New Gator football coach Jim McElwain has made the first hire on his new staff. Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins will take the same position with the Gators. The hire was first reported by Sports Illustrated at SI.com. Current Gator defensive coordinator DJ Durkin is Florida’s interim head coach for …

In a slow sports day, we’ll talk NFL, NBA, some college football and more in our Tuesday Sports Update.. ** Monday Night Football sees the New Orleans Saints take the lead in a weak NFC South with a 31-15 win over the Chicago Bears.   Despite being 6-8, the Saints lead …

The Miami Dolphins fell further in the AFC wild card hunt as they dropped to 7-7 after losing 41-13 to the New England Patriots on Sunday. The Dolphins kept up with the Patriots early, ending the first quarter only down four points. After that, it was all New England as …

Football, hoops, a local coach stepping down and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** Both Gator basketball teams are victorious on Sunday; the Gator men blast Jacksonville 79-34 while the Gator women beat Stetson 59-54.   Both teams have exams now and won’t play again until this weekend. ** In …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team moved to 6-4 on the season by dominating the Jacksonville Dolphins (2-9) 79-34 Sunday afternoon at the O’Connell Center. The Gators led by just 10 points at halftime, but outscored JU 45-10 in the second period to pull away in dominating fashion. Forward Dorian Finney-Smith …