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The Florida women’s basketball team returns to Gainesville to host the Troy University Trojans tonight. The last meeting between these teams was way back in 1979. Florida is returning from a four game road trip over the past two weeks. On the trip they compiled a record of 2-2 beating out N.C. State and …
Read More »Mark Cuban Visits UF
The outspoken, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has often been fined by the NBA for speaking his mind. Monday night at the Phillips Center, the opposite happened. The University of Florida paid him. Discussing a multitude of topics ranging from sports to business, Cuban told his audience the same …
Read More »Skins Get MNF Win; Baseball Deals And More In Tuesday Sports News And Notes…
The Washington Redskins get a huge Monday Night Football win, some baseball players change teams Gator men’s hoops moves up too in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** The Washington Redskins move to within one game of NFC East leading New York with a 17-16 win over the Giants …
Read More »Gators Well Represented On AP All SEC Football Team
At the start of the college football season, there was hardly a Gator football player to be found on any preseason All-SEC teams. But after an 11-1 regular season, several Gators are selected first team All-SEC by the Associated Press. On offense, running back Mike Gillislee and tight end Jordan …
Read More »Joker Phillips Hired As New Gator WR Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
University of Florida football coach Will Muschamp announced today the hiring of former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips as Florida’s new wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Phillips played for the Wildcats and coached at Kentucky in many different capacities, eventually being named head coach to replace a retiring Rich …
Read More »BCS Bowl Games
The final BCS standings are out! The Championship game will feature the top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Notre Dame finished their season undefeated, while Alabama defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship. Despite a host of one-loss teams, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock says …
Read More »Florida NFL Teams Come Up Short in Week 13
Winning was not a theme Sunday afternoon as all of the professional football teams in the state of Florida came up empty-handed against their respective opponents. The Tampa Bay Buccanears couldn’t scale Mile High when they lost to the Denver Broncos 31-23. Peyton Manning picked apart the Bucs defense, throwing …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Travels to Texas for Sweet 16
The Florida Volleyball squad is traveling to Texas after their impressive performance this past weekend. The Gators beat the College of Charleston in straight sets on Saturday (25-20, 25-16, 25-14) to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA volleyball tounament. The Gators have grown steadily throughout the season. Head …
Read More »Week 13 NFL Recap
It’s that time of the NFL season where the elite teams can start taking their feet off the pedal. Division titles and playoff berths were clinched across the league on Sunday, but no team from Florida was locking anything up. We’ll start in Buffalo, as the Jacksonville Jaguars came in off …
Read More »Gator Football Sugar Bowl Bound
The University of Florida Gator football team (11-1) is officially BCS bound after Sunday night. The Gators, now ranked third in the BCS polls were selected to face 21st ranked Louisville (10-2), the champions of the Big East. This will be Florida’s 22nd consecutive bowl appearance which ranks first in the SEC and …
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