Florida Victorious is an independent NIL collective that provides opportunities for UF student-athletes. Additionally, they partner with businesses and organizations, while working with student-athletes to give back to the Gainesville community. Chief Executive Officer Nate Barbera and Director of Revenue Freddie Wehbe addressed questions regarding NIL deals. Staying at the …
Read More »Former UF standout Dane Dunning lived out a ‘dream’
Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning joined Sports Scene to discuss a variety of topics related to his baseball journey. He discussed his manager Bruce Bochy, the World Series win, his dreams of playing in the MLB, his MLB debut, his approach to his starts and his time as a Gator. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »Former Florida Athletic Director Bill Carr Dies At 78
Bill Carr, a former Florida All-American center and athletic director, died Saturday evening. He was 78. https://twitter.com/FloridaGators/status/1754252299587727648?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Born in Gainesville, Carr went to high school in Pensacola, Florida, before returning to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida. Returning to his hometown, he was a three-year starting center for the …
Read More »UF Women’s Basketball Team Loses At No. 7 LSU
There is no other way to put it. Sunday was a bad day in Baton Rouge for the Gators. Final from Baton Rouge. #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/HiSwd91rrD — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) February 4, 2024 The Florida Gators women’s basketball team were dominated by No. 7 LSU, 106-66. …
Read More »Gators Swim And Dive Improves at Florida Invite
The Gators men’s and women’s swim and dive teams showed improvement Saturday in the final day of the Florida Invitational agains Nova Southeastern at the O’Connell Center. Six Gators improved their times from the morning session in the last meet before the SEC championships. Final frames of the Invite 📸 …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Secures SEC Road Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gators gymnastics team is back in the win column after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 197.425-197.300 Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Florida (5-1, 2-1 in SEC) sought redemption after being edged out by Alabama last week, a loss that snapped its 20-meet win streak at the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Witnessing Gators’ Biggest Shots
The pump-fake and made 3-pointer by Walter Clayton Jr. on Wednesday night was one of the all-timers. It sent the game into overtime in a battle Florida would eventually win at Rupp Arena. So, where would you rank it all time at UF? Well, you can’t yet. You have to …
Read More »Florida Women’s Hoops To Face No. 7 LSU
Florida women’s basketball travels to Baton Rouge to take on the No. 7 LSU Tigers, Sunday. Key Players The Gators are led by senior guards Aliyah Matharu and Leilani Correa. Matharu leads the team in points per game with 18.3, but Correa just trails her with 17.9 points per game. …
Read More »Gators’ Team Chemistry On Point, UF Assistant Coach Kevin Hovde Says
Following the Gators’ thrilling overtime victory Wednesday night at No. 10 Kentucky, Florida assistant coach Kevin Hovde was on Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss the game, his coaching career and more about the program. Beating Kentucky The Gators didn’t change much in preparation from the Jan. 6 game, an …
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