There weren’t many big names left at the PGA Championship in Atlanta on Sunday but the drama was still there as rookie Keegan Bradley wins the event in a playoff with Jason Duffner. Bradley wins the PGA Championship the first time he enters the tournament, something few players have done. …
Read More »Uggla's Hit Streak Over As Braves Lose To Cubs
Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla’s hitting streak is now over after he went o for 3 in a 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Uggla’s streak ends at 33 games. Despite the loss, Atlanta still leads the National League wild card race. In other NL games, Arizona …
Read More »Texas A&M Not In SEC…Yet
SEC presidents have met and voted on the possibility of Texas A&M joining the SEC and at least for now, the league has voted to stay where it is at with 12 teams. University of Florida president Bernie Machen is the chairman of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors Committee and …
Read More »NCAA Committee Approves Tougher APR Standards For Athletic Programs
Less than 24 hours after talking about the issue by the NCAA president, an NCAA committee approves a tougher Athletic Progress Rate standard for Division I athletic programs. The current rate is a 925 but the committee moved it to 930 and if programs do not meet the standard, there …
Read More »Stricker Ties Record At PGA Championship
Steve Stricker ties a record at a major championship by shooting a seven under par 63 in the first round of the PGA Championship in Atlanta. Meanwhile it was not a good day for Tiger Woods who has his worst first round in a major championship ever as he staggers …
Read More »NFL Preseason Opens Up
The NFL’s preseason gets underway all this weekend and some games were played on Thursday night. The Jacksonville Jaguars ventured to play the New England Patriots and got hammered 47-12. Rookie Blaine Gabbert made his NFL debut for the Jags in the game. Seattle downs San Diego 24-17 and Philadelphia …
Read More »NCAA Could Overhaul Rules And Do So Quickly
In just two days of meetings, the leaders of the NCAA and college presidents could have begun a process that could reshape college athletics as we know them. Meeing in Indianapolis over the last two days, these groups have set the stage for possible changes in the NCAA which could …
Read More »Rays Win, Braves Beat Marlins Again In MLB
The Tampa Bay Rays used a five run ninth inning rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. Trailing 7-3 going to the ninth inning, the Rays rallied to win to move them eight games over the .500 mark. In other American League games, Minnesota …
Read More »PGA Championship Starts Today
The last of golf’s major championships, the PGA, begins today at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia. U.S. Open champ Rory McElroy is in the field as is British Open champion Darren Clarke. Last week’s winner of the Bridgestone Open is in the field as well in Adam Scott and …
Read More »Former Gator Crowder Announces Retirement From NFL
Former University of Florida linebacker Channing Crowder has announced he’s retiring from the NFL at the age of 27. He made his announcement yesterday on a radio station in Miami where he works. Crowder had been released by the Miami Dolphins a couple of weeks ago and he said despite …
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