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Former Georgia running backs Nick Chubb (pictured) and Sony Michel ran for a combined 214 yards in last season's Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Three key points for the Gators this weekend

By Alanis Thames | Oct. 25, 2018

Rayshad Jackson called it a distraction.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Why the NFL is way better than college football

By Hell's Wells | Oct. 25, 2018

Sure, I’m excited when I wake up on Saturday.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Three bold predictions for the 2018-19 Gators season

By Nothing But Nettuno | Oct. 24, 2018

Another season of college hoops is upon us, so you know what that means: complaining about December non-conference losses on Twitter, Bracketology updates ad nauseum from Joe Lunardi and the cloud of a federal fraud trial that implicates most major programs in the country in some way.

Despite a ninth-place finish at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Coach J.C. Deacon is optimistic about his team's potential. “We have obviously not had our best stuff, but we have been extremely resilient,” Deacon said in a release. “Once we figure it out, we are going to be a top team.”

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators take ninth at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 24, 2018

Everything seemed locked into place ahead of the final round at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. The Gators were slotted into 10th place out of 15 teams; it looked like they would need their very best to overcome a six-stroke deficit over Illinois, and it would take another bad round for UCF to make up eight strokes to pass UF.

Forward Melanie Monteagudo (right) will play in her last home game on Friday along with seven other UF seniors. The Gators will be fighting with four other programs for the final three spots in the SEC Tournament.

SPORTS | SOCCER

UF still has everything to play for ahead of Senior Day

By Sam Campisano | Oct. 24, 2018

It has been a long time since the Florida soccer team faced a Senior Day like this.

The Florida-Georgia rivalry will be rekindled this weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bulldogs defeated the Gators handily a season ago after suffering three straight losses in the rivalry game.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Q&A with Red and Black assistant sports editor Michael Hebert

Oct. 24, 2018

We sat down with the assistant sports editor of Georgia’s independent student newspaper, Michael Hebert, to ask him some questions about this weekend’s UF-UGA game. Here’s what he had to say.

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton caught nine passes for a career-high 126 yards Sunday in a 38-31 loss to New England on Sunday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL: Burton shines, Tabor nets career day

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 24, 2018

Week 7 of the NFL season did not stray from the status quo.

Wide receiver Josh Hammond didn't record a catch in last year's 42-7 loss to Georgia. "The past is the past," he said. "We have to let go of it.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Feelings of last year now a distant memory for Gators

By Jake Dreilinger and Jake Dreiinger | Oct. 24, 2018

Running back Jordan Scarlett remembers the frustration of watching Florida-Georgia last year washing over him like a wave surrounding a rock.

Gordon Neale finished over par for the second day in a row at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational with a 5-over round on Monday. UF dropped from fifth to 10th and no Gator broke even in the second round.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators can’t overcome tough start, fall to 10th

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 22, 2018

No birdies and 13 bogeys.

UF coach Emily Glaser will put redshirt freshman Elin Esborn and freshman Addie Baggarly into the top two spots in the lineup for the Landfall Tradition.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Notebook: Women fall late, men begin near top in respective tourneys

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 21, 2018

Women’s golf falters, falls to fourth-place finish at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Roundup: UF swimming splits with ranked Indiana and Texas

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 21, 2018

Both Florida swim teams came into this weekend's tri-meet in Austin, Texas, with plenty of confidence and something to prove.

Sophomore forward Deanne Rose put up three shots against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon with one on goal. The Gators were held scoreless for the 11th time this season ahead of the team's Senior Day game against Arkansas.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida drops match to Missouri with SEC tournament looming

By River Wells | Oct. 21, 2018

It’s been the same old song and dance for the Florida Gators soccer team.

Sophomore Oliver Crawford won the singles portion of the USA F28 Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Oliver Crawford wins singles title, Gators dominate in Georgia

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 21, 2018

Oliver Crawford dominated the USA F28 Futures from start to finish. The sophomore lost just one set in five matches en route to a two-set victory in the final over Great Britain’s Andrew Watson to claim the Harlingen 25k singles title.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

UF-UGA lightyears ahead of last season's matchup

By The Lost city of Alanis | Oct. 21, 2018

It was this week a year ago when this Florida program was unraveling at every seam.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks (13) said the Gators are still working on fundamentals in practice. "You can't get complacent," he said.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Florida-Georgia games have usually decided the SEC East. This year, it may decide the playoff.

By Morgan McMullen | Oct. 21, 2018

Laura Rutledge and Tim Tebow announced SEC Nation was heading to Jacksonville to be on-site for the Gators’ matchup against Georgia. Rutledge, a UF graduate, made clear that the name of the rivalry has never been set in stone in a video posted to Twitter.

Attacker Holly Carlton recorded nine kills and a service ace on 26 attacks in Florida’s five-set loss to Missouri on Sunday afternoon. The loss snaps a 14-match winning streak stretching back to Sept. 7.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators snap 14-match win streak, lose in five sets to Mizzou

By Mari Faiello | Oct. 21, 2018

Right-side attacker Holly Carlton quickly transitioned back behind her setter and the 10-foot line after coming down from a block on the right-side pin.

Junior Marta Perez (+1) is in eighth after two rounds at the Longhorn Invite. UF (+10) is currently in 10th.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators in third at Longhorn Invite

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 20, 2018

Day 1

SPORTS | FEATURES

Picks Column: Week 8

Oct. 20, 2018

Ah, the bye-week blues. Nothing but golf courses and hours on the consoles playing Black Ops or Fortnite.

Sophomore Oliver Crawford has advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA F28 Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas. He'll try and advance with a win during his 11 a.m. match today, while most of his UF teammates will see action at the ITA Regional Championships in Athens, Georgia.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida to compete in ITA Regional Championships, USA F28 Futures events this week

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 19, 2018

For the second time this season the Florida men’s tennis team is in two places at once.

The Florida men's and women's swimming and diving times compete in Austin, Texas, this weekend in an event hosted by the Texas Longhorns. The UF men enter the meet ranked No. 8, while the women have a national rank of No. 19.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF faces off with Texas and Indiana this weekend in Austin

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 19, 2018

Florida’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action this weekend, matching up against two of the better swimming and diving programs in the country in Texas and Indiana. The meet is scheduled for today and Saturday and will take place in Austin, Texas, at the University of Texas Swimming Center.