After a tough loss to Tennessee in the game before, many people doubted the Florida men’s basketball team could get a win at home against a strong LSU Tigers team led by forward Ben Simmons, who came into the game averaging 20.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. However, the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »NFL Playoff Preview: Minnesota Takes on Seattle in NFC Wild Card Match up
The Minnesota Vikings (11-5) will host the Seattle Seahawks (10-6) Sunday afternoon in an NFC Wild Card playoff game. The Seahawks lost their first two games of the season and, after a Week 10 loss to Arizona, dropped to 4-5. Following that loss to the Cardinals, Seattle rebounded to win five …
Read More »NFL Playoff Preview: Washington vs. Green Bay
It has been a strange season to say the least for the Green Bay Packers. After they started off the season with six straight wins, they managed to only win four of their last 10 games to end up with a record of 10-6. The Packers will head into Sunday’s …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Team Stumps 12th ranked Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday night, the Gators defeated the 11th/12th ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 74-66. Florida ends an 11-game losing streak to the Lady Vols. pic.twitter.com/9d5gsDmiab — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 8, 2016 The Volunteers had lingering bragging rights that date back to 2006. The Gators haven’t been able to …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Begins National Championship Defense, Jenny Rowland Coaching Tenure
All good things must come to an end. Following 13 seasons under the leadership of former Florida gymnastics head coach Rhonda Faehn, Faehn has moved on to become the Senior Vice President of USA Gymnastics. The Gators have moved on to new leader Jenny Rowland, but the program’s focus is …
Read More »NFL Playoff Preview: Kansas City Chiefs Prepare for the Texans in the AFC Wild Card
The Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) will face the AFC South champion Houston Texans (9-7) in the AFC Wild Card on Saturday. The Chiefs have persevered after losing star running back Jamaal Charles in the fourth game of the season. The Chiefs have received some good news injury-wise after learning that Pro Bowl linebacker Justin …
Read More »NFL Playoff Preview: Cincinnati Battles Pittsburgh
The NFL playoffs kick off this weekend with four wild card match ups. Saturday night will feature a matchup between AFC North foes Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Both teams enter the game with injuries to key players. Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton has been out since suffering a thumb injury during Week 14 and …
Read More »No Love for Lovie Smith
The number of head coaching vacancies in NFL has reached seven after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired coach Lovie Smith. Smith, who went 8-24 in his two short years in charge of the team, received the news Wednesday night via a phone conversation. The buzz surrounding this news is how …
Read More »Griffey, Piazza Elected to 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were selected as the newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday evening. Griffey received a record 99.3 percent of votes (437 out of 440), eclipsing Tom Seaver’s previous mark of 98.84. This was Piazza’s fourth time on the ballot, and after …
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