Gators work through break to improve for spring season
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 24, 2011Immediately after the last round of the fall season, coach Buddy Alexander held a team meeting and told his golfers to take a week off — two, if they needed it.
Immediately after the last round of the fall season, coach Buddy Alexander held a team meeting and told his golfers to take a week off — two, if they needed it.
After weeks of playing well in only one aspect of the game at a time, the Gators finally put together a complete performance Saturday night.
In a moment of brutal honesty, Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan hopefully put an end to all the speculation, all the guessing games and all the “if only” thinking.
Before Sunday’s game, LSU coach Van Chancellor said he was worried by how hard the Gators play.
Florida couldn’t spoil Auburn’s Senior Day celebration on Friday afternoon, even after notching a season-high 24 NCAA qualifying times and swimming one of their fastest meets of the year.
The Gators hit the road for the first time all season, and the unfamiliar mats served for just another victory.
The No. 9 men’s tennis team may just move up the rankings after defeating No. 7 Baylor 5-2 on Sunday.
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AUBURN, Ala. —— Although it was his team’s lowest scoring output in his time as Florida’s coach, Billy Donovan still called Thursday’s game “one of the best wins I was a part of.”
After the Jets game Sunday, “60 Minutes” did a profile on multimillionaire Billy Walters, who terrorizes Vegas sports books with scores of computers, consultants and shills.
The Gators knew it was coming, but still, they couldn’t stop it.
The men’s tennis team will kick off its spring season today at 3 p.m. as it squares off against Furman at Linder Stadium.
Florida has dominated on its home turf. Now, it’s time to see what the Gators can accomplish on another team’s mats.
Practice is over. It’s 16 hours until the Gators jump on a bus for their dual meet in Auburn, Ala., and the pool is empty except for one swimmer still taking in extra time to perfect his backstroke start.
When Erving Walker missed a potentially game-changing free throw in the closing moments of Saturday’s game, he likely took it harder than anybody.
Gators fans, expect to be happy by the end of the night.