Calathes leads UF past Stetson
Dec. 29, 2008A mistake-riddled first half left UF only 9 points ahead of Stetson as they walked into the locker room.
A mistake-riddled first half left UF only 9 points ahead of Stetson as they walked into the locker room.
SUNRISE - Maybe it was the refreshing, sunny South Florida weather, maybe it was the four-day break for Christmas, or maybe it was playing a 1-9 team, but UF looked as good as it had all season with a 74-45 flattening of Winthrop on Sunday night in the Orange Bowl Classic.
Walter Hodge may have had "DEFENSE" shaved into the side of his head, but it was all about offense for the Gators on Monday night.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season, freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. On Saturday night, he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. Saturday night he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
NEW YORK - There should be a more succinct way to describe why Tim Tebow deserved to become the second player ever to win two Heisman Trophies.
Sometimes the sign of a good team is winning easily against lesser opponents.
NEW YORK - This was one comeback Colt McCoy couldn't complete.
NEW YORK - On Saturday afternoon, Sam Bradford took a nap. He was glad he actually had time for that.
NEW YORK - The BCS National Championship Game just got a whole lot more interesting as Tim Tebow fell short of his quest to become the second two-time Heisman winner.
NEW YORK - The race to the Heisman Trophy is coming down to the final stretch, but there is no clear-cut winner.
Memory is a funny thing.
It wasn't much of a contest for UF on Wednesday night against Coppin State.
It was a night Florida Gulf Coast guard Reed Baker will always remember, and one UF will try and forget.
When UF takes the court to play Stanford on Friday, the Gators will find themselves in an unfamiliar role.
Fresh off two victories to start the NCAA Tournament, UF coach Mary Wise gave her first evaluation of her team's reward - No. 2 Stanford.
If the player with the best statistics wins the Heisman Trophy, it won't be Tim Tebow.
ATLANTA - Somehow, UF has discovered even more offensive firepower.
For weeks, UF coach Mary Wise has paid lip service to the remarkable improvement of her team during the last three months, but now she has something tangible to measure it by.