Kevin Greene, the former NFL linebacker who played in the league for 15 years, joined Steve Russell on Sportscene earlier this summer to talk about his upcoming induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Greene waited for years to be chosen for induction, despite ranking third all-time in the NFL in …
Read More »Marlins and Rays Looking to Bounce Back After Getting Blanked
Monday night was a rough one for the Marlins and Rays after both teams were shutout by the Cubs and the Royals. It was an especially tough night for Rays fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a career outing as he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Duffy …
Read More »USA Men’s Basketball Ready For Olympics
Team USA wrapped up it’s last exhibition game before “wheels up” to Rio in just a few short days. In Monday night’s game USA outscored Nigeria 110-66 in Houston. Nigeria was lead by Chamberlain Oguchi, who scored 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting and Alade Aminu added 13 points. However, that was …
Read More »Phil Steele’s 2016 College Football Preview
College football is right around the corner and that means team previews. Phil Steele’s 2016 preview is out and it’s time to see where your favorite college football team ranks. Starting with the Florida Gators, Steele ranks Florida’s defense once again in the top 10. Not only does Florida have …
Read More »Rays and Royals Begin Series
Coming off of a sweep against the New York Yankees and a 8-7 record since the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays (42-61) are facing the Kansas City Royals (49-55) to start a four-game series at home tonight. The season high four-game winning streak for the Rays will hopefully be enough of a …
Read More »Finney-Smith Discusses NBA Future
After leading the Gators in both scoring and rebounding during his senior year, Dorian Finney-Smith remained a free agent following June’s 2016 NBA Draft. Three days later, after 14 separate workouts with different NBA teams, Finney-Smith signed a three-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Dallas Mavericks. However, the 6’8″ forward isn’t …
Read More »Hargreaves and Fowler in Full Swing at NFL Training Camps
With NFL training camp underway two former Florida Gators, Vernon Hargreaves and Dante Fowler, are doing big things. Hargreaves was picked up by the Tampa Bay Bucs in the first round of the 2016 draft while Fowler was the third overall pick by Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2015 NFL Draft. As a college student,Hargreaves not …
Read More »Walker Wins the PGA Championship
Jimmy Walker came to Springfield, New Jersey for the 98th PGA Championship as 48th in the Official World Golf Rankings. But after winning the PGA Championship on Sunday, he left Springfield ranked 15th with a pay day of $1.8 million as well. Walker won the tournament at 14 under par, one shot better than Jason …
Read More »Bucs Training Camp Underway
In the NFL, as July turns into August the players know the season is approaching. Before they take they take the field though, the players must endure a grueling training camp in the summer heat to prepare themselves for the regular season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got their turn to report …
Read More »Steve Spurrier Starts Third Chapter with Gators
Gator great Steve Spurrier is back at the University of Florida as an Ambassador and Consultant for the Florida Gators Athletic Department. The announcement was made by Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley and Spurrier is happy to be back in Gainesville. Spurrier has many roots in Gainesville. Both he and …
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