Florida (57-7) used its freshmen power players to grab the team’s second win over UAB (40-19) 1-0 to sweep a Super Regional in Gainesville and send the Gators to the College World Series. Florida’s Kelsey Stewart dove from second base to stop a grounder from UAB’s Lauren Webster and sent it to catcher Aubree Munro …

Florida’s Katie Medina blooped a single over the shortstop with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning to give Florida a walkoff 4-3 win against Alabama Birmingham in the first game of a Super Regional in Gainesville.   Medina broke an 0 for 16 drought for her with the …

The Florida Softball team now finds itself two wins away from a berth in the Women’s College World Series as they get set to take on the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers in the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. The two teams will clash at Katie Seashole-Pressly …

The NBA playoffs resume, the SEC Baseball Tournament rolls on, NCAA Softball Regionals get underway and the Gators get a football verbal commitment; that and more in our Friday Sports News and Notes… ** The Gator football program gets a verbal commitment for its 2014 class in tight end Cyontai …

The Miami Heat get an overtime NBA playoff win; the Atlanta Braves complete the sweep and more in our Thursday Sports News and Notes… ** LeBron James hit a layup with under a second left in overtime to give the Miami Heat a 103-102 overtime NBA playoff game win over …

Two items of interest today concerning Gator men’s basketball. Rising senior Will Yeguete underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today; his recovery is initially projected at four months. And rising sophomore Michael Frazier II has accepted an invitation to USA Basketball’s training camp for the 2013 U19 FIBA World …

A close win for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA playoffs, the Heat start playoff action tonight and more in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes… ** The SEC Baseball Tournament swings into Day 2 today after four teams were eliminated yesterday.   Kentucky, Auburn, Florida and Missouri were sent …

For Philadelphia Union goalie Zac MacMath, soccer was always the number one passion in his life. MacMath, a St. Petersburg, Fla., native, grew up attached to the game that his father introduced to him when he was four years old. The now 21-year-old goalie played recreational soccer, and as he …

The Florida football program has lost a second verbal commitment in its 2014 class in less than a week. Numerous media outlets are reporting that wide receiver Ryeshene Bronson decommited from the Gators, joining linebacker Christian Miller (Columbia, South Carolina) who decommited a few days ago. The Fort Myers product …

The Florida women’s tennis team can’t get a three-peat, Gator women’s golf starts NCAA play and more in our Tuesday Sports News and Notes… ** The Florida women’s tennis team was trying for a three-peat national championship in the NCAA Tournament but it fell just short, losing 4-3 to Stanford …