The No. 3 Texas Longhorns defeated the Florida Gators 4-3 Saturday in Austin, Texas. It was the Gators’ fourth consecutive loss after a 3-0 start. The Longhorns improved to 6-1, only losing to the Virginia Cavaliers which was ranked No. 1 at the time. Every Serve Counts To start, Texas …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Wins Big Over Arkansas
The Florida Gators gymnastics team secured a big SEC win Friday against the Arkansas Razorbacks in their 18th Link to Pink meet at the O’Connell Center. Thousands of fans sported pink for the Gators’ 12th consecutive sold-out meet. Florida coach Jenny Rowland talked about the deeper meaning of the meet: …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: No Place Like Home For These Gators
We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …
Read More »Gators Baseball Picked to Win SEC East
Florida was picked to finish first in the SEC East by 11 of the conference’s 14 baseball coaches in the league’s preseason poll released Thursday. The Gators were also picked to finish third overall in the conference, with two first-place votes. Arkansas was picked as the favorite in both the …
Read More »Gators Look to Turn Season Around Against Razorbacks
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team takes on the 17-7 Arkansas Razorbacks at 6 p.m. today at the O’Connell Center. The Gators (11-9, 2-6 SEC) are coming off a 40-point loss to the No. 13 LSU Tigers on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La. With only eight games remaining, the Gators …
Read More »Florida Women’s Tennis Loses To Michigan On The Road
The No. 5 Michigan Wolverines beat the No. 8 Florida Gators 4-1 at Ann Arbor in a women’s tennis match Tuesday. This was the Wolverine’s fourth-ranked matchup and third-ranked win of the season to improve to 5-1 during its five-match win streak. The Gators fell to 4-1. Florida’s first doubles …
Read More »Former UF standout Dane Dunning lived out a ‘dream’
Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning joined Sports Scene to discuss a variety of topics related to his baseball journey. He discussed his manager Bruce Bochy, the World Series win, his dreams of playing in the MLB, his MLB debut, his approach to his starts and his time as a Gator. …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Loses Heartbreaker at Texas A&M
All streaks are meant to be broken, but this one stings deep for the Gators. Final presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/LZXqJeDyOR — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) February 3, 2024 The Florida men’s basketball team had its heart broken by Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station, Texas. Down one with …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »Former Florida Athletic Director Bill Carr Dies At 78
Bill Carr, a former Florida All-American center and athletic director, died Saturday evening. He was 78. https://twitter.com/FloridaGators/status/1754252299587727648?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Born in Gainesville, Carr went to high school in Pensacola, Florida, before returning to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida. Returning to his hometown, he was a three-year starting center for the …
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