Behind blistering runs from Justin Braun and Wanya McCoy, Florida’s sprint squad delivered one of its strongest showings of the season.
Florida fell to Vanderbilt 91-74 in the semifinals to make an earlier-than-expected exit. As it turns its focus now to the NCAA Tournament, here are five areas Florida must improve on from the tournament to make it back to the national championship.
Lucie Pawlak found herself in the exact place she had been in three Saturdays ago: On court five, with all eyes on her as she battled for the decisive victory in a three-set match against the No. 11 team in the nation.
Vanderbilt’s dominance was evident early on. The Commodores ended the half with a 13-point lead. In the surge, they shot 52% from the field and 46.2% from 3-point range.
Senior Jocelyn Erickson has had a decorated collegiate career thus far. But the 2024 NFCA Division I Softball Player of the Year and SEC Player of the Year has turned it up a whole other notch in 2026.
Florida lacrosse has faced a gauntlet in non-conference play to kick off its 2026 season. After four ranked games in which UF went 2-2, the Gators had one more tune-up game before their monumental clash against No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Tuesday.
“Risk Arena” released Thursday and marked the rapper’s sixth EP, joining his lengthy existing discography of seven albums and over two dozen singles. The record’s two singles, “Slowburn (Air it Out)” and “Love4Sale,” were released in February.
The disbandment comes after the statewide organization found some members of the university branch violated its rules and values, including by engaging in “a recent antisemitic gesture.”
To me, Fishback’s appeal feels driven more by charisma and momentum rather than careful conservative policy debate.
Base hits were hard to come by for both Florida and South Carolina in the conference opener, as both teams combined for just two hits heading into the bottom of the tenth frame.
From the moment the Florida Gators took the mat Friday night for their regular-season finale, it was clear that they were ready to make a statement.
As Ole Miss came off an upset victory against then-No. 11 Vanderbilt, it looked to continue its dominance and climb the Southeastern Conference rankings. But the Gators thwarted those plans.
A previous UF student was found guilty on multiple counts of possession of child pornography, use of a computer to solicit a minor and transmission of harmful material to a minor, according to court records.
Holding a narrow 3-1 lead, Florida looked to add on insurance in the top of the sixth inning. The Gators put up seven runs to do just that.
The No. 1 Gators (26-6) topped the No. 9 Wildcats (21-13) 71-63 in Nashville, Tennessee, in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday. With the win, Florida advances to the semifinals and triples down on its dominance over Kentucky this season.
As about 400 attendees entered the Champions Club at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, they were handed trays to carry food from 25 stations.
The decision to close schools was met with disapproval from board members Leanetta McNealy and Janine Plavac, who voted against the school closures.
Fans love the underdog story. But less talked about is the other side of success: the challenge of defending the crown.
At UF, there is a real difference between defending free speech and accepting a campus culture in which the loudest, most provocative voices dominate shared spaces. That is where the issue becomes more complicated.
The program, the first of its kind in the state, will allow students to place their full focus on school instead of struggling to balance working at the department and studying as a student.
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