The Florida Gators had their last season opening game at the Alfred A. McKethan Stadium when they faced Marshall back in February. With a promising season, players and fans were getting ready for one last season at the stadium. But the coronavirus pandemic prohibited them from saying goodbye to the …
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There is no timetable for MLB’s regular season to start. However, that won’t delay this year’s shortened MLB Draft that starts tonight at 7 which could feature some Gators. This year’s changes The most obvious change is that the draft will be just five rounds instead of 40. This rule …
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The negotiation carousel continues as the MLBPA proposed an 89-game season on Tuesday that includes full prorated salaries. Other specifics of the deal This proposal from the MLBPA will include 16 playoff teams, eight from each league, with a season start date of July 11. In addition, individuals who are …
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The PGA Tour is finally coming back after 13 weeks. It was suspended about three months ago after the coronavirus started spreading in the United States. The PGA Tour released an updated schedule after the suspension. This new schedule included the restart of the tour in June, all the way …
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Black Lives Matter protests are in full focus on account of issues regarding racism in America. For the same reason, Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney found himself in hot water. Swinney came under fire as a result of how he handled a situation where a member of his coaching …
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In sports, especially in college sports, there will always be those athletes who build a strong connection with their home towns. They grow up playing a sport their entire lives in that one particular city and find it hard to just pack up and move to somewhere completely different when …
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It seems like college football is on the horizon. Currently, the NCAA is in the process of determining the manner in which the sport will return. The NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee is on the task. It will put the finishing touches on a new preseason practice plan on …
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There continues to be ongoing questions surrounding whether a baseball season will be played in 2020. Major League Baseball and the MLB Player’s Association have been in constant back-and-forth discussions for the last several weeks trying to come up with some sort of agreement to return to action. And still, …
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Radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and FSU Gene Deckerhoff joined Steve Russell on Sportscene recently to chat about Tampa’s acquistiion of quarterback om Brady and Florida State’s new head football coach. Deckerhoff has been the voice of the Buccaneers since 1989 and the Florida State Seminoles …
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Former Florida Gator and NFL wide receiver Reche Caldwell was shot and killed on Saturday night in his hometown of Tampa, Florida. Caldwell was 41. According to his mother Deborah, Caldwell was shot in his leg and chest outside of his home in an “ambush.” According to the Tampa Police …
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