Sports editor bashes columnist for “cowardly” free-agent decision
By ANTHONY CHIANG | July 14, 2010Dear Gainesville, all of Alachua County and Independent Florida Alligator supporters, wherever you may be today;
Dear Gainesville, all of Alachua County and Independent Florida Alligator supporters, wherever you may be today;
Yankees fans will forever be thankful for what George Steinbrenner did for their team, but Gators fans also have reason to be grateful.
With a combined three National Championships, eight Southeastern Conference Championships and three Heisman Trophies, there is plenty to remember Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow by. Just in case, the University of Florida wants their legacies set in stone.
Gators men’s track and field athletes Christian Taylor and Gray Horn have both won at such a torrid pace this year, a heat swell would still not be a deterrent.
After the Trojans hired a new head coach and brought in the top 2010 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com, the offseason took a turn for the worst.
It’s been fairly well-documented, to say the least, that NBA free agency started July 1, with many big names on the move – most notably, LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami with Dwyane Wade.
This is a new weekly feature where we detail some of the hot topics that Gainesville sports fans are currently buzzing about.
The Super Six appeared to be dead, but the NCAA resurrected it.
We only have ourselves to blame for this.
When the Southeastern Conference all-time digs leader, Elyse Cusack, graduated and Colleen Ward and Brynja Rodgers decided to transfer because of personal reasons, depth was thought to be a problem heading into this season.
Today we continue the alligatorSports’ countdown of the top 10 college football teams heading into the 2010 season with the No. 9 team in our poll: the Oklahoma Sooners.
We here at the alligatorSports desk all know how much all of you, our loyal readers, love your college football.
Another school from Florida will kick off our list.
July 1 was supposed to mark the beginning of arguably the most anticipated summer the NBA had ever seen.
Patric Young’s classes started on Monday, but he isn’t in Gainesville yet.
National Signing Day may be seven months away, but the Gators took strides during the month of June toward building another strong football recruiting class.
It is a sad day when you lose something that has been woven into a city’s identity.
The Gators’ trip to the College World Series may have been short, but they didn’t let it go to waste.
Backcourt depth could prove to be a problem for the Gators again next season.
You hear that noise? It’s the sound of the dead period for Gators sports. The period between the end of summer sports and the start of fall ones.