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Every member of the Florida women’s golf team hails from a different corner of the globe. The team’s lone member from the United States, Katie Mitchell, joked this year she’ll become fluent in six languages after hearing them regularly between team members. But clashing cultures haven’t stopped the team’s cohesion. …
Read More »Newton’s Law: MNF Recap
Move over Tom Brady. Cam Newton was the star of Monday Night Football this week after the Carolina Panthers upset the New England Patriots with a 24-20 win. Newton completed 19 of 28 passes for 209 yards and a career-high tying three touchdowns. He also did not throw any interceptions and gained 62 yards on …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops wins over Southern, but loses Kasey Hill due to injury
Sports are all about the team. Photo: Kim Kelment, USA TODAY Sports Success is had as a unit, and failure as well. But on Monday night, the big story coming out of Florida’s 67-53 win against Southern won’t be the final score. It will be the fact that the already depleted Gator …
Read More »No. 16 Florida Men’s Hoops hosts Southern tonight in the O’Dome
The Florida men’s basketball team (3-1) will open its doors to the Jaguars of Southern University (1-3) tonight in Gainesville. The Gators are coming off an 86-56 home win versus Arkansas-Little Rock where senior forward Casey Prather continued his 2013 scoring tear with 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting. Prather is averaging 22.3 points …
Read More »NFL: Two Of Three Florida Teams Get Wins
Week 11 was an exciting one for Florida’s NFL teams. Tampa and Miami won in two completely different ways, and Jacksonville continued to be the front-runner to win the first pick of the 2014 draft. The action in Jacksonville started fast and in the Jaguars’ favor as they hosted the Arizona Cardinals, as …
Read More »Emmitt Smith Series Part 1: Friday Night Lights
The story of Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is one full of ups and downs which make for an incredible ride. In Part 1 of our 4-part series on the football career of Emmitt Smith, the focus will be on his high school playing days and before. Growing …
Read More »Monday Sports Update
Another title for Jimmie Johnson, some Gator news and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** A sixth title for NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson as he beats Matt Kenseth by 19 points to win the Sprint Cup championship. Johnson had to finish 23rd or better in the final race of …
Read More »NFL Week 11 Preview
Three teams will travel to Florida in the NFL as the Buccaneers, Jaguars and Dolphins all play at home this week. Jacksonville and Tampa continue to compete for the first pick in the 2014 draft, while Miami looks to get a win and get back into playoff contention amid the …
Read More »Gator Football Falls to South Carolina
The Florida Gator football team called upon redshirt freshman Sklyer Mornhinweg to play quarterback after Tyler Murphy couldn’t go because of a shoulder injury on Saturday against South Carolina. Mornhinweg and the Gators fought hard and battled but in the end came up short. South Carolina won their 16th straight …
Read More »Game Gator Football Team Loses Close One At South Carolina
The undermanned Florida football team, playing without starting quarterback Tyler Murphy and corner Marcus Roberson on top of all their other injuries, put up a game fight at South Carolina Saturday night before losing 19-14 to the Gamecocks. Florida ends the SEC at 3-5 and the Gators drop to 4-6 …
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