Seven former Gators football players participated in the NFL combine this past weekend. For the players, the NFL combine gives a big stage to improve their draft stock. For the Gators, Chimere Dike, Montrell Johnson Jr., Elijhah Badger, Jason Marshall Jr., Shemar James, Cam Jackson, Jeremy Crawshaw and Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson …
Read More »Florida Falls At No. 1 Texas In Final Regular-Season Game
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team wrapped up its 2025 regular season with a tough matchup against top-ranked Texas, falling 72-46 on Sunday afternoon. Despite a strong defensive showing in the first half, Florida struggled to keep pace with the Longhorns after a decisive third quarter. A Competitive Start Florida …
Read More »Gators Climb To No. 7 After Series Win Against Miami
The Florida Gators continued their strong start to the season by finishing the week with a 4-1 record, including a marquee series victory against rival Miami. After securing wins against Stetson and North Florida earlier in the week, Florida took the first two games of the weekend series against the …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys Down Crossroad Academy To Win Third State Basketball Title
The good times are still rolling at Hawthorne High School. When the final buzzer sounded inside RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night, the Hawthorne boy’s basketball team was crowned FHSAA state champions for the third time in program history. YOUR 2025 CLASS 1R STATE CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/iwXQFxXTLI — Hawthorne …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Opens Southern Highlands Collegiate
The No. 10/11-ranked Gators men’s golf team began its first day of competition at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate. The team posted a total score of 307 (+19). This placed the Gators in a tie for 10th position alongside USC and Oklahoma in a competitive field of top-ranked teams. Luke …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Men’s Basketball’s ‘Glue Guy’
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty special weekend in Hogtown and that was just the weather. 10. It was also the basketball and especially Will Richard. I’ve said all year Richard is the glue of this team, the guy who can affect winning without scoring. We …
Read More »Raptors Hold Off Magic To Secure Series Lead
Franz Wagner’s missed layup with 4.7 seconds left on the clock ended the Orlando Magic’s late comeback attempt to fall 104-102 to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night at the Kia Center. Despite cutting Toronto’s (19-42) 19-point lead to a two-point ball game, Orlando (29-33) suffered its third consecutive defeat, …
Read More »Richard’s Scorching Week Puts Him In Florida History Book
The No. 3 Florida Gators keep making statements, and on Saturday night, Will Richard delivered one of his own. With a 25-point explosion against No. 12 Texas A&M, the 6-foot-4 guard from Fairburn, Ga., played a key role in Florida’s 89-70 win that secured the team’s third win against a …
Read More »Gators Baseball Suffers First Loss Of Season
The No. 8 Florida baseball team jumped to a 4-0 lead after three innings Sunday, but couldn’t keep Miami from salvaging the third game of the series at Condron Ballpark. Florida’s first loss of the season came after Miami (9-3) scored 13 runs from the fourth through the eighth inning …
Read More »Gators Cap Off Florida Invitational With Fourth Run-Rule Win
No amount of singing from the first base dugout could save the Florida A&M Rattlers from the No. 3 Florida Gators softball team Sunday. The Gators chomped their way to a 9-1 win in the final game of the Florida Invitational, its fourth run-rule win of the weekend in four …
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