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All posts for the month July, 2020

Who will have college football’s top decommitment class?  

Gator Head Coach J.C.Deacon earned first place with a 12-under par total of 202

Some, not all, coaches share colleges’ burden amid coronavirus pandemic

College football coaches face own risks from COVID-19 as they balance needs of their teams

Despite penalty on birdie chip, Jon Rahm wins Memorial, moves to No. 1

Opinion: Why spending a week in quarantine on NBA campus at Disney World wasn’t so bad

Jack Nicklaus reveals that he and wife Barbara had COVID in March

‘You just have to accept it’: MLB’s new normal emerges as pandemic baseball takes shape

Yankees experiment with new defensive strategy: 5-man infield behind Zack Britton

Raiders owner doesn’t expect any fans at Las Vegas games, says ‘I won’t go if the fans can’t’

LOOK: LeBron James rookie card sells for modern-day record $1.8 million at auction

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Funny Animal Fails

Aussie kangaroo pub

Adorable baby calf born unable to walk now runs free

Hot shoeing a draft horse is a tough job

 

Donovan McMillon commits to the Florida Gators

NFL tells teams training camps will begin July 28, with rookies reporting on July 21

Alabama AD shoots down Notre Dame as 2020 opponent, BYU reportedly targeted as Week 1 replacement

Ranking 12 worst NBA contracts of infamous 2016 free agency, with most finally expiring this offseason

Five ways MLB can improve fan experience in 2020: Mic’d up players, cardboard cutouts and more

‘You just have to accept it’: MLB’s new normal emerges as pandemic baseball takes shape

Blue Jays denied approval by Canadian federal government to play games in Toronto

Father Thomas takes over son Justin’s bag when caddie can’t finish round

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Stray Chihuahua Mix Gets Rescued From the Streets

sanitation worker going out of his way

Guy Kayaking Across The Ocean Meets A Stray Dog

Paralyzed dog abandoned with a bag of diapers and a note, ended up living her dream

 

SEC Schools Commit to Scholarships for Student-Athletes

The 2020 college football season already as earned an asterisk

Florida to hire veteran coordinator Garrick McGee as defensive analyst, per report

Florida football recruiting: Gators lose second-highest rated commit to Boston College

Atlantic 10 conference postpones its entire fall sports season

Colonial Athletic Association cancels football season; some member schools postpone all fall sports

Are college football players the ‘guinea pig’ for COVID-19 protocol planning at universities?

Opinion: If college football is scrapped, blame America’s utter failure in COVID-19 testing

Tiger Woods makes cut despite 4-over 76 at the Memorial: ‘I wasn’t quite moving as well as I’d like’

Bryson DeChambeau makes a 10 at Muirfield’s 15th after getting second opinion on OB debacle

LOOK: Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence gets engaged to longtime girlfriend at Memorial Stadium

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Moments You Wouldn’t Believe If They Weren’t Recorded

Faster Workers That Are On Another Level 2020

swinging and reclining camp chair

This is a crazy experiment!

 

Jaguars sign CJ Henderson to four-year deal

Centers The Gators Will Face In 2020-21

NCAA’s latest guidelines include masks on sidelines, COVID-19 testing within 72 hours of games

NCAA issues next set of return-to-sport guidelines

NCAA Finances Database

A gameday parking app may show the future of Tide football season

Opinion: If college football is scrapped, blame America’s utter failure in COVID-19 testing

Tiger Woods starts fast, finishes strong on Thursday at the Memorial

2020 Memorial Tournament tee times, pairings: When Tiger Woods, field start Round 2 on Friday

When Buffalo eliminated college baseball, ‘It derailed a lot of lives, a lot of plans’

U.S. Olympian Sandi Morris has milestone performance in debut of homemade pole vault facility

Survey: Parents grow more worried about their child returning to sports

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What do you think of genetically modified cattle?

The World’s Only Albino Orangutan

Will’s First Steps – Cannon Hall Farm

This poor mail carrier has been dealing with this for a month!

 

NCAA allows multiple wins over FCS opponents to count toward bowl-eligibility in 2020

DI Council takes legislative and waiver action

SEC’s Greg Sankey talks positive trend, Pac-12 replacement game for Alabama, schedule scenarios  

The questions we have about college football in a pandemic, and a few answers

NCAA, Power Five conferences expected to release medical guidelines for COVID-19, per reports

Michigan confirms Big House could be empty for football games

College basketball rankings: Memphis jumps into Top 25 And 1 after landing five-star recruit Moussa Cisse

7 MLB prospects (not named Luis Robert) whose debuts could shape the wild 2020 season

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf says Michael Jordan would have reached the majors

Joey Chestnut can eat 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Study says only 85 is humanly possible

