Jessica Parsells has been playing softball for as long as she can remember. Starting when she was young, her parents put her in T-ball and she has never looked back. The game of softball turned very quickly into something that she could not live without. Before she developed her love …
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NFL Draft First Round Overview: Kyle Murray led the way
When Kyler Murray got the call on Thursday night that he was the first overall pick in the NFL draft, it was not the first time this two-sport athlete was selected to play a professional sport. And it was not the first time he was selected in the first round. …
Read More »Florida Gators NFL Draft Preview
The hard work and sacrifice of several former Florida Gators will come to fruition over the next four days. The 2019 NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday with the first round and the following six rounds will take place through Sunday. A long list of Gators entered this …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Set to Begin Regional Action in Corvallis
The Florida Gators gymnastics team is looking to continue their successful 2019 campaign on Friday. UF, the top seed in the Corvallis region, is in Oregon to begin NCAA tournament play today. Led by head coach Jenny Rowland and standout freshman Trinity Thomas, Florida has accumulated 13 wins versus just …
Read More »Top 10 NCAA Gymnastics Routines of 2018
Gymnastics is full of incredible technique, straight lines and performance quality. All of these things go into creating the perfect routine. Near perfect routines are hard to come by but these athletes have perfected the art of sticking the landing and wowing the crowd. The athletes on this list have …
Read More »Le’Veon Bell looks forward to his new career with the Jets
Free-agent Le’Veon Bell left Pittsburgh to find a new home with the New York Jets. After signing his first contract with the NFL in 2013, Bell has spent his entire career playing for the Steelers. The young running back expressed his excitement to start a new chapter playing for the …
Read More »Spotlight: PK Yonge Track Stars Zuriel Reed and Jaren Hamilton
Both Zuriel Reed and Jaren Hamilton are eight graders competing at a high school level with the PK Yonge Track and Field team. Reed has been running track since the sixth grade and won second place in the State Track and Field Championship when she was just in seventh grade. …
Read More »Newberry Native Named New Head Football Coach
The offseason: when all the changes occur. For Newberry High School’s football program they’re getting a new head coach. Following the Panthers 1-9 finish this past Fall, Head Coach Richard Vester put in his letter of resignation. He led the team for four consecutive years. Newberry native Ed Johnson immediately …
Read More »McGregor Calls it A Career On Twitter
It isn’t the first time he’s announced it on Twitter, but this time he means it. Conor McGregor, at just 30 years old, tweeted early this morning that he would be retiring from UFC. The tweet was posted at 1:18 Am EST hours after his appearance on the Tonight Show …
Read More »North Dakota State knocks off North Carolina Central in 78-74 Victory
March Madness. Its a crazy time for fans, schools, companies, analysts, and student-athletes. What makes it so special is that any team can win. Just last year UMBC proved that even the 16th seed has a chance. However, often overlooked are the “First Four” games played just before the round …
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