Gators softball to take on UT; SEC race heating up
By GREG LUCA< | Apr. 23, 2010With three weeks left in the Southeastern Conference schedule, the regular-season title is still very much up for grabs.
With three weeks left in the Southeastern Conference schedule, the regular-season title is still very much up for grabs.
The Gators didn’t wait long to jump on the Bulls Wednesday.
Preston Tucker set the standard for first-year Florida players.
Reaching the top of the college gymnastics world is a no easy feat. Only four teams have won the national title in the sport’s previous 28 years — Utah, Georgia, Alabama and UCLA.
When Mike McCall told then-Sports Editor Bryan Jones that he should give me a job at the Alligator despite having no experience, he thought he was doing me a favor.
Expectations were high when Bob Van Overbeek, Sekou Bangoura, Jr., and Nassim Slilam joined the Gators men’s tennis team.
The rain seemed to dampen more than just the field Tuesday night.
Of the dozens of events at the prestigious Penn Relays, only one leaves footprints.
The Gators tennis teams are both excited for the Southeastern Conference Tournament, they just don’t know who they will play yet.
For the past two weeks, the Gators have been playing with fire.
Amanda O’Leary stood on the field and looked around while goose bumps covered her body at the sound of the national anthem. She saw the stadium that would be at capacity less than four minutes after faceoff, she saw the faces of supporters, and she saw her dream come true.
Win big. Lose big.
On a day meant for celebration, Anthony DeSclafani had little to be happy about.
Florida took a big step toward improving its backcourt this weekend, and the Gators aren’t done recruiting yet.
“Can’t be touched. Can’t be stopped. Can’t be moved. Can’t be rocked. Can’t be shook.” These lyrics, from “Can’t Be Touched” by Body Head Bangerz, boxer Roy Jones Jr.’s rap group, echo over the speakers before every home UF baseball game, and the reason is far more than the need for a catchy rap song.
It was clear from the opening draw that Florida would have to fight for any opportunity it would get and capitalize on the chances it had if it was going to beat Vanderbilt on Sunday.
While it was another conference game on paper, Florida felt like it was in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tom Jones Memorial Classic was created to commemorate the former Florida track and field coach. The current Gators used the meet to make some memories of their own.
The Gators tennis teams finished the regular season on a high note with two wins over South Carolina on Saturday.
Judging off the first inning of each game, it would’ve been pretty easy to predict Saturday’s doubleheader as a pair of blowouts for UF.