The No. 1 Gator (29-3, 8-2) baseball team may not have been the center of attention in Gainesville Friday night. That distinction would go to the football team who had the Orange and Blue debut. But they still took care of business against No. 10 Mississippi State (21-9-1, 6-4) defeating them …
Read More »Preview: Florida Lacrosse Travel to D.C. to Play Georgetown
The No.2 Gators (11-1, 2-0 Big East) hit the road after a five-game home stand in Gainesville traveling to the nation’s capital to face off with Big East rivals Georgetown (3-7, 1-0 Big East) Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. Florida is tied with UConn for first in the league standings after having improved their season by defeating Temple 10-9 last week. This …
Read More »Preview: Weekend Softball Series Pits No. 2 Florida at Ole Miss
The two-time defending national champion Gator softball team (35-3) continues its four-game road trip this weekend as they take on the Ole Miss Rebels (28-10) in Oxford, Mississippi. In their last series meeting back in March of 2014, Florida won 2-of-3. Florida is entering this weekend series in first place …
Read More »Warriors Must Win Final 3 Games To Reach Illustrious 73 Wins
The Golden State Warriors became the second team in NBA history to finish with 70 wins in a season after taking down the San Antonio Spurs at Oracle Arena on Thursday night, 112-101. The Warriors must win their final three games to finish with a 73-9 record. Those 73 wins …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Clinch Home-Ice Advantage For Playoffs
The Lightning went into New Jersey last night with one goal in mind—win and clinch. After a 4-2 victory over the Devils, the Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the NHL playoffs. The win brought the Lightning’s record to 46-30-5 with 97 points, just …
Read More »No. 1 Florida Looks to Extend Home Winning Streak Against Bulldogs
The No. 1 Florida Gator baseball team will look to extend their 28 game home winning streak this weekend as they welcome No. 10 Mississippi State to McKethan Stadium for a three game series. The Gators are 7-2 in SEC play, while the Bulldogs lead the West with a 6-3 mark. Junior …
Read More »North Dakota and Quinnipiac Advance to Frozen Four Championship
The “Frozen Four” college men’s hockey championships are taking place in Tampa. North Dakota 4, Denver 2 In the nightcap North Dakota and Denver put on a show for the 18,037 fans in attendance in a rematch of the 2005 national championship. The two schools are very successful hockey programs and have seven national …
Read More »Jessica Thielmann Prepares for Summer Olympics
The Gators women’s swimming season officially came to a close near the end of March but Olympic hopeful Jessica Thielmann remains hard at work. The Gators senior phenom hails from Newcastle, England and looks to represent her country in 2016 at the summer games in Rio de Janeiro. The right to participate …
Read More »Florida Defensive Line Looks to Reload
When the Gators take the field Friday for the annual Orange and Blue Debut, they’ll be moving on without two of their top pass rushers from last season. Jonathan Bullard and Alex McCalister leave some pretty big shoes to fill in the trenches, as the duo led the team in …
Read More »Florida Football Special Teams Looks to Improve
Spring practice is wrapping up with the Orange and Blue game Friday night and something that has gone somewhat unnoticed is the improvement on special teams. Special teams coordinator Greg Nord is heading into his second season with the Gators after coaching at Western Kentucky in 2014. The main focus …
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