Former Florida Gator basketball standout Joakim Noah has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Noah, who averaged a double-double during the regular season, with 12.6 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game, received 100 first place votes. The two time All-Star who was named to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Update
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, WUFT/WRUF’s Trevor Sikkema has your one-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4]
Read More »Miami Looks to Stay Hot on the Road
After running the Milwaukee Bucks out of the American Airlines Arena in the first two games in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the series, and potentially the momentum, shifts to Milwaukee. But the Heat, led by LeBron James, have outscored the Bucks in eight of the nine quarters that …
Read More »The Orlando Magic and Miami Heat meet Wednesday to close out regular season
The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic will meet Wednesday to close out the NBA regular season. The teams are moving in opposite directions; the Heat have their eye on a championship while the Magic are in a rebuilding stage. The Heat are coming off a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers despite …
Read More »Mark Cuban Visits UF
The outspoken, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has often been fined by the NBA for speaking his mind. Monday night at the Phillips Center, the opposite happened. The University of Florida paid him. Discussing a multitude of topics ranging from sports to business, Cuban told his audience the same …
Read More »Georgia Loses Top Receiver; Sports News And Notes…
The University of Georgia loses arguably its top wide receiver, there’s a college football, NFL and local high school football game and much more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** The University of Georgia football team loses perhaps its top receiver when Michael Bennett goes down with a …
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