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Bob Sparks is President of Ramos and Sparks Group, a Tallahassee-based business and political consulting firm. During his career, he has directed media relations and managed events for professional baseball, served as chief spokesperson for the Republican Party of Florida as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Attorney General of Florida. After serving as Executive Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Charlie Crist, he returned to the private sector working with clients including the Republican National Committee and political candidates in Japan. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Sue and can be reached at [email protected].

Miami gets by Gators; UCF defeats UMass

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The No. 17 Miami Hurricanes defeated their in-state rival Florida Gators, 66-55 on Tuesday night at Bank United Center in Coral Gables. While neither team shot well, the Hurricanes were more effective behind the three-point line to help them earn their eighth win of the season against one loss. The Gators trailed by only 25-24 with 2:44 left in the half, but Miami scored the final 8 points of the half to take a 33-24 lead into the locker room.…

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Golden State Warriors in uncharted territory

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Something big is going on in the San Francisco Bay Area.  It is not the San Francisco 49ers; they are rebuilding. It is not the Oakland Raiders; they are always rebuilding (but doing better). The biggest story in the world of professional sports is headquartered in the Oracle Arena, just a few hundred yards from the Raiders’ home facility of O.co Coliseum. Oracle’s tenant is the Golden State Warriors and they have done what no other professional sports team has…

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Seminoles survive Melvin Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth

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The Florida State men’s basketball team raced out to a double-digit halftime lead, and then hung on for a hard-fought 76-71 victory over Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday in Atlanta. FSU overcame a career-high 36 points from the Rams’ Melvin Johnson to pull out the victory. With the teams tied at 13, the Seminoles went on a 24-10 run to establish control. The Seminoles led at halftime, 40-29. Florida State still led by 10 at 48-38, but the Rams went on…

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Marshall, Connecticut accept bids to St. Petersburg Bowl

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The St. Petersburg Bowl has announced that the 2015 game will feature a matchup between the Connecticut Huskies and the Marshall Thundering Herd. The game features a Marshall program known for football success and tragedy, against a Connecticut program that has only played in Division 1-FBS since 2002. Marshall finished the season 9-3 in second place in the East Division of Conference USA. It won seven consecutive games during the middle part of the season before dropping two of its…

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Northwestern, Tennessee coming to Tampa for Outback Bowl

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The Outback Bowl announced on Sunday that the No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats of the Big 10 will square off against the No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers from the Southeastern Conference on New Year’s Day. The game will mark the second meeting between the schools with Tennessee winning the 1996 Citrus Bowl, 48-28. Northwestern enters the game with a 10-2 record, finishing second in the Big 10’s West Division. After winning their first five games, they suffered two lopsided losses to Iowa…

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Dolphins steal one from the Ravens

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The Miami Dolphins scored a highly improbable victory on Sunday, prevailing over the hapless Baltimore Ravens, 15-13. On a day when Miami earned only 8 first downs all day, Raven mistakes, especially two critical throws by Raven quarterback Matt Schaub, made the difference. The Dolphin offense was doing nothing on its own. Their first four possessions resulted in four punts. Baltimore looked like they would break on top in the second quarter, but an 80-yard drive resulted in no points…

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Top 2 unchanged in AP Top 25; FSU 9th, Gators 19th

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Clemson and Alabama remained at No. 1 and No. 2 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Sunday. Only four of the remaining 23 teams remained in their positions from last week. Florida State finished in the ninth position and the Florida Gators only dropped one position to 19th following their 29-15 loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. North Carolina wound up 10th after the Tar Heels’ lost to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game.…

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