The 32-team National Invitation Tournament opening round saw Kentucky get knocked off by Robert Morris. The top seeded and defending national champion Wildcats’ loss may be the tournament’s biggest upset in history. Day two of the first round in the NIT tips off tonight, featuring yet another SEC team – No. 2 seeded Tennessee. …

Auburn welcomes Texas A&M to Auburn Arena, as the Tigers look to put an end to their SEC skid of dropping nine of their last 10 conference games. Auburn will have to contain an Aggies team which features one of the SEC’s top scorers in Elston Turner. The Tigers will …

The third ranked Gator gymnastics team opens its season tonight, the Florida women’s basketball team loses a tough one on the road and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The third ranked Gator gymnastics team opens its season tonight with a home meet against Ball State.   Florida …

University of Florida football coach Will Muschamp announced today the hiring of former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips as Florida’s new wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Phillips played for the Wildcats and coached at Kentucky in many different capacities, eventually being named head coach to replace a retiring Rich …

The Gator football team gets another verbal commitment; former Gator defensive coordinator Charlie Strong gets a big win for his Louisville Cardinals; the Atlanta Falcons pick off Drew Brees five times in a win over New Orleans and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The Gator football team receives …

The New Orleans Saints get a win on Monday Night Football, the NHL and its union talk again and more in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** The  New Orleans Saints improve to 3-5 on the year after ripping the Philadelphia Eagles at home 28-13.   Both teams are now …

Alabama is still leading the BCS, a tight race for the Chase For The Cup and an SEC football coach is fired all in today’s Sports News And Notes… ** Alabama still leads the BCS standings after a narrow victory over LSU last week.   Unbeaten Kansas State is number two …

***Courtesy of SEC Communications*** SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Sept. 29)   SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK JOHNNY MANZIEL Quarterback TEXAS A&M 6-1 • 200 • Fr. • Kerrville, Texas • Manziel set an SEC and Texas A&M record with 557 total offensive yards in the …

FLORIDA MEN’S TENNIS COACH ANDY JACKSON ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After 11 seasons at the helm of the University of Florida, men’s tennis head coach Andy Jackson announced his resignation, effective immediately. A search for the Gators’ 10th men’s tennis head coach will begin immediately. “I want to thank …

Next season, the University of Kentucky basketball starting five is going to look a lot different. This season’s starting lineup, which consisted of three freshman and two sophomores, all declared for the NBA draft Tuesday in a nationally televised news conference. Freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Marquis Teague, and sophomores Terrence …