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No. 4 Gators Remain Unbeaten with Wins Over JMU & UCF

Hot Bats Deliver Series Sweep of Georgia State for No. 15 Florida

Florida in Third After 13 Under Round One at Southern Highlands

Late Push Not Enough for Gators to Overcome Missouri

Alabama reportedly hires another big-name (Todd Grantham) for analyst role

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/02/alabama-reportedly-hires-another-big-name-for-analyst-role.html

MLB calls talks ‘productive’ while MLBPA says sides are still ‘very far apart’ entering deadline day

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2022/02/27/mlb-mlbpa-labor-talks-update-monday-deadline/6969721001/

NFL overtime changes coming? Colts submit a proposal to guarantee each team an OT possession, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-overtime-changes-coming-colts-submit-a-proposal-to-guarantee-each-team-an-ot-possession-per-report/

Phil Mickelson’s Saudi Arabia comments prove costly as sponsors cut ties with embattled golfer

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/phil-mickelsons-saudi-arabia-comments-prove-costly-as-sponsors-cut-ties-with-embattled-golfer/

PGA Tour’s Lee Hodges uses putter to get out of bunker, and it goes horribly wrong

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2022/02/27/lee-hodges-honda-classic-putter-bunker/49871193/

Ole Miss defensive tackle Tywone Malone hits game-winning home run for Rebels baseball team

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2022/02/27/ole-miss-football-tywone-malone-hits-home-run-rebels-baseball/6969579001/

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls debut ticket, Jackie Robinson MLB debut stub break records at auction

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/02/27/michael-jordan-jackie-robinson-debut-tickets-break-records-auction/6964250001/

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Daisies in bloom ~ Kagawa, Japan

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These ears could get a satellite connection

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Final: Florida 84, Georgia 72

Florida at Georgia basketball score, takeaways: Gators, Phlandrous Fleming Jr. take care of business

Florida Men and Women Take 2nd Place at SEC Indoor Championship

No. 4 Gator Softball Cruises Past Golden Grizzlies

No. 15 Gator Baseball Uses 16 Hits to Clinch Series Against Georgia State

2022 SEC Media Days schedule, dates: When each coach will speak during the event in Atlanta

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2022-sec-media-days-schedule-dates-when-each-coach-will-speak-during-the-event-in-atlanta/

Saint Mary’s upends No. 1 Gonzaga to cap off wild day of men’s college basketball upsets

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2022/02/26/gonzaga-saint-marys-seven-top-10-upsets-saturday/6961912001/

Kentucky, Purdue both spoil No. 1 seed hopes despite Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn and Kansas all suffering upsets

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2022/02/26/kentucky-purdue-spoil-ncaa-tournament-no-1-seed-hopes-losses/6955822001/

NFL scouting combine: Bo Jackson, J.J. Watt among most head-turning performances

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2022/02/26/nfl-scouting-combine-bo-jackson-jj-watt-best-performances/6916888001/

Alabama Roots: Who has done the most bench-press reps at the NFL Combine?

https://www.al.com/sports/2022/02/alabama-roots-who-has-done-the-most-bench-press-reps-at-the-nfl-combine.html

Florida State stuns Virginia with wild, must-watch buzzer-beater

MLB lockout negotiations hostile as owners refuse to budge days before deadline

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/02/26/mlb-lockout-negotiations-turn-hostile-owners-not-budging-before-deadline/6957272001/

Phil Mickelson out as host of American Express PGA Tour event after controversial comments

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/02/26/mickelson-out-host-american-express-pga-tour-event-saudi-arabia/6954060001/

How Art Briles’ hiring at Grambling State could be nixed by a majority vote

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2022/02/26/art-briles-grambling-state-hiring-university-louisiana-system-board/6954748001/

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Sleepy swallows huddled together on this clear but very cold and windy morning

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Breakfast at – 45 °C ❄️in Novosibirsk, Russia

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Barco, Ficarrotta Combine for 18 Strikeouts in Series-Opening Win Over Georgia State

No. 3 Gators Win vs. No. 2 Oklahoma on Senior Night

No. 4 Gators Softball Tallies Season-High for Hits in Win Over DePaul

Anna Hall and Jasmine Moore Break School Records, Florida Qualifies 15 Through to Championship Saturday

