Emmit Smith: College Career Gatorzone Emmitt Smith during his UF career In part two of our four-part series profiling Gator and NFL great Emmitt Smith, he heads down to Gainesville to begin his college football career at the University of Florida. After putting up astronomical stats in high school and being one …
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Emmitt Smith Series Part 1: Friday Night Lights
The story of Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is one full of ups and downs which make for an incredible ride. In Part 1 of our 4-part series on the football career of Emmitt Smith, the focus will be on his high school playing days and before. Growing …
Read More »Friday Sports News And Notes…
The NBA playoffs continue, a major ruling by the NCAA and Gator softball ending its regular SEC season…all this and more in our Friday Sports News And Notes… ** The SEC and ESPN formally announce the formation of the SEC Network in a 20 year deal. The new network will …
Read More »Catching up with Azania Stewart
Azania Stewart Credit: Gatorzone Former University of Florida basketball player Azania Stewart has been busy since she graduated and played her last game as a Gator in the 2011-12 season. The 6’4” center from Great Britain spent the summer representing her country at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Although her …
Read More »Billy Donovan reflects on the 2012-2013 season and looks ahead to 2014
Following a successful, yet anticlimactic season that ended in the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team wrapped up its season nearly two weeks ago. Gator coach Billy Donovan put a bow on the 2012-2013 campaign, looking back on the run to the regular season SEC …
Read More »No. 2 Gators Gymnastics Ends Regular Season At No. 7 Utah
After a week off for spring break, the second ranked Gator gymnastics team travels to Salt Lake City to take on seventh ranked Utah in the regular season closer Saturday night. Two weeks ago at Senior Night, the Gators rolled past number 14 Minnesota in a 198.425-197.125 win, posting both the nation’s new top score …
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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 »No. 2 Gator Gymnastics Takes On No. 14 Minnesota For Senior Night
The second-ranked Florida gymnastics team is closing the regular season Friday night in a celebration for the senior class in the O’Dome at 7 p.m. The careers of seniors Ashanée Dickerson, Marissa King, Dali Lemezan and Randy Stageberg will be celebrated in a post meet ceremony. Dickerson, a Jacksonville native, …
Read More »No 1 Gator Gymnastics Gets Out Alive
Inside the orange filled O’Dome on Friday night the top ranked Florida gymnastics team had moments they will remember forever, and they had moments they would rather forget as soon as possible. In spite of some uncharacteristic mistakes, the Gators walked out with a win over the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats …
Read More »No. 1 Gator Gymnastics Orange Out For No. 23 Kentucky
The top-ranked Gator gymnastics team returns home tonight to face SEC foe Kentucky in the O’Connell Center. In Florida’s last meet at Georgia, history was made. Since 1992, Florida is the only team to bring a No. 1 ranking into Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum and come out with a win. The GymDogs were leading …
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