The top seed in the East, the Toronto Raptors, took care of business in Game 2, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-119. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 37 points on 60.9% shooting. He received a lot of help from his teammates, as eight different players made three-pointers for Toronto. The …
Read More »OKC Thunder Winning Under Donovan
At the beginning of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder had what some would refer to as a dull start. The Thunder were 14-15 back in December at the start of the season. Even after losing Durant, former Gator great coach Billy Donovan has made a new game plan this year …
Read More »Penny Hardaway Takes Over Memphis Tigers
There’s a new trend emerging in college hoops: former NBA greats are returning to their Alma mater to coach on the same court where they began their historic careers. We recently saw it when Chris Mullin took over St. John’s University in 2015, followed by Patrick Ewing reclaiming his former …
Read More »Colts Amidst Coaching Turmoil, Questions About Luck’s Recovery
The Indianapolis Colts are facing a lot of chaos in the midst of Josh McDaniels’ turnaround and Andrew Luck‘s injury. Josh McDaniels fiasco Colts General Manager Christ Ballard announced Tuesday that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would become Indy’s head coach. Little did he know that the Patriots were convincing …
Read More »Ja’Juan Seider to Leave Florida Football After One Year
The last member of Coach McElwain’s staff is now on the move. After just one year with Florida football, former running back coach is leaving Gainesville. This move will be Seider’s fourth since 2000, starting at Marshall and West Virginia before coaching the Gators. What Happened? When Dan Mullen came …
Read More »Sumlin Moves On From Aggies, heads to Arizona
Sumlin Done In College Station Expectations for Kevin Sumlin after the 2012 season reached unbelievable levels. After 2012, Sumlin’s first year in College Station, they had a Heisman winning quarterback and crushed Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl 41-13. That season he also led Texas A&M to a victory over Nick …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, GHS Boys Basketball Coach
Gainesville High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach Kelly Beckham started his well-respected career 35 years ago as an assistant basketball coach at his own high school. In 2008, Beckham came to GHS and brought with him an impressive resume and high hopes for the Hurricanes. Kelly Beckham’s achievements at GHS In …
Read More »Pruitt Named Head Coach at Tennessee
The Tennessee Volunteers have hired Jeremy Pruitt as the 26th head coach of their program. Pruitt, who was the Alabama defensive coordinator, has signed a six-year contract. He will earn $3.8 million dollars per year. Pruitt says he chose to come to Tennessee and he is already laying down his …
Read More »Lebron James Ejected for the first time in career Tuesday
In 15 years and 1,081 regular season games in the NBA, LeBron James was never ejected from the game; however, Tuesday night, his frustration got the best of him and James was tossed with 1:59 left in the third quarter. The Cleveland Cavaliers star forced a turnover and dribbled up …
Read More »FEATURE: Sport’s Managers at UF; the Oil to the Machine
At the University of Florida, there is a plentiful amount of work that goes into every practice, each game win, a South Eastern Conference championship, or even a National title. Although the athletes bring their talents and hard work to the field, they cannot do everything to help prepare themselves …
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