Sports - The Independent Florida Alligator

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Women prepare for NCAA Championships in Texas

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 18, 2009

It's the invitation of a lifetime.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Munroe's walk-off single in ninth downs Seminoles

By CALLOVI< | Mar. 17, 2009

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.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Brooklyn Heights: Guard brings New York game to UF

Mar. 17, 2009

At the intersection of Marion and Thomas S. Boyland streets in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the Marion Hopkinson Playground.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators to face Dolphins in NIT first-round matchup

Mar. 17, 2009

The UF basketball team sat and watched the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday just like all the others.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Women's basketball team just getting started with winning ways

Mar. 17, 2009

It was the best news the UF women's basketball players had heard in three years, and they were wishing for something better.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF's midweek doubleheader to help prepare team for weekend conference matchup

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 17, 2009

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.

SPORTS | SFC

Saints sweep Tejanas in doubleheader

By KELSIE HOECHERL | Mar. 17, 2009

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.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Panteliodis to take mound against rival FSU

Mar. 16, 2009

There's nothing like a rivalry game to wake up a reeling team.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

March Madness showcases what college football is missing

Mar. 16, 2009

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.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators receive No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament

Mar. 16, 2009

Just imagine the feeling.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Orr orally commits to Gators class of 2010

Mar. 16, 2009

The latest addition to the Gators' 2010 recruiting class is a big one.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Nelson notches first no-hitter in weekend sweep of Mississippi

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 15, 2009

Stacey Nelson has seemingly done it all in her four years at UF. Sunday, she accomplished something even she previously thought impossible.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Injured UF squad drops final meet of season

Mar. 15, 2009

The injury bug didn't just bite the UF gymnastics team. It's setting up house.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF unable to move into top 3 despite best round

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 15, 2009

With first and second place out of reach, the Gators men's golf team went into the final round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate with third as its objective.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Dodson makes splash in NCAA qualifying

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 15, 2009

Sophomore diver Monica Dodson knew this weekend was going to be a challenge. With the pressure to qualify for the NCAA Championship on her shoulders, she succeeded in achieving a goal she and her teammates trained for all season.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS