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The NFL regular season is over and while the playoffs are now set, there is already one head coach that has been fired. In the AFC, the wild card game next week has Kansas City visiting Indianapolis and on Sunday San Diego will visit Cincinnati. New England and Denver …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Routs Savannah State
The Florida men’s basketball team uses a stifling defense and enough offense to rout visiting Savannah State 76-34 Sunday. Gator senior center Patric Young scores 15 points to lead a balanced Gator attack and in the process Young becomes a member of the 1,000 career point club for Florida. …
Read More »It’s Official: Kurt Roper To Be UF’s New Offensive Coordinator
It is now official; the Gator football program has a new offensive coordinator to replace the fired Brent Pease. Gator coach Will Muschamp announced Thursday that Duke offensive coordinator Kurt Roper would officially be the new Florida offensive coordinator starting in January. He will also be UF’s quarterback coach. Roper …
Read More »Dolphins Win, Bucs Lose, NFL Roundup
The Miami Dolphins now find themselves squarely in the AFC playoff picture after beating the New England Patriots 24-20 Sunday in Miami. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for over 300 yards and three scores for the Dolphins, who move to 8-6 with the win. They can claim the final AFC …
Read More »Clearwater Boxer Keith Thurman Readies for Next Challenge
Undefeated interim WBA welterweight titlist Keith “One Time” Thurman dreamed since he was a teenager that he would one day become a world champion in boxing. When he steps into the ring against Jesus Soto-Karass on December 14 in San Antonio, he will have a chance to prove that he …
Read More »Terry Jackson: The journey back home
Gator great and ex-NFL player Terry Jackson was destined to be a Florida Gator. A native of Gainesville, Jackson grew up in a Gator household. To be more specific, he grew up in a house where both his father and older brother played football for the Gators. His father, Willie …
Read More »Catching up with Randy O’Neal: Former UF and MLB Pitcher
University of Florida alumni and former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy O’Neal has had a successful career during his collegiate days, his time in the majors, and now as a high school baseball coach. O’Neal’s baseball career picked up even more when he transferred from Palm Beach Community College to …
Read More »From Bradenton to the Braves: Tyler Pastornicky’s journey to the Major Leagues
Tyler Pastornicky Wrap For Atlanta Braves shortstop Tyler Pastornicky, the potential to play in the big leagues was always in his blood, and in 2008, that destiny became his reality. Pastornicky followed in the footsteps of his father, Cliff, who played third base for the Kansas City Royals, and his …
Read More »Wednesday Sports Update
A possible coaching change in college football, a big honor for a former Gator quarterback and more in our Wednesday Sports Update. ** Rumors continue to swirl today around the future of University of Texas football coach Mack Brown’s future; several media reports say he is going to resign at …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Beats Jayhawks
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team (7-2) bounced back from a buzzer-beater loss against UConn last Monday as they defeated No. 13 Kansas (6-3) at home Tuesday night 67-61. The win extended the Gator’s home court winning streak to 21 games. Senior guard Scottie Wilbekin was back on the court after …
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