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Emmitt Smith Part 4 Wrap Leaving the game of football was one of the hardest decisions Emmitt Smith ever had to make. After having one of the most successful careers in NFL history, Smith finally decided to hang up his cleats for good on February 4th, 2005. With multiple Super Bowl …
Read More »Bowl Season: The End of an Era
Brace yourselves; winter is coming, and with it, college football’s bowl season. 2013 is the final year of the Bowl Championship Series. Next year college football moves to a four-team playoff, with the teams selected by a committee of 13 people. But that’s next year. Starting December 21, 70 teams …
Read More »Monday Sports Update
A record field goal, lots of good NFL football, lots of SEC teams going bowling and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** A ton of SEC football programs will be going to bowls after the pairings were announced Sunday. Auburn of course will play for the national title against …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball: A Fresh Start: New Year, New Faces, New Talent
[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/BONNIE-WRUF.mp4″ html5_file=http://localhost/Volumes/wrufsports/BONNIE-WRUF.mp4] The Florida Gator baseball team has high expectations entering the 2014 season. With the start of the season three months away and no seniors on the roster, Florida will have to rely on its younger players to step up and be key contributors to the team. …
Read More »Former Florida Football Coach Ron Zook on Life, Coaching and Football
Ron Zook Audio Story (click to listen) A successful University of Florida football coach resigns after bringing a national championship and a Heisman trophy winner to Gainesville. The man who replaces him has a record over three years that many teams would see as a successful run, but a very …
Read More »Florida Men’s Golf Approaches Spring Seeking Consistency
Tomlinson and Tarnstrom Assess 2013-2014 Season The Florida men’s golf team began the 2013-2014 season with hopes of a second Southeastern Conference title in four years. But, at the of the fall campaign, the only thing the Gators are concerned with is improving from top to bottom. Florida’s ranking dropped …
Read More »World Cup 2014 Final Draw: U.S. with Germany, Ghana and Portugal
It was a painful scene for supporters of the United States men’s National Soccer Team, as the final draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup put the U.S. in one of the tournament’s hardest groups. To advance to the knockout stage, the United States will have to finish in first or second place …
Read More »Men’s Tennis Looks to Continue Momentum from Successful 2013 Fall Season
Men’s Tennis Preview (Click for audio) The 2012-2013 Florida men’s tennis season ended on a bitter note. That disappointment has stuck with head coach Bryan Shelton as he and the Gators look to bounce back this year. “We lost to Denver is the very first round [of the NCAA Tournament] here …
Read More »Battle of the Tigers, as #3 Auburn and #5 Missouri face-off in SEC Championship Game
The #3 Auburn Tigers and the #5 Missouri Tigers are set to play in the SEC Championship Game Saturday inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Auburn had a worst-to-first year after going winning-less in the SEC in 2012 and only winning three games overall. One year later, an 11-1 record …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Falls to FSU in Round 2 of NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gator volleyball team’s season came to an end Friday night, as they fell to the Florida State Seminoles in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 2-3 (15-25, 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 9-15). The loss kept the Gators from reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2004. …
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