Going into the NCAA tournament seeded No.5, the Florida Gators did not leave the Carrier Dome the way they expected. The Gators who were 22-9 overall, 10- 6 in the SEC watched a win slip away in the last seven minutes of the game against No.12 Albany. At halftime the Gators …
Read More »Magic fall to the Raptors 105-100
The Orlando Magic traveled north to Toronto for a showdown against the second best team in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors, who have one of the most dynamic backcourts in the league with All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, presented a big challenge to the young, less-experienced Magic team. The Magic …
Read More »Johnson Scores Overtime Win at Auto Club 400
Jimmie Johnson won his 77th NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Sunday beating out Kevin Harvick at Auto Club Speed Way in Fontana, California. Johnson has surpassed Dale Earnhardt on the all-time win list to sit alone at No. 7. Johnson tied Earnhardt with his win earlier this year at Atlanta. In …
Read More »Jason Day Victorious at Bay Hill
The 2016 edition of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill concluded play on Sunday with Jason Day emerging as the winner by one stroke. It was the eighth PGA Tour title and the first Arnold Palmer Invitational win for the 28-year old Australian, who was one shot back with two …
Read More »A Bigger…And Deeper…Look At Gainesville High School’s TE/DE Jordan Giberti
GAINESVILLE, Fla—If you were to ask someone, “Who is Jordan Giberti?” That person would probably say, the son of Joey and Kimberly Giberti, Austin Giberti’s younger brother, and one of Morgan Giberti’s older brothers. Maybe that person would mention they remember seeing him compete on Westwood Middle School’s football and basketball …
Read More »Florida BaseballCompletes Sweep Over Missouri
Behind a strong pitching performance all weekend long, the Florida Gator (21-1, 3-0 SEC) baseball team completed the three game sweep over the Missouri Tigers (14-9, 0-3) with a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon. Florida is now on a 15-game winning streak and has won their last 23 games at McKethan stadium, …
Read More »Champions are Crowned on Sunday at Gatornationals
Brittany Force made her first ever entrance to the winner’s circle on Sunday, edging out Terry McMillen in the Top Fuel competition. Force hit a top speed of 318.77 mph in 3.981 seconds to seal the victory. Force’s first career victory is the first time since 2006 a female racer (Melanie …
Read More »UF Softball Completes Sweep of Tennessee
In Sunday’s afternoon game from Gainesville’s KSP Stadium, the Florida Gator softball team (30-1) earned a 3-0 win against Tennessee (21-8). The Gator victory caps off a weekend sweep of Tennessee, Florida is now 5-1 in the SEC. Gator softball head coach Tim Walton says this is a big victory for Florida, …
Read More »Florida Advances To Third Round of NIT with 74-66 Victory Over Ohio State
No Egbunu, no problem. The Florida Gators continued their strong play through the first two rounds of the NIT, as UF took down Ohio State, 74-66. Kevarrius Hayes got the start for John Egbunu, who was declared out for the season earlier this week with a torn ligament in his …
Read More »Gator Baseball Takes Game Two Over Missouri
Behind a strong outing from starter AJ Puk, the Florida Gator (20-1, 2-0) baseball team took Game Two of their SEC opener over the Missouri Tigers (14-8, 0-2) 6-2 Saturday night. Puk pitched seven scoreless innings giving up only three hits and striking out a season high 11 batters. He …
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