Rainey better by leaps and bounds entering sophomore season
Apr. 9, 2008For a person known for his fast starts, Chris Rainey had a pretty slow first year at UF.
For a person known for his fast starts, Chris Rainey had a pretty slow first year at UF.
It is a tale that has finally taken a turn for the better, and Matt Patchan just enjoys being able to go out and play football again.
For the man they call "The Thrill," every day is another chance to try and live up to expectations.
It was a night of the familiar and the unfamiliar for pitcher Kyle Mullaney.
UF center Marreese Speights has decided to enter his name in the NBA Draft, but he has not hired an agent.
At a time of the season when the Gators' pitching staff was looking tired and thin, a hurler with a familiar name will join the team.
UF receiver Percy Harvin underwent surgery late Monday night to repair a nagging right heel injury that will keep him out of action until summer practices.
With news from spring football and March Madness constantly swirling, UF's season-ending loss in the NIT was probably a mere blip on your radar.
Whenever Urban Meyer was asked about Joe Haden, Major Wright or the Pouncey twins last season, he couldn't help gushing like a school girl.
After waiting out weather delays on Sunday, the UF men's tennis team fell behind to Alabama early in Monday's match and was unable to recover from the deficit.
Rain kept the UF men's tennis team off the courts on Sunday, but it didn't slow them down in Friday's washout of Auburn.
Just as the rain clouds began to roll in and cast a shadow over Gainesville, Willie Perry started to light up the track.
With the bases loaded, the tying run at the plate and a full count, UF reliever Stephen Locke had a single thought racing through his mind.
Efficiently and dependably, UF's ace went about her business on Sunday afternoon.
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It is perhaps an integral part of the offense, and its difficulty can be overlooked by a casual bystander: the center-to-quarterback exchange.
While UF's hot start has it sitting atop the Southeastern Conference, it appears to be losing the battle of attrition.
In the wake of the Gators' disappointing season, it's time to do some math.
Winning isn't everything, at least not in regular-season men's tennis matches.
It's home sweet home for the UF track and field program this weekend.