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 …
Read More »Preview: Marlins Open Up Series Against Braves in Miami
The Miami Marlins face off against the Atlanta Braves in Miami on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series between the division rivals. Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will square off against Williams Perez (0-0, 7.71 ERA) in a matchup of pitchers who both …
Read More »Florida Women’s Golf Riding Momentum into SEC Tournament
For a school with such national sports recognition, the Florida woman’s golf team is doing a good job of staying under the radar despite their success. They are set to begin the three-day SEC tournament on Friday in Birmingham, Ala., and they might be the hottest team heading into the tourney. …
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