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.
Right-hander Tucker Simpson will transfer from Florida, a UF spokesman confirmed Monday.
Scottie Wilbekin’s career at Florida has taken another misstep.
Against all odds, the Gators are outdoor champions for the second consecutive season.
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.
With the end of the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships on the horizon, the Gators needed points to stay in contention.
After playing in only three games for the Gators during her freshman season due to a foot injury suffered in November, Chandler Cooper decided she needed a fresh start elsewhere.
The Gators are slowly climbing their way up the leaderboard.
Jonathon Crawford might have thrown his last pitch as a Gator.
The NBA is nearing the end of its two-month haul through the postseason, and Miami Heat forward LeBron James has continued his dominance through the Eastern Conference Finals. As James leads his team into the Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, alligatorSports editors Adam Lichtenstein and Landon Watnick will decide which Florida player dominates or dominated his or her game in a LeBron-esque fashion.
From baseball in Miami to football in West Palm Beach and track in Gainesville, junior Eddie Lovett has stayed busy his entire life.
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