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All eyes in Gainesville are on the Florida-Florida Gulf Coast battle up in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament but there are other match ups Friday night as well…. Midwest Region: (1) Louisville v.s. (12) Oregon, 7:15 p.m. The Louisville Cardinals have looked like the number one overall seed in the tournament. In its …
Read More »Thursday Night NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Recap
There won’t be two teams from Florida in the Elite Eight this year. Miami, who had hoped to join the winner of tonight’s matchup between Florida and Florida Gulf Coast, fell to Marquette in the East Regional semifinal in Washington D.C. on Thursday night, 71-61. Marquette jumped out to a …
Read More »Gator Football Spring Practice Update 3/28
Florida football defensive coordinator DJ Durkin is getting used to his new position and also talked Gator spring practice. Durkin is new to the job of defensive coordinator having previously served as Florida’s special teams and linebackers coach. He finds one thing in particular hard about his new role. Durkin is …
Read More »Gator women’s basketball wins in third round of WNIT
The Gator women’s basketball team defeated the Charlotte 49ers Wednesday night in the third round of the WNIT 67-65. It was revenge for the Gators as the 49ers beat the Gators in the third round of the WNIT in 2011. With the game tied and three seconds remaining last night, Florida’s Jaterra …
Read More »Why Gator fans should fear FGCU
College basketball fans rave at this time of year. The Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men’s Tournament is a stage that not many teams have the opportunity to grace. Viewers have become accustomed to watching the power houses: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, etc. When Florida and Florida Gulf Coast square …
Read More »Heat streak ends at 27
The Miami Heat lost for the first time in two months last night as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Heat 101-97. The Heat were on a 27-game win streak, which was the second longest in NBA history behind the 1971-72 Lakers squad that notched a 33-game streak. Miami guard Dwayne Wade appreciates …
Read More »Thursday Sports News and Notes…
The Miami Heat win streak is over, March Madness continues and a WNIT run continues for Florida women’s basketball in our Thursday Sports News and Notes… ** The Miami Heat’s win streak is stopped at 27 after the Chicago Bulls beat Miami in Chicago 101-97 on Wednesday. The Heat fall …
Read More »Record crowd watches Gator softball walk-off in extras
The first of two matchups this year between the third-ranked Florida softball team and Florida State (26-22, 5-1 ACC) lived up to the hype. In front of the largest home crowd ever for a Gator softball game (2,443), Florida came from behind to defeat Florida State 7-3 on a walk-off grand …
Read More »Gators women’s basketball in WNIT Sweet 16
The Florida women’s basketball team is in action tonight as they face the Charlotte 49ers in the third round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The Gators earned their way to this point with wins on the road against Florida International and Winthrop. Florida has played seven games against Charlotte before …
Read More »Gator softball to host rival FSU Wednesday night
No. 3 Florida (31-1, 7-2 SEC) softball will host the Florida State Seminoles (26-10, 5-1 ACC) Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. It will be the first of two meetings between the in-state rivals this season. The Gators have won five consecutive games and are a coming off a …
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