Florida to be tested by star Texas A&M scoring guard
By LANDON WATNICK | Jan. 16, 2013As Florida bullied LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Texas A&M’s Elston Turner was putting on a show against Kentucky in Rupp Arena.
As Florida bullied LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Texas A&M’s Elston Turner was putting on a show against Kentucky in Rupp Arena.
The lasting image from Florida’s near upset of No. 9 Tennessee was the anguished look on the face of freshman Christin Mercer.
Forward Casey Prather is again dealing with injury.
Two Gators did not wait long to have career-best performances in the weight throw.
Coach Amanda Butler left her team with more questions than answers after squandering a victory against the team from Rocky Top.
The Gators were already playing a man down in Baton Rouge, La.
Coach Amanda Butler had her team on the brink of upsetting No. 9 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, a victory that would have represented arguably Florida’s biggest win during her tenure.
Florida’s 78-75 overtime loss to No. 9 Tennessee was a wasted opportunity.
On Saturday at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener in Birmingham, Ala., freshmen Najee Glass and Arman Hall had to replace two members of the 2012 NCAA Championship 4x400-meter relay team who clinched Florida’s first outdoor national title.
Ashanee Dickerson took to the corner of the mat at the start of her floor exercise. “Hottest in the Hood” by Red Cafe was blaring through the speakers. But more than the music accompanied her.
With Erik Murphy suffering from a broken rib and Will Yeguete nursing tendinitis in his right knee, Florida needed a frontcourt player to step up against Georgia.
After a slow start to begin the season, junior Jaterra Bonds rose to the occasion in the Gators’ first two games to open Southeastern Conference play.
Omar Craddock had a near perfect season last year.
After losing nine players to the MLB draft, UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan can add Tyler Thompson to the list of players the Gators must replace this season.
Last week’s opening meet against Ball State gave coach Rhonda Faehn the chance to evaluate Bridget Sloan’s collegiate debut.
Forward Erik Murphy fractured one of his ribs when he absorbed contact from a teammate during Friday’s practice.
Florida netted its first Southeastern Conference win of the season with a 77-72 victory against LSU on Sunday, but the Gators suffered a troubling loss during the game.
For Florida, the memory of last season’s road loss to Georgia is still fresh.
With only 7 minutes of game time separating the Crimson Tide from a second consecutive national championship, A.J. McCarron and Barrett Jones were pissed.
When Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban raised the crystal football above his head, the Southeastern Conference made history.