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 …
Read More »Jim Callis: Florida’s A.J. Puk Slipped in MLB Draft Due to “Inconsistency”
MLB.com’s Jim Callis, an MLB draft and prospect expert, joined SportsScene’s Steve Russell on Monday to discuss and recap the 2016 MLB Draft. The draft concluded last weekend, and the Gator baseball team had eight players drafted. Pitcher A.J. Puk was the first Gator off the board, going to the Oakland Athletics with …
Read More »Urban Meyer Discusses Foley, Ohio State Football
Jeremy Foley is the best athletic director ever. At least according to Urban Meyer who had great things to say about Florida’s retiring athletic director. Meyer, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, worked with Foley during his time as head coach of the Florida Gator football team from 2005 to 2010. …
Read More »Billy Donovan’s First Year with OKC, Foley Retirement Reaction
Oklahoma City Head Coach Billy Donovan has just finished his rookie year of coaching in the NBA. Donovan spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, winning NCAA Championships two consecutive years in a row. Donovan says he enjoyed his first year with the Thunder but also says it went by too …
Read More »Ichiro Nears Rose as Marlins Handle Padres
After adding a season-high 19 hits, the Miami Marlins (33-31) delivered a 13-4 road win against the San Diego Padres (26-39) on Monday night. The story of the game was Ichiro Suzuki, who is only one hit away from tying Pete Rose’s career MLB record of 4,256 hits. However, Ichiro’s numbers …
Read More »Go Outside The End Zone With Former Gainesville High Receiver, Dock Luckie
Conquered the week—now the calendar shows that it’s Friday. Get dressed, grab backpack, and leave the house earlier than any other day of the week. Drive to Adam’s Rib Company to order breakfast—the Meat Lover’s Omelet, a side of potato wedges with ketchup, and a biscuit with gravy, to be …
Read More »Cleveland Closes Gap in Game 5
The Cleveland Cavaliers are still alive in the NBA Finals after defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 last night 112-97. Cleveland handed Golden State just its fourth defeat in the Oracle Arena and denied the Warriors back-to-back titles, for now. With this win the Cavs closed the gap …
Read More »Gator Baseball Blanks FSU, Advances to College World Series
The Florida Gator baseball team (52-14) is headed to the College World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, following a 7-0 rout of Florida State (41-22) in the deciding game of the Gainesville Super Regional on Monday night. Dane Dunning earned the win for Florida, improving to 6-3 on …
Read More »UF AD Jeremy Foley to Retire
In a shocking announcement made today, University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley has announced his retirement. Foley told his staff and coaches in a meeting this morning about his decision; there is a press conference scheduled for Tuesday at 5 p.m. He will continue to be Florida’s AD until October …
Read More »The Gators Take The NCAA Outdoor Champions Title
The Florida Gator Men’s Track and Field won the NCAA Outdoor Championship Saturday. The Gators had a rocky road to earn its third Outdoor Championship which featured one of the lowest team performance to one of the highest, but at the end, the team was able to accumulate 62 points to …
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