There continues to be ongoing questions surrounding whether a baseball season will be played in 2020. Major League Baseball and the MLB Player’s Association have been in constant back-and-forth discussions for the last several weeks trying to come up with some sort of agreement to return to action. And still, …
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Radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and FSU Gene Deckerhoff joined Steve Russell on Sportscene recently to chat about Tampa’s acquistiion of quarterback om Brady and Florida State’s new head football coach. Deckerhoff has been the voice of the Buccaneers since 1989 and the Florida State Seminoles …
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Former Florida Gator and NFL wide receiver Reche Caldwell was shot and killed on Saturday night in his hometown of Tampa, Florida. Caldwell was 41. According to his mother Deborah, Caldwell was shot in his leg and chest outside of his home in an “ambush.” According to the Tampa Police …
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There is growing concern that there won’t be a baseball season this year. The owners and the players have been going a back and forth for months, and can’t seem to agree. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan laid out the doomsday scenario for Major League Baseball. Even though it’s highly …
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The NFL tweeted a video of Roger Goodell speaking about Black Lives Matter on Friday. In the video, Goodell explains that the NFL was wrong to not listen to players earlier. He said in the statement that the NFL will now encourage peaceful protests. We, the NFL, condemn racism and …
Read More »SEC fans across the country are mourning the death of University of Tennessee football coaching legend, Johnny Majors. Majors passed away early Wednesday at his home in Knoxville, according to his wife. He was 85. He was the second SEC legend to die this week, as Auburn coach Pat Dye …
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After months of talks and negotiations, NBA owners voted almost unanimously to approve a plan to resume the season on July 31 in Orlando. The only team to vote “no” was the Portland Trailblazers. There will be a conference call today with each team’s representative to approve the plan from …
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees received backlash for comments he made regarding kneeling during the national anthem. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Brees said he would “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America.” Many notable names in sports spoke out against Brees’ …
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On June 1, 2020, the world lost college football legend Pat Dye. Dye coached at Auburn University from 1981 to 1992. He took the Tigers to a whole new level of football and revived their program. Pat Dye, legendary Auburn head coach and athletic director, died today at the age …
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With fall sports season still in question, Alachua County high schools have decided to allow voluntary practices, conditioning, and any other team exercises starting June 8. Alachua County Curriculum Supervisor and Athletic Director Charley Wise, spoke with Steve Russell on Sportscene regarding summer athletics. Alachua Athletics Wise revealed that schools …
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