At the halfway point of the SEC schedule, the No. 4 Florida baseball team (28-8, 9-6 SEC) trails co-leaders No. 2 Kentucky (32-5, 11-4 SEC) and No. 7 LSU (30-7, 11-4 SEC) by two games. The Gators took the series this past weekend at Tennessee winning Friday and Sunday. Junior …
Read More »Florida Alum Schintzius Dies Of Leukemia
Former Florida basketball player Dwayne Schintzius died of complications from leukemia on Sunday afternoon. He was 43 years old. Schintzius played center for the Gators from 1987-90, before leaving the team for personal reasons during his senior season. In his time on the court, the 7’2″ big man helped lead …
Read More »Gators Softball Sweeps Auburn
The Gators softball team came through with their seventh consecutive SEC series win this past weekend after completing a sweep of the Auburn Tigers with a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Sophomore righty Hannah Rodgers pitched six scoreless innings for the Gators for her 19th complete game of the season, giving up …
Read More »Beal Peels From The Gators
Freshman guard Bradley Beal announced today he will be entering the 2012 NBA draft, and is projected to go in the top ten. The first team all Southeastern Conference guard averaged 14.8 points per game, and led the Gators in rebounds averaging 6.7 per game. Beal started all 37 games …
Read More »Life Lessons From Gators Softball
With 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and two appearances in the Women’s College World Series Final, the top ranked University of Florida softball program has seen a great deal of success since its inaugural season. However, the players and coaches who make up the program insist the team is more than …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Looks Ahead to Next Season
The University of Florida women’s basketball team finished their 2011-2012 campaign with an overall 20-13 record. This is the third time in head coach Amanda Butler’s five seasons with the Gators that they have compiled 20 or more wins. The team also made its 18th postseason appearance in the last …
Read More »Gators Baseball In Knoxville For Weekend Series
After beating the nation’s number one team Tuesday night, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan and the Florida baseball team will look to stay on the winning track tonight against Tennessee (20-13, 6-6 SEC). The Gators (26-6, 7-5 SEC) have split their first four SEC series, sweeping Vanderbilt and taking two out …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Looks To Extend Win Streak Vs. Vandy
The fifth ranked Florida Gators lacrosse team will host the Vanderbilt Commodores at noon on Saturday. Florida is coming off a 13-12 double overtime win last Saturday at Johns Hopkins University, which extended their win streak to nine games. The Gators are now 13-2 overall and are 3-0 in American Lacrosse …
Read More »Urban Meyer Thrown Under the Bus
Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer took a hit in a Sporting News article published Monday about his actions while at Florida. Former Gators safety, Bryan Thomas, was the source of the information about Meyer’s treatment of the players at UF. Meyer is unsure why he had negative comments …
Read More »Number Three Gators Softball Falls To UCF
The third ranked Gators softball team lost 2-0 to the UCF Golden Knights in Orlando Wednesday night in front of 747 fans, the second largest crowd in UCF softball history. The Gators fall to 35-5 on the season, while the Knights improve their record to 30-10. UCF was led by pitcher Mackenzie …
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