Former Gator basketball head coach Lon Kruger announced his retirement from coaching on Mar. 25th after ten successful years at Oklahoma. His future successor there knows a thing or two about winning as well. After two memorable NCAA Tournament runs in the past four years, Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser has …
Read More »No. 1 Seed Gonzaga meets No.11 UCLA in Final Four
The NCAA Final Four is set as No.1 seed Gonzaga meets with No.11 seed UCLA. Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-0) Gonzaga record up to date is 30-0 for the season and still going as they meet with UCLA Saturday. Gonzaga has been been having their way all season–some would call it a …
Read More »Becky Burleigh Adjusting to Post-Coaching Life
If you ask her what she is going to miss more about coaching, the closeness to a team she will say. “I don’t even know what it is like to not be on a team,” she said. UF’s iconic soccer coach Becky Burleigh says goodbye to Gator soccer after 26 …
Read More »Lon Kruger Former Gators Basketball Head Coach Retires
Kruger Calls it Quits Former Gators Head Coach Lon Kruger announced his retirement after 35 seasons in college basketball. Lon coached the Oklahoma Sooners for the past 10 years, leading them to a final four appearances in 2016. Kruger led his team to the round of 32 before favorites Gonzaga …
Read More »UF Athletic Director Talks Gators Sports
University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin discussed two of the uncertainties surrounding Gators sports: in-person events and the fate of Mike White. In-Person Events In his talk, Stricklin said that the University Athletic Association has been working closely with UF Health for guidance. He said that its suggestions included …
Read More »NCAA President Mark Emmert: “We Failed the Women’s Tournament”
The NCAA has been under scrutiny as of late. Earlier this month, photos of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament bubble in San Antonio caught fire on social media. The image showed the disparity between the women and men’s weight room. Women were provided with a singular dumb bell rack along …
Read More »Adams Leads UF Softball Past Jacksonville 5-1
Hannah Adams went 3-for-3 to propel the fifth-ranked Gator softball team to victory over Jacksonville 5-1 Wednesday night. Adams continued her scorching hot hitting spree, hitting her fifth home run of the year in the fifth inning and extending her hitting streak to 13 games. T5 | Make that 3-for-3 …
Read More »No. 1 Stanford vs No. 2 Louisville Elite 8 matchup
The Women’s Elite Eight NCAA action continues tonight as the first-ranked Stanford Cardinals take on the second-ranked Louisville Cardinals for a Final Four berth. Projected Starting Lineups Louisville Dana Evans (5-6, Sr.) Hailey Van Lith (5-7, Fr.) Mykasa Robinson (5-7, Jr.) Kianna Smith (6-0, R-Jr.) Olivia Cochran (6-3, Fr.) Stanford …
Read More »Texas Looks to Upset No. 1 Gamecocks
As the NCAA Women’s Tournament moves closer and closer to the Final Four, two familiar coaches will face off to earn a spot in the final weekend of the Big Dance. Dawn Staley, head coach of the one-seed South Carolina Gamecocks and Vic Schaeffer, head coach of the underdog Texas …
Read More »Houston Holds Off Oregon State to Reach First Final Four in 37 Years
Trailing by three with under four minutes to go, Oregon State guard Gianni Hunt miraculously banked in a contested 3-pointer to the exhilaration of the Beaver bench. Hunt’s basket knotted up Monday’s Elite Eight matchup for the first time since tip-off. Despite the 17-point Oregon State comeback, Houston relentless’ effort …
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