After 11 years with the Gators men’s tennis team, head coach Bryan Shelton announced Friday morning that he is stepping down to spend more time with family. Shelton had a winning record during his coaching career with the Gators, winning the program its first national championship in 2021. 2021 National …
Read More »How Oak Hall School’s lacrosse team has become one of the region’s best
As the program marches through the state tournament, the story of how Oak Hall has been elevated under coach Jonathan Montes is detailed below. Growing up, Jaxson Lamb wanted to be the next Wes Welker, a former New England Patriots wide receiver. He played all sorts of sports growing up, …
Read More »Jacob Stallings Excited to Catch Strong Marlins Rotation
Last season, Sandy Alcantara became the first Miami Marlins pitcher to win the CY Young Award. Posting a 14-9 record, Alcantara recorded a 2.28 ERA with 207 strikeouts in 228.2 innings pitched. And behind the plate during every start was catcher Jacob Stallings. Entering his eighth year in the league, …
Read More »Jalen Kitna Released On Bond, Could Go Back To Texas With Family
Gators quarterback Jalen Kitna, who is currently suspended from the team,has been released from jail on an $80,000 bond. Kitna made his first appearance in court Thursday morning after being arrested on Wednesday on two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography. …
Read More »CFP Expanding to 12 Teams
The College Football Playoff is expanding after the board of managers voted Friday to increase the number of teams from four to 12. The expansion is set to go into effect in 2026, but the managers hope the sport’s commissioners will start the new format as soon as 2024, according …
Read More »Gators Set to Host No. 1 Tennessee in Weekend Series
The No. 1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers (33-3, 14-1 SEC) are set to come to Gainesville for a weekend series against the Gators (23-14, 6-9 SEC) starting Friday. Coming off a weekday victory over Stetson, but a series loss against Vanderbilt last weekend, the Gators will hope to upset the Volunteers …
Read More »Series Preview: Softball Hits the Road to Take On Ole Miss
The No. 9 Gators softball team travels to Oxford, Mississippi, to face the Ole Miss Rebels in a three-game series beginning Thursday. The Gators come off a tough week, facing the fourth ranked Florida State Seminoles and the second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The team fell in extra innings to …
Read More »Softball Falls to FSU 4-2 in 10 Innings
The seventh-ranked Gators softball team (30-7) took two leads in the third and fifth inning of its in-state rivalry game against FSU. However, the Seminoles (36-2) responded when they needed to, and capitalized in the 10th inning to hand the Gators their second non-conference loss of the season. Hightower Pitches …
Read More »Tiger Woods’ Return Highlights the Start of The Masters Thursday
The 86th annual Masters tournament is set to begin Thursday. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, the first Japanese player to win the event, returns to Augusta National in hopes of a rare repeat. Additionally, Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he plans to compete in the tournament. Woods has been sidelined from …
Read More »Florida Baseball Drops Game 2 to Georgia 6-1; Loses Series to Bulldogs
The 14th ranked Gators (18-9, 3-5 SEC) dropped their second straight game to the Georgia Bulldogs (21-6, 5-3 SEC) 6-1 Friday night. Scoreless through five innings, a strong 6th and 8th inning from the Bulldogs offense propelled Georgia to a series win, handing the Gators their second straight SEC series …
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