The Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Marlins are both at home this weekend for their respective series. The Rays will open up their three-game weekend series with the San Francisco Giants and the Marlins will host the Colorado Rockies for a four-game home stand also starting Friday night. The Marlins return to their home ball …
Read More »Cavaliers Have Turned the NBA Finals Around
Last week, it looked like the Cleveland Cavaliers were done. They were down 3-1 in the NBA Finals versus the Golden State Warriors, and each of their three losses was by at least 10 points. Since then, the Cavs have rebounded, winning Games 5 and 6 to force a decisive Game …
Read More »Day one of the U.S Open: Delayed by Thunderstorms
The first day of the U.S Open golf tournament was dominated by weather. Only nine players were able to complete their rounds before thunderstorms rolled through. Storms began at around 10 AM and lasted about 75 minutes, which this seemed to actually soften up the greens and fairways, which allowed …
Read More »Former Gator Quarterback Rex Grossman Returns To Gainesville
Former UF and NFL quarterback Rex Grossman was a guest on Thursday’s Sportscene with Steve Russell. Grossman discussed a wide variety of experiences on the show. Experiences such as playing for Coach Steve Spurrier, his extensive career as a pro and his return to Gainesville this weekend. Grossman’s storied career for the Gators …
Read More »Rays Conclude Series Against Seattle; Giants Next
The Tampa Bay Rays conclude their series against the Seattle Mariners this afternoon. The Rays are coming off back to back wins against the Mariners at home. On Wednesday night the Rays won 3-2 and it was their longest game of the year at 13 innings and four hours and 17 minutes in length …
Read More »Races In American League Tight
The American League has had a history of close divisional races and playoff seeding being decided in the last game of the season. With the halfway point of the season approaching, the American League doesn’t look like it will be short on excitement. Despite their power, and having the best …
Read More »Ichiro Suzuki Hits Milestone
After tallying two hits on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, Ichiro Suzuki raised his career total hits to 4,257, passing Pete Rose’s Major League hit record. Suzuki’s total hits are a combination of those from both his Japanese and American professional careers. 1,287 of Suzuki’s hits came from his time in Japanese …
Read More »Cubs Still On Top Of National League
As we reach the halfway mark in the Major League Baseball season, the Chicago Cubs are the class of the National League. The Cubs not only lead the NL Central and the NL with an overall record of 44 and 20, but they also lead the league with the best overall …
Read More »U.S. Open Preview
The 2016 U.S. Open gets underway Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. The last time that Oakmont Country Club hosted the U.S. open, gas prices were $3.21 per gallon, Jay-Z and Rihanna were sitting atop the Billboard Hot-100 charts and Jordan Spieth was in eighth grade. While many …
Read More »Foley Officially Bids Farewell, Will Never Leave Program’s Side
A day after an emotional announcement of his retirement, Jeremy Foley entered his own press conference as loose as ever. He even teased his former employee and close friend, Billy Donovan, and said he had changed his mind and will be returning as athletic director. Unlike his friend, who walked …
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