Florida secured two transfer portal additions without losing a player of its own, underscoring the program's stability and strong locker-room culture heading into the 2027 season. Along with the key additions, the Gators signed the nation's No. 2-ranked recruiting class in 2026 as the program aims to return to Oklahoma City.
The deal comes after the 7-foot-1 center entered the transfer portal on April 6 following the 2025-26 season, as he awaited a medical hardship waiver for foregoing his redshirt during Florida’s 2025 national championship run.
When Vance Nilsson arrived in Gainesville in the fall of 2024, it seemed destined that he would represent the next chapter in UF’s esteemed long hurdles history. In his senior season at Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona, Nilsson essentially had a flawless resume.
Xaivian Lee, a consistent starter for Florida’s 2025-26 team, agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. Lee’s contract is a one-year, non-guaranteed deal, minimum salary training camp deal.
On Monday, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein announced Florida’s home and away Southeastern Conference opponents for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Reiss’ recruiting strategy details several key components: retention, utilizing the transfer portal effectively, identifying high school talent and finding personalities that fit the program's culture outside of just on-court skill. The roster, recently ranked No.15 nationally by USA Today, is filled with reliable scorers, veteran guards, front and backcourt depth and pure excitement.
Spoiler alert: The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights in six games, finally getting to the top of the hockey mountain for the first time since 2006.
Twenty-six years, 11 months and nine days. That’s how long it’s been since the New York Knicks last appeared in an NBA Finals game. Fifty-three years, one month and three days. That’s how long it’s been since they last won it.
Through the transfer portal, the Gators have already added a frontline left-handed pitcher, an experienced catcher and multiple infielders, but with the MLB Draft looming and the portal still open, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan's 2027 roster remains a work in progress.
Wiggs will retire Aug. 3 after 20 years as the Saints head coach. He led Santa Fe to 626 wins and two Junior College World Series appearances, one of which the team finished as national runner-up.
The college football world — and the sports world in general — was flipped on its head Monday when a Texas district court judge granted Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction allowing him to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.
After falling in the Round of 16 in back-to-back ATP tournaments, former Florida standout Ben Shelton reclaimed his glory in the Stuttgart Open in Germany on Sunday.
Van Daalen’s victory was the highlight of a strong two days of competition for Florida’s women inside Hayward Field. The indoor and outdoor SEC champions finished second in the team race with 43 points, matching their placement from 2023 and 2024. This meet represented a 13-place and 25-point improvement from last season for the Gators.
Looking to end a nearly three-month-long championship drought, former Gator Anna Danilina stepped onto centre court to battle for the Roland Garros women’s doubles title in Paris on Sunday. But defeating the No. 1-seed tandem of Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend proved challenging.
Finishing in 48.06, Nilsson became the ninth-fastest performer in collegiate history and now sits second on the UF all-time list. After not even racing at the East Regional last season, the Nilsson that Florida fans expected when he came to Gainesville – the one that won the World Junior (under 20) title and set the high school 300-meter hurdles record in 2024 – had fully arrived.
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