The SEC Weekly Honors for gymnastics were announced Tuesday afternoon, and three Gators find themselves on that list. Senior Leanne Wong and junior Selena Harris-Miranda share the title of SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week. Sloane Blakely is the SEC Co-Specialist of the Week. All-Around Stars After being named National Gymnast …
Read More »Former UF Baseball’s Faedo Returns Home To Tampa
Alex Faedo, former pitcher for the Florida Gators, receives a surprising call: He is coming back home to play for the Tampa Bay Rays. The news is both unexpected and exciting for Faedo and his family. “[When I hear] the Rays, it kind of freezes time for a second,” Faedo …
Read More »Team USA Falls to Sweden 2-1 in 4 Nations Face-Off
Team USA had a rough outing in their final round robin game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, bested by Sweden 2-1 in Boston’s TD Garden. Sweden Stalls the U.S. It was another red-white-and-blue night in Boston– for all of about one minute. After Chris Kreider (Rangers) buried a rebound just …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Moves Up To No. 2 In AP Poll
The Florida men’s basketball team moved from up a spot to No. 2, its highest ranking in the coach Todd Golden era, in The Associated Press poll released Monday. After beating Mississippi State in Starkville without two starters and destroying South Carolina at home, the Gators (22-3, 9-3 SEC) have cemented …
Read More »Inside the Making, Inspiration of the Daytona 500 Trophy
DAYTONA BEACH — Forty-one world-class drivers competed Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway, all chasing one thing: to win the coveted Daytona 500. Those who do are forever NASCAR legends. This year, William Byron cemented his legacy by doing it again, hoisting the Harley J. Earl Trophy over his head …
Read More »Gators Baseball Warms Up For Midweek Action
After an electric opening weekend sweep of Air Force, the Gator baseball team will look to carry their momentum into a pair of midweek matchups, traveling to Jacksonville University on Tuesday before returning home to face Florida A&M on Wednesday. With dominant pitching and timely hitting fueling their 3-0 start, …
Read More »Ryan Theis Takes Over Florida Volleyball
Following the retirement of legendary coach Mary Wise after 34 years with the program, Florida volleyball has named her successor. Ryan Theis, a former assistant coach for the Gators, will take the reins for the Gators. Theis became a head coach following his departure from Florida in 2007 and brings …
Read More »Florida Swim & Dive Opens SEC Championships With Gold In Women’s 1-Meter Diving
The Florida swimming and diving teams started strong at the SEC Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium when sophomore Camyla Monroy earned the Gators’ first gold medal of the meet in the women’s 1-meter diving event. Monroy’s Record-Breaking Performance Monroy delivered a career-best score of …
Read More »Tampa Bay’s Guentzel leads Way For Team USA
It’s Captain America! Nope. Just Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jake Guentzel shining the brightest on the biggest stage. Team USA was behind enemy lines on Saturday night when it took on Canada in Montreal, but the 30-year-old forward stepped up with one of the best performances of his career. This Game …
Read More »Steph Curry Wins All-Star Game MVP in New Format
Team Shaq’s OGs took home the win for the first-ever NBA All-Star mini-tournament event Sunday night. They won the game 41-25 with Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum shining bright throughout the matchup. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1891368864723685560 The Format Inaugurated in 1951, the NBA All-Star event has come a long way. Previous to this …
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