The Orlando Magic traded forward Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets. In return for Gordon, veteran shooting guard Gary Harris, rookie R.J. Hampton and Denver’s protected 2025 first-round pick went to the Magic. Prior to Thursday’s trade deadline, Magic talked to several interested teams about Gordon before finalizing a deal …
Read More »The Madness Continues Tonight With The Elite Eight
Just like that, the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament has gone rom 68 t0 eight remaining teams. After two weeks fueled with numerous upsets, heartbreaking losses and sister jean, the madness has shrunk. Oregon State, Houston, Baylor, Arkansas, USC, Gonzaga, UCLA and Michigan are all that’s left of college basketball. Before …
Read More »South Carolina Only SEC Team to Advance to Elite 8 in Women’s NCAA Tournament
As the Madness of March intensifies, the Elite Eight is set for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. One of the eight teams competing for a spot in the Final Four is the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks are the only SEC team to make it this far in the …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Season Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are days away from starting their 2021 season. As the team bids farewell to Blake Snell and Charlie Morton, they welcome back Chris Archer and the 162-game season. The Rays enter as the reigning American League champions–and a few question marks. With the Yankees and Blue …
Read More »‘Bama Falls to UCLA in Sweet 16 Thriller
A thriller, and contender for game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament, saw 11-seed UCLA knock off two-seed Alabama in overtime 88-78. UCLA is now the second team in NCAA Tournament history to reach the Elite Eight after playing in a First Four play-in game. Alabama came into the 2021 NCAA …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 29
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that could have been spent indoors but shouldn’t have been. It was so nice outside, right? 10. Maybe this is just me, but I don’t think it is. We root like crazy for the underdogs on the first weekend, but then …
Read More »COVID Aftershocks Continue as Transfer Portal Swells
College basketball’s long-standing principles of structure and order have held many of its student-athletes for the most part in one place. This year, with the NCAA opting to consider the 2020-2021 season of competition a wash for eligibility, that order is shaken. An influx of men’s basketball players has already …
Read More »Lindsey, Hightower Power Gators Softball to Sweep
Cheyenne Lindsey had a quiet first two games against LSU by her standards. Just two singles in her five at-bats is good, but Lindsey has been due for an offensive explosion. Leave it to a career day on Sunday to show her talents. A bases-clearing three-run double and a two-run …
Read More »Gators Swept by Gamecocks
Florida baseball fell captive to the Gamecocks and the wind on Sunday afternoon in an 8-5 loss in Columbia, South Carolina. In their first conference road series of the year, the Gators were not able to secure a win in any of the three games. South Carolina owned Florida over …
Read More »Florida Soccer Faces Georgia On The Road
The Florida Gators soccer team (5-8-2) returns to action on Monday at 1 p.m. to take on the Georgia Bulldogs (3-7-2). This match was originally scheduled for Sunday, but due to anticipated bad weather in Atlanta, the soccer match has been moved to Monday. https://twitter.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1375822894589169664 Previous Match Against UNF The …
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