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The starting rotation is locked and loaded. The lineup is strong. And the expectations for the Tampa Rays for the 2014 season are extremely high. The Rays begin their 17th season at the improved Tropicana Field today against the Toronto Blue Jays. This game marks the ninth straight season the Rays have sold out …
Read More »March Madness, MLB Opens Up, Monday Sports Update
The Final Four is set in men’s basketball, March Madness rolls on for the women and the Major League Baseball season opens in earnest in our Monday Sports Update. ** The Final Four is set for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Dallas this weekend as Florida will face Connecticut …
Read More »Gator Baseball Tames Tigers, Complete First SEC Sweep
After dropping two to Florida on Saturday, LSU showed up to McKethan Stadium Sunday afternoon in hopes of preventing a sweep. The Tigers scored early and often, but couldn’t quite keep up with Florida, dropping the final game of the weekend, 11-7. With the sweep, Florida is now 6-3 in …
Read More »Florida Softball Swept By Tennessee
It was a very rough week for the Florida Gator softball team as they went into Knoxville looking for a jump start in the SEC race and came away empty handed. The Gators entered Friday’s contest 31-4 on the season. As great as that record appears, the SEC record is …
Read More »Double Trouble: Florida Baseball Takes Two From LSU
The Florida baseball team sweeps a doubleheader from LSU on Saturday 2-1 and 6-2. The Gators are now 5-3 in SEC play, and 18-9 overall on the season. First pitch of the double header was thrown just after 4 Saturday afternoon and it turned out to be a pitching duel. …
Read More »Gators Ground Flyers 62-52, Advance to the Final Four
“Smash the Slipper” has been a phrase the University of Florida has come to use and master over the course of their basketball program’s success. In 2006, the Gators defeated 11 seed George Mason in the Final Four on their way to winning a National Championship. In 2013, the Gators …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Beats Dayton 62-52; Clinch first spot in Final Four
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team ends its three year losing streak in the Elite Eight and clinches a spot in the Final Four with a 62-52 victory over the Dayton Flyers Saturday in Memphis. The Gators finished with three players in double figures led by senior point guard Scottie …
Read More »Florida One Win Away From Final Four; Faces Dayton on Saturday
The Florida men’s basketball team, SEC Champions, No. 1 overall seed and winners of 29 straight games have reached the point where its past three seasons have come to an end, the Elite Eight. The Gators are now one win away from claiming the South region as theirs and advancing to …
Read More »Gator Baseball Rained Out; Softball Loses To Tennessee
The Florida baseball team will play a doubleheader Saturday against LSU after Friday night’s game was rained out. Two nine inning games will be played on Saturday. Meanwhile the Florida softball team loses the first game of a road series at Tennessee 9-2 on Friday. The second game …
Read More »Florida Football Spring Practice Update
The Florida football team is in its second week of spring practice and will have its first scrimmage of the year Saturday. Florida is hard at work installing a new uptempo offense, aiming to rebound from a disappointing 4-8 season in 2013. A lot of the focus remains on the …
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