With just nine teams left in the National League wild card race, three lead their divisions, three are tied for the wild card spots, and three are trying to push into a spot themselves. But just a week and a half remains of the regular season. The three division leaders — the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs …

Both the No. 6 Houston Cougars (2-0) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) kick off their conference play when they go head-to-head at Nippert Stadium Thursday night. While any game between conference opponents is magnified, the game is set on an even bigger stage as both American Athletic Conference teams are gunning …

Lamar Thomas will be stepping into The Swamp in a much different position Saturday, than the last time he was there. Thomas, who is now the wide receivers coach at the University of Kentucky, grew up in Gainesville and played football at Buchholz High School—even playing a few games in …

The Miami Marlins wildcard hopes continue to fade as they fell to the Mets Wednesday night, 5-2, for their fifth straight loss and their seventh in nine games. They are now 3.5 games out of the wildcard race. For now, the Marlins are just happy to be finished with the month …

The final two-a-day practice of the Seminoles fall camp was also the first day that Head Coach Jimbo Fisher decided to restart practice. Fisher attributed the need for the restart to the lack of mental toughness that he saw from the players Monday. “We’re getting mentally tougher, but we’re not as strong as …

The 2016 MLB Draft starts Thursday night, and while the Florida Gator baseball team will be preparing for their Super Regional series against FSU this weekend, some players will be waiting to hear their name called. Several members of the team are projected to go early, including left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk who many …

The Kansas City Royals (29-22) will be looking for their sixth straight victory tonight as they try to complete the sweep over the Tampa Bay Rays (22-28). The previous two games between these teams ended 6-2 and 10-5 respectively in Royals victories. Royals Eric Hosmer had a three-run homer to put the …

No. 1 seed overall Mississippi State (40-14-1, 21-9 SEC) will play the Alabama Crimson Tide (32-24, 15-15 SEC) in the second round of the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs earned themselves a first-round bye after receiving the title of SEC regular season champs while the Crimson Tide played in round one and defeated Kentucky …

The Tampa Bay Rays (18-19) look to complete the series sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays (19-22) with their third game in as many nights. The Rays won the previous two games of the series in a dominating fashion, scoring double-digit runs in each. Four players had home runs for …