March Madness begins in earnest; Gator football, NIT and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** March Madness begins in earnest today at venues across the country.   Ole Miss plays Xavier, NC State faces LSU, Kentucky takes on Hampton and Arkansas faces Wofford. ** In action in the NCAA …

Gator men’s basketball gets a big win, women’s basketball is at the SEC Tournament, Gator baseball takes a loss and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** The Florida men’s basketball team returns to .500 at 15-15 after beating Texas A&M 66-62 last night in Gainesville; up next, a trip …

Tim Skipper was a starter all four years as middle linebacker for Fresno State from 1997-2000. He had 418 career tackles while at Fresno State, second in school history.  New Florida coach Jim McElwain called Skipper to be the new running backs coach for the Gators and needless to say, he was pretty excited …

Ohio State wins college football’s first national championship playoff game, NFL moves, NBA and more in our Tuesday Sports Update… ** Ohio State whips Oregon 42-20 in college football’s national championship game in Dallas last night.   Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer wins his third overall championship in the process. ** In …

The national championship in college football, NFL playoffs, college hoops, Gator sports, NBA and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** College football’s national title game is tonight as Ohio State takes on Oregon; you can hear all the action live on ESPN 850 WRUF starting at 7 pm. ** …

As 2015 begins, a lot of sports to talk about…Florida will be without a couple of players for its bowl game, a possible new hire for the future football coaching staff, bowl games galore including the national semi-final games and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** As Florida prepares …

On the Christmas Eve we have big Gator football news, bowl results, NBA and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** ESPN 850 WRUF Sports has confirmed that the University of Florida will hire Doug Nussmeier to be the football team’s new offensive coordinator, replacing Kurt Roper.  As of this …

Good news for Gator football, NFL game tonight, NBA and some baseball awards in our Thursday Sports Update… ** Florida coach Will Muschamp said on the SEC Teleconference Wednesday that injured offensive lineman Trenton Brown would play this week against South Carolina.   Starting safety Keanu Neal is still out. ** …

With 29 seconds left, quarterback Matthew Stafford delivered a dime to Theo Riddick to give the Detroit Lions a 20-16 win over the Miami Dolphins. Lion quarterback Matthew Stafford finished the game with 280 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill went for 207 yards, one TD and one …

NFL owners meet, an honor for a former Gator quarterback and the National League Championship Series is set in baseball and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** NFL owners are meeting today to discuss the league’s personal conduct policy among other things.   Also to be discussed is the sale …