Sports - The Independent Florida Alligator

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Hurricanes sweep Gators with Sunday beatdown

Mar. 1, 2009

Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF turns out strong performance in NCAA qualifying

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 1, 2009

This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Guenthner's career reaches apex with win at SEC Championships

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Feb. 26, 2009

For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF gets 2010 commitment from CB Hampton

Feb. 26, 2009

The Gators picked up their fifth oral commitment for the 2010 recruiting class Thursday when cornerback Victor Hampton of Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High told UF coaches he was Gainesville-bound.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Undefeated Gators set for in-state showdown with Hurricanes

Feb. 26, 2009

The UF baseball team is in a familiar place.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Fierce SEC rivalry set to resume in Athens

Feb. 26, 2009

UF and Georgia. Two schools that just don't like each other. A textbook example of rivals. Be it on the gridiron, in the pool, on the hardwood, even in a spitting contest.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Much at stake in late-season road game

Feb. 26, 2009

When UF heads to Athens, Ga., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to face Georgia in the regular-season finale for both teams, there will be a lot on the line.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF men, women set for FSU matches

By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Feb. 26, 2009

They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF to play six games this weekend in home tournament

By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 26, 2009

After shutting out No. 6 Michigan on Wednesday, UF pitcher Stacey Nelson said she felt like she could have pitched four more games. She might have the opportunity to do that this weekend.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Track, field teams hope experience leads to success at SEC Championships

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Feb. 26, 2009

The last time UF's men and women won Southeastern Conference Indoor titles was 2004 in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, UF track and field returns to this familiar site, hoping for the same result.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

No. 5 UF to face nation's best in Puerto Rico

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 26, 2009

The Gators are focused.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Swimmers competing in meet for chance at NCAAs

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Feb. 26, 2009

Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Calathes, Walker 'cool' after on-court spat

Feb. 26, 2009

Late in UF's 81-75 loss to LSU on Tuesday, ESPN cameras caught guards Nick Calathes and Erving Walker in a verbal altercation.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

UF men's basketball team doesn't deserve berth in NCAA Tournament

Feb. 25, 2009

The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.