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The NHRA Gatornationals roar to a close, the Miami Heat continue to win and more in our Monday Sports News and Notes… ** The NHRA Gatornationals are done for another year. Defending Top Fuel overall champion Antron Brown won in Gainesville, beating Clay Millican in the final. Johnny Gray won …
Read More »Kentucky Baseball Takes Series Against Florida
The Kentucky Wildcat baseball team won the rubber game of a three game series Sunday in Gainesville, beating the Florida Gators 6-2. This is the first time in 14 years the Wildcats have won a series at Florida. Junior lefty Corey Littrell started on the mound for Kentucky, pitching eight innings, allowing …
Read More »Gator Softball Wins Rubber Match against Tennessee
The No. 3 Florida softball won its second consecutive SEC series after if defeated No. 6 Tennessee 5-3 in dramatic fashion on Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. It was only fitting that the rubber match between the Gators and Vols went to extras after the first two games also …
Read More »Ole Miss Fights Off Florida Men’s Hoops, Clinches SEC Tournament Title
One day after battling back from a double digit second half deficit, the Florida Gators found themselves on the opposite side of a comeback, surrendering a 12 point halftime lead and dropping the SEC title game to Ole Miss, 66-63. The Rebels second stanza charge was spearheaded by senior forward …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops In South Region In NCAA Tournament
Despite losing the SEC Tournament final to Ole Miss on Sunday, the Gator men’s basketball team is a three seed in the NCAA Tournament field announced Sunday night. Florida will open play on Friday. Florida is one of only three SEC teams to make the field; Missouri is a nine seed …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Florida Baseball Loses Series to Kentucky, 6-2
Kentucky defeated Florida in baseball 6-2 Sunday, sending the Wildcats home with the series win. The Wildcats won the final two series games of the weekend, making it the first time since 1999 since the Wildcats have taken a series win in Gainesville.
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Rallies in Second Half, Rolls Tide to Clinch Spot in SEC Final
Facing a 10 point deficit and elimination from the SEC Tournament, the Florida men’s basketball team stormed back in the second half to roll the fourth seeded Alabama Crimson Tide 61-51 and advance to the finals of the conference tournament against Ole Miss on Sunday. Senior Kenny Boynton led the Gators …
Read More »Kentucky Evens Series with Florida Baseball
Gators vs. Kentucky Credit: Michael Cadigan The University of Kentucky baseball team evened its series with Florida with an 11-5 win Thurday in Gainesville on Saturday. Kentucky is now 15-3 and 1-1 in the SEC while Florida falls to 9-11 and to 1-1 in league play. Gator righty Jonathon Crawford started on the mound and …
Read More »Gators Softball Falls in Extras to Tennessee
For the second straight game Florida and Tennessee went to extra innings in front of over 1000 fans at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. After the Gators (26-3, 3-2 SEC) walked off with a win on Friday, it was the Volunteers (23-5, 3-2 SEC) who left with an 3-1 victory in eight innings on Saturday afternoon. Outfielder Melissa Brown …
Read More »No. 2 Gators Gymnastics Ends Regular Season At No. 7 Utah
After a week off for spring break, the second ranked Gator gymnastics team travels to Salt Lake City to take on seventh ranked Utah in the regular season closer Saturday night. Two weeks ago at Senior Night, the Gators rolled past number 14 Minnesota in a 198.425-197.125 win, posting both the nation’s new top score …
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