College mascots you would never root for
By Ashley Mondesir | July 10, 2013When you think of college football, you think of strong teams with great players full of energy and boundless talent - but this isn't the case here.
When you think of college football, you think of strong teams with great players full of energy and boundless talent - but this isn't the case here.
Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel signed with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
When I was accepted to the University of Florida for the Fall 2010 semester, I didn’t know much about college sports. I had always preferred professional sports, and in my mind, college athletics were nothing more than wasted time on SportsCenter.
The Florida football team released its media guide – sans cover – via Gatorzone.com on Monday.
Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel reportedly signed with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Florida pitcher Johnny Magliozzi became the fourth Gator to sign with a professional team when he signed a contract with the New York Mets on June 25.
The already depleted Gators pitching staff suffered another blow on Monday.
Redshirt freshman outfielder Cory Reid will transfer from Florida, a UF spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
Former Gators safety Josh Evans visited an old home with his new team Wednesday.
One step forward, two steps back — that has been the pattern of growth for the Florida women’s basketball program during coach Amanda Butler’s six-year tenure.
Former Florida catcher Mike Zunino played high school baseball at Cape Coral Mariner High. Now he’s making an impression with the Seattle Mariners.
After two days at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., former Gators golfer Billy Horschel was tied for the lead in golf’s second major of the year.
With the 2013 track and field season in the books, Florida looks to 2014, trying to sustain the momentum it has been carrying for three years.
The final day of the MLB Draft had a few surprises, and the Boston Red Sox’s selection of Gators starting quarterback Jeff Driskel was one of them.
A day after Tim Tebow’s release from the New York Jets, the Omaha Beef – an indoor football team in Nebraska – offered the former Florida quarterback a roster spot and $75 per game. Forty-one days later, the New England Patriots trumped the Beef’s offer, signing Tebow to a two-year, non-guaranteed contract. ESPN’s Ed Werder broke the story Monday afternoon, and immediately, our Facebook and Twitter feeds exploded. Tebowmania is a big deal – since ESPN tells us it is – so now it’s our turn to take a stab at it. As the hysteria slowly dies down for the time being, alligatorSports assistant editor Landon Watnick and alligatorSports.org editor Chuck Kingsbury will debate if Tebow will succeed in his first season in Foxborough, Mass.
When former Florida catcher Mike Zunino was drafted third overall in last June’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, it was assumed he would make it to the big leagues eventually.
The hopes of capturing another outdoor championship lied on the shoulders of a freshman.
The college career of one of Florida men’s track and field’s most decorated athletes has come to a close.
Karsten Whitson was the ninth overall selection in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft. The right-hander out of Chipley turned down a $2.1 million offer from the San Diego Padres and instead went to Florida.
Florida baseball is in trouble. For the second straight year, the MLB Draft has sucked the best talent away from Gainesville.