The 2023 NCAA World Series runner-up Florida Gators open their season this weekend against St. John’s. St. John’s coach Mike Hampton joined Sport Scene with Steve Russell to preview the series and provide insight on the team. Starting Pitchers for the Red Storm St John’s will look to redshirt sophomore …
Read More »Florida Baseball’s Fisher, Kurland Look To Keep Improving
Florida’s baseball season starts Friday with a three-game home-opening series against St. John’s. The Gators enter the season at No. 2 in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25. Florida is looking to avenge last year’s College World Series loss to the LSU Tigers. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1757041878565102025 Fisher and Kurland Talk Baseball Sophomores Cade …
Read More »Gators Escape Tigers at Home, 82-80
The Florida Gators dominated for the majority of its matchup Tuesday against LSU, but complacent play in the second half with a 20-point lead almost got ugly as Florida survived the Tigers 82-80 at the O’Connell Center. “Just another Tuesday night in Gainesville baby,” Gators coach Todd Golden said. Florida …
Read More »Walsh Bats In Four, Leads Gators Softball to Win
Reagan Walsh hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs Tuesday to lead the Gators to a 10-0 win against the Jacksonville University Dolphins. Road W! #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/bXjSXc6TmH — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) February 14, 2024 Fantastic First The Gators (5-1) hit the ground running …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Was Townsend worthy of Super Bowl MVP Consideration?
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that saw the end of one season and the beginning of another. At least that was the way I saw it. 10. The last football game of the season delivered in many ways, especially the final quarter and OT. But up …
Read More »Florida Upsets No. 12 Auburn at Home
Florida took control of Saturday’s game against No. 12 Auburn from the jump to run away for the 81-65 win at the sold-out O’Connell Center, the Gators’ 15th consecutive home win against the Tigers. It is also the Gators’ second win against a top-15 opponent in 10 days and their …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Wins Big Over Arkansas
The Florida Gators gymnastics team secured a big SEC win Friday against the Arkansas Razorbacks in their 18th Link to Pink meet at the O’Connell Center. Thousands of fans sported pink for the Gators’ 12th consecutive sold-out meet. Florida coach Jenny Rowland talked about the deeper meaning of the meet: …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: No Place Like Home For These Gators
We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …
Read More »Former UF standout Tre Mann Traded To Charlotte
Former Gator Tre Mann, the No. 18 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, was traded to the Charlotte Hornets as part of the package for Gordon Hayward during the NBA’s trade deadline Thursday. https://twitter.com/tre2mann3/status/1755703228245696919 Promising Rise Coming out of the University of Florida, Mann averaged …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Opens Season Saturday
The 10th-ranked Florida Gators Lacrosse team open their season on the road against 8th-ranked Loyola University Maryland Saturday at noon. Florida will follow up with an exhibition matchup against the Scotland National Team. https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/1752022951266832527 Florida’s Early Obstacles The Gators will not have any time at the beginning of the season …
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