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The Miami Heat win streak rolls on, fights in NASCAR and more in our Monday Sports News And Notes… ** The Miami Heat win streak has reached 26 straight after they knock off Charlotte 109-77 on Sunday. Miami looks for 27 straight tonight in Orlando. ** Kyle Busch wins the …
Read More »Florida Basketball Sweet 16 Bound
The Florida men’s basketball knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year. The Gators took advantage of an explosive first half. Florida shot 80 percent in the first half and were leading by 21 at halftime. Overall, UF …
Read More »Vanderbilt Baseball Rallies To Take Series Against Florida Sunday
The rain and the clock in Nashville were in Vanderbilt’s favor Sunday as the Commodores beat Florida 5-4 in a rain shortened and time shortened baseball game. Things didn’t start well for Gator starter Eric Hanhold as he didn’t get past the first inning. Vandy loaded the bases with one …
Read More »No.3 Florida Softball takes home SEC sweep of Arkansas with Horton solo walk-off homer
With two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a scoreless game Florida senior Kelsey Horton smashed a pitch deep over the left field wall to give the Gators their first SEC sweep of the season as Florida beat Arkansas 1-0 on Saturday. Horton, who entered the …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse outlasts Ohio State, 13-7
For a little bit, it looked like the second ranked Florida Gators might struggle to take down American Lacrosse Conference foe Ohio State. A late first-half run and huge second halves from Shannon Gilroy, Brittany Dashiell and Kitty Cullen helped the Gators (13-0, 1-0 ALC) take care of business, beating …
Read More »Santa Fe Saints Baseball Blanks Lafleche
Seven pitchers delivered 11 strikeouts in a combined effort on the mound to advance the Santa Fe Saints over the College Lafleche Dragons 10-0 Friday afternoon. The win moves the Saints to 19-10-0 overall while remaining 4-4 in Mid-Florida Conference play. The Saints opened the scoring in the second, when third baseman …
Read More »Men’s Hoops In Sweet 16
It only gets sweeter. For the first time in program history, the Florida men’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive year. The Gators defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night. Senior forward Erik Murphy spoke about what it means to be a part …
Read More »Gators Hoops Begin Tournament Play
How significant is March Madness? Sixty percent of Americans said they plan on filling out an NCAA bracket, according to an online MSN survey. Comparatively, 57 percent of eligible Americans voted in the 2012 Presidential election. It’s probably safe to say the percentage of fans choosing Florida over Northwestern State …
Read More »Who Gator Fans Should Cheer For in the NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gators basketball team will gear up to play Northwestern State Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For the fans who may not understand the dynamic of the NCAA March Madness bracket, this will break down which teams the Gators would have to play in …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Faces FIU in NIT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUqFKBgUgIc&feature=youtu.be The Gators women’s basketball team faces Florida International University Thursday night in Miami for the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Florida (18-14) received a bid for postseason play for the 20th time in school history. The matchup Thursday evening marks Florida’s sixth appearance in the NIT, fourth …
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