Florida is the second seed for the event and will begin action in the evening rotation today. UCLA is the number one seed for the competition, a program that has won several national titles.

This is the third time that Florida has hosted this event and the Gators are also looking to win it for the first time; Florida finished as high as second back in 1998.

In today's Session I starting at 1pm in the O'Connell Center, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, UCLA and Utah will compete. In tonight's Session II at 7pm, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Stanford will compete.

The top three teams in each session will advance to the Super Six competition tomorrow night at 6pm for a right to win a national title. Individual event titles will take place Saturday night at 6pm.

Many believe Florida has a great chance to win this event. The Gators in past years have seemed to peak too early but it looks like this year Florida is scoring and peaking at exactly the right time.

If Florida can win a national title, it would be the third one that the Gators would have won this year, joining men's track and women's swimming.

Florida is the second seed for the event and will begin action in the evening rotation today. UCLA is the number one seed for the competition, a program that has won several national titles.

The St.Louis Rams are on the clock with the first pick and most experts believe they will select Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.

Detroit picks second, followed by Tampa Bay, Washington and Kansas City. Most think the Bucs will go defense and draft a defensive tackle with the third pick. The selection by Detroit is a little more up in the air.

Jacksonville selects 10th in the first round while Miami goes at number 12. Many believe the Jags could take Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain and the Dolphins could go defensive tackle because of the suspension of Jason Ferguson but as always, there will be surprises.

Former Gator players are in abundance in this draft and most believe that cornerback Joe Haden and offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey will go in the first round. Players like tight end Aaron Hernandez, linebacker Brandon Spikes, quarterback Tim Tebow and defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap could go anywhere from late first round into the third round but most experts believe Dunlap has the most potential to be picked in the first round of those three players.

Defensive end Jermaine Cunningham, wide receiver Riley Cooper and safety Major Wright are also hopeful of being drafted but they could be second day selections.

The St.Louis Rams are on the clock with the first pick and most experts believe they will select Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.

Even though Roethlisberger has not been convicted of a crime, Goodell, in a letter sent to the quarterback, said that league players are held to a higher standard. In that letter, Goodell told Roethlisberger in part, referring to an alleged incident in Milledgeville, Georgia where a female accused Roethlisberger of forcing himself on her, that "there is nothing about your conduct in Milledgeville that can be remotely described as admirable, responsible, or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of our fans."

The Steeler quarterback also must undergo a behavioral evaluation conducted by professionals.

There are now also rumors that Pittsburgh is looking to dump their quarterback; several sources have said the Steelers would be willing to part with Roethlisberger for the right draft pick in the first round.

In another NFL note, former Gator defensive back Lito Sheppard has been signed by the Minnesota Vikings; he played last year for the New York Jets.

Even though Roethlisberger has not been convicted of a crime, Goodell, in a letter sent to the quarterback, said that league players are held to a higher standard. In that letter, Goodell told Roethlisberger in part, referring to an alleged incident in Milledgeville, Georgia where a female accused Roethlisberger of forcing himself on her, that "there is nothing about your conduct in Milledgeville that can be remotely described as admirable, responsible, or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of our fans."

In that seven run first, Jonathan Pigott and Preston Tucker homered to knock out starter Kyle Parker. Later in the game, Gator catcher Mike Zunino hit two solo homers as the Gators took advantage of walks and three errors by the Bulls to win the game. The Gators took all four matchups with the Bulls this year and in this game, starting pitcher Chas Spottswood got the win, giving up two runs in four innings pitched.

Florida now comes back home after eight straight games on the road to face SEC West leader Arkansas this weekend.

In that seven run first, Jonathan Pigott and Preston Tucker homered to knock out starter Kyle Parker. Later in the game, Gator catcher Mike Zunino hit two solo homers as the Gators took advantage of walks and three errors by the Bulls to win the game. The Gators took all four matchups with the Bulls this year and in this game, starting pitcher Chas Spottswood got the win, giving up two runs in four innings pitched.

6'9" forward Cody Larson from Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the latest verbal commitment to the 2011 class. He had been a verbal commitment to Iowa but a coaching change there opened up his commitment.

Larson will join forward Patric Young, forward Will Yuguete and swingman Casey Prather in the 2010 recruiting class.

6'9" forward Cody Larson from Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the latest verbal commitment to the 2011 class. He had been a verbal commitment to Iowa but a coaching change there opened up his commitment.

In other American League games, Kevin Slowey pitched eight strong as Minnesota downs Cleveland 5-1; Toronto tops Kansas City 4-2; Boston nips struggling Texas 7-6; New York beat Oakland 7-3; Seattle sinks Baltimore to 2-13 with a 3-1 win and the LA Angels beat Detroit 6-5.

