The Daytona 500 will race Monday after being postponed Sunday night. This is the first time the Daytona 500 was postponed in its 54 year history. Eight previous Daytona 500s survived rain delays and the most recent one was the 2009 edition. NASCAR officials spent four hours waiting for a window …
Read More »Friday Sports News And Notes; Super Bowl Sunday Too!
There is a lot of sports news to talk about today in our Friday Sports News And Notes… The Super Bowl will finally be played Sunday as New England faces the New York Giants; you can hear the game live on WRUF Sports Radio 850 with our coverage starting at …
Read More »Thursday Sports News And Notes
A legendary boxing trainer dies and the Santa Fe Saints get into baseball and basketball in our Sports News And Notes… The trainer for Muhammad Ali and many others, Angelo Dundee, passes away at the age of 90. He also was in the corner of Sugar Ray Leonard, among others. …
Read More »Rutgers Chooses Assistant To Be New Coach
Rutgers University didn’t look far when choosing a coach to replace Greg Schiano who left to become the coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs. Rutgers assistant Kyle Flood is now the new coach of the team. Flood was chosen amid rumors that Florida International University coach Mario Christobal was the …
Read More »Thursday Sports News And Notes
The Indianapolis Colts have a new head coach, the Australian Open continues and more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… The Indianapolis Colts have hired Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their new head coach, replacing the fired Jim Caldwell….will he mesh with quarterback Peyton Manning? The Australian …
Read More »Tuesday Sports News And Notes
The Orlando Magic have a new all time franchise leader in points and the Oakland Raiders have a new head coach as those stories lead our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… Center Dwight Howard has become the Orlando Magic’s all time leading scorer after he scores 14 last night in …
Read More »Vandy Tops Alabama In Men's SEC Hoops; News And Notes
Vanderbilt men’s basketball team remains unbeaten in SEC play, leading our Friday Sports News And Notes… Vanderbilt is now 4-0 in the SEC after knocking off Alabama 69-59 Thursday night in Tuscaloosa. John Jenkins scores 20 points as the Commodores improve to 14-4 on the year. Alabama falls to 2-2. …
Read More »Gator Gymnastics Has Home Opener; Sports News And Notes
The Gator gymnastics team has its home opener tonight as that story leads our Friday Sports News And Notes… The Gator gymnastics team competes in one of only five home meets this year tonight when it hosts Illinois-Chicago. Florida won its opening meet of the year as did Illinois-Chicago. Gator …
Read More »Chandler Parsons Has Big Night; Sports News And Notes
Former Gator basketball star Chandler Parsons is a rookie in the NBA but he had a nice game on Tuesday for the Houston Rockets, leading our Wednesday Sports News And Notes… **Parsons scores 20 points to help the Rockets down the Charlotte Bobcats 80-72. Houston broke a four game losing …
Read More »Gator Football Loses A Verbal Commitment; Sports News And Notes
The Gator football team loses a verbal commitment; Auburn loses a player but gains a defensive coordinator as those items lead our Sports News And Notes for this Tuesday… The Gator football team loses JUCO lineman Visesio Salt to Utah; Salt had originally pledged to Florida but went to Utah …
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