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A former Florida Gator women’s basketball head coach recently accepted a job at her alma mater to get back into the coaching ranks. Carolyn Peck, started her basketball career at Vanderbilt University in 1985 and she is returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach after a stint working as an analyst for ESPN. Peck …

The Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves all are trying to get back on the winning track today after losing their games last night. The Marlins lost 7-5 to the Detroit Tigers.  A seven run fifth inning was the downfall for Miami as the Tigers hit three home runs …

University of Tennessee fans and basketball fans alike are mourning the loss of legendary basketball coach Patt Summitt after she passed away early Tuesday morning. After coming up blank while trying to remember an offensive set during the 2010-2011 basketball season, Summitt got evaluated by a doctor and was diagnosed with early …

Buddy Ryan, the former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator, who coached in the league for 26 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, died Tuesday. He was 82. Ryan began his NFL coaching career in 1968, serving on the defensive staff of the New York Jets until 1975. With …

Today faculty and staff and nearly 500 student athletes are enjoying the brand new state-of-the-art Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall. The 25 million dollar newly renovated center opened on Monday after 21 months of planning, design, and construction. UF President Kent Fuchs, Director of Athletics Jeremy …

With a 3-0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers last night, the Arizona Wildcats are 27 outs away from capturing the 2016 College World Series crown. This could potentially be the fifth title in school history for the Wildcats and the second championship win in five years. Arizona has their …

The Gators men’s basketball team left much to be desired at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Gators ended their season 21-13 overall and 9-9 in SEC play. The Gators lost Dorian Finney-Smith who went undrafted in the recent NBA Draft, but was then invited to the Mavericks’ summer …

The Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall has officially opened today. The center will be utilized for advising and it will be an area where student athletes can receive tutoring. The renovation took about 21 months of planning and construction. The three floor Hawkins …

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to end their eleven game loosing streak on Monday when they take on the Boston Red Sox at home. This is the Rays longest loosing streak since 2009 and the third longest in franchise history. Adding to the loosing streak the Rays lost to the Baltimore …

During Sunday’s nail-biting win, Tony Stewart ended an 84-race losing streak that dated back to June 2, 2013 at Dover. After leading for the previous 19, the final lap of the Toyota-Save Mart 350 saw Stewart overtaken by Denny Hamlin after Smoke was caught wheel-hopping wide in the seventh turn. Despite …