BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell early Wednesday while serving a life sentence for murder, authorities said.
Pitted against one of the best hitting teams in the country, Frank Rubio’s name was called upon.
When the sun rose over the O’Connell Center on Monday morning, the infield grass at McKethan Stadium was just starting to look presentable. It was 7:52 a.m., and when it finally peeked over the dome, UF student Kaleb Lewis had to pause. He couldn’t risk messing up his masterpiece by succumbing to the glare.
Bridget Sloan called it her slump period.
Do you hear it? The ticking? She hears it. She’s been hearing it for as long as she can remember, and now it’s grown from a little pinch to a searing pain she can’t hide if she tries. She hears it when she thinks about her future — a future that, until recently, saw her heading to the WNBA. Well, no more. No more basketball for junior Brooke Copeland. Not when people are suffering, dammit, and not while she can do something about it in her limited time on earth.
The Gators basketball team picked up a 6-foot-5 sharp-shooting transfer from Rice on Tuesday.
It looked all too familiar for the Gators women’s tennis team. Having lost the doubles point, Florida struggled to fight back in singles, ended a winning streak and recorded an unexpected loss.
The Florida lacrosse team wasn’t supposed to make it this far.
Though the Gators fell short of a national title on Saturday, there were still many memorable moments throughout their run to the NCAA Championships.
Quick, UF baseball fans, call your mothers. Wake the children. Light the freakin’ beacons.
Kentucky freshman Alex Martens stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the seventh.
The regular season ended on a high note for the UF men’s tennis team, which shut out the Auburn Tigers 7-0 on Sunday.
With the SEC title on the line, the Gators women’s tennis team found itself in a hole. After six consecutive shutouts, Florida went down early to No. 5 Vanderbilt after losing the doubles point for only the fourth time this season.
Parents snickered as she walked out.
By the time Alex McMurtry’s turn came on bars, Oklahoma had already clinched its second straight NCAA title.
Florida’s game had just started when midfielder Brianna Harris won the opening draw control. The freshman passed the ball off to set up the offense while she got into position.
In the last routine of the night for the Gators, Alex McMurtry took a deep breath, saluted the judges and grabbed onto the bars.
As the ball flew over the infield and dumped into center field, JJ Schwarz held just the handle of his bat. He looked perplexed.
As Kentucky catcher Jenny Schaper scrambled for a ball that didn’t quite make it to her glove, Aleshia Ocasio was headed from third base to home plate.
Going into Friday night’s semifinal, the Gators had advanced to the NCAA Super Six in five consecutive seasons.
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