The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-7) travel to Starkville to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-4, 3-4 SEC) Saturday. Bounce Back for Both Parties The Buccaneers and Bulldogs are both coming off tough losses in their most recent matchups. East Tennessee State held a lead against Western Carolina Saturday …
Read More »Magic suffer loss to Minnesota, missing key players
The Orlando Magic struggled at home on Wednesday night losing 126-108 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. With key players missing in the Magic’s starting lineup, the Timberwolves capitalized on this, creating an 18-point lead by the end of the first quarter. Minnesota’s display of dominance only continued throughout the game, with …
Read More »FEATURE: Eric Friese, From Germany to Gator Country
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy. That is unless you’re Florida Gators swimmer Eric Friese. Friese made the move from Potsdam, Germany, just outside of Berlin, to Gainesville to swim in college …
Read More »Verlander and Alcantara Named Cy Young Award Winners
Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara have been named the Cy Young Award winners for the 2022 MLB season. Alcantara took home the trophy for the National League, giving the Miami Marlins their first Cy Young win in franchise history. Meanwhile, Verlander won the American League, marking his third career Cy …
Read More »Gators Will Be in The Water for Their First Swim Invite This Week
After successful starts to the season, both the Men’s and Women’s Gators swim teams will compete in their first invite this weekend. How Will the Georgia Invite Work? The Georgia Invite is taking place from November 17th until November 19th. There will be five schools competing in the event, including …
Read More »Heat Face Early Season Woes
The Miami Heat (7-8) have not looked like the team we know them to be to start the season. Of course, we are in the season’s infancy right now and there is no need to panic. Miami lost to the Toronto Raptors (9-7) on Wednesday 112-104. The Raptors would go …
Read More »ACC Path To The Playoffs
With only two games remaining in college football’s regular season, the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. In the ACC, there seem to be only two likely contenders who could garb a playoff spot: Clemson and North Carolina. The two will clash in the ACC Championship game on December …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Fall to Seminoles on the Road
The Gator women’s basketball team suffered a harsh loss to the Seminoles in Tallahassee Wednesday night. The now 4-0 Seminoles controlled the floor and disrupted the momentum of the Gators, finishing on top 92-77 making the Gators 2-1. The Offense KK Deans had an impressive performance with 23 points, six …
Read More »Pac-12 boasts most teams in CFP Rankings
The third College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday. There are six Pac-12 teams ranked, the most of any Conference. This is the first time since 2016 that the Pac-12 has six teams in the CFP Rankings. https://twitter.com/pac12/status/1592718918422233089 Changes in Rankings USC is now the highest-ranked team in the Pac-12 …
Read More »FEATURE: Elettra Neroni, A Dive Across The Ocean
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Deep breaths go in and out as Elettra Neroni makes her way up the stairs to the diving platform. She looks over down at the pool preparing herself to take the leap. A leap she has done …
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