1 » Florida Gators freshman sprinter and junior running back Jeff Demps is fast. So fast, in fact, that the 10.11-second 100-meter dash he ran at the 66th Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday afternoon at Percy Beard Track is the fastest run in the world so far in 2010 (and it is not even the best time he has run in his life – 10.01 in high school. Demps won the 60-meter dash national title at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships and is hoping to add more titles to his resume in the outdoor season.

2 » ESPN sideline reporter and former Florida dazzler Erin Andrews, who is currently a contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, has been the subject of death threats since the end of March, according to CNN. Andrews’ attorney, Marshall B. Grossman, says that radio talk show host Dan Patrick has been sent several threatening e-mails about Andrews beginning in September. The e-mails “were of a sexual nature but then turned violent” recently, according to Grossman. The FBI is already on the case and has identified the sender of the e-mails, per the Los Angeles Times.

Two more BITS on…No. 8/11 baseball, No. 3 women’s tennis and No. 6 men’s tennis all defeating Vanderbilt on Friday. Read more about these results…after the jump!

Continue Reading » FOUR BITS: Demps is fast, Andrews’ death threats

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1 » Between critics, supporters and analysts, former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow always has plenty of people talking about him. You can add former USC Trojans safety Taylor Mays to that list. Mays – who has grown close with Tebow after appearances at college football awards shows, 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl and 2010 NFL Scouting Combine – got defensive when asked about his new friend’s ability to transition to the NFL. “I don’t understand it. He did everything right,” Mays said. “It’s not like everybody thought he was going to be the first quarterback taken, so I don’t understand why they’re killing him like that. You’re looking at one of the most established players in college football, ever. Ever! All these people they’re talking about don’t have half the credentials he does.”

2 » While Mays was defensive, New England sports writer Tom Curran went on the offensive against Tebow Wednesday. Curran opines that Tebow’s very public meeting with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is out of character for the team and was perhaps done in order to boost Tebow’s 2010 NFL Draft stock and, in some way, help out his friend and Gators head coach Urban Meyer. Side note: Tebow spent two days in Boston; he was not just there for a dinner. Curran also questions what Tebow is as a person. “I mean, how do we know the kid’s a virgin? He talks about it. And just as it’s his right to talk about it, it’s the right of observers to wonder what the motivations for doing so are,” Curran wrote. “Is he a football player? A spokesman? A vessel of the Lord? A well-crafted public relations creation? All of the above?”

Four more BITS on Erin Andrews’ ESPN contract and future as well as results from baseball, softball and lacrosse…after the jump!
Continue Reading » SIX BITS: Tebow, Andrews, baseball, softball, lax

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Former Florida Gators dazzler and ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews was facing elimination on Tuesday night’s edition of ABC‘s Dancing with the Stars. After learning she had been spared, Andrews dropped a solid Gator Chomp in celebration.

NOTE: Skip until 5:00 in the video…unless you actually want to watch five additional minutes of DWTS results. Thanks to OGGOA reader Sarah R. for passing this along.

Lest we not forget Andrews’ second dance (below). Or her first.

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Former Florida Gators dazzler and ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews made her debut on ABC‘s Dancing with the Stars on Monday night. Andrews and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy scored a 21, which OGGOA is told is solid first-round score.

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Former Florida Gators dazzler and current ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews has signed on to be a contestant on the 10th season of ABC‘s Dancing with the Stars.

Andrews will join Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, model/actress Pamela Anderson, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actress Shannen Doherty, singer Nicole Scherzinger, Olympic gold-medal ice skater Evan Lysacek, actress Niecy Nash, actor Aiden Turner, reality show star Kate Gosselin and former Bachelor Jake Pavelka on the latest edition of the hit ABC dancing competition. The show will premiere on March 22, 2010 at 8 p.m. (EST).

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