Playing in the final regular season home game of their UF careers, two seniors on the second-ranked Florida softball team (47-6, 16-5 SEC) went out in style, beating Georgia 5-0 on Sunday. Taking on the 23rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (35-18, 12-9 SEC), the Gators needed a win in Sunday’s contest to …
Read More »Breaking News: Two explosions at Boston Marathon
Two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday. At this time, two people are dead and at least 107 are injured in the aftermath of the explosions, according to Boston police. The marathon was stopped so authorities could investigate the area. A loud explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, about three hours …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Head Coach and TJ Vogel Meet With Media
Florida Gators Men’s Golf head coach Buddy Alexander and Gators golfer TJ Vogel met with media Thursday afternoon. Vogel, a 22 year old senior, will be spending next weekend competing on golf’s most prestigious course: August National Golf Club. After winning the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in July 2012, …
Read More »Record crowd watches Gator softball walk-off in extras
The first of two matchups this year between the third-ranked Florida softball team and Florida State (26-22, 5-1 ACC) lived up to the hype. In front of the largest home crowd ever for a Gator softball game (2,443), Florida came from behind to defeat Florida State 7-3 on a walk-off grand …
Read More »Gators Softball Takes Series Opener Against Tennessee In Extras
Seven innings wasn’t enough to separate two of the top teams in the SEC on Friday night. Florida (26-2, 3-1 SEC) needed one more inning to top Tennessee (22-5, 2-2 SEC) 6-5 at Katie Seashole Pressely Stadium in front of UF’s largest home crowd of the year. Florida junior pitcher …
Read More »Florida Baseball Falls Again to Florida Gulf Coast
The Florida baseball team fell to Florida Gulf Coast 8-3 Saturday night at McKethan Stadium. The Eagles (4-1) clinched the series win after plating eight runs for the second straight night against the Gators (3-4). Florida started off the scoring with sophomore outifielder Justin Shafer’s RBI double to center driving in …
Read More »Baseball Superstition: The Rally Cap
Every sport has it’s own traditions. The “Gatorade Bath” in the NFL, the “Playoff Beard” in hockey, Indy 500 winners drinking milk, but baseball is a sport more than any other rooted in it’s past and superstitions. In baseball you have the “Ceremonial First Pitch”, the “7th inning stretch”, not …
Read More »Gator Soccer Gets Revenge, Sends Knights Packing In NCAA Tournament
For the first time in their UF careers, five Florida seniors have made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Unlike last year, when UCF beat the Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, this time around it was the Gators who found themselves on top, …
Read More »UF vs LSU Football Preview
The 10th ranked Florida Gators are rested after a bye week and are ready to take on the fourth ranked LSU Tigers at home this weekend. This will mark the ninth straight year that the Gators and Tigers game will be a Top 25 match up, and the fourth time both teams …
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