UF grabs first road victory; Dickerson wins another all-around title
By TOM GREEN< | Jan. 22, 2010The Gators went into Memorial Coliseum wanting to prove they could excel away from the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center.
The Gators went into Memorial Coliseum wanting to prove they could excel away from the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated the careers of 15 seniors Friday against Auburn on Senior Day.
Things couldn’t have been much worse for Alabama, which was in the basement of the Southeastern Conference, heading into its game against Florida on Thursday.
Every year the Gators bring in a recruiting class filled with talented prospects, often with many at the same position.
After notching their first win of the season last week, the Gators are out to prove just how good they can be.
Lane Kiffin’s departure from Tennessee to USC certainly doesn’t hurt UF’s recruiting class, but the Gators didn’t really need the help.
The Gators men’s tennis team opens its spring dual match season against in-state competition at home and then hit the road for an early season out-of-conference.
The Gators will be in need of a comfortable flight home from Arkansas, as the trip back will be their only chance to rest during the next three days.
In its last three games, the UF women’s basketball team has gone 1-2, with losses to top-10 teams Georgia and Tennessee by a combined 11 points.
It’s no wonder Florida was able to bring in what many recruiting analysts are calling one of the best classes in recent memory.
Billy Donovan has mixed up his team’s practice routine quite a bit in the last week.
Amanda Butler referred to the UF women’s basketball program as a family.
At the beginning of the season, I would have pegged “He Ain’t Worth Missing” by Toby Keith as the song for the 2009-10 Florida basketball team, a tune freshman guard Kenny Boynton surely sang to the squad upon his arrival in Gainesville to ease the players’ pain over Nick Calathes’ departure for an exotic mistress (Greece).
Coming into the season, the Gators knew they would have to depend heavily on their underclassmen, including five freshmen who made up the nation’s top recruiting class.
Former Florida cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis turned himself in to Gainesville authorities early Tuesday morning and was arrested on charges of domestic battery by strangulation, unarmed burglary, battery, kidnapping and obstructing justice by tampering.
After a rocky start to the Southeastern Conference season, Florida finally got the win it needed.
Trumae Lucas came off a cold bench and provided the spark Florida needed in a 55-52 Southeastern Conference win on the road at Mississippi State on Sunday.
Can I get some drama, please?
There’s no place like home, and the Gators showed that Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
Because of the offseason layoff, a team’s opening meet of the indoor track and field season typically doesn’t foster record-setting performances. But UF shotputter Mariam Kevkhishvili is far from a typical athlete.