Sports - The Independent Florida Alligator

As a team, UF didn't blow the competition away, but Mariam Kevkhishvili single-handedly did while securing her place in the NCAA Indoor Championships.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF gears up for first meet in Kentucky

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Jan. 17, 2009

As the UF track and field teams prepare for their first meet of the season, the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, expectations are high for the freshman class.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators prepare for Vegas tourney

By JOE HOLZER | Jan. 17, 2009

A pair of UF women's tennis players will visit Sin City today with an ace or two in mind.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Swim team looks to divide and conquer

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Jan. 17, 2009

Though a few of them will not be in the same pool or on the sidelines cheering, the UF men's and women's swim and dive teams will be cohesive in thought and action.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Freshmen to play key role in SEC opener

Jan. 17, 2009

The first gymnastics meet shouldn't have been the one to catapult UF to a No. 1 ranking.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Calathes, UF take care of Arkansas

Jan. 17, 2009

Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Defense gives '08 edge against '96

Jan. 17, 2009

It is easy to overvalue the present and immediately believe what you just saw is better than the previous "best." The trap always looms. So going into this debate, I took special notice to steel myself against the norm.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

'96 blazed path for '08

Jan. 17, 2009

Your first sultry kiss of another's lips gives you goosebumps. It's exciting, nerve-wracking, but still an experience unlike any other. It's more memorable than that third one for sure, even if that third time around you were much better at the art of lip smacking.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL