Thirty-two teams entered this year’s World Cup with aspirations of winning the biggest tournament in soccer. One month and 64 matches later, Germany emerged as World Cup champions. Join me as I recap Germany’s epic title run and relive some other great moments from the World Cup.
I was reminded of 2010 a few nights ago. My memory was thrown back there thanks to an article in The Atlantic about friends who have died, yet still live through Facebook. It is an interesting take on a phenomenon that is now all too real for our ultra plugged-in generation of millennials, including myself. The story prompted me to read back through wall posts and messages of a friend I’d lost, and that brings me to where this summer intersects with that one.
They may not be playing in the FIFA World Cup, but the Special Olympics Unified soccer team came, saw and conquered at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games.
In the history of the NBA, no era has had as many great point guards as there are today. Some point guards stand above the rest and these rankings show exactly who is the best of the best.
It took extra innings, five pitchers and the Gators’ fourth outfielder Ryan Larson to scratch out a series-finale win against the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri had a knack for taking the lead early against Florida this weekend.
What might be Buddy Alexander’s last tournament as head coach of Florida men’s golf came to a close Sunday.
If Aaron Rhodes was still fighting for the Saturday starter spot entering Game 2 of the Missouri-Florida series, he has it all but secured now.
After Florida dropped its first contest 5-3 to Missouri on Friday, Lauren Haeger brought the Gators back to its winning ways.
Florida turned things around in its conference title run on Saturday.
Zack Powers found himself in the middle of a bench-clearing tussle against Florida State. A month later, he came a call away from hitting into a triple play. The bizarre sequence started in the second inning with Powers roping a line drive to Missouri first baseman Kendall Keeton who snagged the liner, stepped on first and fired to third to complete the rare trifecta.
No. 3 Florida rode a 10-game win streak into its final home series against No. 15 Missouri on Friday.
Tim Walton likes where his team is at with the regular season drawing to a close.
Good things come to those who wait, or so the saying goes. That adage couldn’t be truer when it comes to high school recruiting.
“Just close your eyes and tell me where you are.”
Fresh off the plane from Birmingham, Ala., Florida gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn addressed the media for the final time of the 2014 season on Monday morning.
Bobby Poyner watched most of Sunday’s finale from the dugout railing next to coach Kevin O’Sullivan and hitting coach Brad Weitzel. He was a day removed from striking out a career-high seven batters in four innings of relief.
Florida’s bats are alive.
In the absence of Derrick Rose this season, Joakim Noah has flourished for the Chicago Bulls.
After No. 1 Florida earned a share of its second-straight national title on Saturday, Bridget Sloan won a title of her own.
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