Despite a valiant effort by freshman pitcher Katelynn Oxley in the circle, the No. 3 Florida Gators drop their SEC opener in College Station to the No. 5/4 Texas A&M Aggies.
Nikola Daubnerova wins in a three-set thriller to deliver Florida women’s tennis their first SEC win of the season to complete the upset over No. 9 Texas to start a two-game weekend homestand.
Sophomore right-hander Liam Peterson’s first three outings of the 2025 season were phenomenal. Entering the weekend, he had a 3-0 record with a 1.12 ERA. The Palm Harbor, Florida, native might have outdone himself on Friday night, as he tied his career-high in strikeouts.
The Gators kicked off Nationals with a dominant win over Tennessee, but fell short in the final stretch and were ultimately knocked out by Quinnipiac.
As the college football world continues to evolve, its changes are most noticeable in the early days of the spring.
With SEC All-Freshman guard Liv McGill tallying a career-high 29 points on Thursday night, Florida stunned No. 19 Alabama in the second round of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The No. 24 Florida Gators men’s tennis team lost the doubles point and couldn’t rebound in its 4-0 road loss to a tough No. 16 Oklahoma squad.
The Florida Gators survived round one of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, thanks in part to a staunch defensive performance that saw them hold the Auburn Tigers to under 30% from the field on Wednesday night.
Florida sophomore forward Alex Condon grew up playing Australian football and even described it as his “hidden talent.” Despite his rugby skills perhaps being a secret to college basketball fans, his basketball abilities were put on full display Wednesday night.
The Gators run-ruled a Power Four team in their final midweek contest before taking on the No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies in their first SEC series.
After an 11-0 start to their season, the Florida Gators dropped consecutive games to Miami and UCF. In need of a bounceback, UF leaned on great pitching performances and timely home runs to secure a midweek victory against an in-state rival.
Florida allowed 13 runs for the second straight game and dropped a midweek matchup against UCF.
This weekend, it wasn’t stars in the eyes of Florida’s men’s golf team. Instead, it was clouds. Traveling from the Sunshine State to an overcast Las Vegas, Nevada, was a sad sign for the Gators.
Taylor Shumaker has started her freshman season in historic fashion, but she won’t forget the people who helped her throughout her journey to college softball.
The Florida Gators baseball team was hit with its first loss of the 2025 season after surrendering a season-high 13 runs to the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon.
The neon yellow softball bounced three times on the iron-red metal roof beyond the left field wall before rolling down. A small group of children waited below with outstretched arms for a souvenir.
Rachel Gailis’ absence resulted in Florida forfeiting two matches and changing its entire singles lineup, as the Gators were swept 4-0 on the road by No. 2 Georgia.
For most teams, facing a top-ranked opponent in their final game of the regular season would be as daunting of a task as they come – especially if their last ranked win came in 2022. However, UF head coach Kelly Rae Finley and her Gator squad viewed this challenge as a “cool opportunity.”
With a vibrant blue sky and a cool breeze blanketing Gainesville, the Florida Gators (8-5) looked to extend their winning streak and to grab a fourth-straight conference win over a higher-ranked opponent. Looking to continue its own recent dominance and remain undefeated in conference play, Texas (12-2) arrived ready for the challenge on Sunday morning.
There are many reasons college basketball teams cut down the nets in early April. Some are led by efficient offenses, scoring 85 or more points round after round. Others lean on their defense to make games messy, slowing the pace of play down to the point where every basket matters that much more. However, there’s a common denominator among the last decade’s national champions: elite perimeter play.
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