Florida men’s tennis was able to bounce back nicely from an opening round defeat in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, defeating No. 7 Virginia 4-2 in a consolation matchup.
Florida fell in its second game of the season, a 6-4 loss to Liberty. @CarsonCashion has the recap.
Freshman pitcher Lexi Delbrey followed up an SEC Freshman of the Week honor with eight crippling Ks to beat Louisville, the second of two wins for No. 4 Florida Saturday. “She’s special,” fifth-year pitcher Natalie Lugo said about her teammate.
Tyree Appleby and Colin Castleton were in agreement post-game, describing the feeling of defeating No. 2 Auburn, the highest-ranked opponent Florida has beaten at home. "Amazing,” Appleby said. “In one word, amazing.”
Florida LAX struggled to keep up with No. 2 Tar Heels, falling 15-11 at home.
Despite giving up the most runs against one opponent so far this season, Florida dominates at home to claim their seventh consecutive victory of this young season with a 9-3 win over Duke.
Hunter Barco threw six scoreless innings in Florida’s opening game of the season against Liberty on Friday night, allowing just one hit and walk.
Trinity Thomas is a show-stopper. She recorded her fifth perfect score on floor, totaling 12 perfect scores in her collegiate career
On this occasion, it was not meant to be. Texas ended up flipping the score from a meeting earlier this season, beating Florida in rematch, 4-3.
Through social media, Gainesville residents organized more than three protests during the summer. At the protests’ peak about 70 Cubans, second generation immigrants, students and residents attended. Now, seven months later, where do Cuba and its displaced people stand?
With her hand on the Bible her mother gave her 49 years ago, Cynthia Chestnut repeated the oath of office during her City Commissioner swearing-in ceremony. On Thursday morning, Chestnut was sworn in as At-Large Seat B City Commissioner outside Gainesville City Hall after winning the special runoff election Jan. 25. The position will be a four-year term with elections every two years starting this year, according to a City of Gainesville press release.
The executive tickets for the Gator and Change parties had an hour-long debate Tuesday. Candidates defended platform points and examined opponents’ initiatives concerning legislation and governing codes.
COVID-19 cases in Alachua County dropped in the last week — continuing the downward trend that began at the end of January. As the surge settles, UF Health Shands Hospital CEO Ed Jimenez ended his weekly updates to the press, including The Alligator, on Monday.
Santa Fe College reported 54 positive COVID-19 cases from students and employees from Feb 8. to Monday. Five employees and 49 students tested positive for the virus.
Nestled inside the walls of the Gators basketball practice facility, things begin to warm up on the night of Feb. 8. Clad in various Gator gear, five equipment managers from the UF men’s and women’s basketball teams conduct their pregame warmup. The student managers typically dedicate their time to UF class or serving the needs of their teams. A night like this is their time to take over the court.
Emanuely de Oliveira shined with 15 points as No. 17 Florida survived Arkansas for their 20th win. She’s excited to play a part in Florida’s surprise of a comeback season. “That’s what we looked forward [to] since I got here,” Oliveira said.
“We've never played back-to-back like this,” head coach Tim Walton said. Florida earned consecutive run-rule wins this week after defeating the Jacksonville Dolphins 8-0 Wednesday and 13-1 Tuesday. The Gators improved their record to 6-0.
Florida baseball gets its season underway on Friday as the program looks to put 2021 behind it. The Liberty Flames are in town for a three-game series and provide a stiff test to start the year.
Florida was unable to win the tournament, but fought valiantly in three matches against ranked opponents, proving their competitiveness and gaining valuable experience along the way.
Billy Horschel, a past Gator champion and six-time PGA Tour winner, will officially be returning to the University of Florida to serve as the team’s new volunteer assistant coach.
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