Gators earn numerous qualifying marks in two tournaments
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Feb. 15, 2009UF is peaking just in time for the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships.
UF is peaking just in time for the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships.
ATHENS, Ga. - During a timeout with 35 seconds left in the UF-Georgia basketball game on Saturday, the public address announcer at Stegeman Coliseum had a simple request. He wanted fans to please refrain from running onto the court, if they would be so kind.
Santa Fe College (6-4) intended on playing three games between Friday and Saturday.
Some things truly are better late than never, and that includes a first road win.
ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia forward Terrence Woodbury hugged the ball with both arms as he jumped up and down in the Bulldogs student section, reveling in one of the biggest upsets of the Southeastern Conference season.
For Elizabeth Mahlich, the trip north to East Lansing, Mich., this weekend is more of a homecoming than a road meet.
Most college softball teams are lucky if they have one dominant pitcher, the kind who can throw a shutout on any given day.
(Disclaimer: I have a lot of respect for Nick Calathes and Billy Donovan, so do not misunderstand the tone of this letter. It is designed to be a joke and very tongue-in-cheek and only intends to make you laugh - but maybe make a few points along the way.)
Dan Werner has always done the small things - grabbing the tough rebounds, chasing down the loose balls.
The Gators finally found their poison: playing a hot-shooting team on the road.
The UF men's golf team has no excuses.
Here's what Nick Calathes excels at and why NBA teams will draft him:
Leaders come in two forms: those who are vocal - the Tim Tebows of the world - and those who choose to lead only by their examples.
Coming off its first loss of the season, the No. 7 UF men's tennis team will play in the first round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Championships on Friday.
UF beat Tennessee for the third time ever, entertained the second-largest crowd in school history and showed a national television audience why it deserves to be mentioned with the best teams in the country.
I've been a sports nut since I was little, and while I have always had favorite players, I never turned them into more than that.
It's like a horrible nightmare the Gators just can't wake up from.
After falling 1-0 to Baylor on Sunday, UF coach Tim Walton placed all the blame for the loss on his hitters. Wednesday, the Gators showed their true potential at the plate.
After a 4-point loss to Central Florida Community College on Saturday, Santa Fe College was forced to cross off its goal of repeating as Mid-Florida Conference champions.
After a long trip to California, the UF women's golf team will have a long trip back to Gainesville.