The final BCS standings are out! The Championship game will feature the top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Notre Dame finished their season undefeated, while Alabama defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship. Despite a host of one-loss teams, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock says …
Read More »Florida NFL Teams Come Up Short in Week 13
Winning was not a theme Sunday afternoon as all of the professional football teams in the state of Florida came up empty-handed against their respective opponents. The Tampa Bay Buccanears couldn’t scale Mile High when they lost to the Denver Broncos 31-23. Peyton Manning picked apart the Bucs defense, throwing …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Travels to Texas for Sweet 16
The Florida Volleyball squad is traveling to Texas after their impressive performance this past weekend. The Gators beat the College of Charleston in straight sets on Saturday (25-20, 25-16, 25-14) to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA volleyball tounament. The Gators have grown steadily throughout the season. Head …
Read More »Week 13 NFL Recap
It’s that time of the NFL season where the elite teams can start taking their feet off the pedal. Division titles and playoff berths were clinched across the league on Sunday, but no team from Florida was locking anything up. We’ll start in Buffalo, as the Jacksonville Jaguars came in off …
Read More »Gator Football Sugar Bowl Bound
The University of Florida Gator football team (11-1) is officially BCS bound after Sunday night. The Gators, now ranked third in the BCS polls were selected to face 21st ranked Louisville (10-2), the champions of the Big East. This will be Florida’s 22nd consecutive bowl appearance which ranks first in the SEC and …
Read More »College Coaching Changes, Bowls, BCS And More In Our Monday Sports News And Notes…
Some coaching changes in college football, bowl games are given out, BCS standings and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** This time of year, there are usually a lot of coaching changes in college football and that is the case this year. Reports out of Tampa say …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Sweeps Tulsa In First Round Action
During a season in which the preseason polls had the Gators finishing fourth in the conference, Florida won the SEC championship, had the SEC Player of the Year (Chloe Mann), SEC Freshman of the Year (Ziva Recek), and SEC Coach of the Year (Mary Wise). Florida began play in the NCAA Tournament Friday …
Read More »Newberry High School Loses State Semifinals In OT
The Newberry High School Panthers were defeated at home by the top ranked and undefeated Trenton High School Tigers 36-35 in overtime in the Class 1A state semifinals Friday night. Trenton moves on to play for the state championship on December 7th. The teams kept a tight scoreboard the entire game. They had tied scores …
Read More »Gator Football Gets Commit; Louisville Gets Big Football Win; Falcons Win In NFL, Sports News And Notes…
The Gator football team gets another verbal commitment; former Gator defensive coordinator Charlie Strong gets a big win for his Louisville Cardinals; the Atlanta Falcons pick off Drew Brees five times in a win over New Orleans and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The Gator football team receives …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Overwhelm And Oust Marquette
GAINESVILLE, FL. – Wednesday night, Florida basketball head coach Billy Donovan benched Patric Young due to his attitude in practice, attempting to send a message to the junior. Thursday night, Young responded, and sent a message not only to his head coach, but maybe to Florida’s opponents as well, earning a …
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