The Tampa Bay Rays fell two and a half games behind the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild card chase after losing two games to the New York Yankees Wednesday by identical 4-2 scores. The wins also gave the Yankees the AL East title. Boston also lost, 6-4 …
Read More »Weis "Disappointed" Where UF Offense Is Now
Gator offensive coordinator Charlie Weis says he is a little “disappointed” about where the offense is right now. While praising many things with the offense, he said he is not very happy with the turnovers the offense has made and he is not happy with third down conversions where Florida …
Read More »Rays Can't Make Up Ground On Red Sox In Wild Card Race
The Tampa Bay Rays missed a golden opportunity Tuesday to pick up ground in the American League wild card chase. New York cut its magic number to clinch the AL East to one by beating Tampa Bay 5-0 as Ivan Nova wins his 16th game for New York. Boston fell …
Read More »Is Missouri Headed To SEC?
Published reports Wednesday say Missouri has informally agreed to join the SEC but the SEC is denying the claim. The Birmingham News and the Kansas City Star newspapers reported that the SEC had either offered Missouri a spot in the conference or that the issue was already agreed to; however, …
Read More »Giants Beat Rams On MNF; Sports News And Notes
The New York Giants beat the St.Louis Rams 28-16 on Monday Night Football to even their record at 1-1 while the Rams fall to 0-2. In other Monday Sports News And Notes… The Jacksonville Jaguars struggling offense may get a new starter at quarterback as coach Jack Del Rio says …
Read More »Conference Realignment Moves Continue
The moves, both public and behind the scenes, continue for some major schools and conferences as they gauge the landscape of change in college athletics. On Monday, Board of Regents officials at Texas and Oklahoma have given their school presidents the authority to act on a possible proposal to move …
Read More »Rivera Sets Save Mark As Yankees Win
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the all time saves leader in baseball history when he picks up the save Monday in a New York 6-4 win over Minnesota. Rivera now has 602 saves, one more than former leader Trevor Hoffman. He pitched a perfect ninth inning to get …
Read More »Rays Gain More Ground On Red Sox In Wild Card Race
The Tampa Rays are now only two games behind the Boston Red Sox for the American League wild card spot after beating the Red Sox 8-5 on Sunday. The Rays take three of four in a head to head series in Boston and they have the day off today while …
Read More »Bucs Win, Jags And Fins Lose In NFL Action
The Tampa Bay Bucs rally from a 17-0 halftime deficit on the road to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 24-20 Sunday. LeGarrette Blount scored from four yards out with less than a minute to go to seal the comeback win for the Bucs. The news wasn’t as good for the other …
Read More »Gators Inch Up Polls After UT Win
The Gator football team is now ranked 15th in both major polls after defeating SEC rival Tennessee Saturday. Florida now gets set for its first SEC road game against Kentucky, a loser Saturday to Louisville. The top five in both the AP Poll and The USA Today Coaches Poll are …
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