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It wasn’t pretty, but the Florida Gator football team was able to pull out a win in its season opener against the Bowling Green State Falcons on Saturday afternoon in The Swamp. The Gators beat the Falcons 27-14, after only being up 14-7 at the half, thanks to a productive …

This week marks not only the start of Gators football, but high school football throughout the state as well.  Last night the Gainesville Hurricanes and Yulee Hornets collided to kick their respective seasons off in style.  GHS won 51-28 behind a strong showing from University of Florida wide receiver commit Chris Thompson.  Thompson scored four touchdowns in …

The No. 23 Gators take Florida Field for their season opener against Bowling Green on Saturday. After going 7-6 last year and finishing their home schedule with a loss to Florida State in the Swamp, redshirt sophomore and offensive lineman Chaz Green says the team, especially the offense, is looking …

The  22nd ranked Gator soccer team travels to Tallahassee tonight to take on the top ranked Florida State Seminoles. The Gators are 1-1-1 so far this season with a loss to Miami, a tie with North Carolina, and an upset win over previously #2 ranked Duke. Florida head coach Becky Burleigh  says …

After sweeping three consecutive opponents last weekend the No. 18/20 Gator volleyball team heads to State College to participate in the third annual Nike Big Four Classic. The Orange and Blue will face two powerful opponents this weekend starting with a game this afternoon against No. 2 Texas. Gator head coach Mary Wise says …

College football kicks off, the NFL preseason ends and much more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** South Carolina and Vanderbilt helped kick off the start of the college football season on Thursday and the Gamecocks escape Nashville with a 17-13 win.   UCF hit the road to face …

The Tampa Bay Rays now find themselves on the outside looking in of the American League wild card race after losing to the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Thursday.   The Rays, losers of five of six, wild card leader Oakland by two and a half games and second wild card …

Four catches for 73 yards, three touchdown receptions, and one interception return for touchdown. Those were the numbers put up by Gainesville High School’s senior wide receiver, and recent University of Florida commit, Chris Thompson in the first half of the Hurricanes’ 51-28 victory over the Yulee Hornets on Thursday …

The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes begin their 2012 regular season campaign tonight as they host Yulee. The Hurricanes are on the heels of a regional finals appearance last season where they fell to Armwood High School. GHS won their preseason matchup 23-12 over Dr. Phillips High School back on August 24. …

The 2012 college football season will kick off tonight, with teams across the country battling to take home their first win. Among the action is an SEC matchup, when ninth-ranked South Carolina travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt. The Southeastern Conference opener features two very different teams: an established …