The defending SEC East champion Florida football team opens spring practice on Feb.28. Coming off of a 9-4 season under second-year head coach Jim McElwain, the Gators will look to solve their offensive woes heading into 2017. Replacing the Gators Defense The Gators lost several key players from last season’s …
Read More »Super Bowl LI: A Game of Firsts and Records
It’s hands down one of the biggest sporting events of the year: the Super Bowl. After five months of football, Super Bowl LI has finally arrived. The New England Patriots are back for their ninth Super Bowl appearance, officially the most of any team. Sunday night will be the Atlanta Falcon’s second …
Read More »Boy’s Basketball Preview: Newberry at Santa Fe
The Newberry Panthers and the Santa Fe Raiders are both entering Tuesday night’s matchup with losses. Now the two rivals will battle it out on the court for a second time this season. The Panthers lost Monday night to Bell, 68-65. Their biggest downfall was turnovers. Newberry has to focus on …
Read More »Red-Hot Heat Make it Eight in a Row
For most Heat fans, it looked like their season was over before even reaching the All-Star break. While holding one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference, some speculated this was a tank year for Miami. However, after last night, Miami defended their home turf against the Brooklyn Nets. With …
Read More »Gator Women’s Golf Captures Team, Individual Titles
The No. 8 Gators women’s golf team opened their spring play at the Florida Challenge in Tampa on Monday with a team and individual title. Their 7-under, 281 team total in the second round of play helped them finish 12 strokes ahead of the field. An all-Gator trio of senior Maria Torres, freshmen Carlotta …
Read More »HS Basketball Preview: Gainesville Visits Buchholz
When it comes to cross-town rivalries, it doesn’t get much better than the rivalry between Gainesville and Buchholz High School. No matter what sport, the people of Gainesville know when these two teams face off. Tonight the two schools will battle it out on the hardwood as Buchholz looks to …
Read More »Magic Fall to Timberwolves in Overtime
The Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Orlando Magic 111-105 in overtime last night. Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points, Karl-Anthony Towns posted 23 points and 12 rebounds and Ricky Rubio had a career high six three-pointers, totaling 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assist. Wiggins jump shot with 10 seconds left …
Read More »Kentucky Looks to Bounce Back Against Georgia
The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats are sporting back-to-back losses as they enter Rupp Arena to face the Georgia Bulldogs (13-8) Tuesday night. In the game against Kansas, UK committed 17 turnovers, a season high. In the last four matchups, Kentucky opponents have averaged 20.3 points off turnovers. The Wildcats (17-4) will be at home Tuesday …
Read More »SEC Preview: Ole Miss Hosts Mississippi State
Game Preview There will be both an SEC showdown and in-state rivalry game Tuesday night when the Ole Miss Rebels host the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Both teams are coming off losses. The Bulldogs suffered an in-conference loss to Alabama on Saturday 71-62. Meanwhile, the Rebels also had a close loss …
Read More »#3 Gators Baseball Practice Kicks Off
While the northern states are worried about shoveling snow, that college baseball team in Gainesville started practicing on Friday. Indeed, Florida Gator baseball held three practices over the weekend as Opening Day approaches. The Gators open the season with a three-game series against William & Mary Feb. 17-19 at McKethan …
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