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SEC presidents have met and voted on the possibility of Texas A&M joining the SEC and at least for now, the league has voted to stay where it is at with 12 teams. University of Florida president Bernie Machen is the chairman of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors Committee and …

Less than 24 hours after talking about the issue by the NCAA president, an NCAA committee approves a tougher Athletic Progress Rate standard for Division I athletic programs. The current rate is a 925 but the committee moved it to 930 and if programs do not meet the standard, there …

Steve Stricker ties a record at a major championship by shooting a seven under par 63 in the first round of the PGA Championship in Atlanta. Meanwhile it was not a good day for Tiger Woods who has his worst first round in a major championship ever as he staggers …

The NFL’s preseason gets underway all this weekend and some games were played on Thursday night. The Jacksonville Jaguars ventured to play the New England Patriots and got hammered 47-12. Rookie Blaine Gabbert made his NFL debut for the Jags in the game. Seattle downs San Diego 24-17 and Philadelphia …

In just two days of meetings, the leaders of the NCAA and college presidents could have begun a process that could reshape college athletics as we know them. Meeing in Indianapolis over the last two days, these groups have set the stage for possible changes in the NCAA which could …

The Tampa Bay Rays used a five run ninth inning rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. Trailing 7-3 going to the ninth inning, the Rays rallied to win to move them eight games over the .500 mark. In other American League games, Minnesota …

The last of golf’s major championships, the PGA, begins today at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia. U.S. Open champ Rory McElroy is in the field as is British Open champion Darren Clarke. Last week’s winner of the Bridgestone Open is in the field as well in Adam Scott and …

Former University of Florida linebacker Channing Crowder has announced he’s retiring from the NFL at the age of 27. He made his announcement yesterday on a radio station in Miami where he works. Crowder had been released by the Miami Dolphins a couple of weeks ago and he said despite …

The Gator football team continues practice today in preparation for the start of the 2011 season. Today is scheduled to be Florida’s first contact practice with pads after three days basically in shorts. Gator coach Will Muschamp said after practice Tuesday that there have been no major injuries during training …

The Atlanta Braves continue to lead the wild card race by four games in the National League after beating the Florida Marlins 4-3 Tuesday night. In the game, second baseman Dan Uggla was only 1 for 6 but the hit extends his hitting streak to 30 games. In other National …