The 2020 SEC Preseason Coaches All-SEC team was announced on Thursday. Eight Gators made the cut as tight end Kyle Pitts and quarterback Kyle Trask land First-Team Preseason All-SEC honors. Other Gators making the cut were defensive back Kaiir Elam, linebacker Ventrell Miller and defensive back Marco Wilson with second-team …
Read More »Rays, White Sox Clinch Playoff Spots
The shortened MLB regular season is coming to an end, and the playoff picture is starting to make sense. The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox became the first teams in the AL to secure a spot. Rays returning to postseason The sixth postseason trip in franchise history pic.twitter.com/rXXVK8vhb4 …
Read More »Celtics Squander Big Lead, Heat Up 2-0
The Miami Heat came up big with a comeback win against the Boston Celtics 106-101. The Heat go up 2-0 in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Down but Never Out… Again For Miami, Game 2 began with a similar nightmarish start to Game 1. Boston built a 17-point lead with …
Read More »Lightning Top Islanders to Advance to Stanley Cup Finals
Forget losing to the Penguins. Forget getting shutout in two and a half games by Washington. Oh, and you can definitely forget being swept by Columbus. The Tampa Bay Lightning have broken through. The Tampa Bay Lightning are moving on to the Stanley Cup Finals. Anthony Cirelli put the puck …
Read More »U.S. Open Features Two Gators
The 120th U.S. Open Championship began Thursday, Sept. 17, and will conclude this Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Winged Foot West Course. This match will feature two Gators alumni. Billy Horschel along with current Gator Ricky Castillo are competing in the Championship. Overall, 14 Gators have competed in the U.S. …
Read More »Team Effort, Dominant Serving Give P.K. Yonge Volleyball Sweep
Story by: Caleb Wiegandt Keishla Espinal A total team effort gave Coach Tim Montanaro and the P.K. Yonge volleyball squad their first win in the 2020 season, sweeping Eastside 3-0 on Thursday night. The Blue Wave (1-1) handled the Rams (1-2) with ease, never trailing throughout the match where they …
Read More »California, Oregon Governors says State Rules don’t Prevent Pac-12 Football from Practicing
With college football underway and the Big Ten’s recent decision to start in late October, the Pac 12’s season still remains in the air but an update from the commissioner came Wednesday. Pac-12 officials met yesterday and heard statements from Governor Gavin Newsome of California and Governor Kate Brown of …
Read More »NCAA Announces Start Date of 2020-2021 College Basketball Season
The NCAA Division 1 Council voted Wednesday to start the 2020-2021 college basketball season on Nov. 25. This new start date will fall two weeks later than the initial start date of Nov. 10. Source: The official start date of the 20-21 college basketball season will be November 25h. Decision …
Read More »Lightning Look to Advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
Eastern Conference Finals The Tampa Bay Lightning lead the series 3-2 over the New York Islanders as the two teams meet for game 6 tonight at 8. After taking the first two games, the Lightning have dropped two of the last three matchups. If the Lightning win tonight, it will …
Read More »Kaiir Elam next in line to become best corner back for Florida
Kaiir Elam had an exciting first season as a Gator. The defensive back appeared in all 13 games and made five starts in his first collegiate season. He totaled 11 tackles, three interceptions and four passes defended (tied for second-most on the team). Elam also ended the 2019 season on …
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