The Tampa Bay Rays win their eighth straight game on Thursday night, beating the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-2.   Evan Longoria’s homer in the ninth inning wins it for the Rays who now stand just two games back in the second wild card race. Detroit nips Kansas City 5-4 to …

Finally, a new agreement between the NFL and its officials, the Ryder Cup is about to start and much more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** Perhaps with the final blow being the Monday Night Football replacement referee debacle, the NFL and its regular officials have agreed tentatively …

The suddnenly hot Tampa Bay Rays have won seven straight games in a late playoff push as they beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Wednesday.   Despite the win, Tampa Bay remains three games behind Oakland for the second wild card in the American League.  The Rays begin a series at Chicago …

After blowing an almost sure playoff appearance last year with a horrible end to the regular season down the stretch, the Atlanta Braves made sure history did not repeat itself this year. Freddie Freeman hit a walk off two run homer to lift the Braves to a 4-3 over the …

The University of Florida football team has a bye this week and even though it comes earlier than in most seasons, the timing just might be good in getting some injured players back for the LSU game in a couple of weeks. Gator coach Will Muschamp said on Monday that …

Six cities are under consideration for the upcoming college football championship game, a new Executive Director for Gator Boosters is named and more in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** BCS conference officials have named six cities as possible host sites for the upcoming college football championship game in …

The Chicago White Sox still lead the American League Central division by a game over the Detroit Tigers after action Monday night. Chicago beats Cleveland 5-4 but the Tigers keep pace with a 6-2 win over Kansas City behind Justin Verlander who wins his 16th game.   New York now leads …

The unbeaten Gator football team continues to move up in the college football rankings, NASCAR has a new Chase For The Cup leader and much more in today’s Sports News And Notes… ** The 4-0 Gator football team moves up in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches polls; …

Some of the pennant races and wild card races may not be decided until the very end of the big league baseabll season.  With only about a dozen games remaining in the regular year, some races are still up for grabs. In the American League East, New York maintains a one …

Florida football gets a transfer, some local high school football, a college basketball coach resigns and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** In local high school football, Eastside beats Dunnellon 22-16 Thursday night to improve to 2-2 on the year.   Tonight, Gainesville High School hosts Lake Weir, Chiefland plays …