Two former Auburn University football players have been shot today by a gunman who also wounded three others at a pool party Sunday allegedly while fighting over a woman. This leads our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** In the shooting, former players Ladarious Phillips and Edward Christian were killed …
Read More »I’ll Have Another Goes For Triple Crown Saturday
I’ll Have Another, a horse with some area roots, tries to become only the 12th Triple Crown winner in horse racing history and the horse will do it if it can win the Belmont Stakes tomorrow in New York. I’ll Have Another is an early prohibitive favorite to win. In …
Read More »Baseball Super Regionals Start Today
The NCAA Baseball Super Regionals start today at various sites across the country. Florida State will play today and host Stanford as the Seminoles look to return to the College World Series and win a first championship for long time coach Mike Martin. Former Gator coach Andy Lopez has his …
Read More »Price Beats Yanks For Rays In MLB Action
Tampa Bay’s David Price won his American League best eighth game as the Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-3 Thursday night. In other American League action, Boston got a complete game shutout from Clay Buchholz to down Baltimore 7-9; Chicago nips Toronto 4-3; Detroit stops Cleveland 7-5; and Oakland …
Read More »James Huge As Heat Force Game 7 With Boston In NBA Playoffs
LeBron James shook off critics who say he disapppears in big games as he scores 45 points to help his Miami Heat down the Boston Celtics 98-79 in a must win game Thursday that sends the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals to a seventh and deciding game in Miami on Sunday. James …
Read More »More Gator Baseball Players Drafted; Florida-Georgia Football On CBS
The Gator baseball team has one more member of its squad drafted yesterday in Major League Baseball’s draft when pitcher Greg Larson is selected by Boston in the 20th round. Larson will join teammates Brian Johnson and Austin Maddox in the organization after they were also drafted by the Red …
Read More »Oklahoma City Advances To NBA Finals; Celtics Try To Tonight
The Oklahoma City Thunder roared back from an 18 point deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 Wednesday to move to the NBA Finals. OKC beats San Antonio four games to two to win the Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant poured in 34 points and grabbed 14 boards to …
Read More »Alabama Captures NCAA Softball Title; Sports News And Notes
The SEC gets its first ever NCAA championship in softball and the horse trying for the Triple Crown this weekend is a big favorite as these stories lead our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** Alabama has captured the SEC’s first national championship in softball after it beat Oklahoma 5-4 …
Read More »Braves Rip Marlins; Yankees Beat Rays In MLB Action
Dan Uggla hit two homers against his former team and Tim Hudson throws a complete game to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 11-0 skunking of the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. In other National League action, San Diego gets a walk off homer to beat San Francisco 6-5; Chicago blanks …
Read More »Celtics Upset Heat In NBA Playoffs
The Boston Celtics took a giant step toward winning the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals after beating the Miami Heat in Miami 94-90 Tuesday night. Kevin Garnett scores 26 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Pierce added 19 and a huge 3 pointer near the end of the game to help …
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