Gator men’s basketball gets some not so good news, one team has qualified for the World Series, Gator volleyball gets another win, football news and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** The Gator men’s basketball team will start practice Friday with some question marks coming off last year’s Final …

The Eastside Rams (1-3, 1-0) football team got its first win of the season on Thursday night, overwhelming the Belleview Rattlers 41-22. The Rams also got their first district win. Eastside had losses to Buchholz, Gainesville, and Ocala Trinity Catholic heading into Thursday night. “It feels good,” said Eastside head …

Gator volleyball gets a win, Gator soccer on the road, college football, NFL and a Miami Marlin gets sent to the hospital, all in our Friday Sports Update… ** The UF volleyball team downs San Diego Thursday in three games to move to 5-2 on the season.   Florida now plays …

Gator football loses another player for the year, NFL news, baseball and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** The Gator football team has lost another player for the season after freshman cornerback J.C. Jackson suffers a shoulder injury that requires surgery. ** In college football tonight, BYU takes on …

More Ray Rice fall out, baseball results, and the rest of the world in sports in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** The Ray Rice situation continues to evolve in NFL circles.   The running back, indefinitely suspended from the NFL after a video was released showing him punching his now wife, …

If you like basketball, you will really like today’s Thursday Sports Update… ** Lots of area women’s high school basketball tonight in regional quarterfinal action.  Buchholz plays Apopka Wekiva in Class 7A, Region 1 while in Class 6A-Region 1 Gainesville hosts Pensacola.   Class 5A-Region 2 has Eastside hosting Crystal River …

Some SEC men’s hoops results, a bad night for Florida NBA teams and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** Around the SEC in men’s hoops, Tennessee bounces back from a loss at Florida to beat Ole Miss at home 86-70; South Carolina gets its first SEC win, an 80-52 …

The Gainesville High School girl’s basketball team topped Leesburg for the fourth time this season on Tuesday night, though the stakes were a little higher in the final match up. After the 71-56 win at home, the Hurricanes will advance to the regional championship this Saturday against Orlando Edgewater for …

It has been talked about and speculated for months but it has now come true as the University of Florida announced in a release that quarterback Jacoby Brissett will transfer. Brissett, a junior, competed for the Gator starting job with Jeff Driskel but after Driskel won the job, Brissett did …

Week Three of the high school football season gets underway tonight as teams from around Marion and Alachua County continue their 2012 seasons. Here’s a look at some of the matchups going on tonight: Buchholz (1-1) vs. Columbia (1-1) The Tigers enter this game coming off a 17-14 loss to …