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The Tampa Bay Rays get rid of some pitching, big Monday Night Football game and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** The Tampa Bay Rays have traded pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Wil Myers and prospects. Myers is considered …
Read More »Gator Football Gets Three More 2013 Verbals
A big recruiting visit weekend brought the Gator football program three more verbal commitments for the 2013 class. Although many who visited this past weekend were already verbals, Will Muschamp and company do pledges from two offensive linemen in junior college prospect Trenton Brown and high schooler Roderick Johnson as …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Swept By Texas Longhorns
Florida and head coach Mary Wise knew it was going to be a tough battle. Florida had played Texas earlier in the season, being swept. But since then, the Gators have enjoyed what senior Sundai Weston called a dream season. Even with the momentum, however, Florida fell to the Longhorns 25-22, 26-24, 25-17 …
Read More »Florida downs Pacific 89-82 In Womens Hoops
The Florida women’s basketball team is now 7-3 on the year after defeating previously unbeaten Pacific 89-82 on Friday, led by an impressive performance from their reserves. Freshman Sydney Moss scored 11 first half points and had the bulk of Florida’s 13 first half bench points. The Gators also shot 64% from …
Read More »Gator Women’s Hoops Plays Tonight; Two Local Teams In State Football Playoffs, Friday Sports News And Notes…
The Florida women’s basketball team tries to knock a team from the unbeaten ranks tonight; two local high school football teams are in the state football playoffs and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The Florida women’s basketball team hosts unbeaten Pacific tonight in the O’Connell Center. …
Read More »Two Gators Up For College Football Awards Don’t Win
The 22nd Home Depot College Football Awards are history now after the program took place last night down in Orlando. The Gator football program had two players up for awards in sophomore punter Kyle Christy and redshirt senior placekicker Caleb Sturgis. Sturgis was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award for the second consecutive …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Takes On Texas In NCAA Round Of 16
The Florida volleyball team travels to Texas to take on the third seeded Longhorns Friday in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Gator head coach Mary Wise says her team is taking the same approach in preparation for the Austin Regional as they have all season long. The Big …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Routs Florida State 72-47 In Tallahassee
The sixth ranked Florida men’s basketball team traveled to Tallahassee last night to take on instate rival Florida State; the Gators easily defeated the Seminoles 72 to 47 on the road. With the win, the Gators move to 7-0, their best start since the 2009-2010 season. The 25 point victory …
Read More »UF Assistant Swim Coach Gemma Spofforth Aims To Help Outside of the Pool
On the University of Florida swim team, it would be easy to say new assistant coach Gemma Spofforth is great for the job because of her impressive swimming resume – Former Gator, British Olympian, and world record holder. But Gemma says she doesn’t feel the need to be defined by …
Read More »Charlie Strong Turns Down Offer To Tennessee
Former Gator assistant coach and current Louisville head coach Charlie Strong has declined a contract offer from Tennessee. Strong was offered the contract Wednesday morning but decided to decline it a few hours later. Tennessee fired head coach Derek Dooley after an embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt. There are now reports that they …
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