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Ask Gary: Why are strikeouts so commonplace?

October 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

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Is Gators’ McElwain Coach of the Year?

October 23, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. The program feels healthy again, vibrant. It feels like it matters. It feels like the University of Florida has a grip on the future. Again. And that, more than anything, is what new Florida coach Jim McElwain has accomplished in his first season. The sorrowful days, the days of wondering where it […]

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Random Thoughts: Les Miles pulls his magic again

October 18, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Les Miles, and I can turn your cat into a rabbit. – And I’m the University of Michigan, and I can turn a party into a wake. – Considering the fear that Lamar Odom might have brain damage, can we get a group rate for all of the Kardashians? – […]

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Ask Gary: Remembering the best interviews

October 17, 2015 Baseball

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Random Thoughts: Is Golden still the UM coach?

October 11, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Al Golden, and I have a question. How did they get an airplane to pull a banner over this column? – USA Today ranks Sunday’s Tampa Bay-Jacksonville game as the NFL’s least-watchable game of the weekend, which is particularly harsh on a weekend when Cleveland plays Baltimore and Buffalo plays […]

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FSU’s Cook limps his way past the Hurricanes

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:35 a.m. Turns out, one leg is plenty for Dalvin Cook. Two would just be running up the score. Cook, questioned all week because the health of his left leg, passed all tests Saturday night as he ran past the University of Miami. The Seminoles sputtered at times, and they trailed in the fourth […]

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USF has had bigger wins, but this felt large enough

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:05 a.m. There have been bigger days. Just not lately. They have beaten bigger opponents. It’s just been a while. There have been big bigger impacts. Did any of them feel this good? The USF Bulls finally collected a scalp worth keeping Saturday, pulling away from Syracuse to take a 45-24 decision. It was […]

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Ask Gary: Would Bucs be better with Mariota?

October 10, 2015 Boxing

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Offense not good enough in South Florida loss

October 2, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 11:38 p.m. The defense of the South Florida Bulls played well enough to think about an upset Friday night. The offense? Not so much. The Bulls fell to 1-3 on the season, losing a 24-17 decision to the undefeated Memphis Tigers. USF held Memphis to less than half of the 53.7 points per game […]

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Gators’ Grier leaves his mark at quarterback

September 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 9:08 p.m. Will Grier, Mr. Fourth down, became a quarterback Saturday. Oh, he had played at the position before Saturday. But then he was filled with potential and promise on afternoons where he wasn’t quite enough. But against the Tennessee Vols, Grier stood up in a 28-27 victory. Grier had only a slight edge […]

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