In the National League, Atlanta comes 3-0 down in the ninth inning to tie it and Nate McLouth hits the go ahead homer in the 10th inning to lift the Braves to a 4-3 win over Philadelphia.

In other games, New York used four hits by Jose Reyes to beat Chicago 4-0; Colorado blasts Washington 10-4; Cincinnati outslugs Los Angeles 11-9; Houston tops Florida 7-5; Milwaukee downs Pittsburgh 8-1; Arizona beats St.Louis 9-7 and San Diego edges San Francisco 1-0.

In other American League games, Kevin Slowey pitched eight strong as Minnesota downs Cleveland 5-1; Toronto tops Kansas City 4-2; Boston nips struggling Texas 7-6; New York beat Oakland 7-3; Seattle sinks Baltimore to 2-13 with a 3-1 win and the LA Angels beat Detroit 6-5.

After trailing 29-25, the Celtics went on a 44-8 run to put the game away. Game 3 now moves to Miami.

In other NBA playoff acton, Atlanta goes up 2-0 on Milwaukee with a 96-86 win. Joe Johnson scored 27 for the Hawks who now move to Milwaukee for Game 3.

Phoenix evens its series with Portland with a 119-90 win as Jason Richardson scores 29 for the Suns who travel to Portland for Game 3.

And the LA Lakers go up 2-0 on Oklahoma City with a hard fought 95-92 win as Kobe Bryant pours in 39 in the win. The series now shifts to Oklahoma City for Game 3.

After trailing 29-25, the Celtics went on a 44-8 run to put the game away. Game 3 now moves to Miami.

Florida (34-6) led only once in the game, 2-1 after one inning as Gator starter Ensley Gammel had trouble locating pitches and many that were left in the hitting zone were hits by FIU. Ashley McClain homered and drove in two runs and Brie Rojas also had two r-b-i for the visitors who are now 30-15 on the year.

The Gators next play Friday at Tennessee in the start of an important three game series.

Meanwhile the Gator baseball team travels today to face South Florida in a game that can be heard on Rock 104 at 6:55pm. The Gators have beaten the Bulls once already this season and this game marks the end of an eight game road swing for the Gators who will come back home to play Arkansas this weekend.

Florida is 25-10 while USF is 16-19.

Florida (34-6) led only once in the game, 2-1 after one inning as Gator starter Ensley Gammel had trouble locating pitches and many that were left in the hitting zone were hits by FIU. Ashley McClain homered and drove in two runs and Brie Rojas also had two r-b-i for the visitors who are now 30-15 on the year.

Yuguete will join swingman Casey Prather and power forward Patric Young in Florida's 2010 recruiting class. The Gators got the news over the weekend that Rutgers guard Mike Rosario and his 16 points per game was going to transfer to Florida but he'll have to sit a year per NCAA transfer rules before playing.

The Gator football team gets a nice 2011 verbal commitment when quarterback Jeff Driskel said yes to the Gators and made his decision public on Monday. The 6'3" Driskel from Hagerty High School in Oveido was recently a guest on AM 850's "Cheap Seats" program and while on the program talked about how much he liked the Gators and what they were doing with their offense.

Driskel attended a Nike camp here this weekend and decided to make his decision public; he is Florida's fourth verbal commitment in the 2011 class.

Yuguete will join swingman Casey Prather and power forward Patric Young in Florida's 2010 recruiting class. The Gators got the news over the weekend that Rutgers guard Mike Rosario and his 16 points per game was going to transfer to Florida but he'll have to sit a year per NCAA transfer rules before playing.

The Red Sox fall to 4-9 while the Rays, winners of seven straight, all on the road, improve to 10-3.

In other games, Toronto got two homers from Jose Bautista to defeat Kansas City 8-1; Los Angeles improves to 7-7 after beating Detroit 2-0 and Seattle is also 7-7 after downing 2-12 Baltimore 8-2.

In the National League, rookie Ike Davis got called up by the New York Mets and the first baseman got two hits in his debut to help the Mets bea Chicago 6-1. Elsewhere, Washington Willie Harris drove in four as the Nationals top Colorado 5-2; St.Louis beat Arizona 4-2 behind a solid start from Brad Penny and San Diego nips San Francisco 3-2 as former Gator David Eckstein homers to drive in the winning run.

The Red Sox fall to 4-9 while the Rays, winners of seven straight, all on the road, improve to 10-3.

Former Gator Joakim Noah, who was booed constantly by the Cleveland crowd after he criticized the lack of things to do in Cleveland's downtown district, had an excellent game in defeat, scoring 25 points while hauling down 13 rebounds.