Jordan Herald Named Associate Director of Creative Media, Football Recruiting

SEC Announces Schedule for 2022 SEC Football Media Days

Florida at Georgia (Saturday, noon)

Wide receiver exemplifies the change from Mullen’s to Napier’s offense

Alabama Roots: Who has run the fastest 40 at the NFL Combine?

https://www.al.com/sports/2022/02/alabama-roots-who-has-run-the-fastest-40-at-the-nfl-combine.html

10 NFL scouting combine stars who went on to be busts

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2022/02/25/nfl-combine-10-workout-stars-who-went-busts/6916641001/

Ohio State men’s basketball star E.J. Liddell says Illinois fans were ‘rude and disrespectful’

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigten/2022/02/25/ohio-state-star-ej-liddell-illinois-fans-comments/6946150001/

Grambling State’s hire of fired Baylor coach Art Briles is a fresh stain for college sports | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/swac/2022/02/25/art-briles-hire-grambling-state-football-baylor-sexual-assault-scandal/6942043001/

Phil Mickelson, Callaway ‘pause’ longtime partnership following golfer’s controversial comments

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/02/25/phil-mickelson-callaway-pause-their-partnership-after-leftys-comments-on-saudi-pga-tour/49863749/

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Perfectly preserved ice layer from the leaf

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Ladybugs

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Gator Women’s Basketball Falls to Vanderbilt in Nashville

Tennis Facility Upgrades Completed at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex

Spring Preview: Wide receivers

Thornton excited about his Florida Gators’ offer on Wednesday

College football attendance declines for seventh straight season to lowest average since 1981

Grambling State hires Art Briles, fired Baylor coach, as offensive coordinator

Former Grambling star Doug Williams ‘very disappointed’ by school’s hiring of Art Briles

Former Houston Oilers star receiver Ken Burrough, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, dies at 73

Bettor turns $1.10 bet into $532K with insane 23-leg college basketball parlay

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Raccoon Still Returns To Visit The Woman Who Saved Him 3 Years Ago

Stan Laurel

 

 

Lugo Hurls Second Career No-No in Win Over UNF

Stellar Pitching Pushes No. 15 Florida Past North Florida

Benedick Hyppolite Named Quality Control – Running Backs

Anglin wants to visit the Florida Gators after picking up an offer

SEC Network, Cracked Racquets Announce Broadcast Partnership

Rejection of 12-team football playoff gives SEC incentive to go lone wolf | Opinion

Alabama poised to strike rich with stacked in-state recruiting talent

Arizona State president tries to exonerate Herm Edwards from wrongdoing, perplexing many within sport

‘A deadline is a deadline’: MLB informs MLBPA that if there’s no deal by Monday, the regular season will be delayed

Creighton guard Ryan Nembhard out for season following surgery after wrist injury

Tom Brady successor? Buccaneers’ Bruce Arians offers high praise for Blaine Gabbert as possible QB1 in 2022

U.S. to name Zach Johnson next Ryder Cup captain as Americans seek first win in Europe in 30 years

Alabama coach Nick Saban surprises PGA Tour golfer Justin Thomas at The Players Championship media day

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Feeble Dog Chained Up For 5 Years Wept As Rescuer Held Her Face In Her Hands

Knock on the door

 

Talbott, Thompson Slug No. 15 Gators to Midweek Takedown of Stetson

No. 4 Gators Softball Dispatches Ospreys in Jacksonville

FINAL: Arkansas 82, Florida 74

Arkansas Hands Gators Crushing Loss

Florida basketball score, takeaways: Gators waste opportunity falling to No. 18 Arkansas

Spring Preview: Outside linebackers

McDonald is hyped over his Florida Gators’ offer

Paul Finebaum calls out Pac-12, ACC, Big Ten commissioners for CFP stalemate: ‘Utter disgrace’

Phil Mickelson apologizes for ‘reckless’ comments, will take time off after losing sponsor

The United States Football League (USFL), a new take on the spring league of the same name that ran from 1983-1985, kicks off with eight new franchises this April.

