‘The Match Point’: Your favorite Gator athletes are taking creatine. Is it worth the hype?
By India Houghton | Feb. 20But is it actually worth the hype? Could this scoop of white powder help Florida basketball defend its title come March?
Sports: Columns
How excessive pressure is killing youth sports
By Isis Snow | Mar. 19
Florida softball dances amid the greatest conference in NCAA history
By Noah White | Mar. 14, 2025More Sports: Columns
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The evolving, unpredictable world of spring football
By Noah White | Mar. 7, 2025As the college football world continues to evolve, its changes are most noticeable in the early days of the spring.
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Why you shouldn’t be worried about the Georgia loss
By Noah White | Feb. 28, 2025When highly-ranked college basketball teams lose in late-February, people assume it's a bad sign for their NCAA Tournament prospects. That’s not the case.
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Sports and politics are two sides of the same coin
By Isis Snow | Feb. 27, 2025As millions watched Kendrick Lamar commandeer the Super Bowl Halftime Show, many viewer's thoughts lingered on the underlying political message behind his performance.
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The value of competitive play: Invitationals and Florida softball
By Noah White | Feb. 21, 2025Florida softball is No. 3 in the nation. That’s definitive. But that ranking won’t be put to the test for an abnormally long time.
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Blaming the kicker misses the point
By Ethan Niser | Jan. 24, 2025The tendency to place the blame for a football game’s outcome is squarely on the kicker’s shoulders. This anger, while seemingly justified to fans, is ultimately misplaced.
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Florida volleyball starts regular season in style
By Max Bernstein | Aug. 30, 2024In its first regular season match of 2024, Florida volleyball prevailed, battled Colorado State Friday.
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What is emerging at UF?
By Ronin Lupien | Feb. 6, 2024All sorts of artificial intelligence and wearable tech is coming to our Gators teams, with $2.5 million plugged into various departments to see through the UF & Sport Collaborative.
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Everything happens for a reason
By Jackson Reyes | Dec. 5, 2023Jackson Reyes says goodbye to the Alligator after five semesters at the paper. He was the Fall 2023 Sports Editor. He also served as the Summer 2023 Digital Managing Editor, and covered Florida Gators football, men's basketball and soccer.
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A second chance
By Topher Adams | Dec. 5, 2023Topher Adams says goodbye to the Alligator after four semesters on staff. He was the assistant sports editor for the Fall 2023 semester. He's also worked here as a beat reporter covering Florida Gators football, baseball and lacrosse.
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With a Flanigan’s cup in hand, I come to you humbled and grateful
By Brandon Hernandez | Dec. 5, 2023Brandon Hernandez says goodbye to the Alligator after five semesters. He served on the Sports desk as the Fall 2023 Enterprise reporter. He also held positions covering Gators men's basketball and the Summer 2023 Assistant Sports Editor.
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With a Flanigan’s cup in hand, I come to you humbled and grateful
By Brandon Hernandez | Dec. 4, 2023My proudest moment at The Alligator was when I got the men’s basketball beat position last Spring. I was already covering UF men’s basketball on an internship, but when the 2023 Spring sports editor Kyle Bumpers called me up, I lit up like I went third overall to the Boston Celtics.
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COLUMN: Florida loses big to Georgia on field, closing gap in recruiting
By Jackson Reyes | Oct. 31, 2023Although Florida lost by more than 20 points to the Bulldogs for the third season in a row, UF head coach Billy Napier is working to close the gap where it matters the most — recruiting.
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Gators vs. Bulldogs: Hypothetically, who would win?
By Brandon Hernandez | Oct. 23, 2023Two historic programs in college football will meet once again along the Saint Johns River at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Oct. 28. The Florida Gators and the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs have been playing this cross-state football rivalry game for more than 100 years. However, what if it wasn’t the Gators against the Bulldogs? What if it was a gator against a bulldog?
