The fifth-ranked Gators softball team defeated the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles 5-1 at home Wednesday. In a pitching battle, Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill (22-1) edged FSU pitcher Meghan King (14-6) with 10 strikeouts in 98 pitches. Amanda Lorenz is celebrating her 21st birthday with a win after scoring off …
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The Cleveland Cavaliers responded in a big way in game four as Lebron James scored 32 points to tie the series at two. However, all the signs point to Indiana giving Cleveland a run for their money as no team has won back-to-back games in this series. The Pacers will …
Read More »Students Weigh In on Major Changes Coming to UF Athletics
Big changes are coming to the University of Florida. Multi-million dollar changes. In late March, the University Athletic Association announced phase two and three of their “master plan.” The announcement featured plans for a new $65 million football facility, $11 million worth of renovations to the softball stadium and a …
Read More »No. 1 Florida Baseball Drops Midweek Match Up to Mercer
The Florida Gator baseball team (34-9) fell Tuesday night to Mercer (29-14) by a score of 6-4 in Gainesville. The defeat is Florida’s second straight after losing the final game of the series to Kentucky last weekend. Florida is now 30-29 all-time against the Bears including a 0-2 mark under …
Read More »Townsend Gearing Up for NFL Draft
Johnny Townsend did a lot of kicking for the Florida Gators. Now, with the NFL Draft approaching, he’s looking for an opportunity to keep doing so. Townsend described his last couple of months as “hectic.” He participated in the 2018 Reese’s Senior Bowl, the NFL Combine and Florida football’s pro …
Read More »No. 5 Gator Softball Prepares for No. 8 FSU
The Florida Gator softball team (41-7) gets its chance to defeat in-state rival, Florida State University (38-8) on their home field, the same way FSU did in Tallahassee earlier this season. The rivals will meet Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at 6 p.m. Last season FSU and UF split …
Read More »Florida Gators Host Mercer Bears in Mid-Week Contest
The Florida Gators are going into a mid-week contest against the Mercer Bears on Tuesday night. The Gators are coming off a series win against the Kentucky Wildcats over the weekend. They won the first two meetings 11-2 and 9-4, but fell 3-2 in the last game against the Cats. Top …
Read More »The Mystery of Sam Darnold
Coming into the 2017 college football season, Sam Darnold looked like a surefire lock for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The 6’4″, 220-pound signal caller appeared to have all the skills and intangibles to lead an NFL team from the depths of the league to …
Read More »NBA Playoffs Preview Game 4: Timberwolves Look to Even the Series Against the Rockets
Being down 2-0, the Minnesota Timberwolves came out swinging in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarter Finals. They faced the heavily favorited Houston Rockets at Minneapolis this past Saturday night. The Timberwolves looked like a completely different team compared to Game 1 and Game 2. One of the reasons …
Read More »Bucks Even Up Series Against Celtics
After falling behind 2-0 in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks have battled back to even up the series with the Boston Celtics. During Game 4 on Sunday, the Bucks recovered from surrendering a 20-point lead and made the winning basket to put them ahead 104-102 …
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