As October approaches, and with it the promise of postseason baseball, many teams are still fighting in heated divisional and wild card races while others are well on their way to securing a spot in the playoffs. American League AL East Leaders: Boston (78-61) In the Hunt: Toronto (1 GB), …
Read More »Miami Dolphins Season Preview
After finishing last in the AFC East with a 6-10 record in 2015, the Miami Dolphins are looking to have a bounce-back year. The team finished 26th in total offense and 25th in total defense despite bringing in free agent big fish Ndamukong Suh—although it is important to note that …
Read More »NFL Opening Night: Denver Defeats Carolina
The NFL kicked off its new season Thursday night in Denver, Colorado and it was a rematch of the 2016 Super bowl. The Denver Broncos started a little differently Thursday without the retired Peyton Manning but that didn’t stop them. Trevor Siemian started for the Broncos at quarterback and completed 18 of 26 …
Read More »FSU Football Hosts Charleston Southern Saturday
The Florida State Seminoles are the talk of college football thanks to an unprecedented 45-34 victory over 11th ranked Ole Miss this past Labor Day. The Noles were lead by redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois, who led the team to a win after overcoming a 22 point deficit at one point in the game. The Seminoles outscored Ole Miss 33-7 in the second half …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Preview: 2016 Blackbird Invitational
After leaving the Spartan Invitational with a three-game clean sweep and one of their players being named the Spartan Invitational MVP, Head Coach Mary Wise and her No. 8 Florida Gator Volleyball team head back up north for the Blackbird Invitational this weekend. The 4-1 Florida Gators left Michigan last weekend …
Read More »Stoops, Kentucky Prepare For SEC Opener At Florida
After suffering a brutal 44-35 loss in their season opener to Southern Mississippi in Lexington last week, the Kentucky Wildcats open up their SEC schedule on Saturday against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Despite trailing 35-10 towards the end of the second quarter, Southern Miss scored 34 …
Read More »Tim Tebow signs minor league deal with the New York Mets
Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow was signed to a minor league contract by the New York Mets on Monday. Tebow will begin his baseball career as part of the Mets’ instructional league in Port St. Lucie, Florida. We have signed OF @TimTebow to a minor league contract. He will …
Read More »AL East Teams Dominate Wild Card Race
The Boston Red Sox currently lead the American League East by a single game over the Toronto Blue Jays, who lead the American League wild card by, you guessed it, a mere one game over the Baltimore Orioles. However, with 23 games to play, those three teams will all be …
Read More »Lamar Thomas returns to Gainesville
Lamar Thomas will be stepping into The Swamp in a much different position Saturday, than the last time he was there. Thomas, who is now the wide receivers coach at the University of Kentucky, grew up in Gainesville and played football at Buchholz High School—even playing a few games in …
Read More »NFL Preview: Carolina Panthers v. Denver Broncos
Thursday night marks the beginning of the NFL season as Von Miller and the Denver Broncos host Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. The game marks a rematch of Super Bowl 50, a game that will forever be known for two things, Peyton Manning’s last ride and a very disappointing …
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