Just one day after firing football coach Matt Kerstetter, the Buchholz Bobcats have a new coach today. Yesterday it was announced that former BHS assistant Mark Whittemore would be the new head man.   The  39 year old played for Buchholz and was an offensive assistant for the program for many …

Some NFL minicamps are taking place over the next few days and there are already some prominent no-shows. The Jacksonville Jaguars, already dealing with wide receiver Justin Blackmon’s DUI arrest, now don’t have star running back Maurice Jones-Drew in camp.   He wants a new contract but the Jags say they …

After being down double digits early, the homestanding Oklahoma City Thunder rally to beat the Miami Heat 104-95 Tuesday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Once again, the dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Wesbrook leads the way; Durant had 36 points while Westbrook chipped in with …

The field for this year’s College World Series is now set after Super Regional play was completed yesterday. South Carolina beat Oklahoma 5-1 to get to the World Series to defend a title it has won two years running.   The Gamecocks will open the CWS with a game against Florida.  …

The Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup winners, the NBA Finals start tonight and a local high school football coach is suddenly fired…these stories lead our Sports News And Notes for today… ** The Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup champions after beating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 Monday night …

It was a long day for the Florida Gator baseball team.  Florida’s Super Regional game ran over six hours with a two hour rain delay, but Gator fans went home happy as Florida pulled out the win 9-8 over NC State. The win sends Florida to College World Series for the …

The top seeded Gator baseball team will return to the College World Series for the third straight year after beating North Carolina State 9-8 in extra innings Sunday to win its Super Regional in Gainesville. Just like in Saturday’s game, Florida had to wait out a long rain delay and …

A few teams are in, but the entire College World Series field will not be set in baseball until at least today. Florida, Florida State, Arizona, Stony Brook and UCLA have all made the field.   Defending national champion South Carolina faces Oklahoma today with the score tied at 0-0 in …

Two former Auburn University football players have been shot today by a gunman who also wounded three others at a pool party Sunday allegedly while fighting over a woman.  This leads our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** In the shooting, former players Ladarious Phillips and Edward Christian were killed …

I’ll Have Another, a horse with some area roots, tries to become only the 12th Triple Crown winner in horse racing history and the horse will do it if it can win the Belmont Stakes tomorrow in New York.   I’ll Have Another is an early prohibitive favorite to win. In …