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Off to their best start in program history, the No. 3 Florida Gator lacrosse team had no intention of losing its home opener. The Gators welcomed in No. 18 Stony Brook Wednesday afternoon, and sent the Seawolves home after a 16-9 victory. Senior Brittany Dashiell and sophomore Shannon Gilroy both …

Florida Gator men’s basketball player Demontre Harris was arrested early Wednesday morning for failing to appear in court.  He was originally scheduled to appear in court on August 16 after being arrested on July 16 for driving without a license, a second degree misdemeanor, according to court records. He was arrested at 2:30 a.m. on …

Auburn welcomes Texas A&M to Auburn Arena, as the Tigers look to put an end to their SEC skid of dropping nine of their last 10 conference games. Auburn will have to contain an Aggies team which features one of the SEC’s top scorers in Elston Turner. The Tigers will …

The No. 3 Florida lacrosse team will look to continue their undefeated season Wednesday afternoon as the Gators host Stony Brook out at the Diz. This is the second meeting between the two teams in the series history, with Florida holding a 1-0 advantage with their 17-4 win at Dizney Stadium …

Some local high school boy’s basketball teams advance in regional action; a lot SEC basketball tonight and more in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes… ** Several area high school basketball boy’s teams advance to regional finals after wins on Tuesday. Gainesville High School, Hawthorne, Union County, and Williston all got …

Missouri Tigers men’s head basketball coach Frank Haith had only one loss at Mizzou Arena heading into Tuesday night’s showdown with No. 5 Florida, and no losses this season. After the game Haith can still stake claim to the one loss. Despite having a double digit lead at several points …

The Florida Gators (3-1) took down the UCF Knights (2-2) 5-3 Tuesday night in front of a record crowd of over 3,600 in Orlando. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan gave the starting pitching nod to junior right-hander Keenan Kish, who pitched two innings allowing two hits and a walk to …

Several high school boy’s basketball regional semifinals take place Tuesday night in our area. Class 6A, Region 2 The Gainesville Purple Hurricanes (19-9) will be traveling to take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets (26-4). Leesburg enters the game ranked No. 1 by MaxPreps.com. GHS head coach Kelly Beckham has high praise for …

A bounce back win for Gator women’s tennis, Gator men’s hoops moves up and more in our Tuesday Sports News and Notes… ** After the No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team lost at Duke, it bounced back to defeat No. 1 North Carolina 4-2 Monday on the road. ** The …

Some bad news for the Gator baseball team, lots of SEC men’s hoops action, boys high school basketball regionals begin for area teams and more in our Thursday Sports News and Notes… ** The Gator baseball team, set to open its season Friday against Duke, will have to do so without projected …