You see something new every time you’re at the ballpark. For anyone at the Florida-Stetson softball game, that rang true Wednesday. During the squads’ matchup at Patricia Wilson Field in Deland, Fla., play was stopped briefly while players and fans gawked as Artemis II soared through the sky after being launched from Cape Canaveral. The … Read more
George Kittle didn’t do much to cheer up Ricky Pearsall following his alma mater’s shocking NCAA tournament loss on Sunday. In fact, the Niners tight end rubbed salt in the receiver’s wound. Shortly after Iowa — where Kittle played from 2013-2016 — knocked Florida out of March Madness with a stunning 73-72 victory in Tampa, … Read more
Sports reporter Talia Baia said Iowa’s upset of Florida, the defending national champion and No. 1 seed, “might be my worst heartbreak yet” as she reacted to the March Madness thriller on Sunday. Baia — a diehard Gators alum, who went viral for her locker room interviews during last year’s NCAA men’s tournament — shared … Read more
Pat McAfee wants Lane Kiffin to stay in Oxford. With the rumors of his potential exit swirling around the Ole Miss head coach, McAfee pleaded with Kiffin to remain with the Rebels rather than jump to a big-name school like LSU or Florida. “I would like to say if Lane Kiffin is listening … You’re … Read more
Paul Finebaum said it was “terribly unfair” for ESPN colleague Stephen A. Smith to make the debate surrounding Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s future “racial” by insinuating that black players don’t want to go to Oxford, Miss. Smith took that stance on Wednesday’s episode of “First Take” during a discussion with Finebaum, Chris “Mad Dog” … Read more
Lane Kiffin isn’t the only member of his family generating buzz. Taking to Instagram on Monday, daughter Landry Kiffin recapped the “best time of the year” in a collection of new photos geotagged from Oxford, Miss., as speculation about her father’s future as head coach of the Rebels continues to swirl. Landry — whose romance … Read more
Bennett Anderson and Talia Baia reunited at the Final Four for another interview after their first exchange went viral. Baia, a journalism student at Florida working for a local ESPN television affiliate in Gainesville, and the Florida reserve made headlines last week for an interview she did after Bennett scored off the bench during the … Read more
A University of Florida student reporter for ESPN Gainesville is seizing the moment after her locker room interview with Gators guard Bennett Andersen went viral following Florida’s 87-71 Sweet 16 win over Maryland last Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Senior Talia Baia recently announced that she and Andersen are selling an “NIL shirt together” after their … Read more
The CBS broadcast of UConn’s thrilling second-round clash against Florida on Sunday in the NCAA tournament featured an unexpected star. As the No. 8 seed Huskies contended for a March Madness three-peat, cameras zoned in on the mother of star UConn forward Liam McNeeley, who watched the team’s Sweet 16 bid fall short in the … Read more
The Jacksonville police department revealed bodycam footage that showcased new details from the wild brawl between officers and fans during Saturday’s Georgia-Florida contest, including one fan threatening to “kill a cop” and using a racial slur. Sheriff T.K. Waters said his office’s professional standards division found his officers did not violate department policies in the … Read more
How can it get worse if you’re a Florida Gators fan? Oh, that’s how. ESPN color commentator Jesse Palmer, who is the host of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” put a male Florida fan in the friend zone while on the broadcast for the Gators’ 33-20 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. Palmer roasted the … Read more
Tim Tebow’s return to the Swamp on Saturday came with a Hall of Fame-worthy salute from his biggest supporter. In a message posted on her Instagram Stories, Demi-Leigh Tebow paid tribute to the former Gators quarterback, who was heralded by the Gainesville, Fla., crowd ahead of his College Football Hall of Fame induction next month. … Read more
Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz was impressed with his girlfriend Alexis Loommans‘ latest photoshoot. The model, who was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA earlier this year, posed braless in a white collared shirt and blazer with knee-high leather boots in photos she shared to her Instagram page Wednesday. Mertz, who played for the Wisconsin Badgers before … Read more
ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe was feeling some type of way while on the sidelines during Utah’s season-opening win over Florida Thursday night. Social media is buzzing over Rowe’s reaction after taking a shot of portable oxygen while on-air at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. “This is portable oxygen,” Rowe said while holding up a … Read more
Customers of Charter’s Spectrum cable service hoping to watch Florida-Utah on ESPN are being met with a blackout. ESPN went dark on the service on Thursday as the two sides are in a carriage dispute. Wall Street Journal media reporter Joe Flint shared a tweet of the screen on ESPN for Spectrum customers. Customers of … Read more
Tim Tebow has the ultimate “hype woman” in his corner. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the former NFL quarterback posted a playful video of his wife, former Miss Universe winner Demi-Leigh Tebow, as she mimicked one of his speeches from his college playing days at Florida, where he and the Gators won two national titles … Read more
Urban Meyer struggled during his best days as head football coach at the University of Florida. In Netflix’s upcoming “Untold: Swamp Kings” docuseries — which explores the 2000s-era Florida Gators and Meyer’s militant-style system — he explained how the pressure and his obsession with winning took a major toll on his health. A decade before his failed … Read more
Not all LSU fans celebrated equally after the Tigers’ championship win against Florida on Monday night. One male LSU fan appeared to get brutally rejected by a woman in the stands at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, where the Tigers won their first Men’s College World Series since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida. … Read more