The Florida men’s basketball team moved from up a spot to No. 2, its highest ranking in the coach Todd Golden era, in The Associated Press poll released Monday. After beating Mississippi State in Starkville without two starters and destroying South Carolina at home, the Gators (22-3, 9-3 SEC) have cemented …
Read More »Inside the Making, Inspiration of the Daytona 500 Trophy
DAYTONA BEACH — Forty-one world-class drivers competed Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway, all chasing one thing: to win the coveted Daytona 500. Those who do are forever NASCAR legends. This year, William Byron cemented his legacy by doing it again, hoisting the Harley J. Earl Trophy over his head …
Read More »Gators Baseball Warms Up For Midweek Action
After an electric opening weekend sweep of Air Force, the Gator baseball team will look to carry their momentum into a pair of midweek matchups, traveling to Jacksonville University on Tuesday before returning home to face Florida A&M on Wednesday. With dominant pitching and timely hitting fueling their 3-0 start, …
Read More »Ryan Theis Takes Over Florida Volleyball
Following the retirement of legendary coach Mary Wise after 34 years with the program, Florida volleyball has named her successor. Ryan Theis, a former assistant coach for the Gators, will take the reins for the Gators. Theis became a head coach following his departure from Florida in 2007 and brings …
Read More »Hawthorne Advances To High School Boys Basketball State Tournament
After five Gainesville area high school boys basketball teams made it to at least the regional semifinals, only the Hawthorne Hornets (18-3) won Monday to advance to the state tournament. The other four schools came up just short, with multiple of the losses coming in one-possession games. Hawthorne Hornets The …
Read More »Florida Swim & Dive Opens SEC Championships With Gold In Women’s 1-Meter Diving
The Florida swimming and diving teams started strong at the SEC Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium when sophomore Camyla Monroy earned the Gators’ first gold medal of the meet in the women’s 1-meter diving event. Monroy’s Record-Breaking Performance Monroy delivered a career-best score of …
Read More »Tampa Bay’s Guentzel leads Way For Team USA
It’s Captain America! Nope. Just Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jake Guentzel shining the brightest on the biggest stage. Team USA was behind enemy lines on Saturday night when it took on Canada in Montreal, but the 30-year-old forward stepped up with one of the best performances of his career. This Game …
Read More »Steph Curry Wins All-Star Game MVP in New Format
Team Shaq’s OGs took home the win for the first-ever NBA All-Star mini-tournament event Sunday night. They won the game 41-25 with Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum shining bright throughout the matchup. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1891368864723685560 The Format Inaugurated in 1951, the NBA All-Star event has come a long way. Previous to this …
Read More »Gators Hold At No. 10 In D1 Baseball Rankings
The Florida Gators baseball team remains at No. 10 in the D1Baseball Top 25 rankings after an impressive opening weekend sweep of Air Force. There was no movement in the top 10, with Texas A&M remaining atop of the rankings after a weekend sweep of Elon. The biggest changes in …
Read More »The Handlogten Effect On Florida Men’s Basketball
The No. 3 team in the nation just got deeper. Micah Handlogten, the 7-foot-1, 235-pound center, returned to the court for the Florida Gators in an 88-67 blowout against South Carolina (10-15, 0-12 SEC) on Saturday in the O’Connell Center. His last game was almost a year ago in the …
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