The Atlanta Braves complete a road sweep of the New York Mets with a 3-2 win on Sunday.   The win gives Atlanta a five and a half game lead in the National League wild card race and puts them five and a half games behind Washington in the NL East …

The U.S. Open Tennis championship has a women’s champion, the NASCAR “regular season” is through and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** Serena Williams has won the women’s singles title at the U.S. Open tennis championship as she beats Victoria Azarenka in three sets.   The men’s title will …

The 24th ranked Gators football team is now 2-0 on the young season after getting a come from behind 20-17 win over Texas A&M Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas. In A&M’s first game as a member of the SEC, it looked like the Aggies would get a win as they …

Before a loud home crowd, the Baltimore Orioles began their biggest home series in years with success as they beat the New York Yankees 10-6 on Thursday.   The win moves the O’s into a first place tie with New York in the American League East as they play three more …

A local high school football team is in action tonight, the NFL regular season has started and there’s much more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** Gainesville High School has a tough football game tonight in Gainesville as it hosts Columbia County.   The Canes won their opener over …

The New York Yankees regain sole possession of first place in the American League East after beating Tampa Bay 6-4 while Baltimore lost to Toronto 6-4.    The Yanks lead the O’s by a game and the Rays by two and a half games.   The Rays are off today while the …

Gator offensive coordinator Brent Pease was frustrated Saturday during Florida’s win at home over Bowling Green; so much so, he let go a few curse words that were unfortunately caught on camera. Pease apologized for his choice of words and said he had to apologize to his mother who was …

The New York Yankees enjoyed a double digit game lead in the American League East but that once big lead in July has gone away in September.   The Tampa Bay Rays knock off the struggling Yankees 5-2 Tuesday as the Rays move to within a game and a half of …

Finally, the Gator football team has a starting quarterback. Gator coach Will Muschamp announced on Monday that sophomore Jeff Driskel would be the starter for Texas A&M game and for the foreseeable future. Muschamp said the decision was made on Driskel’s “volume of work” and that fellow sophomore Jacoby Brissett …

The pennant race in the American League East just got tighter after the Tampa Bay Rays defeat division leader New York 4-3 on Monday.   James Shields won his 13th game and the Yankee lead in the division falls to a single game after second place Baltimore blanks Toronto 4-0.   The …