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SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida gymnastics falls to Alabama on the road in Top 10 matchup

By LANDON WATNICK< | Feb. 3, 2012

In a high-scoring affair with the Crimson Tide, the

Florida freshman guard Brad Beal scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday in the Gators’ 74-66 win against South Carolina.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators hold off late charge by Gamecocks

By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 2, 2012

When South Carolina hosted Florida nearly three weeks ago, the Gamecocks allowed their visitors to shoot 50 percent from three and steal their first road win of the season before they left town.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida women's basketball overcomes injury, foul trouble to defeat LSU on road

By JOE MORGAN | Feb. 2, 2012

No Jordan Jones, no problem for the Gators.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Weak close on signing day doesn’t mean much

By TOM GREEN | Feb. 2, 2012

Coffee is for closers.

Florida junior tennis player Bob van Overbeek said this weekend’s match against No. 2 Virginia will serve as a gauge for determining just how good the team is this season.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Top-five teams present stiffest competition of season for UF tennis

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 2, 2012

After opening the season largely without being challenged, the Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams will take trips to nationally ranked teams in what is sure to be a difficult weekend of tennis for both.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

UF gymnastics faces hostile road atmosphere against defending champ ‘Bama

By LANDON WATNICK< | Feb. 2, 2012

In a chaotic and overwhelming environment last Friday, UF’s gymnastics team competed against an elite Southeastern Conference opponent.

Florida hauled in 23 commitments in coach Will Muschamp’s first full recruiting class, including 14 players who play on the line of scrimmage.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Muschamp pulls in top-three recruiting class, replenishes lines of scrimmage

By MATT WATTS | Feb. 1, 2012

Will Muschamp kept his word — and improved his first full recruiting class Wednesday — by getting one of the state’s top commits to do the opposite.

Five-star wide receiver Nelson Agholor of Tampa Berkely Prep surprised Gators fans Wednesday by choosing Southern Cal over Florida at an announcement ceremony at his high school in Tampa.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Five-star Agholor spurns Florida on signing day, chooses USC

By Kelly Price | Feb. 1, 2012

TAMPA — The mystery that is Nelson Agholor finally came to a conclusion Wednesday afternoon.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

UF near top in SEC, last in rebounding

By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 1, 2012

Billy Donovan entered Southeastern Conference play for the 16th time in his career with the belief that he had coached worse rebounding teams.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Pointless ratings, stars system turns recruiting into crapshoot

By GREG LUCA | Feb. 1, 2012

Will Muschamp is back from the gas station.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Howard makes last-minute decision

By TOM GREEN | Feb. 1, 2012

MIRAMAR — Tracy Howard could never really see himself playing at Miami.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

Gators miss on Williams, top targets

By JOE MORGAN | Feb. 1, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH — The Gators lost one of their own on National Signing Day in four-star defensive end Leonard Williams.

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.