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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].

College basketball round-up: No. 1 goes down

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A major upset rocked college basketball on Saturday as top-ranked North Carolina went down to defeat. Florida, Florida State and Central Florida posted victories, while USF is still searching for their first win. Florida Atlantic, Florida International and Florida Gulf Coast all posted victories. Northern Iowa 71, No. 1 North Carolina 67 College basketball will have a new No. 1 team next week following the shocking defeat of top-ranked North Carolina. The Tar Heels were ambushed by the Northern Iowa…

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Miami blasts No. 16 Utah in Puerto Rico

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The Miami Hurricanes showed little respect for No. 16 Utah, rolling over the Utes, 90-66 in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 46-32 halftime lead and never looked back in running their record to 4-0. Sheldon McClellan led Miami with 27 points. He was 10 of 12 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range. Tonye Jikiri had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Miami shot 53 percent from the…

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Hofstra deals FSU first hoops loss of the season

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Florida State suffered their first loss in men’s basketball on Friday when they dropped an 82-77 decision to the Hofstra Herd in the opening round of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The shots did not fall nearly as frequently as they did during the Seminoles’ two lopsided season-opening wins over Nicholls State and Jacksonville. Freshman Malik Beasley is quickly developing a reputation as a sharpshooter with another strong performance. He scored 25 points on 8 of 16…

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Basketball, post season soccer on tap this weekend

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With no marquee college football games in Florida over the weekend, other sports will gain extra attention. Post season men’s and women’s soccer and early season college basketball have some interesting match ups. The Florida State men’s basketball team is in the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam this weekend. The Seminoles take on high-scoring Hofstra in their opening game on Friday. A lot of points are expected to be on the menu. FSU has scored 207 points in their…

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UCF falls to 0-11 after pounding by East Carolina

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The Central Florida Knights are one step closer to a winless season following Thursday night’s 44-7 drubbing at the hands of the East Carolina Pirates. The loss brings UCF to 0-11 on the season and 0-7 in the American Conference. Quarterback Blake Kemp led the way for East Carolina with 35 completions in 50 attempts for 448 yards and four touchdowns. Isiah Jones had 14 receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Hairston ran for 137 yards on 14…

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UCF seeks first win vs. Pirates

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The Central Florida Knights have two more opportunities to avoid a winless season. The good news is both games will be played at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando. The bad news is they are underdogs in both games. On Thursday night the 4-6 East Carolina Pirates provide the opposition. Four of those losses have come against teams either currently or formerly ranked this season. Those include Florida, Navy, Temple and BYU. Both teams have not played in 12 days.…

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Freshmen duo holds keys to big season for FSU hoops

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The late Al McGuire, who won an NCAA basketball title at Marquette in 1977, often had little use for freshmen. When he became a college basketball commentator following his retirement, he was fond of saying “the best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores.” College basketball is in a different era now because freshmen are often freshmen in name only. One need only look at the roster of the Kentucky Wildcats, which is often restocked with freshman after previous freshmen…

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