A coaching icon in college basketball retires, Notre Dame gets a new home and much more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** Long time University of Connectictut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun is retiring.   The 70 year old Calhoun has suffered from a number of ailments in recent …

The Baltimore Orioles used a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning by Nate McLouth to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 Wednesday night in Baltimore.   The win keeps the O’s tied for first place in the American League East with New York, a 5-4 winner over Boston.   …

Two nationally ranked teams will play Saturday when Tennessee hosts Florida in a key SEC football game for both teams. Both are unbeaten early and both teams feel like they have something to prove after down years a season ago.   And Florida has beaten Tennessee the last seven times they …

The Atlanta Braves keep a five and a half game wild card lead over the St.Louis Cardinals in the National League despite losing 5-0 to Milwaukee Monday.   The Cardinals also lost 6-4 to San Diego. In other NL games, Cincinnati tops Pittsburgh 5-3 to send the Pirates to their fifth …

If the 24th ranked Gator soccer team (3-2-1, 0-0 SEC) plans on remaining over .500 this season, they’ll need to pull out a victory on the road this weekend against an SEC foe. On Friday the Gators will be in Lexington taking on the Kentucky Wildcats (5-1-0, 0-0 SEC), who are red hot after …