Carrying the ball over from Gator Madness this past weekend, on Sunday, the Florida women’s basketball team had its first practice of the season with high energy. Something to chomp about, the full 13 woman roster was able to participate in practice. Every Gator has started the season healthy. Head coach Amanda Butler and …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Looks to Remain Undefeated In SEC
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team will travel deep into Tide country in Tuscaloosa Thursday to take on Alabama. The Orange & Blue look to remain undefeated in conference play and extend their current win streak to 10 games. The Gators (15-2, 4-0 SEC) current nine-game win streak is tied for …
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Update
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, WUFT/WRUF’s Trevor Sikkema has your one-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4]
Read More »Top 20 Basketball Showdown: Kansas at Florida
The 19th-ranked Florida Gators men’s basketball team (6-2) will host the 13th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) at home Tuesday evening in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The two teams have met on the court four times. Florida enters the matchup holding a 1-3 record in the series, including a 1-1 record …
Read More »Healing Gators Look to Upset Kansas
The Florida Gators (6-2) will be as close to full strength as they have been all season just in time to take on the sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) Tuesday in Gainesville as a part of the Big 12/ SEC Challenge. Guards Scottie Wilbekin and Kasey Hill have yet to be …
Read More »Catching up with Azania Stewart
Azania Stewart Credit: Gatorzone Former University of Florida basketball player Azania Stewart has been busy since she graduated and played her last game as a Gator in the 2011-12 season. The 6’4” center from Great Britain spent the summer representing her country at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Although her …
Read More »What You Might’ve Missed in Weekend Sports
Florida Gymnastics Wins SEC Title: The top-ranked Florida Gators gymnastics team won its second consecutive SEC Championship Saturday night. Florida claimed its ninth overall SEC crown. March 23, 2013 ● Verizon Arena (5,395) Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Florida 49.375 49.500 49.500 49.625 198.000 Alabama 49.550 49.300 49.400 49.550 …
Read More »Obama Puts Florida in Final Four
President Barack Obama continues the five-year tradition of filling out a bracket on ESPN. Obama filled out his bracket in an interview on Tuesday at ESPN’s studio in Bristol, Conn. His men’s basketball tournament picks were revealed in full on Wednesday morning. The President’s Final Four consists of No. 1 Louisville from the midwest …
Read More »Top Gator Moments in NCAA Tourney History
With March Madness beginning tonight, WRUF has compiled a list of the top Gator men’s basketball moments in the NCAA Tournament. #10 Billy Donovan 2006 National Championship pregame speech: #9 Florida advances to back-to-back Elite Eights: With Florida’s defeat over Marquette in the Sweet 16, the Gators returned to the …
Read More »GHS Takes W In City Rivalry Hoops Game Against Eastside
http://vimeo.com/57759080 The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes faced off against the Eastside High Rams Friday night at Sante Fe College in boy’s basketball. The Canes came out strong with a quick paced offense. GHS held a 13 But point lead early in the first half (21-8). Eastside responded with 11 …
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