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The Florida Gators baseball team got to enjoy the opening ceremony of the College World series Thursday as Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan called it something special. However, now it’s down to work as Florida gets ready to take on reigning champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks are the team who knocked …
Read More »College World Series Starts Today In Omaha
The 2012 College World Series starts today in Omaha, Nebraska with two games as former Gator coach Andy Lopez sends his Arizona team to face Florida State and CWS Cinderella Stony Brook faces UCLA. The Wildcats (43-17) don’t have a lot of power but part of that is because they …
Read More »Johnson To Get Start On Mound For Gators Against Carolina In CWS
Gator baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan announced that lefty Brian Johnson will get the start Saturday in Florida’s first College World Series game in 2012 against two time defending national champion South Carolina. And perhaps because it is Carolina that Florida is playing is specifically why Johnson is getting the start …
Read More »Heat Ties NBA Finals With Road Win
The Big Three came through for the Miami Heat just when it was needed. LeBron James scored 32 points, Dwayne Wade had 24 and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 15 rebounds to help the Miami Heat down the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 to even the NBA Finals at a …
Read More »NBA Finals Resume Tonight; Sports News And Notes
The NBA Finals resume tonight, Lance Armstrong is in trouble and the College World Series is a day closer in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** The NBA Finals resume tonight with Game 2 between home standing Oklahoma City and the visiting Miami Heat. OKC rallied from an early deficit …
Read More »U.S. Open Golf Tournament Starts Today
The second of golf’s major tournaments, the U.S. Open, gets underway today out in San Francisco, California. No former Gator golfers are in the event. Of course all eyes today are on the dream pairing that will tee off sometime around 10:30 eastern time as Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and …
Read More »Cain Throws Perfect Game For Giants In Win Over Astros
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain throws the first perfect game in the almost 130 year history of the Giants franchise on Wednesday as the Giants at home blank the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain did get some nice defensive help on a couple of occasions to preserve the perfect game …
Read More »Whittemore Quickly Named New Buchholz Football Coach
Just one day after firing football coach Matt Kerstetter, the Buchholz Bobcats have a new coach today. Yesterday it was announced that former BHS assistant Mark Whittemore would be the new head man. The 39 year old played for Buchholz and was an offensive assistant for the program for many …
Read More »NFL Minicamps Open With Prominent No-Shows
Some NFL minicamps are taking place over the next few days and there are already some prominent no-shows. The Jacksonville Jaguars, already dealing with wide receiver Justin Blackmon’s DUI arrest, now don’t have star running back Maurice Jones-Drew in camp. He wants a new contract but the Jags say they …
Read More »Thunder Rally Past Heat In NBA Finals
After being down double digits early, the homestanding Oklahoma City Thunder rally to beat the Miami Heat 104-95 Tuesday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Once again, the dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Wesbrook leads the way; Durant had 36 points while Westbrook chipped in with …
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