The Miami Heat set a team record for points in a playoff game in their Game 1 blowout of the Charlotte Hornets. The team got off to a quick start, scoring 41 points on the Hornets in the first quarter alone. The Heat were led by forward Luol Deng, Who contributed …
Read More »Carl Edwards Cruises to Victory at Food City 500
After starting at the pole position, Carl Edwards led 276 of 500 laps at the Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday on his way to victory lane. Edwards beat runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish line by .766 seconds, and cruised to victory with the fastest car so far in the …
Read More »Florida Softball Completes Sweep in Top-Five Matchup
The Florida Gator softball team is 41-3 after this weekend’s three game homestead against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (32-6). The Gators wrapped up the weekend sweep with a 3-0 victory over ULL and Delanie Gourley earned the win for Florida after striking out eight batters in four innings. Florida …
Read More »Gator Baseball Sweeps Series Over Arkansas With Late Surge
Behind a five run sixth inning and a strong performance on the mound, the second ranked Gator (33-5/11-4 SEC) baseball team defeated Arkansas (21-15/4-11 SEC) 8-2 to sweep the weekend series. This is the first sweep the Gators have gotten over the Razorbacks since 2001. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan likes how his team …
Read More »Gator Softball Wins Doubleheader in Style
The top-ranked Florida Gator softball team (40-3) earned two huge victories at home over the fifth-ranked University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (32-5) on Saturday. The first game was a 5-1 victory for Florida, while the second game had to be called 14-1 midway through the fifth after a …
Read More »NBA Playoffs Preview
Can anyone stop the Golden State Warriors? That will be the question on everyone’s mind as the NBA playoffs begin Saturday. The defending champions followed up last year’s title with a record-breaking 73 wins in the regular season, eclipsing the mark set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Golden State’s road …
Read More »Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Welcome the Chicago White Sox for Weekend Series
The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …
Read More »Preview: Miami Heat 2016 Playoffs
Despite a collapse against the Boston Celtics Wednesday, the Miami Heat are still a great team. After all there is a reason why this “dark horse” of the playoffs is entering as the third seed in the East. For game one of the first round of the NBA playoffs the …
Read More »Bridget Sloan Takes the Floor One Last Time
Today starts the road the a four-peat for the Florida Gator gymnastics team. A core member of this team, Bridget Sloan, will take the floor one last time this weekend looking for the biggest reward in her final meet, a fourth National Championship. A three-time NCAA champion so far, Bridget …
Read More »Preview: Panthers and Islanders Game 2
The Florida Panthers returned to the playoffs for the second time in 15 years. The New York Islanders haven’t won a playoff series in 23 years. One of these two teams will inevitably advance to the next round despite their longtime organizational woes. This season has new hopes for both …
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