Fifth-year senior Colin Castleton has announced on Twitter he is returning for the 2022-2023 season. pic.twitter.com/xQZrcQzkiz — Colin Castleton (@Castleton_) April 11, 2022 Colin Castleton’s impact The return of Castleton is huge for new head coach Todd Golden. Notably, the big man was named Second Team All-SEC in his second …
Read More »Gainesville Softball Complex Credited to Cindy Boulware
The athletic director for Gainesville High School, Cindy Boulware, was honored in a ceremony Tuesday night. While her retirement was made public, the crowd was also informed that the GHS softball complex would now take on the name “CJ Boulware Softball Complex”. Phillip Knight, who is now the head coach …
Read More »Oliver Marmol Talks 2022 Season
St. Louis Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol talked about the upcoming 2022 MLB season on Wednesday. Background Marmol is a rookie manager for the Cardinals. He got the call to be manger of the club back in October. He was supposed to be drafted in the 31st round of the 2004 …
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Bradford defeats Hawthorne to advance to State Title Game
In a playoff matchup between two Gainesville-area high schools, the Bradford Tornadoes were able to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets in a 53-35 rout. Bradford jumped out to an early lead sparked by a 14-2 1st quarter run and didn’t look back. The Tornadoes dominated the Hornets on the boards 43-25 …
Read More »Florida promotes Kelly Rae Finely
After a historic regular season, Kelly Rae Finley has earned her flowers. Florida announced Monday it has promoted the interim coach full-time. The Associated Press reports Finely has agreed to a five-year deal with the school. Notably, she has served as interim coach in the wake of former coach Cameron …
Read More »Blockbuster Harden/Simmons trade, headlines NBA deadline moves
James Harden and Ben Simmons The NBA trade deadline ended with a boom as NBA fans were granted the highly-anticipated trade they’ve desired. After sitting out since the start of the season, Ben Simmons is on his way to the Brooklyn Nets. In a blockbuster trade that sent a discontent …
Read More »Officially Revealed: the Washington Commanders
The Washington Football Team officially unveiled their new team name Wednesday morning, after an 18-month-long decision-making process: the Washington Commanders. The future of Washington football is here #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/MwkCLTkVAA — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022 The team was known as the Redskins for more than 80 years, up until …
Read More »NCAA Rules on Transgender Athletes
The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …
Read More »Lockout, Work Stoppage Looms for MLB
The MLB season may be over, but battles are far from it. The league and the Major League Baseball Players Association have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which expires Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. If the two sides don’t agree (which seems likely at this point), team owners will force …
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