In the night's other game the Utah Jazz evened its series with Denver as Deron Williams scored 33 points in a 114-111 win. Williams also had 14 assists for the injury riddled Jazz who now return home for Game 3. Carlos Boozer chipped in with 20 points and 15 boards for the Jazz.

Four games are on tap for tonight as Boston takes on Miami; Milwaukee visits Atlanta; Oklahoma City visits the Lakers and Phoenix hosts Portland.

Former Gator Joakim Noah, who was booed constantly by the Cleveland crowd after he criticized the lack of things to do in Cleveland's downtown district, had an excellent game in defeat, scoring 25 points while hauling down 13 rebounds.

By NCAA rules he will have to sit out next season but in two years he will bring the Gators the ability to play either the one or the two spot and Rosario can score as well as he averaged over 16 points a game in each of his two seasons at Rutgers.

Rosario began looking at other options when Rutgers coach Fred Hill was let go and he chose Florida over programs like Tennessee and Kentucky. Ironically, another former Gator, Jonathan Mitchell, left the Florida program a few years ago and decided to go closer to home and play for Rutgers.

Rosario is 6'3" and 190 pounds.

By NCAA rules he will have to sit out next season but in two years he will bring the Gators the ability to play either the one or the two spot and Rosario can score as well as he averaged over 16 points a game in each of his two seasons at Rutgers.

The Gator baseball team is now 25-10 overall and 10-5 in SEC play after taking two of three from Kentucky on the road; the Gators won the first two and lost 6-5 on Sunday.

The Florida softball team takes two of three at home from Kentucky after winning 5-0 on Sunday behind pitcher Stephanie Brombacher and homers from Kelsey Horton and Francesca Enea. Florida is now 34-5 overall and 12-3 in the SEC and will face FIU on Tuesday.

The Gator tennis teams have now completed regular season play. The Gator women are unbeaten and the top seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament after beating South Carolina 4-0 over the weekend. And the Gator men will be a two seed at the SEC Tournament after beating Carolina over the weekend. Both Gator teams will receive first round byes in the SEC Tournament that starts later this week.

The Gator track teams were impressive in their Tom Jones Invitational Meet held on Saturday. Senior Calvin Smith took the men's 400 meter race in a world record time of 44.81 and Florida won 11 events in all.

The Gator lacrosse team falls to Vanderbilt 12-7 on Sunday as Amanda O'Leary's team is now 9-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

The Gator golf teams competed in the SEC Championships with the Gator women finishing 10th while the Gator men ended up tied for second.

The Gator baseball team is now 25-10 overall and 10-5 in SEC play after taking two of three from Kentucky on the road; the Gators won the first two and lost 6-5 on Sunday.

In other American League games, the New York Yankees complete the sweep of Texas with a 5-2 win and the LA Angels beat Toronto with a 3-1 victory. Chicago falls to 4-9 after losing 7-4 to Cleveland; Kansas City rips Minnesota 10-5; Baltimore beats Oakland 8-3 and Detroit downs Seattle 4-2.

In the National League, rookie Jason Heyward gets a two out, two run game winning single to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over Colorado.

In other action, St.Louis gets two homers from Ryan Ludwig to beat New York 5-3; Manny Ramirez hits a pinch hit two run homer to give Los Angeles a 2-1 over San Francisco. Milwaukee outslugs Washington 11-7; Florida nips Philadelphia 2-0; Pittsburgh tops Cincinnati 3-2; Houston edges Chicago 3-2 and San Diego beats Arizona 6-3.

In other American League games, the New York Yankees complete the sweep of Texas with a 5-2 win and the LA Angels beat Toronto with a 3-1 victory. Chicago falls to 4-9 after losing 7-4 to Cleveland; Kansas City rips Minnesota 10-5; Baltimore beats Oakland 8-3 and Detroit downs Seattle 4-2.

Garnett will not play because he's been suspended for giving an elbow to the face to Miami's Quentin Richardson during their opening game of their playoff series.

In results on Sunday in the Eastern Conference, Orlando beat Charlotte 98-89 as Jameer Nelson pours in 32 points.

In the Western Conference, the LA Lakers beat Oklahoma City 87-79 as Kobe Bryant scores 21; Dallas tops San Antonio 100-94 as Dirk Nowitzki scores 36 and Portland upsets Phoenix on the road 105-100 as guard Andre Miller scores 31.

Tonight there are two playoff games as Utah visits Denver and Chicago visits Cleveland.

Garnett will not play because he's been suspended for giving an elbow to the face to Miami's Quentin Richardson during their opening game of their playoff series.