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Dwight Howard makes a successful return to Orlando; the Heat win again and more in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes… ** Dwight Howard returned to Orlando for the first time since leaving town. While the crowd heavily booed him, he got the last laugh as his Lakers downed the …
Read More »Gator Baseball Loses To Florida State; Seminoles stay Undefeated
The Gator baseball team is now 8-10 on the season after losing to Florida State on Tuesday night 4-1 in the first match-up between the two this season. Freshman lefty Danny Young started on the mound for the Gators and head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said that he did really well for his …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse races past Lehigh 18-2
In the midst of their longest undefeated streak to start a season, and a mere five days from traveling to the west coast for the first time as a program, it would have been easy for the No. 2 Florida lacrosse team to look past a 2-3 Lehigh team that …
Read More »Florida Pro Day A Success
It was a rainy day in Gainesville, but NFL scouts and coaches still came to the Swamp to see 16 Gator players work out for Pro Day. Many of the players were looking to improve on their performances from the NFL combine. Some were looking to show they are still able to perform at …
Read More »No. 2 Florida Lacrosse readies to host Lehigh Tonight
Racing out to a 9-0 start to begin the season, the Florida lacrosse team is looking ahead to another big opponent coming up on Saturday, when they travel across the nation for the first time as a program to take on the Oregon Ducks. First up for Florida however, a …
Read More »Florida Baseball Hosts No. 5 FSU Tonight
The Florida baseball team (8-9) will collide with in-state rival Florida State (15-0) tonight at McKethan Stadium. It will be the first of three regular season games between the Gators and Seminoles. The Seminoles will be the sixth team from the state the Gators have played so far this season. …
Read More »Tuesday Sports News and Notes…
More teams punch their tickets to the Big Dance, Gator Pro Day and a lot more in our Tuesday Sports News and Notes… ** Several more teams have qualified for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with conference tournament wins. Western Kentucky, top-ranked Gonzaga, James Madison, Iona and Southern Conference champion Davidson …
Read More »Former Gator Wideout Percy Harvin Traded
Former University of Florida Gator wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded today. The Minnesota Vikings traded the speedster to the Seattle Seahawks for multiple draft picks, including at least a first-round pick. Harvin adds depth at wideout for quarterback Russell Wilson, and he’ll start opposite to wide receiver Sydney Rice. …
Read More »Monday Sports News and Notes…
The Heat keep rolling, Tiger is a winner again, lots of Gator sports and more in our Monday Sports News and Notes… ** The Miami Heat extend their winning streak to 18 games after beating the Indiana Pacers 105-91. The Orlando Magic get a rare win, beating Philadelphia 99-91. ** Tiger …
Read More »Florida Baseball Drops Series Against Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers baseball team downed Florida 7-4 Sunday to take the rubber game of a three game series. Indiana is now 8-3 while Florida drops to 8-9 on the year. The Hoosiers sprung forward on Daylight Savings Time, taking the early lead on catcher Kyle Schwarber’s first inning homer off of …
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