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Heat Sweep, Sanctions For Sterling In Update

The NBA playoffs have one team moving on, the NBA announces what penalties if any Clippers owner Donald Sterling will receive and more in our Tuesday Sports Update. ** The Miami Heat become the first team to advance in the NBA playoffs as they beat Charlotte 109-98 Monday to sweep …

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Monday Sports Update

The SEC keeps its football format, the NBA and NHL playoffs get exciting, an NBA owner is in trouble and a big finish in NASCAR highlights our Monday Sports Update… ** In a vote of SEC schools, the league announced it will keep its eight game football format with one …

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Northwestern Football Players To Vote On Union

Football players at Northwestern University are voting to decide whether or not they want to become unionized. A recent ruling now allows football players playing for private institutions to have the right to vote to possibly unionize. The NCAA has vigorously opposed unionization and, pending full approval by the NCAA, …

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Friday Sports Update

The NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs, big league baseball and an important NCAA move all in our Friday Sports Update… ** Some favored teams are in trouble in the NBA playoffs.   East top seed Indiana falls at Atlanta 98-85 to now trail 2-1 in the series.   West two seed Oklahoma …

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Thursday Sports Update

The Miami Heat win in the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs roll on and there’s some baseball and football news too in our Thursday Sports Update… ** The Miami Heat go up 2-0 in their Eastern Conference playoff series with the Charlotte Bobcats with a 101-97 win.   Game 3 will …

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Wednesday Sports Update

The NBA playoffs and a big night for a former Gator; the NHL playoffs where a Florida team is sent packing and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** The NBA playoffs are in full swing and the Washington Wizards find themselves up 2-0 against former Gator Joakim Noah and …

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Tuesday Sports Update

The NBA playoffs the NHL playoffs, baseball results, and an honor for a former Gator and more in our Tuesday Sports Update… ** The NBA playoffs saw more good games on Monday.   Oklahoma City was upset by Memphis in overtime 111-105 and that series is tied 1-1.   The LA Clippers …

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Monday Sports Update…

The Boston Marathon runs today a year after tragedy, the NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing and we’ve got baseball results too in our Monday Sports Update… ** The Boston Marathon runs today one year after a bombing during the race killed and injured many at the event.   …

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Gator Gymnastics Repeats As National Champs

The Florida gymnastics team has won its second straight national championship and it did so in history making fashion on Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama. The top ranked Gators make history not by repeating, but by tying for the championship with Oklahoma.   Both teams had identical scores of 198.175 …

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