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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith tied a bowl record by throwing six touchdown passes to lead the Mountaineers to a 70-33 rout of Clemson Wednesday night in the Orange Bowl in Miami. The 70 points is also the most ever scored in a bowl game, breaking the record of 67 …
Read More »Former Gator Coach Ross Named Coach Of WNBA's LA Sparks
Former University of Florida women’s basketball coach Carol Ross has been named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The announcement was made today and Ross is scheduled to be part of a press conference this afternoon. Ross coached at Florida from 1990 to 2002 …
Read More »Michigan Beats Va Tech In Sugar Bowl
The Michigan Wolverines complete a magical season under first year coach Brady Hoke with a 23-20 overtime win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night in New Orleans. The Wolverines complete an impressive 11-2 season under Hoke and get a BCS bowl victory in the process. Michigan …
Read More »Dillman Named New Gator Strength And Conditioning Coordinator
Gator football coach Will Muschamp has made one of two hires he will make in the offseason after he names Jeff Dillman as Florida’s new Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Dillman and Muschamp do have a connection as both were on the LSU staff together under Nick Saban. Dillman had been …
Read More »Gator Men's Hoops Tops UAB
Gator senior point guard Erving Walker scores a team high 23 points to lead the 13th ranked Gator men’s basketball team to a 79-61 win over Alabama Birmingham Tuesday night in Gainesville. Florida is now 12-3 on the year and prepares to start SEC play on the road Saturday at …
Read More »Oklahoma State Wins Fiesta Bowl; Oregon Wins Rose
The Oklahoma State Cowboys cap their best football season in history Monday with a 41-38 overtime win over Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl. The Cowboys, the number three ranked team in the BCS poll, finish the year at 12-1 while Stanford falls to 11-2. The game was a back and …
Read More »Morris Fired As Bucs Coach; Spagnuolo Let Go By Rams
“Black Monday” hit the NFL with two head coaches losing their jobs. The Tampa Bay Bucs fired coach Raheem Morris after three seasons and the St.Louis Rams did the same to their third year head coach Steve Spagnuolo. The Indianapolis Colts part ways with team vice chairman Bill Polian and …
Read More »Gator Men's Hoops Faces UAB Tonight
The 14th ranked Gator men’s basketball team faces its last non conference opponent before starting SEC play tonight when it hosts Alabama Birmingham; you can hear the game live on WRUF Sports Radio 850 starting at 6:25pm. Florida will face a UAB team that made the NCAA Tournament a year …
Read More »Gator Football Ends Season With Gator Bowl Win
The Gator football team ended the 2011 season on a winning note by beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 24-17 in the Gator Bowl on Monday. Florida ends the season 7-6 as the Buckeyes fall to 6-7. Neither team was particularly impressive on offense but the difference in the game might …
Read More »Tuesday Sports News And Notes…Gator Baseball Preseason Number One
A big ratings day with Tim Tebow playing, power problems on Monday Night Football and the bowl season kicking back in highlight our Tuesday Sports News And Notes. The NFL had its second biggest ratings day on CBS ever when Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos lost to the New …
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