In a year full of parity in Division I men’s college basketball, the same could also be said about the women’s side. A No. 2, No. 4 seed, and a No. 7 seed dot the Final Four in Indianapolis. The fourth team? Who else but undefeated UConn. The Huskies (36-0) have …
Read More »MLB Closes in on Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …
Read More »Preview: Florida Lacrosse Takes on Temple
The No.2 ranked Florida lacrosse team (10-1) plays host to Temple (8-2) in a Big East Conference showdown Saturday. The Gators are (1-0) in conference play after their 16-2 win over Vanderbilt last week. The Owls are opening up their Big East season against the Gators. Senior Nicole Graziano has been …
Read More »Gator Women’s Tennis Remain Atop the SEC with Win Over No. 15 LSU
GAINESVILLE, Fla – The sixth ranked Florida women’s tennis team remains unbeaten in the SEC after defeating No. 15 LSU Thursday night 6-1. The Gators stand alone atop the SEC standings with an 8-0 record and they are 13-2 overall on the season. UF has now won 156 straight dual matches at the Ring Tennis …
Read More »Magic Unravel the Pacers, 114-94
Defensive stops and strong shooting fueled the Orlando Magic (32-43) to win big against the playoff contending Indiana Pacers (39-36). The storyline heading into the game was the return of Nikola Vucevic, and he didn’t disappoint. Vucevic had 24 points in his first game back after missing 13-games due to …
Read More »Panthers and Lightning Still Duking it Out for First in the Atlantic
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning were both in action last night, as the Panthers took down the New Jersey Devils, 3-2, and the Lightning fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 3-0. The Panthers gave up the first goal, as Mike Sislo scored on the power play notching just his …
Read More »Florida plays for something bigger than softball
Everyone knows of the dominant Gator Softball program. They are back-to-back National Champions, and are still ranked number one in the country. This weekend while facing No.7 Alabama will be alumni weekend, where former Gator greats will return to the Seashole stadium. However, both of the teams will be playing …
Read More »MLB Season Preview: Miami Marlins
Opening day is set for April 5th and the Miami Marlins enter this season looking to remain healthy improve upon their third place finish in the National League East, a deep 20 games under .500. The Marlins start off the season projected to finish very similar to last year at …
Read More »Florida Hosts the Pepsi Florida Relays
This afternoon, the Pepsi Florida Relays will begin at Percy Beard Track inside the James G. Pressly Stadium. This event has been going on since 1939 and features athletes at all different stages in their careers including high school, college, and professional club teams. There will be eight men’s college teams …
Read More »Transfer QB Austin Appleby in the Middle of Quarterback Competition
It’s been almost three months since the Gators announced the addition of senior QB Austin Appleby. He spent the last three years playing for a Purdue team that went 6-30 and won two of 24 conference games. Appleby threw for 2,777 yards, 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions with nine rushing touchdowns in his career. The …
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