Behind a five run sixth inning and a strong performance on the mound, the second ranked Gator (33-5/11-4 SEC) baseball team defeated Arkansas (21-15/4-11 SEC) 8-2 to sweep the weekend series. This is the first sweep the Gators have gotten over the Razorbacks since 2001. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan likes how his team …
Read More »Gator Softball Wins Doubleheader in Style
The top-ranked Florida Gator softball team (40-3) earned two huge victories at home over the fifth-ranked University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (32-5) on Saturday. The first game was a 5-1 victory for Florida, while the second game had to be called 14-1 midway through the fifth after a …
Read More »NBA Playoffs Preview
Can anyone stop the Golden State Warriors? That will be the question on everyone’s mind as the NBA playoffs begin Saturday. The defending champions followed up last year’s title with a record-breaking 73 wins in the regular season, eclipsing the mark set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Golden State’s road …
Read More »Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Welcome the Chicago White Sox for Weekend Series
The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …
Read More »Preview: Miami Heat 2016 Playoffs
Despite a collapse against the Boston Celtics Wednesday, the Miami Heat are still a great team. After all there is a reason why this “dark horse” of the playoffs is entering as the third seed in the East. For game one of the first round of the NBA playoffs the …
Read More »Bridget Sloan Takes the Floor One Last Time
Today starts the road the a four-peat for the Florida Gator gymnastics team. A core member of this team, Bridget Sloan, will take the floor one last time this weekend looking for the biggest reward in her final meet, a fourth National Championship. A three-time NCAA champion so far, Bridget …
Read More »Preview: Panthers and Islanders Game 2
The Florida Panthers returned to the playoffs for the second time in 15 years. The New York Islanders haven’t won a playoff series in 23 years. One of these two teams will inevitably advance to the next round despite their longtime organizational woes. This season has new hopes for both …
Read More »Preview: No. 1 Florida Softball Faces No. 4 Louisiana at Lafayette
Gator softball is set to start a three game series with a double header at 1 p.m. Saturday in Gainesville against Louisiana at Lafayette. The Gators are coming off of a sweep of Ole Miss in which they outscored the Rebels 18-3 over the three games. The Ragin Cajuns’ enter the series at 32-3 with …
Read More »Preview: Lightning Look to Take Control of Series
The opening round of a playoff series for the Tampa Bay Lightning ended differently than usual. With a Game 1 win. Last night’s winfographic for Game 1 of #TBLvsDET. pic.twitter.com/j7BQnzKQlq — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 14, 2016 Tampa Bay lost three of their four opening games during the playoffs …
Read More »Gators Baseball Snags Series Opener Against Arkansas
The second ranked Florida baseball team took the first game of a three game series at Arkansas Thursday night with a 12-6 win. Florida is now 31-5 on the season and 9-4 in conference play. The Gators would be the first to get on the board in a big way, scoring …
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