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The Florida Gators Football team continued Spring practice Tuesday after a week off. The media was allowed a 13-minute viewing period to see what’s new in practice. What We Saw Frehsman Stephon Shivers was previously seen in a black non-contact jersey. However, today he was putting in the work and …

Gymnastics is a difficult sport for anyone. It demands strength, flexibility, endurance and so much more. Try doing it with two prosthetic legs.  Well, that’s exactly what 9-year-old Ansel Meadows-Rader does. Ansel has been training on the competitive adaptive team at Balance 180 Gymnastics & Sports Academy in Gainesville for …

No. 7 Florida Gators lacrosse (7-2) takes on No. 15 Penn (4-2) on Wednesday at noon in its fourth consecutive road contest. The Gators (7-2) hope to extend their four-game winning streak. In their last outing on Thursday, they defeated No. 15 Clemson 16-10. UF scored nine goals in the …

The Florida football program is also thinking longterm when it added Furman University to the 2028 home schedule, it announced on Monday. The Gators and Paladins have played nine times dating back to the 1922 season, with the last meeting coming in 2011. Florida holds a record of 7-2 against …

With the high school baseball season hitting its midway point, many of the area programs are looking forward to a competitive finish. Most schools have also enjoyed a competitive start to the season. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats have been dominant out the gate as they are undefeated through 16 games. …

George Gumbs Jr, an EDGE, from Chicago, Illinois, a Redshirt Senior, at 253 pounds. That is the superficial description, but his work ethic and profound urge of wanting to get better, surpasses the superficial level. Coming out of high school, Gumbs Jr. was a 3-star recruit and was playing wide …

Freshman attacker Clark Hamilton wasted no time etching her name into Florida lacrosse history, setting records and making her debut memorable. The 5-foot-6 Florida lacrosse standout was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week for the second time last Tuesday, demonstrating the powerful start of her collegiate career. “We knew …

Florida finished second on Sunday at the 54-hole Schenkel Invitational as sophomore Luke Poulter (-8) worked to score his first collegiate individual win. The Gators shot 21-under in Statesboro, GA, at the Georgia Southern hosted invitational, one stroke behind Utah (-22). UF has finished top 5 in all four stroke …

On a sunny, blue-skied Sunday, the No. 22 Florida Gators women’s tennis (7-8, 3-6 SEC) team hosted yet another conference opponent and fell to a second straight SEC team at home in its 5-2 loss to the Commodores. Despite a recent loss to Auburn, No. 15 Vanderbilt (13-4, 6-3 SEC) …

Following several big wins, the Florida Gators women’s tennis team (7-6, 3-4 SEC) returned home from its two-match road stint against conference rivals last week to face Morgan State University (4-8) on Thursday. Before their match with Florida, the Morgan State Bears traveled from Baltimore, Maryland, to face Milwaukee and …