When Ali Gardiner steps into the batter's box, she only hears one voice resonating from the stands.
Five minutes of tears washed away four months of dreams.
After finishing 70-5 and rewriting the school's record book last year, coach Tim Walton knew his team would enter this season with a target on its back.
UF coach Billy Donovan revealed Thursday that freshman power forward Allan Chaney will be out two to three weeks with a stress fracture in his left heel.
It looked for a while like UF might get caught looking ahead on Thursday night at Southeastern Conference doormat Alabama.
The first road meet of the season for the No. 8 UF gymnastics team didn't go nearly as well as the team would've liked: They lost for the first time in series history against Arkansas.
In its last home dual match before heading north for indoor play, the UF men's tennis team improved to 5-0 on Thursday.
Within one week, the UF men's tennis team took down three top-50 opponents. And they did it rather handily.
The weather wasn't the only thing freezing Wednesday.
Undefeated in the Mid-Florida Conference, the Santa Fe College women's basketball team continued its winning streak against Seminole Community College Wednesday night.
The fax machine was quieter than usual this year in the UF football office, and Gators coach Urban Meyer couldn't be happier about it.
GREENSBORO - They say it takes a village to raise a child. For Gary Brown, it took that much to pick a school.
One of the biggest challenges facing the 2009 UF football team will be staying hungry and humble despite two national titles in three years, and the Gators' two newest coaches should be a big help in that department.
They're doing it again.
PENSACOLA - Trent Richardson tried to keep his decision secret until the last minute, but his brothers tipped his hand by revealing a houndstooth hat.
Corey Hartung said after UF's win against Kentucky on Friday that one bad balance beam performance was fine, but two - referencing the team's performance against the Wildcats - was unacceptable.
For UF coaches, today could not come soon enough.
While the UF women's basketball team was busy breaking the school record for 3-pointers on Sunday against Arkansas, none of the players had any idea how the final numbers would crunch.
She cruises around town, car windows down, maybe even a foot sticking out the window.
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