It wasn’t pretty. But it was a win. The Florida men’s basketball team used timely buckets and grit to escape Athens with a 57-53 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night. Despite shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor and a 1-for-10 performance from Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida (17-9, 8-5) notched …
Read More »High School Hoops: Boys And Girls In Playoff Action
Regional semi-final action took place Tuesday for a number of area teams in boy’s basketball. Santa Fe (12-11) tangled with Ponte Vedra for the first time this season and Santa Fe head coach Elliot Harris believed his team was ready to give the Sharks all they could handle. But in the end, the Raiders lost …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels
The Texas A&M Aggies and the Ole Miss Rebels face off tonight at the Reed Arena. The Aggies are 18-7 overall, 7-5 in the SEC and are currently tied for fourth in the SEC rankings, along with Florida, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. Texas A&M is hoping to stop their four game losing streak after …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
The Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-14) welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-10) to Humphrey Coliseum Tuesday night for an SEC showdown. The Commodores are currently tied for fourth in the conference with a 7-5 record, while the Bulldogs are near the bottom with only a 3-9 conference record. The Commodores come into …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: South Carolina at Mizzou
The South Carolina Gamecocks (21-4) are headed to Columbia to take on the Missouri Tigers (9-16) tonight in men’s college basketball. South Carolina and Mizzou are 3-3 against each other after the Gamecocks beat the Tigers at Missouri earlier this year. Third in the SEC standings, Carolina is coming off of an embarrassing loss to …
Read More »Florida Prepares For Second Test Vs. Georgia
The Florida Gators (16-9) and the Georgia Bulldogs (14-9) are tied for third in the SEC standings, with a 7-5 in-conference record each, but the two teams’ seasons could not be more different. Georgia’s best win, and only standout victory, came against South Carolina, where the Bulldogs dominated the Gamecocks …
Read More »2016 Recruiting: Florida Gators Soccer
Florida Gators soccer coach Becky Burleigh seems to be excited about the team’s 2016 recruiting class. Twelve freshmen will be joining the Gators in 2016 including seven from the state of Florida. Two freshmen have already enrolled on campus for the spring 2016 semester: Hope Hyde from University Park, Texas and Jocelyn Nelson …
Read More »Rookie Chase Elliott, 20, Youngest to Win Daytona 500 Pole
With the Daytona 500 less than a week away, 20 year old Chase Elliott has earned the pole position for the race. After Jeff Gordon retired at the end of last season, Elliot became the replacement for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports car. There may be some pressure to fill the …
Read More »NBA All-Star Weekend Ends In Record Setting Fashion
One of the best All-Star Weekends in recent memory was capped off with a record breaking finale Sunday night as the NBA’s best from the Eastern and Western conferences squared off. The West were victorious, defeating their eastern counterparts by an All-Star record score of 196-173. Both team’s scores shattered the previous high …
Read More »No. 3 Florida Women’s Tennis Pick Up Back to Back Wins Over the Weekend
GAINESVILLE, FL The third ranked Florida women’s tennis team extended its home dual match streak to 151 matches this weekend, with wins over Baylor and 20th ranked Clemson. The streak is the longest active home winning streak at the Division I level. Final Scores #3 Florida 7, #20 Clemson 0 Doubles #16 Brooke …
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