The NBA regular season is over, the new NFL schedule is set to be released and a big win for Gator softball in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** The NBA regular season is now over after action Wednesday night.   The playoffs start this weekend with Oklahoma City and …

The Gator softball team heads into a week of non-conference play, starting with a trip to Tallahassee in hopes of taking down their rival FSU for the second time this season. The match up back in March ended with a 7-3 rout by Florida, thanks to sophomore Briana Little’s walk-off grand slam …

Legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall, best known for teaming with former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden for 21 seasons, died on Tuesday. He was 82. Summerall spent more than 40 years in broadcasting with CBS and Fox. Although he’s most remembered for his NFL coverage, he was also the voice of …

The Tampa Bay Rays dropped their fourth-straight game Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles 5-4. This was the Rays seventh loss out of their last eight, and Tampa’s 4-9 record matches a franchise-worst start set in both 2001 and 2005. The game wasn’t all bad, however. Desmond Jennings got a homer on …

Reports that Florida has hired a new assistant coach; the Atlanta Braves stay hot and Gator softball faces a familiar foe, all in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes… ** Gator football coach Will Muschamp has hired Texas El Paso defensive coordinator Jeff Choate to a position on the Gator staff. He …