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In desperate need of insurance points, UF sophomore forward Alex Condon sprinted to the top of the key while senior guard Walter Clayton Jr. drove to the basket with just over two minutes remaining in regulation.
Wearing her signature bow, dyed blue and white to match her glittering white leotard, Leanne Wong started her floor routine for her final season as a Gator gymnast. With graceful movement and on-point flips, the UF senior moved around the mat as the crowd clapped the beat.
Heading into their third SEC match, which was against their highest-ranked opponent thus far this season, the Gators were looking to secure their first ranked win since 2022. However, No.16 Kentucky showed a relentless pursuit to defeat Florida for the fifth consecutive time at the O’Dome.
In the hours preceding the Florida Gators men’s basketball team top-ten showdown against the Tennessee Volunteers, hundreds of students lined up outside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in hopes of securing a seat in the court-side student section.
Florida had a decision to make. Make history and become the first UF men’s basketball team to knock off a top-ranked team in the nation at home. Or fall to 0-2 in SEC play with a brutal schedule ahead.
Following a disappointing opening to conference play, the Gators showed a newfound spirit of hustle and determination to secure their first SEC win inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Trailing by just four points with under three minutes remaining in regulation, Florida was looking to muster a late comeback at Rupp Arena much like that of last season.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday reappointed lawyers Rahul Patel and Richard Cole, who are also major political donors, to the UF Board of Trustees.
On Jan. 4, 2024, Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley walked into the floor-level tunnel of the O’Connell Center with her head down.
Florida women’s basketball has been anything but predictable this year. One day, it'll dominate a 5-3 ACC team; the next, it’ll lose to a 3-3 AAC one. The ebb and flow between wins and losses for the Gators is largely untrackable, except for one data point: In each of Florida’s losses, it has started slowly.
Sunday seemingly could have been a trap game for Florida against a Group of 5 opponent that had only notched two wins on the season. But the Gators hardly treated it as one.
UF junior linebacker Shemar James has officially declared for the 2025 NFL Draft. James, a key veteran leader on the Florida defensive front this season, announced his intention to turn professional on Instagram Thursday evening.
It came as no surprise to media outlets when 2025 five-star wide receiver Dallas Wilson signed with Florida on Sunday after being released from his original commitment to Oregon. Nevertheless, Wilson’s flip gave the Gators a massive boost in their wideout room for next season — and for years to come.
In the second quarter, UF junior forward Alexia Gassett jumped up with her 6’2 frame to make a commanding block against the Ospreys, showing that the Gators were back and charged up in Saturday’s match.
Basketball is often referred to as a game of runs. However, the scoring streaks were lopsided toward only one of the squads at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday. And it was a team that showed just why themselves, along with the SEC, has been a force thus far.
After a 33-8 victory against Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night, Florida football was hit with its first NFL Draft departure on Saturday afternoon, as senior defensive lineman Cam Jackson announced his intention to pursue a career in the NFL.
As the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl winded down to its final moments, the crowd of fans dressed primarily in orange and blue broke out into a familiar cheer: “It’s great to be a Florida Gator.”
The Florida Gators (7-5, 4-4 SEC) are at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa this afternoon for the 2024 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, where they will take on the Tulane Green Wave (9-4, 7-1 AAC). Kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m. Follow along here for live game updates.
Former Florida track and field runner Parker Valby won The Bowerman, the highest individual honor in collegiate track and field, Thursday night in Orlando.
UF officially began its search for a new president, a process expected to stretch over several months and involve intense scrutiny from stakeholders.
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