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.
Even the No. 1 team in the nation can stumble out of the gate.
When Ali Gardiner steps into the batter's box, she only hears one voice resonating from the stands.
Five minutes of tears washed away four months of dreams.
After finishing 70-5 and rewriting the school's record book last year, coach Tim Walton knew his team would enter this season with a target on its back.
It looked for a while like UF might get caught looking ahead on Thursday night at Southeastern Conference doormat Alabama.
UF coach Billy Donovan revealed Thursday that freshman power forward Allan Chaney will be out two to three weeks with a stress fracture in his left heel.
The first road meet of the season for the No. 8 UF gymnastics team didn't go nearly as well as the team would've liked: They lost for the first time in series history against Arkansas.
In its last home dual match before heading north for indoor play, the UF men's tennis team improved to 5-0 on Thursday.
Within one week, the UF men's tennis team took down three top-50 opponents. And they did it rather handily.
The weather wasn't the only thing freezing Wednesday.
Undefeated in the Mid-Florida Conference, the Santa Fe College women's basketball team continued its winning streak against Seminole Community College Wednesday night.
GREENSBORO - They say it takes a village to raise a child. For Gary Brown, it took that much to pick a school.
The fax machine was quieter than usual this year in the UF football office, and Gators coach Urban Meyer couldn't be happier about it.
One of the biggest challenges facing the 2009 UF football team will be staying hungry and humble despite two national titles in three years, and the Gators' two newest coaches should be a big help in that department.
They're doing it again.
PENSACOLA - Trent Richardson tried to keep his decision secret until the last minute, but his brothers tipped his hand by revealing a houndstooth hat.
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