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UF quarterback Feleipe Franks seemed to run with purpose and physicality on Saturday against South Carolina. "I just wanted to run somebody over," he said.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Is Feleipe Franks the best Florida quarterback since Tim Tebow?

By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 4, 2019

Is the curse of Tim Tebow real?

UF left fielder Austin Langworthy went 5 for 12 against Alabama, then had three hits against Florida A&M on Tuesday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators search for consistency in second SEC road series

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 4, 2019

The Florida baseball program rarely loses a series. When it does, it is almost always competitive.

Kelly Barnhill pitched 2.2 innings, surrendered three hits, five runs and walked three in Florida's loss to Ole Miss.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Kicking the Bucket: Gators fall to FSU, lose third-straight

By Mark Stine | Apr. 3, 2019

Florida State left fielder Makinzy Herzog powered a 1-0 pitch from UF pitcher Kelly Barnhill with one out in the fourth inning.

Boston Celtics forward Al Horford is averaging 13.5 points per game this season.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Beal leads the Wizards, Horford takes on bigger role

By Dylan Rudolph | Apr. 2, 2019

With the NBA playoffs less than two weeks away, let’s take a look at some former Florida Gators who made headlines during the 2018-19 season.

Former Gator Pete Alonso notched his first career home run for the New York Mets on Monday night.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Alonso powers Mets, tops list of Gators in the pros

By Noah Ram | Apr. 2, 2019

Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate for the New York Mets on Monday night against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in the top of the ninth inning. The Mets had alleviated some of the pressure on his shoulders after they took a 4-3 lead.

Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks has thrown for over 680 yards with seven touchdowns and zero turnovers over the last three games.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

For the first time in a while, UF doesn’t have a quarterback battle

By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 2, 2019

When was the last time the Florida football team had a clear-favorite quarterback that lasted an entire season?

Florida pitcher Nolan Crisp went three innings during UF's 12-1 win over Florida A&M on Tuesday. He didn't allow a hit or a run in his appearance, striking out one in his second win of the season.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators demolish FAMU, extend win streak to 5

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 2, 2019

The game was still close through three and a half innings.

Florida coach Tim Walton said utility player Cheyenne Lindsey could be used more at the plate this week against Florida State.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida needs to make changes before FSU game

By Mark Stine | Apr. 2, 2019

The UF softball team will welcome the defending national champion, Florida State, to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Wednesday night.

Florida freshman Trinity Thomas was named SEC Freshman of the Year and became a four-time All-American in all-around, uneven bars, beam and floor.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida confident in its abilities as NCAA regionals approach

By River Wells | Apr. 2, 2019

It was during its vault rotation that the Gators’ gymnastics team watched its lead in the SEC Championships dwindle to the LSU Tigers. An outside observer would likely believe that UF was going to spend a lot of time in the gym improving the event it scored the lowest on before it headed off to Oregon for the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Friday.

Senior Alex Lebed is set to make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships in the individual medley, which is the most on the most on the team.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators end season in sixth place at NCAA Championships

By Jack Braverman | Mar. 31, 2019

Another season for the men’s swimming and diving team has come and gone, extending a streak of conference dominance and contending for a national championship in the process.

Oliver Crawford got his third-straight singles win over a ranked opponent in Sunday's 5-2 win over No. 22 Tennessee.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators take top spot in SEC with win over Texas A&M

By Noah Ram | Mar. 31, 2019

The moment after Lukas Greif clinched the match in a third-set tiebreaker to give the Gators men’s tennis team sole possession of first place in the SEC, Oliver Crawford jumped on top of him, followed by the rest of his teammates.

Gators catcher Jordan Roberts went 0 for 4 during Florida's 3-1 loss to Ole Miss on Sunday.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida falls to Rebels, drops third-straight SEC series

By Mark Stine | Mar. 31, 2019

Ole Miss shortstop Mikayla Allee didn’t know the feeling of hitting a home run as a collegiate player.

Attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored three goals in Florida’s win over Temple on Saturday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

UF’s second-half outburst led to its first conference win

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 31, 2019

The first half between the Florida women’s lacrosse team and Temple went back and forth, with the Gators holding a 6-5 lead heading into the break.

Florida left fielder Austin Langworthy hit an RBI double and a home run during Florida's 6-3 win over Alabama on Sunday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators sweep Alabama behind dominant pitching

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 31, 2019

Florida left fielder Austin Langworthy had arguably his best game of the season on Sunday afternoon.

The doubles team of Victoria Emma (pictured) and McCartney Kessler topped reigning NCAA doubles champions Eden Richardson and Jessica Golovin 6-3 in Friday's win over LSU

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Emma, Zein triumph in three-set thrillers to propel Florida over Aggies

By Victor Prieto | Mar. 31, 2019

Different players for Florida’s women’s tennis team have had their moments in the spotlight.

UF junior Grant Holloway ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. The time was one millisecond off of his personal record.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF leaves Florida Relays with fixable mistakes

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 31, 2019

Sophomore Hakim Sani Brown was seemingly passive in his handoff to junior Grant Holloway. He was not aggressive enough in actually getting the baton in Holloway’s hands to continue the race.

"Everybody believed. Everybody trusted," coach Mike Holloway said.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

David extends NCAA lead in triple jump in last meet in Gainesville

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 30, 2019

Senior Yanis David’s mom and grandma watched her jump in person for the first time in the United States. They watched her extend her national No.1 ranking to 37 centimeters in the triple jump with a jump of 14.05 meters.

Florida designated hitter Nelson Maldonado went 5 for 11 during UF's weekend series against Mississippi State.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida outmuscles Alabama, wins first SEC series of season

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 30, 2019

An offensive explosion by way of the long ball highlighted the game on Saturday night.

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored six goals against Brown on Tuesday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Gators surge past Temple to win first AAC game

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 30, 2019

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck came into her 70th career game with 198 goals for Florida’s women’s lacrosse team.

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill held the Tigers hitless in the first four innings on Saturday, struck out 14 batters combined in her two starts and only allowed five earned runs in 13.1 innings of work.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators drop game 2 against Ole Miss on walk-off grand slam

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 30, 2019

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill started moving as soon as she heard the ping of the bat.