With only six games left before the conference tournament, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will try to pick up some momentum against Arkansas Tuesday night. The Gators are coming off of their best win of the season. Florida trounced the Vanderbilt Commodores 84-66 in a rout to celebrate Billy …
Read More »Manfred stays behind Astros punishment, not punishing players
The criticism of Major League Baseball’s lack of punishment against the Astros players is staggering. Commissioner Rob Manfred defended his punishment Sunday afternoon for the Houston Astros sign stealing in 2017. The league announced its discipline of the Astros in January suspending general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch …
Read More »NBA All-Star Game 2020 Features The Elam Ending
The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday featured Team LeBron beating Team Giannis with a final score of 157-155. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Sunday’s game was the inclusion of the Elam Ending format, with a few tweaks. The Elam Ending stops the clock at the first play that ends …
Read More »Gators Softball Coach Walton Gets 900th Win
Florida head softball coach Tim Walton added yet another accolade to his resume over the weekend: his 900th career win. How It Happened The victory came against North Dakota State. Freshman Rylee Trlicek threw a six-inning, four-hit no-hitter before being relieved by sophomore Elizabeth Hightower. Offensively, Florida was once again …
Read More »NBA All-Star Game Honors Kobe Bryant
The 2020 NBA All-Star Game is normally a time of celebration. However, this year’s game in Chicago had a cloud of somberness hanging over it as the league honored the late Kobe Bryant. It’s been almost three weeks since the Laker legend was tragically killed in a helicopter crash with …
Read More »Florida Baseball Faces Jacksonville University in Midweek Matchups
Florida Gators baseball returns to the diamond on Tuesday night for their first midweek matchup of the season. The Gators will take the road Tuesday night against Jacksonville University. On Wednesday night, the Gators return home to host JU in McKethan Stadium. Florida Sluggers A series sweep to kick off …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Gets Road SEC Victory Against Missouri
The Gator women’s basketball team got its fifth conference win after defeating Missouri 74-67 on Sunday. Florida is now 14-11 and 5-7 in conference play. The Gators now have their most wins in conference play in the last four years. They also have the most SEC road wins in the …
Read More »Gators run-rule SLU, FAMU hangs around
All around the country, madness in college sports is coming early. It’s also coming on the softball diamond — not the basketball court. Through Sunday, six top 10-ranked softball teams had lost this weekend. The No. 8-ranked Florida Gators were not one of them. As part of a 13-game Bubly …
Read More »Florida Baseball Sweeps Marshall in Opening Weekend Series
Florida baseball completes the sweep against Marshall in their opening weekend series on Sunday afternoon in Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. After a close two innings, Florida took control in the bottom of the fourth to secure a 15-8 victory. Florida on the Mound Sophomore Nick Pogue got the start on the …
Read More »Hawthorne Hornets Boys Basketball wins 9th straight District 7 Championship
The Hawthorne Hornets and Williston Red Devils faced off in the 1A District 7 Championship game on Saturday. The Hornets beat the Red Devils 65-56 in a fiercely fought battle to win their ninth straight District Championship. The Hornets won the first two previous matchups against the Red Devils in …
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