The Miami Heat edged out the Philadelphia 76ers 103-98 in Miami last night. The first half was all Miami. In the first quarter, the Heat were the first to score and ended the first 12 minutes on top, 40-29. Miami was still leading 59-49 at the half, but the Sixers …

The Florida Lacrosse team extends their early season hot streak after their win against the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday 16-15 in Chapel Hill. The No. 8 and undefeated Gators gave the No. 2 Tar Heels their first loss of the season. Before heading to North Carolina, the Gators beat Loyola and Michigan. They also played …

As the winter ice thaws around the country, baseball teams are flocking to warm weather this week for the beginning of spring training, marking the official start of the 2016 MLB season. From the Kansas City Royals’ defense of their championship, to the surprising big-spending Arizona Diamondbacks, there is no shortage …

The South Carolina Gamecocks (21-4) are headed to Columbia to take on the Missouri Tigers (9-16) tonight in men’s college basketball. South Carolina and Mizzou are 3-3 against each other after the Gamecocks beat the Tigers at Missouri earlier this year. Third in the SEC standings, Carolina is coming off of an embarrassing loss to …

Florida Gators soccer coach Becky Burleigh seems to be excited about the team’s 2016 recruiting class. Twelve freshmen will be joining the Gators in 2016 including seven from the state of Florida. Two freshmen have already enrolled on campus for the spring 2016 semester: Hope Hyde from University Park, Texas and Jocelyn Nelson …

With the Daytona 500 less than a week away, 20 year old Chase Elliott has earned the pole position for the race. After Jeff Gordon retired at the end of last season, Elliot became the replacement for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports car. There may be some pressure to fill the …

Florida State has reached a settlement with Erica Kinsman, the woman who accused Jameis Winston of sexual assault,  and she has agreed to drop a Title IX lawsuit against the university, first reported by USA Today. FSU will pay Kinsman $250,000, according to a release from the university. The school will …

The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions today after knocking off the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in Indianapolis. The Giants become the first team ever to finish 9-7 in the regular season to win a Super Bowl and also become the first team with a negative point differential …

Thursday was a good day for both the Florida women’s and men’s basketball teams as both came away with SEC wins. The Gator women win in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1996 with a 73-64 win. Florida also sweeps two games from LSU this season. Seniors led the …

There is a lot of sports news to talk about today in our Friday Sports News And Notes… The Super Bowl will finally be played Sunday as New England faces the New York Giants; you can hear the game live on WRUF Sports Radio 850 with our coverage starting at …