UF men, women set for FSU matches
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Feb. 26, 2009They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
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.
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.
The Gators are focused.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
Late in UF's 81-75 loss to LSU on Tuesday, ESPN cameras caught guards Nick Calathes and Erving Walker in a verbal altercation.
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.
Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Maybe Marcus Thornton had an extra helping of Wheaties on Tuesday morning.
For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, UF president Bernie Machen said he fears football coach Urban Meyer will burn out eventually.
Seconds can mean the difference between millions of dollars.
Coming off a sweep of a top-25 team and with a weekend matchup with perennial powerhouse Miami looming, UF cannot overlook its weekday games sandwiched in between.
The Gators are still searching for a signature win to hang their NCAA tournament resume on.
Six weeks after UF quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intent to lead his team to a third national championship in four years, a different group of Gators athletes quietly beat him to it.