No. 5 Florida had a consistent showing throughout the Moon Golf Invitational. There was a glimmer of hope for the Gators after Round 1. They were tied for third place with No. 7 Wake Forest and No. 9 Texas.
Although the Gators were off to a strong start early in the first quarter Tuesday, Loyola (Maryland) quickly tied up the game at 3-apiece. However, the Gators did not falter, and one Gator made a major statement: Clark Hamilton.
A strong start to the season is often expected, especially when facing weaker nonconference opponents as a Division I softball powerhouse. However, what the No. 4 Florida softball team has accomplished offensively to open the season has been remarkable; a clear reflection of the Tim Walton effect.
Since Kyle Pitts’ time as a Gator, when he became Florida’s all-time leader among tight ends in receiving yards (1,492), receptions (100), and touchdowns (18), the tight end position has been an overlooked — and often underutilized — part of UF’s offense.
Brandon Harris’ life has been defined by two things: football and family. The intersection of those two for Florida’s new cornerbacks coach has always been football.
Going into her last season as a Florida Gator, lacrosse captain Theresa Bragg has more than one reason for wanting to leave a legacy on the program she’s called home for the past three years.
During one of his early tournaments, Matthew Kress made what his assistant coach now remembers as some of the worst shots he’s ever seen. Luckily, Kress has come a long way since then.
The 2026 Nexo Dallas Open was a prestigious high-level tennis tournament and the only indoor Association of Tennis Professionals Tour championship in the United States of America. And ultimately, it was a Florida alum who took the crown.
Back home in Ireland, sport is tied first to geographic location. Even if you never played, you usually belong to something: a club, a parish or a county. The Gaelic Athletic Association organizes Ireland’s main indigenous sports, Gaelic football and hurling, through local clubs. Because it relies on volunteers and local pride, sport ends up woven into ordinary social life.
The Gators men’s tennis team looked to walk out of Dallas with a positive record in the 2026 ITA National Indoors.
For a decent portion of the Gators Invitational, No. 10 Florida was behind No. 2 Auburn. It looked like the Gators would drop their first Gators Invitational in seven years.
The game was tied 1-1 in the fourth. Georgia Tech’s starter, sophomore Sydnie Watts, thought she recorded her second strikeout of the day, but softball is a game of inches, and the count moved to 3-2.
The dual match came down to the third set as junior Kevin Edengren mounted a relentless comeback, winning 6-4 in his last two sets and securing the win for the Gators. After a slow start to the ITA National Indoors on Friday, Florida got things going and defeated Clemson 4-3 in the tournament's day-two back draw round Saturday night in Dallas, Texas.
Hawaii transfer Cooper Walls showed out in his Gator debut as No. 13 Florida took the season series against the UAB Blazers 6-1.
The Florida Gators stretched their success across three time zones this weekend, posting historic marks in three different states. While the bulk of the squad returned to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Tyson Invitational, other Florida runners clocked in performances out west in Seattle and up north in Boston on Feb. 13–14.
The story of the day for the Gators was the reliance on home runs. Florida had nine dingers across the doubleheader, more than enough for the No. 4 Gators to cruise to a run-rule 14-4 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd. In the victory, the Gators had 12 hits across the game.
A slugfest is unfamiliar territory for the 2026 Florida softball team. Throughout its first nine games, the pitching staff had a combined .80 ERA and had only given up 13 runs. That all changed in Saturday’s matinee.
No. 13 Florida bounced back in game two against UAB 11-0 behind a stellar outing from Aidan King and a nine-run first inning.
After a 4-0 sweep last week and after securing a spot in the 2026 ITA National Indoor tournament, No. 23 Florida looked to keep its momentum rolling. However, it ran into a wagon: No. 6 Mississippi State.
The No. 13-ranked Florida Gators baseball team dropped its season opener in upset fashion against the UAB Blazers 9-7.
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