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Gators blank Wildcats, set up matchup with defending NCAA champions
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Zunino continues surge, knocks two homers in UF win over UK
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 19, 2011Gators shortstop Nolan Fontana just smiled, practically speechless. Starter Brian Johnson chuckled and said, "I've never seen that before in my life."
Women face tough conditions, men start fast at golf NCAAs
By MATT WATTS< | May 19, 2011The No. 19 Florida women's golf team started Thursday's second round in fifth place, and the Gators had moved into second when their tee times began at 12:30 p.m. But on a day where a 4-over round was tops, UF did its best to hang tough in windy conditions.
Gators have short stay in California
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 19, 2011The UF men's tennis team watched its season come to an end on Thursday.
Freshmen trio looks to lead UF in NCAA Regionals
May 18, 2011A year ago, Cheyenne Coyle, Kasey Fagan and Hannah Rogers were rivals.
alligatorSports What to watch this weekend: Gators lacrosse, tennis and golf
May 18, 2011Click on the photo to check out the latest edition of the alligatorSports "What to watch for this weekend."
Back-end boys key, with caveat
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 18, 2011The Philadelphia Phillies sport R2C2. The Miami Heat roll with Three 6 Mafia. The No. 6 Gators baseball team has Lou Pearlman and his throng of boy bands.
No. 19 Gators women's golf off to solid start at NCAA Championships
By MATT WATTS | May 18, 2011When the Florida women’s golf team completed its first round at the NCAA Championship on Wednesday, there were still more than 12 teams on the course.
Dolphins beat Gators handily as midweek struggles continue
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 17, 2011In the span of 48 hours, the No. 6 Gators baseball team stomached rampant jubilation followed by muddled misery.
Florida suffers frustrating finish at SEC Outdoors
By JOHN BOOTHE< | May 16, 2011With just five events left on the final day of the 2011 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the Gators were primed for a clean sweep.
Disregard the talking heads: Five real issues facing Gators
By MATT WATTS | May 16, 2011Spring football practice is over, so they tell me. And the Orange and Blue Debut came and went unspectacularly.
UF’s Zunino powers way to SEC POY candidacy
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 16, 2011While craziness ensued this weekend during No. 6 Florida’s dramatic series victory over No. 7 Vanderbilt, an unfailing presence emerged yet again to thrust the Gators back into the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division race.
Gators moving forward after uncharateristic loss
May 16, 2011The Florida softball team isn’t making much of its loss to Auburn.
UF outlasts delays, Stanford in first NCAA Tournament game
By JOHN BOOTHE< | May 16, 2011By the fourth rain delay of the Gators’ first ever NCAA Tournament game, both Florida and Stanford had been sitting in the hallways of UF’s lacrosse facility for five hours.
Lacroix rewrites record books
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 16, 2011Alexandre Lacroix is going to graduate this summer.
Freshmen key as Florida advances
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 16, 2011Florida’s women’s tennis team compiled 25 wins, a Southeastern Conference regular-season championship and an SEC Tournament trophy before hosting an NCAA Regional last weekend.
Both Florida track and field teams falter late as SEC Outdoors end with frustrating finish
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Florida wins wild one to capture series against Vanderbilt
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 15, 2011On Saturday, No. 8 Florida and No. 3 Vanderbilt played a pseudo-doubleheader that provided comeback heroics followed by a whooping in the worst degree. Saturday was odd. Sunday was just plain crazy.
Gators shrug off layoff, advance to championship in California
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 15, 2011For the third time this season, the UF's women tennis team drubbed South Carolina.