Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is now a professional athlete. He’s not getting paid by a football team, however.
A month has passed since the last review of Gators around the majors, but there is still a strong UF presence in Major League Baseball. Now that the league has reached the All-Star break, let’s look at how some former Gators are doing at the halfway point.
There’s been much talk in Gainesville about UF’s quarterback situation. Supporters and detractors of starting quarterback Feleipe Franks have often discussed whether his impact on Florida’s offense is a positive or a negative one, and any good or bad day it has is typically analyzed through the lens of the quarterback position.
For our third installment of this summer’s Alligator Awards, four of our writers go head-to-head and debate which UF athlete deserves to be named alligatorSports Athlete of the Year. Lacrosse player Lindsey Ronbeck, track athlete Grant Holloway and softball players Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz are the contenders.
One current Gator and three former UF soccer players represented their countries at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which concluded on Sunday with a victory for the United States.
Florida’s secondary depth took another hit on Monday when defensive back Brian Edwards announced his intention to transfer.
The United States Men’s National Team’s stunning 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 10, 2017, put the organization in a state of disarray.
The National Football League always has surprises. Divisions change hands, great teams regress and squads come out of nowhere to make improbable playoff runs. It’s nearly impossible to predict the parity of the NFL year in and year out.
I’m going to try my best not to contradict myself.
Florida is known as “DBU” for a reason.
Let’s talk about Feleipe Franks.
Recruiting is important, don’t get me wrong.
It’s that time of the year again.
If you’ve paid any attention to Major League Baseball this season, you probably know what I’m talking about.
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway, and UF is represented by a current player and three former Gators. Forward and rising junior Deanne Rose, along with UF alum Adriana Leon, are representing the Canadian national team in Group E. Meanwhile in Group C, former Gators Lauren Silver and Havana Solaun are representing Jamaica.
Every Thursday until the end of the summer, alligatorSports will analyze a position on Florida’s football roster and identify strengths and weaknesses. We’ll start the series by taking a look at quarterbacks.
Florida’s baseball roster has lost three players to the NCAA transfer portal over the past few weeks.
On May 28, the Tampa Bay Rays hosted the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
I flew into Los Angeles on Wednesday and I’ve been here for around six days now. It’s my first time here and I’ve hit all the typical tourist stops, but one of the coolest things I’ve seen on my trip came when I hadn’t even stepped off the plane: While descending to land at LAX, I got a perfect overhead view of the currently-under-construction Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, the future home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers.
With 24 teams representing six continents, women’s soccer’s premier tournament returns this week in France with the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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