Gators Sports

In a world where the game of baseball is different form than it once was, one thing will always be uniform: those playing the game are human beings with feelings, motivations, personal goals, physical challenges and more. For players who pursue a career in baseball, the odds are against them …

The Back Nine comes at you in a Christmas mood because of everything my wife does for the holidays and because it’s been a pretty good last few days around here. 10. Let us start with a Merry Christmas for everybody who reads The Back Nine or listens to my …

The Florida basketball teams routed North Florida in two games Saturday at the O’Connell Center. Florida improved to 12-0 with a 99-55 win against the UNF men to start the action. The UF women jumped to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter in the 75-47 win against the Ospreys …

Florida’s Parker Valby won the 2024 Bowerman as the most outstanding woman in track and field. PARKER VALBY WINS THE BOWERMAN!!! Valby becomes the first woman in Florida’s program history to win The Bowerman.#GoGators pic.twitter.com/Ul89oyt4gb — Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) December 20, 2024 Valby, who signed …

Same colleges, same sport, same site, same-named event, same week. Different results. The No. 19 North Carolina women’s basketball team ended Florida’s four-game winning streak Wednesday, 77-57, at the Jumpman Invitational inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. On Tuesday, No. 7 Florida remained undefeated by holding off North Carolina …

The Gators hadn’t struggled to win games this season. Entering Tuesday as one of five remaining undefeated teams in college basketball — three housed in the SEC — Florida had provided evidence that it deserved to be considered among the top teams in the country. Its Associated Press ranking supports …

Ever since he was a kid, Steve Russell only wanted to do three things: be a professional baseball player, be a coach or be a teacher. He realized early on that professional baseball wasn’t in the cards for him, so he needed to find another way to combine his love …

The No. 7 Florida men’s basketball team has another opportunity tonight to add a high-impact win to its resume before the start of the SEC schedule early next month. The Gators (10-0) face college basketball blue blood North Carolina (6-4) in the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., …

The Back Nine comes at you after another chill weekend. But it’s coming and I can’t wait.   10. I’m talking about the playoffs (plaaayyoffs?) and this is going to be historic. Or not. Friday will be the beginning of a new era, one that may last for a year …

Competing on an elite collegiate gymnastics team with your sister might seem like a unique opportunity. But for Skye and Sloane Blakely, it’s just another day. The two sisters have been training and competing together since they started the sport at ages 3 and 5.  After years of competing in …