The banners were strange. They were painted black with a diamond-shaped logo that doesn't belong in the O'Connell Center. They read "National Invitation Tournament" and spoke of postseason dreams, but not the postseason dreams with shining moments and the usual Madness.
Nick Calathes looked a lot more like his old self Wednesday night.
ORLANDO - FSU may have been billed as the big midweek in-state rival for UF, but you would never know it from the crowd that turned out at Jay Bergman Field to watch Central Florida take on the Gators.
When Amanda Castillo stung her ankle against Utah on Friday, UF (6-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) could only hope it was a minor injury.
Percy Harvin, Louis Murphy and Cornelius Ingram caught passes in The Swamp for the final time Wednesday, showing off for NFL scouts at UF's Pro Scout Day.
Whether at the plate or behind it, Kristina Hilberth made the big plays her team needed Wednesday.
Working an extra day of the week might not seem like an appealing prospect to most people, but for coach Tim Walton and the UF softball team, it's something to be excited about.
It was the best news the UF women's basketball players had heard in three years, and they were wishing for something better.
The UF basketball team sat and watched the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday just like all the others.
At the intersection of Marion and Thomas S. Boyland streets in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the Marion Hopkinson Playground.
The Santa Fe College softball team (29-3, 6-2 Mid-Florida Conference) proved why it is ranked No. 1 in the National Junior College Athletic Association on Tuesday against El Paso Community College.
FSU's Tyler Holt yelled back at Buddy Munroe after running over UF's catcher to score the game-tying run in the top of the ninth. Munroe responded with his bat.
There's nothing like a rivalry game to wake up a reeling team.
Just imagine the feeling.
Every year, there's one week I look forward to above everything else &mdash the selection and first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.From Selection Sunday to the finalizing of the Sweet 16, I'm in heaven.
The latest addition to the Gators' 2010 recruiting class is a big one.
TAMPA - The room reeked of heartbreak.
The Gators won't be sweating it out tonight.
Arkansas pitcher Jarrod McKinney isn't on the soccer team, but he showed some kicking ability Sunday.
For the second straight season, the Gators failed to make the NCAA Tournament.
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