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The early-season jitters appeared to be shaken off by the second ranked Gator baseball team Saturday afternoon as they ran away with an 8-1 victory over William and Mary. Sophomore right handed pitcher Brady Singer started the game off by giving the Gators the momentum they were looking for after their 5-4 victory from the night before. Singer struck out …

Alex Faedo is stepping into a bigger role for the Florida Gator baseball team this season. Faedo Fridays Faedo, a 6-foot-5 Tampa native, is the Gators’ featured Friday-night starter. Last year, the All-American pitcher led UF with 133 strikeouts and 13 wins as the Sunday afternoon starter. But now, he’s …

The Chicago Cubs are returning to the mound for the first time since winning the World Series. With the spring-training season upon us, the team enters Sloan Park to begin the work for the upcoming season. After guiding the team to its first World Series win since 1909, Cubs manager Joe …

While the northern states are worried about shoveling snow, that college baseball team in Gainesville started practicing on Friday. Indeed, Florida Gator baseball held three practices over the weekend as Opening Day approaches. The Gators open the season with a three-game series against William & Mary Feb. 17-19 at McKethan …

On Nov.30, both the Gator baseball and softball teams tested their strengths and wits in a Field Leadership Reaction Course. The event is run by the University of Florida Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. The purpose of the training is to evaluate the physical and mental will of the players, see how they react to …

The 2016 Cy Young Award winners were announced last night, with Rick Porcello claiming the award for the American League and Max Scherzer taking it home for the National League. This is Porcello’s first Cy Young Award and Scherzer’s second in the last four years. A Closer Look Porcello led …

Saturday night, The Chicago Cubs punched their ticket to The World Series for the first time since 1945.  Five years ago, the Cubs signed former Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein. Epstein was hired by the Red Sox in 2002, and in 2004 led Boston to their first World …

On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Things were looking good for the Cubs, whose home-field advantage helped them get an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 on Saturday. In Game 2 however, Dodgers ace Clayton …

It’s the end of an era. David Ortiz laced up his cleats for the last time on Monday night, as his Boston Red Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. Down 2-0 in the series, and facing elimination, Boston fell to Cleveland 4-3, …