former Gator players were among those cut over the weekend. Former Gator Jon Halapio was cut by New England while Tampa Bay released three Gators in running back …

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Friday Sports Update 8/29

A lot of sports to talk about today in our Friday Sports Update including college football, NFL, high school football, Gator sports, baseball and more. ** Not a great night for some teams in the SEC in college football.   Vanderbilt was drilled 37-7 by Temple and Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina …

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