New stars emerged under Friday night lights in front of an estimated 46,000 fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Leading into tonight’s Orange and Blue spring exhibition, question marks surrounded the quarterback position. With the news of Purdue-transfer Austin Appleby enrolling at the University of Florida, along with early-enrollees Kyle Trask …
Read More »Gators Open Up Series Against Miss St With a Win
The No. 1 Gator (29-3, 8-2) baseball team may not have been the center of attention in Gainesville Friday night. That distinction would go to the football team who had the Orange and Blue debut. But they still took care of business against No. 10 Mississippi State (21-9-1, 6-4) defeating them …
Read More »Preview: Florida Lacrosse Travel to D.C. to Play Georgetown
The No.2 Gators (11-1, 2-0 Big East) hit the road after a five-game home stand in Gainesville traveling to the nation’s capital to face off with Big East rivals Georgetown (3-7, 1-0 Big East) Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. Florida is tied with UConn for first in the league standings after having improved their season by defeating Temple 10-9 last week. This …
Read More »Gator Football is Back with The Orange & Blue Spring Game
Gator fans are just hours away from their first look at what’s to come in the 2016 college football season. Friday at 7 p.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gator Football will scrimmage in their annual Orange and Blue spring game. The team’s most anticipated spring position competition will be the quarterback battle between all …
Read More »Preview: Weekend Softball Series Pits No. 2 Florida at Ole Miss
The two-time defending national champion Gator softball team (35-3) continues its four-game road trip this weekend as they take on the Ole Miss Rebels (28-10) in Oxford, Mississippi. In their last series meeting back in March of 2014, Florida won 2-of-3. Florida is entering this weekend series in first place …
Read More »Preview: Orlando City Visits Philadelphia Union, Cyle Larin Out
The Eastern Conference leading Orlando City (2-0-2, eight points) is riding high as they travel to play the Philadelphia Union (2-2-0, six points). The Lions have strung together back-to-back wins after last weeks emphatic 4-1 performance against the defending champion Portland Timbers. Meanwhile, the Union are coming off a 1-0 loss …
Read More »Warriors Must Win Final 3 Games To Reach Illustrious 73 Wins
The Golden State Warriors became the second team in NBA history to finish with 70 wins in a season after taking down the San Antonio Spurs at Oracle Arena on Thursday night, 112-101. The Warriors must win their final three games to finish with a 73-9 record. Those 73 wins …
Read More »Masters Day 1 Round-Up, Spieth in Familiar Territory
Thursday in Augusta is a day in which you can’t win the Masters, but you certainly can lose it. Nothing is more evident of that, than how Rickie Fowler (+8) and Bubba Watson (+3) both performed yesterday. However, the defending champion, Jordan Spieth, was as impressive as he was this time …
Read More »Road Stretch for Florida Women’s Tennis Begins Friday
The Florida women’s tennis team will complete their regular season on the road starting Friday evening at 6 p.m. Last Saturday they finished their regular home game schedule undefeated at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex when they defeated Texas A&M. On Friday the No.6 ranked Florida women’s tennis team will face the Crimson …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Clinch Home-Ice Advantage For Playoffs
The Lightning went into New Jersey last night with one goal in mind—win and clinch. After a 4-2 victory over the Devils, the Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the NHL playoffs. The win brought the Lightning’s record to 46-30-5 with 97 points, just …
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