With just 19 games left in the regular season, the AL East is currently closely contested with four teams within five games of the divisional leader. If the playoffs started today, it would feature three AL East teams—the division-leading Boston Red Sox and two wild card teams—the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore …
Read More »Coach Gregg Troy Proud of Gator Olympians
Even though the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been finished for almost a month now, that doesn’t stop the talk about the success Gator athletes had in Rio. In fact, 15 swimmers at this year’s Olympic Games have connections to the Orange and Blue, whether they are current or former Gators. They …
Read More »Gators Linebacker Daniel McMillian Pushing Through High Ankle Sprain
Depth at the linebacker position is pretty thin for the Gator football team, so when the word got out that senior linebacker Daniel McMillian was facing a high ankle sprain, Florida fans couldn’t help but worry. Coaches, players and fans all thought they would have to face Kentucky without the powerful …
Read More »Luke Del Rio Knows Gator Offense Always Has His Back
Saturday was blistering hot in The Swamp, but that did not stop Luke Del Rio and the Gators from crushing Kentucky. Del Rio had the most passing yards in an SEC game by a Gators quarterback since 2004, which helped the Gators win 45-7. Del Rio completed 59.4% of his passes …
Read More »Derwin James To Miss Time with Injury for No.2 FSU
Florida State is set to take on conference foe Louisville in a top-10 matchup this Saturday, but they will be without standout sophomore safety Derwin James for “some time” after suffering a knee injury against Charleston Southern. The USA TODAY Sports preseason All-American was extremely disruptive in No. 2 Florida State’s …
Read More »Steelers Offense Overpowers Redskins
It’s a new NFL season, but one thing hasn’t changed—Antonio Brown is still the NFL’s top receiver and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense is a force to be reckoned with. In what was already an exciting first week of the NFL season, the Steelers kicked off the double-header Monday Night Football …
Read More »MNF: Rams Fall to 49ers
In the past ten years, only one team had been shutout on opening weekend: the St. Louis Rams in 2009. Monday night the Los Angeles Rams joined the club with a 28-0 throttling from the 49ers in the Rams’ first game under their new name. A lot of the pregame …
Read More »McElwain Speaks on Kentucky, North Texas, Injuries
Head Coach Jim McElwain spoke today about what you can expect from the Gators upcoming game against North Texas and gave injury report updates in his press conference. He started off the press conference praising the Gator’s team performance on both ends of the field. Proud of these guys… #GoGators …
Read More »Dante Fowler Jr. Plays First NFL Game
Former Gator football player Dante Fowler stepped out onto EverBank Field this past Sunday for his first NFL game with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Think Dante Fowler, Jr. is pumped for his first NFL game? @dantefowler #ASJax pic.twitter.com/icZ6x82HAR — Drew Copley (@DrewASJax) September 11, 2016 Fowler had three total tackles, one …
Read More »Preview: Monday Night Football Week 1 Double Header
NFL 2016 has officially started and Monday Night Football kicks off tonight with a season opening double-header. First up, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field at 7:10 p.m. ESPN’s matchup predictor says that the Steelers will take the first game, but let’s take a brief look …
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