The Arizona Wildcat baseball team still has not lost a postseason game. At the College World Series Thursday, Arizona struck for six first inning runs on its way to a 10-2 pasting of Florida State to move the Wildcats to the finals of the CWS while the Seminoles are eliminated. …
Read More »Consensus Reached On College Football Playoff
BCS commissioners have come to an agreement on a plan for a proposed college football playoff. The model they will propose is a four team playoff with the two semifinal games being played within the existing bowl structure with a championship game to be played at a site with the …
Read More »Donovan Leads Under 18 Team To Gold Medal; Sports News And Notes
University of Florida men’s basketball coach Billy Donovan has led the United States 18 and under team to a gold medal after beating host Brazil 81-56 yesterday. The U.S. team won all five of its games to win the FIBA Americas 18 And Under world championship. In other sports news… …
Read More »Harvin Wants Out Of Minnesota
Former Gator and current Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin apparently wants out of Minnesota. Harvin was a no show at Minnesota’s mandatory minicamp and he is reportedly unhappy at several things involving the team. Apparently he is unhappy with a diminished offensive role, perhaps with his salary compared to other …
Read More »College World Series Starts Today In Omaha
The 2012 College World Series starts today in Omaha, Nebraska with two games as former Gator coach Andy Lopez sends his Arizona team to face Florida State and CWS Cinderella Stony Brook faces UCLA. The Wildcats (43-17) don’t have a lot of power but part of that is because they …
Read More »Johnson To Get Start On Mound For Gators Against Carolina In CWS
Gator baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan announced that lefty Brian Johnson will get the start Saturday in Florida’s first College World Series game in 2012 against two time defending national champion South Carolina. And perhaps because it is Carolina that Florida is playing is specifically why Johnson is getting the start …
Read More »Heat Ties NBA Finals With Road Win
The Big Three came through for the Miami Heat just when it was needed. LeBron James scored 32 points, Dwayne Wade had 24 and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 15 rebounds to help the Miami Heat down the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 to even the NBA Finals at a …
Read More »NBA Finals Resume Tonight; Sports News And Notes
The NBA Finals resume tonight, Lance Armstrong is in trouble and the College World Series is a day closer in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** The NBA Finals resume tonight with Game 2 between home standing Oklahoma City and the visiting Miami Heat. OKC rallied from an early deficit …
Read More »U.S. Open Golf Tournament Starts Today
The second of golf’s major tournaments, the U.S. Open, gets underway today out in San Francisco, California. No former Gator golfers are in the event. Of course all eyes today are on the dream pairing that will tee off sometime around 10:30 eastern time as Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and …
Read More »Cain Throws Perfect Game For Giants In Win Over Astros
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain throws the first perfect game in the almost 130 year history of the Giants franchise on Wednesday as the Giants at home blank the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain did get some nice defensive help on a couple of occasions to preserve the perfect game …
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