The Jacksonville Jaguars were projected to come back a new team after reports of a stellar offseason. However, their practice on Saturday night showed just the opposite. Starting quarterback Blake Bortles had one of his worst practices to date, throwing five interceptions. He threw two during 7-on-7 and three more …
Read More »MLB Hall of Fame Ceremonies This Weekend
This weekend in Cooperstown, New York the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will induct its latest class. The inductees for the 81st annual ceremony include Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, catcher and World Series champion in 2003 with the Florida Marlins; Tim “Rock” Raines, an outfielder best known for his 13 …
Read More »MLB Trade Deadline Approaching
The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching; here are some players and teams that could be active. Players Available Yu Darvish, Sonny Gray and Justin Verlander are a few of the big name pitchers being discussed in trade rumors. Darvish’s contract ends after this season. It would seem to make …
Read More »Teddy Bridgewater Looking to Return From Knee Injury
Nearly one year after Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was taken into an ambulance for a dislocated knee and torn ACL, he is on the road to recovery. Bridgewater is slowly inching toward a return to football and is on the comeback trail to the game he loves. Hey Teddy! https://t.co/5oYidcHyWQ …
Read More »Boston College Coach Steve Addazio Talks 2017 Football Season
Former Gator football assistant coach and current Boston College football coach Steve Addazio can’t wait for the 2017 season to get started. Appearing on ESPN Gainesville’s Sportscene with Steve Russell Thursday, Addazio discussed a number of topics. Among them were his time coaching the Florida Gators, his thoughts on the …
Read More »Former Gator Harrison Bader Talks About Promotion To Cardinals
In an interview with Steve Russell on ESPN Gainesville’s Sportscene program today, former Gator baseball star Harrison Bader talked about his recent promotion to the big leagues with the St.Louis Cardinals. Bader played for the Gators from 2013-2015 and enjoyed a very successful career, especially in his last year where …
Read More »Caeleb Dressel Wins Individudal Gold Medal in FINA Championships
On the fifth day of the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, rising Gator senior Caeleb Dressel earned his third gold medal by winning the men’s 100 meter freestyle event. In all, five Gator swimmers participated in events on Thursday, with Dressel and Liliana Szilagyi swimming in a final. …
Read More »Cavaliers Management Call Kyrie Situation “Fluid”
The Cleveland Cavaliers management has shed some light on the Kyrie Irving saga that has blown up recently. Cav’s owner Dan Gilbert and new general manager Koby Altman called the situation “fluid” in a news conference yesterday. They would not comment on the reality of a trade request for the …
Read More »QB Competitions Heating Up for Florida and Michigan
Most Gator football fans know there is a quarterback battle going on to see who will open the season as the starter when Florida plays Big 10 foe Michigan. But Michigan apparently has a quarterback starting battle going on as well even though last year’s starter returns this season. …
Read More »U.S. Beats Jamaica in CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
It wasn’t pretty, but the United States men’s soccer team got it done against Jamaica in the Gold Cup Final, winning 2-1 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco. First Half The U.S. dominated possession throughout the game and had almost 70% possession alone in the first half. Jamaica sat deep …
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