The Gator football team starts preparation today for this weekend’s big SEC opener at Texas A&M in the first ever SEC contest for the Aggie program.   ESPN’s College Game Day will also be on hand. Gator coach Will Muschamp said after Saturday’s lackluster win over Bowling Green that he and …

Former Gator coach Charlie Strong wins his opening game; Andy Roddick stays alive at the U.S. Open and much more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** Charlie Strong’s Louisville football team beats in state rival Kentucky 32-14 Sunday to keep the Governor’s Cup in Louisville.   Baylor, without quarterback …

Chipper Jones hits a three run homer in the ninth inning to cap a huge Atlanta rally and the Braves defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Sunday.   The Braves got five runs in the ninth inning to get the win and they now lead the National League wild card race by …

College football kicks off, the NFL preseason ends and much more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** South Carolina and Vanderbilt helped kick off the start of the college football season on Thursday and the Gamecocks escape Nashville with a 17-13 win.   UCF hit the road to face …

The Tampa Bay Rays now find themselves on the outside looking in of the American League wild card race after losing to the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Thursday.   The Rays, losers of five of six, wild card leader Oakland by two and a half games and second wild card …

The NFL will start the season with replacement referees; the U.S. Open Tennis championship continues and much more in our Thursday Sports News And Notes… ** With no new agreement between NFL officials and the league, it looks like the NFL will start the regular season using replacement officials as …

The Tampa Bay Rays use two Evan Longoria homers to defeat the Texas Rangers 8-4 Wednesday night to move closer to the American League wild card lead.   The Rays trail leader Oakland by a game and a half as the A’s beat Cleveland 8-4.   The A’s play the Indians tonight …

The Texas A&M Aggies will not open their football season this week and that story headlines our Sports News And Notes for Wednesday… ** New SEC member Texas A&M will not open its season this week as planned.   The Aggies had to postpone their opener due to Hurricane Issac and …

There were some shutouts thrown in big league baseball Tuesday night and all of them involve our so called “local” teams. In the National League, the Miami Marlins rip Stephen Strasburg and beat the Washington Nationals 9-0 as Ricky Nolasco throws a complete game.   Atlanta moves to within four games …

Two former Gators are cut by the NFL, the U.S. Open continues in tennis and much more today in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… **Former Gators Jabar Gaffney and Gerard Warren were cut by the New England Patriots as teams had to get their rosters down to 75 players.   …