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The top-ranked Gators softball team (29-2, 4-2 SEC) hope to fight the rising Tide when they host ninth-ranked Alabama for a weekend series. The Crimson Tide (25-4, 6-0 SEC) come into the matchup with the best record in the SEC. The Gators come into the weekend after taking advantage of …
Read More »Florida Tames the Danes 67-55; Avoid Historic Result
photo credit: Trevor Sikkema The Florida Gators men’s basketball pulled away from the Albany Great Danes late in the second half to move on to the third round of the NCAA tournament. In the history of March Madness, a 16 seed has never beaten a 1 seed (116-0), but Albany …
Read More »Quick-Post: Florida Survives and Advances 67-55 over Albany
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team advances to the third round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Albany Great Danes 67-55 Thursday in Orlando. Casey Prather and Dorian Finney-Smith both lead the Gators with 16 points, and Kasey Hill added 10 more off 17 minutes participating fully and often …
Read More »Florida opens up the Big Dance with Albany in Orlando
The Florida Gators go into the NCAA tournament as decorated as you can possibly be boasting a 32-2 record with an SEC regular season and tournament title already under their belts. But today, the past means little and each team start off the Big Dance 0-0, six wins away from …
Read More »Live Coverage From NCAA Tournament
ESPN 850 WRUF and WUFT TV will have live previews from the NCAA Tournament in Orlando where Florida will play against Albany. Corey Brooks, Lola Glanton and Trevor Sikkema are on hand with live updates and we’ll also have post game stories and interviews with Gator coach Billy Donovan and …
Read More »The Madness, The NIT, Football, In Sports Update
The Madness begins, the NIT continues, the Heat lose and spring football practice starts in our Thursday Sports Update… ** March Madness officially gets underway today when the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off around the country. Tennessee and Cal-Poly won first round games Wednesday to advance to further play. …
Read More »Florida Football Opens Spring Practice Today
The Florida Gator football team will be opening spring practice today at 3:35. The Gators will be looking to bounce back from a dismal 4-8 season, which saw the team have multiple injuries. Florida head coach Will Muschamp says that only a few players will be held out of spring football, …
Read More »Florida Women’s Guard Jaterra Bonds Earns SEC Team Honor
Florida women’s basketball senior guard Jaterra Bonds has been awarded a spot on the Associated Press All-SEC Second Team. In her final season in a Gator uniform, Bonds has been a do-everything player. Bonds lead the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game and was the leading distributor on …
Read More »More SEC Men’s Hoops Teams In NIT Action
Two more SEC teams will be in NIT first round action tonight. The Georgia Bulldogs earned an at-large berth in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament and will host Vermont in the first round Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (19-13, 12-6) will make their 12th appearance in the NIT and have gone 11-11 …
Read More »March Madness Underway; Tiger Pulls Out, More In Sports Update
The Madness has begun, a big night for LeBron James, Tiger pulls out of a tournament and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** March Madness is underway! In two play-in games last night, Albany downs Mount St.Mary’s 71-64 while NC State advances to play St.Louis after a win against …
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