The 2012-2013 NBA season is now underway after season opening games were played on Tuesday. Defending champion Miami got off to a good start, beating the Boston Celtics 120-107 despite losing LeBron James late in the game due to leg cramps.   Guard Dwayne Wade scores 29 and James 26 to …

The San Francisco 49ers get a Monday Night Football win, Florida’s Homecoming football game time is set and more in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** The San Francisco 49ers keep first place in the NFC West with a convincing 24-3 win over division rival Arizona on Monday Night …

After suffering its first loss of the season Saturday, the Florida football team drops from second to seventh in the BCS rankings. Alabama remains number one after punishing Mississippi State and Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame all remain unbeaten and ranked as listed here.   LSU is fifth, followed by …

Jimmie Johnson gets closer to a Chase For The Cup title, an update on Marcus Lattimore’s injury and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR race Sunday in Martinsville, Virginia to overtake Brad Keselowski in the Chase For The Cup standings.   Johnson now …

The San Francisco Giants complete a four game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-3 win Sunday night in Detroit to win the World Series for the second time in three years. Marco Scutaro, a free agent to be, singled home the go ahead run in the 10th inning …

The SEC has released the conference football schedule for 2013. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said another “bridge year” was necesary before moving forward with a permanent SEC football schedule and the 2013 schedule is not based on any other previous or future scheduling formats.   SEC athletic directors will meet in the spring …

Quarterback Tim Tebow may also be running back Tim Tebow; the San Francisco 49ers get an NFL win and BCS number three Oregon passes a big test in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The New York Jets face the New England Patriots this Sunday with only one healthy …

The Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series after beating the New York Yankees 8-1 Thursday to complete a sweep of the American League Championship Series. Detroit’s starting pitching held the Yankees to a 0.66 earned run average; only the 1966 Baltimore Orioles’ 0.61 ERA against the Los Angeles …

Will he or won’t he? That’s the question many are asking today and that question concerns the status of South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore. Lattimore has a bruised hip, and depending on who you talk to, he will not start, or he will not play, or he will start …

The St.Louis Cardinals win an NLCS game against San Francisco; the ALCS has to wait another day and bad news for Lance Armstrong in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** In Major League Baseball, the St.Louis Cardinals survive an over three hour rain delay at home to beat the …