KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash At the Southeastern Conference Tournament, the Gators were put in a situation they have rarely faced: having to come from behind early in the game.
It's only been 19 days since the end of spring classes, but UF sports teams were plenty busy during the intermission.
A season that proved to be a learning experience for the young UF women's golf team came to a disappointing end on Saturday with a reminder that there is still a lot of growing to do.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash Even Mother Nature couldn't stop the Gators' march toward a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash After overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the first inning, the Gators left no doubt that they are the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference.
Friday's dual match proved to be a warm-up for the No. 10 UF men's tennis team as it topped Marist and set up a rematch against heated in-state rival Miami.
It appears UF is peaking just in time for the championship stretch of the season.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash With a 26-1 regular-season conference record and the top spot in the national polls all but locked up, it might seem like UF doesn't have much at stake in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The numbers were spaced across the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, only a few feet from where the infield clay meets the outfield grass: 4, 15, 5, 42, 31, 24, 20.
Let the countdown begin.
A week before Senior Weekend, Kim Waleszonia felt like a freshman again.
Another weekend, another series and another set of records broken by Stacey Nelson and the UF softball team.
The pressure is off, for now, which makes running more fun for freshman distance runner Genevieve LaCaze.
Most average people wish for the skill and talent to excel in one sport, maybe two if they're lucky. But for others, the possibilities are endless. When a person is blessed with the innate talents that Christian Taylor is, the sky is the limit.
The Mid-Florida Conference champion Santa Fe College softball team split its doubleheader against St. Petersburg College on Tuesday.
The members of UF's 2010 recruiting class have been like a long-distance family, texting and calling each other weekly.
Hail to the Gators.
The Gators have created an unorthodox formula for winning baseball games: Rocky starting pitching plus strong long-relief outings plus explosive late-game hitting equals success.
UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan stresses the importance of pitching and fielding over and over again.
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