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One-eyed mare gives birth to live twin foals

Cows regain freedom

About the Moriesian Horse

Funny and Cute Baby Animals

 

Gators AD Scott Stricklin tested positive for COVID-19

Testing Positively, Talking Realistically

Gators Tell Stricklin They Want to Play

2020 Competition for SEC Sports of Cross Country, Soccer & Volleyball Start After August 31

If the Gators play football, Stricklin wants FSU on the schedule

LSU coach Ed Orgeron confident of college football’s return: ‘Football is the life blood of our country’

Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick on possibility of no football amid pandemic: ‘Result will be dictated to us’

MLB Opening Day starters: Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and other aces who will pitch in openers

Ex-Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville defeats Jeff Sessions in GOP primary for Alabama Senate seat

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This pregnant Pit Bull was not alone under this abandoned school!!

Bread comes in a can

Dog Rescues Kitten

Mama beagle overcomes grief with help of possum

How to Train the No Command

 

SEC holding off on decision about fall sports

Sankey on SEC’s Stance, Beal’s Pitch for Mets, Foley Q&A, More Gators Tidbits

Florida to hire veteran coach Paul Pasqualoni as special assistant, per report

Florida Gators recruiting mailbag: July 13th edition

Greg Sankey to Finebaum after SEC meetings; ‘I don’t know if it is every conference for ourselves’

QB transfer JT Daniels eligible to play immediately for Georgia

Will The Gators Play Fast In 2020-21?

Kyle Pitts quickness video skillset on Twitter

College Football’s Offense University  

College football coaches on the hot seat may get mulligans amid uncertain seasons, dwindling budgets

As junior college basketball moves to January hope is dwindling the NCAA season will start on time

Oklahoma reportedly trying to move up opener ahead of Vols visit

Texas Longhorns football renames Joe Jamail Field in honor of Heisman greats Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams

Mike Golic lines up new role at ESPN a week after ‘Golic and Wingo’ scrapped

Kings’ Richaun Holmes, Rockets’ Bruno Caboclo quarantined over violation of bubble rules

How foster care, adoption changed path of Tide’s top basketball recruiter

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This is my America

sea lion at the Georgia Aquarium showing off its dance skills

Self-Taught 3-YR-OLD Irish Dancer

Coast Guard rescues dog swimming in open water

 

College football season in the spring? Here’s a better idea for the future

NJCAA expected to announce 2020 junior college football season moving to spring amid COVID-19 pandemic

As sports return, experts fear leagues will use up scarce COVID-19 testing resources

Washington NFL team to announce retirement of ‘Redskins’ nickname, reveal new name Monday

Fans welcomed to World TeamTennis matches at West Virginia resort bubble

Titans’ Taylor Lewan, inspired by UFC, pitches ideas for a safe NFL season amid COVID-19

Lakers’ Rajon Rondo suffers fractured thumb at practice, will miss 6-8 weeks, per report

2020 Workday Charity Open leaderboard, grades: Collin Morikawa bests Justin Thomas in playoff holes  

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What If We Dug a Hole Through the Earth?

Stranger Rescued A Dog From A Roof

Cut a glass bottle

Dog Training: Stay on the Grass!

 

Greg Sankey expresses ‘high to very high’ concern on having 2020 season

Facing a crisis, wealthy SEC has more to worry about than itself

Why conference-only schedules could save fall college football

More than $100 million at stake if other Power 5 schools eliminate non-conference games

SEC athletics directors will meet Monday to discuss football season

‘Redwolves’ gaining steam as potential new name for Redskins

2020 Workday Charity Open leaderboard, takeaways: Justin Thomas surges into the lead in Round 3  

Twitter poll: Parents are balancing college costs with everyday expenses

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Guy Finds Pit Bull Stranded On Car Roof In Hurricane Floods

Santa Catalina Rattlesnake

Woman Rescues A Baby Robin And Becomes His Best Friend

Abandoned Dog Eats Leaves To Survive In Cold Streets

Seymour the Water Buffalo’s Big Day

 

A school-record 255 SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades were earned by Gator student-athletes

Relations between conferences may be about to get ugly after Big Ten’s unilateral decision

What would an all SEC schedule look like for Gators?

Pac-12 announces conference-only schedule; Here’s games we’re going to miss

Alabama-USC game canceled, Tide AD responds

Notre Dame football schedule takes more hits with Pac-12 joining Big Ten ditching non-league games

Lou Holtz makes Normandy reference to decry idea of no college football

Players from major professional sports leagues in North America who have opted out of playing 2020 seasons

Zion Williamson’s stepfather took $400,000 during Duke season, according to affidavit

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Silver Lab Surrendered to the Shelter

FedEx driver picks up American Flag from ground

Welcome Home Pets

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