The San Antonio Spurs move on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs in the Western Conference after knocking off Utah 87-81 Monday to sweep the series 4-0.  In the only other NBA playoff game last night, the Los Angeles Clippers win at home 101-97 to take a 3-1 lead …

A couple of local area high schools start play today in the State Softball Tournament being held in Clermont. Union County and Lafayette will square off in a Class 1A semifinal at 5pm. In other sports news.. ** The Gator lacrosse team has earned the overall NCAA Tournament number one seed after winning …

The Gator softball team was denied a tie for the SEC regular season championship on Sunday when it was beaten at Alabama 5-3.   With the win, the Tide captures the SEC regular season championship. Alabama (47-6) took two of three from Florida (44-10) in the much anticipated series and the …

University of Florida sophomore reserve linebacker Graham Stewart will be transferring, probably closer to a school near his Connecticut home. Stewart primarily played on special teams this past season, playing in 12 games as a true freshman. Gator head coach Will Muschamp has said on at least a couple of …

Mariano Rivera has always been one to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice. He has said he hoped to play the position in a game one day before his retirement, but this routine proved to be dangerous for the 42-year-old closer Thursday night when he twisted his right …