With fall camp ending on Saturday, the Hurricanes head into a two week break before their first game. Head Coach Mark Richt says that the long break could be problematic, but that the their final scrimmage Wednesday against Florida A&M’s scout team will be good for the guys to get ready for their first game. In addition, …
Read More »Blake Bortles Looks Sharp Through Two NFL Preseason Games
Although the Jaguars have lost their first two games this preseason, there is still reason for optimism in Jacksonville once the games start counting come September. Much of that optimism centers on the play of quarterback Blake Bortles, who threw for two touchdowns and had a quarterback rating of 134.5 …
Read More »Seminoles Will Lean on Redshirt Freshman QB to Start Season
The Florida State football team is gearing up for their season opener on September 5 against Ole Miss in Orlando, Florida. This past Wednesday, the Seminoles had their first scrimmage of fall camp. With Sean Maguire, a redshirt junior quarterback out with a foot injury, redshirt freshmen quarterback Deondre Francois is …
Read More »Rays Continue Homestand; Marlins Hot Off Sweep
The Tampa Bay Rays (52-70) have won six of their last seven games, and ride that momentum into a four-game home series against the Boston Red Sox (69-54). After sweeping the Padres, Tampa Bay won two of three against the AL West leading Texas Rangers. This series against the Red Sox will cap …
Read More »What’s Next After UFC 202
The highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz lived up to the hype. The match went the distance with a draw looking reasonable, but a decision was reached in favor of Conor McGregor. Immediately as the fight concluded, the rumor mill began about a possible third fight. During the post match …
Read More »Former Gator Ryan Lochte Under Fire After Rio Incident
It’s been over a week since the Ryan Lochte incident occurred. Lochte claimed on August 14 that he was robbed at gun point in Rio during the Summer Olympics by four men dressed up as police officers. The first time Lochte spoke about the incident was when he did an …
Read More »2016 Rio Olympics End
The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics officially ended on Sunday night with the closing ceremony. The United States walked away with 121 medals with 46 of them being gold medals to not only win the total medal count but also the most gold medals. Great Britain followed with 27 gold medals and China was third with 26. …
Read More »UF Soccer Pitches Shutout at Home
James G. Pressly stadium felt more like “Owlcatraz” for the Florida Atlantic soccer team, who failed to score on just three shots Sunday afternoon. The Gators picked up their second win of the season with a 3-0 victory. Florida now has 200 home wins in program history. Savannah Jordan’s lone goal …
Read More »Gators Soccer Kick Off 2016 Season with Win Over Iowa State
The Gators now have one win under their belts as they defeated Iowa State 5-2 Friday night at James G. Pressley Stadium on opening weekend. Florida soared to a 4-0 lead at the start of the game before Iowa State could get a shot in. The first goal came from sophomore …
Read More »McElwain and Gators Moving Forward
With a newly-named starting quarterback, a suspended defensive standout, and an injured punter – Gator football head coach Jim McElwain had plenty to talk about on Friday. McElwain talked about the suspensions of Teez Tabor and Cyontai Lewis and said again how important they are to the program, explaining that …
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