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The Tampa Bay Rays have come all the way back from a nine game September deficit in the American League wild card race. The Rays beat New York 5-2 Monday while Boston lost to Baltimore 6-3 and now the Rays and Red Sox are tied for the wild card lead …

The 12th ranked Gator football team is going to be at near full strength as it hosts third ranked Alabama Saturday.] Gator coach Will Muschamp, who typically says very little when it comes to injuries, said that everyone except defensive back Jeremy Brown will be available to play, including injured …

It was not a good day for the Gator soccer and volleyball teams to be playing the Tennessee Vols on Sunday. The soccer team lost at Tennessee 4-2 Sunday, dropping them to 8-3 overall and to 1-1 in SEC play. Tennessee improves to 8-2 and to 1-1. Florida returns home …

The Tampa Bay Bucs go to 2-1 on the young NFL season after holding on to beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-13 Sunday in Tampa; the win was Tampa Bay’s first over Atlanta in the last six meetings. The Miami Dolphins fall to 0-3 after losing at 2-1 Cleveland 17-16 and …

The Southeastern Conference officially has a new member today and that leads our stories in Monday Sports News And Notes… With little surprise, the SEC has formally announced that Texas A&M will be a new member of the league. The move will become effective next July. Tony Stewart possibly made …

The big league baseball season enters its final week this week with the wild card spots in both leagues still undecided. In the American League, Boston holds a one game lead over Tampa Bay after splitting a doubleheader with New York on Sunday while the Rays beat Toronto 5-2. Boston …

The 15th ranked Gator football team got off to a 21-0 first quarter lead and went on from there to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats 48-10 Saturday night in Lexington. Florida has now beaten the Wildcats every year since 1986 and the victory sets up a showdown next weekend in Gainesville …

The Tampa Bay Rays moved to within two games of idle Boston for the American League wild card lead after beating the New York Yankees 15-8 Thursday in New York. There are six games left in the regular season; Tampa Bay now plays Toronto while the Red Sox face New …

Both the nationally ranked Gator volleyball and soccer teams will be in SEC action this weekend. Tonight, Gator soccer is at Georgia in the SEC opener and we’ll have live coverage on WRUF Sports Radio 850 starting at 6:50pm. On Sunday, coach Becky Burleigh’s team faces a good Tennessee team …

Several local high schools will be home tonight to play high school football. Buchholz is at home against Ocala Vanguard while Newberry, coming off its first win of the year, will host Williston. Hawthorne is also at home tonight facing Hilliard while the red hot Santa Fe Raiders try to …