The Atlanta Braves keep a five and a half game wild card lead over the St.Louis Cardinals in the National League despite losing 5-0 to Milwaukee Monday. The Cardinals also lost 6-4 to San Diego. In other NL games, Cincinnati tops Pittsburgh 5-3 to send the Pirates to their fifth …
Read More »Gator Soccer Hits Road To Open SEC Play
If the 24th ranked Gator soccer team (3-2-1, 0-0 SEC) plans on remaining over .500 this season, they’ll need to pull out a victory on the road this weekend against an SEC foe. On Friday the Gators will be in Lexington taking on the Kentucky Wildcats (5-1-0, 0-0 SEC), who are red hot after …
Read More »Former Gator Nelson Hurt; Murray Wins First Grand Slam In Tuesday Sports News And Notes
A former Gator is done for the season in the NFL and two Monday Night Football games are in the books in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** Former Gator and current Buffalo Bills receiver David Nelson will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in …
Read More »Braves Lose, So Do Marlins In MLB On Monday
The Atlanta Braves are beaten by the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 Monday but the Braves don’t lose any ground in the wild card chase which they lead. St.Louis lost 11-3 at San Diego so the Braves keep a five and a half game wild card lead. In other National League action, …
Read More »Gator Injuries Pile Up After Win Over Aggies
The Gator football team got a big win Saturday over new SEC addition Texas A&M but it came at a price. Despite the temperatures the Gators regularly endure in Gainesville, the dry Texas heat left numerous players cramping up and there were some major injuries in the game as well. Arguably the highest profile …
Read More »NFL Week One Recap For Florida Teams
With just the Monday night games left, week one of the NFL season is in the books. The Jacksonville Jaguars were locked in a battle with the Minnesota Vikings, eventually leading to overtime. Blaine Gabbert threw a touchdown pass to Cecil Shorts to claim a three point lead late but Vikings …
Read More »Braves Sweep Mets In MLB Action
The Atlanta Braves complete a road sweep of the New York Mets with a 3-2 win on Sunday. The win gives Atlanta a five and a half game lead in the National League wild card race and puts them five and a half games behind Washington in the NL East …
Read More »Monday Sports News And Notes….
The U.S. Open Tennis championship has a women’s champion, the NASCAR “regular season” is through and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** Serena Williams has won the women’s singles title at the U.S. Open tennis championship as she beats Victoria Azarenka in three sets. The men’s title will …
Read More »Gator Soccer Withstands Lobos, Weather In A 3-2 Thriller
A 50-minute weather delay followed by a furious two goal comeback capped a Gator victory over New Mexico on Sunday at James G. Pressley Stadium in soccer as Florida edges the Lobos 3-2. Despite dominating possession early on, Florida found itself down 1-0 in the 21st minute after a turnover deep in …
Read More »Gators Come Back To Beat Texas A&M In Gator Football Action
The 24th ranked Gators football team is now 2-0 on the young season after getting a come from behind 20-17 win over Texas A&M Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas. In A&M’s first game as a member of the SEC, it looked like the Aggies would get a win as they …
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