The Injury bug has yet again struck the Orange and Blue as starting left tackle D.J. Humphries will be sidelined for 2-4 weeks after suffering a MCL sprain in practice on Monday. Humphries, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound sophomore, was replaced in the lineup against Missouri following a lackluster performance against LSU …
Read More »No. 2 Gator Softball beats Hampton 7-1 in NCAA Regional
The No.2 Gator softball team powered past Hampton Friday evening by the score of 7-1 to win their first game in the Gainesville Regional. Florida trailed 1-0 early in the first inning after Gator third baseman Katie Medina fired high to first, letting Margaret Wilkins reach second on the error. …
Read More »Texas A&M looks to build on impressive 2012 season
The Texas A&M Aggies are entering the 2013 NCAA football season on quite a roll. The Aggies finished the 2012 football season going 11-2 and 6-2 in SEC play. A&M’s two losses (Florida and LSU) came by a combined eight points. The Aggies defeated eventual national champion Alabama back in …
Read More »The Orlando Magic and Miami Heat meet Wednesday to close out regular season
The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic will meet Wednesday to close out the NBA regular season. The teams are moving in opposite directions; the Heat have their eye on a championship while the Magic are in a rebuilding stage. The Heat are coming off a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers despite …
Read More »Louisville edges Michigan 82-76 for third National Championship
The Louisville Cardinals are champions of college basketball after defeating the Naismith Player of the Year Trey Burke and the Michigan Wolverines 82-76 in Atlanta. The Cardinals trailed the majority of the first half, falling behind by as many as 12 points. A late run in the first half, including …
Read More »No. 3 Gator softball defeats in-state rival UCF in rain-shortened game.
The No. 3 Gator Softball team defeated the in-state foe UCF Knights 2-1 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The game was called due to heavy rain in the bottom of the sixth. Freshman infielder Kelsey Stewart started things off with a lead-off walk to start the game. Stewart then swiped …
Read More »Heat Win Streak Reaches 27
By: Carson Williams The Miami Heat (56-14) ran its winning streak to 27 games after defeating the Orlando Magic (18-53) 108-94 Monday night. It’s the second longest winning streak in NBA history. The Heat are just six games shy of the 33-game record set by the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers. Miami’s …
Read More »No.3 Florida Softball takes home SEC sweep of Arkansas with Horton solo walk-off homer
With two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a scoreless game Florida senior Kelsey Horton smashed a pitch deep over the left field wall to give the Gators their first SEC sweep of the season as Florida beat Arkansas 1-0 on Saturday. Horton, who entered the …
Read More »Kentucky and Alabama Earn No.1 Seeds in NIT; Starts Tonight
By: Carson Adele Williams The Kentucky Wildcats (21-11) are the overall No. 1 seed for the NIT men’s basketball tournament that starts tonight. The Wildcats are left out of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2009. The Wildcats are the first NCAA defending champions not to make the …
Read More »Gator Softball Gets Set to Host Three Game Tournament
The fourth-ranked Gator softball team returns home for the first time in two weeks and for only the second time this season. Florida will play host to Drake, Mount St. Mary’s, FAMU, and Presbyterian at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium all weekend. The Gators are coming off a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over …
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