Bradford defeats Hawthorne to advance to State Title Game
In a playoff matchup between two Gainesville-area high schools, the Bradford Tornadoes were able to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets in a 53-35 rout. Bradford jumped out to an early lead sparked by a 14-2 1st quarter run and didn’t look back. The Tornadoes dominated the Hornets on the boards 43-25 …
Read More »Florida promotes Kelly Rae Finely
After a historic regular season, Kelly Rae Finley has earned her flowers. Florida announced Monday it has promoted the interim coach full-time. The Associated Press reports Finely has agreed to a five-year deal with the school. Notably, she has served as interim coach in the wake of former coach Cameron …
Read More »Blockbuster Harden/Simmons trade, headlines NBA deadline moves
James Harden and Ben Simmons The NBA trade deadline ended with a boom as NBA fans were granted the highly-anticipated trade they’ve desired. After sitting out since the start of the season, Ben Simmons is on his way to the Brooklyn Nets. In a blockbuster trade that sent a discontent …
Read More »Officially Revealed: the Washington Commanders
The Washington Football Team officially unveiled their new team name Wednesday morning, after an 18-month-long decision-making process: the Washington Commanders. The future of Washington football is here #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/MwkCLTkVAA — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022 The team was known as the Redskins for more than 80 years, up until …
Read More »NCAA Rules on Transgender Athletes
The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …
Read More »Lockout, Work Stoppage Looms for MLB
The MLB season may be over, but battles are far from it. The league and the Major League Baseball Players Association have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which expires Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. If the two sides don’t agree (which seems likely at this point), team owners will force …
Read More »Rays Clinch Top Seed in AL Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays close out their series against the Houston Astros tonight in game three. Last night’s game secured the Tampa team’s No. 1 spot in the American League playoffs for the second season in a row. The AL East crown stays right here pic.twitter.com/exd9PO2XR1 — Tampa Bay Rays …
Read More »Breaking: Former Gator Locke Chooses Louisville
After entering the transfer portal a little over two weeks ago, former Gator basketball star Noah Locke has chosen Louisville to be his next home. Locke, a rising senior, announced Sunday via Twitter that he would be joining Chris Mack’s program after three seasons in Gainesville where he was known …
Read More »Baylor Stuns Gonzaga 86-70
It was a game pretty much everyone thought Gonzaga would win. But Baylor came out to prove everyone wrong. And boy, did they ever. The Bears dominated from the start, and never let up defeating the Zags 86-70. https://twitter.com/BPredict/status/1379271790120341505 It had been 73 years since the Baylor Bears had even …
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