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Mariano Rivera has always been one to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice. He has said he hoped to play the position in a game one day before his retirement, but this routine proved to be dangerous for the 42-year-old closer Thursday night when he twisted his right …

The fifth ranked Florida Gator baseball team beat the number six Kentucky Wildcats 5-3 in Lexington last night.  Florida is now only a game and a half one game back of South Carolina for first place in the SEC, while Kentucky sits half a game behind the Gamecocks. Florida starting pitcher Hudson Randall improved to 5-1 …

The University of Florida lacrosse team is hosting the American Lacrosse Conference Tournament starting today. Sixth seeded Johns Hopkins plays third seed Penn State at 4:30pm today while five seed Vanderbilt and four seed Ohio State square off at 7pm. Top seed Florida faces the Vandy/Ohio State winner at 7pm …

The NBA playoffs continued last night with three games. The San Antonio Spurs, the West’s top seed, easily defeated the Utah Jazz 114-83 to take a 2-0 series lead. This was the second worse playoff loss in Jazz history; second only to their 42 point loss to Michael Jordan’s Bulls in the …

The nationally ranked Gator baseball team travels to face another nationally ranked team in the Kentucky Wildcats as the teams play a three game series starting tonight.  You can hear the game live on Country 103-7 The Gator starting at 7:30pm. Hudson Randall will get the start for the Gators …

One of the best linebackers ever to play in the NFL has been found dead at the age of 43; police say they are investigating the death of Junior Seau as a possible suicide. Seau was found dead in his home from a gunshot blast and a gun was reportedly …

The NBA Playoffs continue tonight, with the Atlanta Hawks hosting the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. Atlanta leads Boston 1-0 after an 83-74 win over the Celtics on Sunday.  Tonight’s court will have a different dynamic as both teams are missing some key players.  Rajon Rondo, …

The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic have now played two games each in the NBA playoffs after action last night. The Heat beat the New York Knicks 104-94, taking a 2-0 lead as the series shifts back to New York for Game 3.  Dwayne Wade scored 25 for the Heat, and …

With the weekend series tied up going into the final matchup, the second ranked Florida softball team came up short to Kentucky on Sunday losing 5-1.  The game was tied 1-1 after five innings, but the Wildcats put up four runs in the sixth taking the lead and with a strong pitching performance by Chanda Bell, …

For 23 years, Chipper Jones has been a professional baseball player. But, sadly for Braves fans, there will not be a 24th. On March 22, the Atlanta Braves third baseman announced that the end of the 2012 season would mean the end of his career. Jones was the first round …