UF men, women set for FSU matches
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Feb. 26, 2009They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.
When UF heads to Athens, Ga., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to face Georgia in the regular-season finale for both teams, there will be a lot on the line.
Late in UF's 81-75 loss to LSU on Tuesday, ESPN cameras caught guards Nick Calathes and Erving Walker in a verbal altercation.
The UF baseball team is in a familiar place.
Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.
It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, UF president Bernie Machen said he fears football coach Urban Meyer will burn out eventually.
For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Maybe Marcus Thornton had an extra helping of Wheaties on Tuesday morning.
It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
The Gators are still searching for a signature win to hang their NCAA tournament resume on.
Coming off a sweep of a top-25 team and with a weekend matchup with perennial powerhouse Miami looming, UF cannot overlook its weekday games sandwiched in between.
Six weeks after UF quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intent to lead his team to a third national championship in four years, a different group of Gators athletes quietly beat him to it.
Seconds can mean the difference between millions of dollars.