Athletes should be looked up to on field, not off of it
Feb. 11, 2009I'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.
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.
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.
Tuesday was a step in the right direction for the UF women's golf team but also a step back.
With 0.6 seconds left, Nick Calathes finally became like the rest of his teammates.
For UF, winning isn't a matter of physical ability, talent or size.
Sometimes a loss is just a loss - nothing more, nothing less.
For the UF men's tennis team, the first taste of indoors was bittersweet.
Out of the frying pan that is Baton Rouge, La., and into the fire that is East Lansing, Mich.
The day started out with wind and rain.
On its way to Chicago, the UF men's tennis team will make a pit stop in Champaign, Ill., for its first taste of indoor dual match play this season.
Imagine you're standing in line at your local deli. The person behind the counter is slicing your cheese, and you don't like the thickness of the cut.
The stage was set. The script was written. All UF needed was a hero.
In professional wrestling there are 60-minute, falls-count-anywhere "ironman" bouts in which will and determination are tested.
Santa Fe College (5-2) conquered the Conquistadors of Pasco-Hernando Community College on Friday.
The Santa Fe College softball team, No. 1 in the state and the country, couldn't hang in its doubleheader against Tallahassee Community College on Friday.
Conquer the fast greens, the elevation and the hills.
Even the No. 1 team in the nation can stumble out of the gate.
Before coaching her first game at UF, Amanda Butler talked about lofty goals.