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From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, WUFT/WRUF’s Trevor Sikkema has your one-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4]

A new verbal commitment for Gator football, some former Gator football players in the news and more in our Tuesday Sports Update… ** The Gator football program gets its 21st verbal commitment in the 2014 class when athlete Deiondre Porter verbally commits.   He had been a verbal to South Florida but …

The Florida women’s basketball team in trending in a different direction. After rattling off nine consecutive wins and three straight in the SEC, Florida has now dropped two straight games, the latest coming in a 68-62 defeat against the Lady Bulldogs of Georgia on Sunday in Gainesville. The Gators jumped …

The seventh-ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team went into a tough environment inside Auburn Arena Saturday afternoon and came away with a 68-61 victory over the Auburn Tigers. The Gators improve their record to 15-2 on the season and 4-0 in SEC play. The Gators now sit as the only …

The seventh-ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team will look to extend its winning streak to nine games Saturday as it faces off against the Auburn Tigers. The Gators (14-2, 3-0) will play the first of two straight road games in the state of Alabama in Auburn Arena, where the Tigers …

The No. 1 Florida Gators gymnastics team opens SEC play at Auburn on Friday night. The Gators are coming off a narrow victory over UCLA 196.65-196.625 in their first meet of the season.  Meanwhile Auburn also comes in after getting a win in its opening meet.   Florida coach Rhonda Faehn says practice is …

The already shorthanded Florida women’s basketball team will be even thinner going forward due to a recent arrest. Sophomore forward Christin Mercer has been suspended indefinitely, as she was arrested over the weekend and is facing robbery charges. Mercer, who has come off the bench in 12 games for the Gators …

A lot happening today in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** Per media reports, former Gator players Ian Silberman and Tyler Murphy will transfer to Boston College to join head coach and former Gator assistant Steve Addazio. ** Also per media reports, Florida women’s basketball player Christin Mercer has been suspended …

(From right to left) Gators Michael Frazier II, Will Yeguete and Patric Young all scored in double-digits during Florida’s 70-52 win over Georgia It’s been almost seven years since Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer or Al Horford donned the Gator uniform, but until tonight, their legacy lived alive and active in the halls of …

 Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith is coming off his second double-double of the season versus Arkansas and will look to continue his solid play as he fills in for the injured Casey Prather. The Florida men’s basketball team goes in Tuesday night’s SEC matchup against Georgia tied for the school’s longest …