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SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Bartley providing offensive spark for Florida women's basketball

By JOE MORGAN | Feb. 1, 2012

When Lanita Bartley shoots, she scores.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Transfer Wiegand seeking new challenge with Florida lacrosse

By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Feb. 1, 2012

Gabi Wiegand just wanted a challenge.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Embree, Florida women's tennis sweeps UCF

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 1, 2012

In its second clean sweep in as many matches, the No. 1 Gators women’s tennis team looked crisp, dominant and ready to face its first ranked opponent of the year. The 7-0 victory over UCF brought Florida to 2-0 on the season ahead of a challenging 10- day schedule

Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan lost five pitchers this offseason to the MLB and is now looking to sophomores Daniel Gibson, Jonathan Crawford and Keenan Kish to lead the Gators’ middle relief.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida baseball searching for solidity on staff after draft departures

Jan. 31, 2012

With his entire starting rotation returning from a successful season, few college baseball coaches will be as comfortable as Kevin O’Sullivan when settling into the dugout for the start of weekend games.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

alligatorSports National Signing Day Preview

By Kelly Price | Jan. 31, 2012

National Signing Day is finally here, and Florida will ink its first full class under coach Will Muschamp today. To get you ready, we have compiled a list of UF targets to keep an eye on throughout the day.

Gators sophomore forward Will Yeguete’s 25 steals are the second-most of any Florida player this season.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Yeguete gaining Donovan’s trust after turnover-prone season

By JOHN BOOTHE | Jan. 31, 2012

There were times last season when Will Yeguete felt like a single mistake would land him on the bench.

Junior Ashanée Dickerson was named SEC Gymnast of the Week on Tuesday for  the third time in her career, following an all-round victory in UF’s quad meet last week.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Dickerson rounds out first win of the season for Florida gymnastics with SEC honor

By LANDON WATNICK< | Jan. 31, 2012

With all of the firepower the Gators piled up this season, Ashanée Dickerson fell a little under the radar before last Friday’s meet.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Complacency no issue for hungry Gators women's tennis team

By ELI MARGER | Jan. 31, 2012

When the Florida women’s tennis team hosts UCF on Wednesday, the expectation will be a clean sweep.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Vogel, Gators secure win at TPC Sawgrass

By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Jan. 31, 2012

After three top-10 finishes this season, Florida junior T.J. Vogel was finally able to win it all Tuesday at the Sea Best Invitational.

UF freshman Brad Beal leads the team in steals (27), free-throw attempts (88), defensive rebounds (102) and minutes (33.5 per game).

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators' Beal making most of minutes

By JOHN BOOTHE | Jan. 30, 2012

Florida coach Billy Donovan isn’t worried about Brad Beal getting tired any time soon — at least in his legs.

Coach Amanda Butler is trying to find a cure for her team's free-throw struggles. UF has lost two straight games by fewer than six points.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Butler, UF women's basketball scrambling to solve close losses

By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 30, 2012

Coach Amanda Butler admits that the Gators lack focus at the free-throw line right now.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Cutting out turnovers critical to Florida's recent success

By GREG LUCA | Jan. 30, 2012

With about eight minutes left and Florida nursing a four-point lead, Erving Walker drives the lane.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Vogel, UF men's golf atop leaderboard after day one at TPC Sawgrass

By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Jan. 30, 2012

THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass hosted the Sea Best Invitational Monday where the University of Florida men’s golf team opened their spring schedule looking for their second win of the season.