Even though the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been finished for almost a month now, that doesn’t stop the talk about the success Gator athletes had in Rio. In fact, 15 swimmers at this year’s Olympic Games have connections to the Orange and Blue, whether they are current or former Gators. They …
Read More »NFL Opening Night: Denver Defeats Carolina
The NFL kicked off its new season Thursday night in Denver, Colorado and it was a rematch of the 2016 Super bowl. The Denver Broncos started a little differently Thursday without the retired Peyton Manning but that didn’t stop them. Trevor Siemian started for the Broncos at quarterback and completed 18 of 26 …
Read More »No.5 Florida Soccer Opens Up SEC Play Thursday
On Sunday when the Gators came together, that is when they decided that they were going to control the game. Then the goals started coming in and Florida defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in Stillwater, OK. Getting it done on the road! pic.twitter.com/mvHOXcKAUN — Becky Burleigh (@BeckyBurleigh) September 4, 2016 Now up …
Read More »Brandon Powell Excited to Take the Field with Teamates
With the Gator football team returning to the Swamp on Saturday to face the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, wide receiver Brandon Powell is excited to get back on the field after facing some struggles last season. https://twitter.com/_Powellbp4/status/769937820886691841?lang=en Although Powell is a junior, he still is getting comfortable as a wide receiver. …
Read More »High School Football: Gainesville High School vs Columbia High School
With several local teams starting their football seasons on the traditional Fridays, the Gainesville High School Hurricanes and Columbia High School Fighting Tigers face off Thursday night in Gainesville’s very own Citizen’s field. The Tigers are a well seasoned team, as they are ranked fifth in the state in the 6A …
Read More »Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Olympics Kicks Off Tonight
Today is the official start date of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 207 countries will be represented at this year’s Olympiad in 28 different sports. Sports taking the center stage this weekend are gymnastics and swimming. The USA women’s gymnastics team are defending Olympic champions and the London …
Read More »McElwain Excited for Practice to Get Started
With official practices starting this week, Florida football had their official media day Wednesday afternoon. Head football Coach Jim McElwain started off saying that he “feels really good about where these guys are.” The Florida Gators won the Eastern Division of the SEC and went 10-4 for the season in McElwain’s …
Read More »Day 1 of PGA Championship Complete
The first day of the PGA Championship at the Baltustrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey was completed Thursday. The first day was a bit of surprise, as the top golfers in the world right now weren’t at the top of the leader board at Baltustrol. The start to the top players …
Read More »Gator Great Corey Brewer to Host 7th Annual Gainesville Basketball Camp
The 2006 and 2007 back to back Florida basketball national championship teams are squads that will go down as one of the most dominating teams in college sports. Even though it has been nearly 10 years since the last basketball championship, Corey Brewer, a member of that team, enjoys coming back to the town that helped him become …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Continue Series Against Oakland
The Tampa Bay Rays are continuing their three-game winning streak. The Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics Thursday evening 7-3. The Rays got this win despite having to change up some positional players. Rays first baseman Logan Morrison has been sidelined with an injured right forearm, but received an injection and …
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