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Wild Horse Rescued

Little dog is so happy that people remembered his birthday

 

 

Florida vs Arkansas (Tuesday, 7 pm)

Gators looking to build on Auburn upset against Arkansas

Allen sees the Florida Gators program on the rise

Family roots brought Miller to Florida

Tracking 2022 Alabama coaching staff/analyst changes

Nick Saban uninterested in retirement, ‘empty abyss’ it brings

Nate Oats: Alabama benching players who do not defend

Alabama eyeing another elite WR group in the class of 2023

How Alabama is establishing a connection with future recruits

Juwan Howard apologizes for hitting opposing coach: ‘This mistake will never happen again’

Kentucky Derby stewards vote to disqualify 2021 winner Medina Spirit, suspend Bob Baffert for 90 days

Rams WR Van Jefferson chose perfect name for his son who was born on Super Bowl Sunday

Adonis Lattimore, Virginia high school wrestler who was born without legs, wins state championship

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Amboseli National Park is one of the few places on Earth an elephant can seem small

 

No. 5 Gators Defeat No. 9 Georgia, 4-2

No. 4 Gators Caps Off T-Mobile Tournament with Win over the Rattlers

Gators Fall in Hard-Fought Matchup with LSU

Florida Falls to Liberty in Game Three Rubber Match

Gators lose series to Liberty

College baseball 2022 season preview: Preseason rankings, key dates, players to know and more

Stephen Curry shines brightest in NBA All-Star Game with record 3-point shooting to lead Team LeBron

Rookie Austin Cindric edges Bubba Wallace by a nose at 2022 Daytona 500 for first Cup win

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard strikes Wisconsin assistant at end of loss

Michigan vs. Wisconsin fight: Juwan Howard hardly only party to blame for overshadowing sport’s big weekend  

Vanderbilt baseball debuts wearable ‘pitch-signaling’ devices to cut down sign-stealing, improve pace of play

2022 NFL draft combine: Agents organizing boycott over ‘bubble’ restrictions, per report

SUV driver charged with vandalism for taking joyride on Petco Park field

Lusia Harris died last month. That’s when many learned she had been drafted by the NBA

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Junior… get down from there!

Mother cat and her baby

 

Court-Stormer: Gators Stun No. 2 Auburn

Florida vs. No. 2 Auburn score, takeaways: Gators survive for highest-ranked home win in program history

Gator Men Claim 10th-Straight SEC Championship

Florida Unable to Overcome Early Deficit in Game Two Loss to Liberty

Andrade Breaks All-Time Career Singles Record in 4-2 Win Against No. 7 Virginia

Florida Gators softball improves to 9-0 on the season

College basketball winners and losers: Auburn hurts No. 1 seed chances, bubble teams stumble

NCAA council to review NIL impact, including ‘pay-for-play’

Georgia assistant basketball coach Wade Mason suspended after halftime incident

Georgia issues statement after earlier report that Bulldogs coach Tom Crean could be fired

March Madness lookahead: Five men’s basketball story lines you need to know

NFL fines Bengals CB Vernon Hargreaves for unusual penalty during Super Bowl end zone celebration

Washington football legend, Hall of Fame receiver Charley Taylor dies at 80 years old

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Barco, Thompson Lift No. 9 Gators to Season-Opening Win Over Liberty

https://floridagators.com/news/2022/2/18/baseball-barco-thompson-lift-no-9-gators-to-season-opening-win-over-liberty.aspx

No, 2 Gators Clinch Share of 2022 SEC Title with Win at No. 10 Kentucky

https://floridagators.com/news/2022/2/18/gymnastics-no-2-gators-clinch-share-of-2022-sec-title-with-win-at-no-10-kentucky.aspx

No. 4 Gators Notch Another Top 25 Victory with Win Over No. 14 Duke

https://floridagators.com/news/2022/2/18/softball-no-4-gators-notch-another-top-25-victory-with-win-over-no-14-duke.aspx

Florida vs Auburn (Saturday, 2 pm)

https://floridagators.com/news/2022/2/18/mens-basketball-stuff-florida-vs-auburn-feb-18-2022.aspx

MLB postpones spring training games until March 5 with more lockout talks scheduled for Monday

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-postpones-spring-training-games-until-march-5-with-more-lockout-talks-scheduled-for-monday/

College Football Playoff expansion on hold, current four-team format will remain until 2026

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-expansion-on-hold-current-four-team-format-will-remain-until-2026/

Winners and losers in delayed College Football Playoff expansion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2022/02/18/winners-losers-in-college-football-playoff-expansion-delay/6849807001/