Gators swim to lopsided victory despite depleted lineup
By MATT RUBIN< | Jan. 16, 2010The men’s swim and dive team came into the FAU dual meet at the O’Connell Center Natatorium today missing eight of its best swimmers and its best diver.
The men’s swim and dive team came into the FAU dual meet at the O’Connell Center Natatorium today missing eight of its best swimmers and its best diver.
It took Angie Bjorklund nearly 40 minutes to score eight points, half her season average.
Maybe some home cooking was all the Gators needed to get their season headed in the right direction.
This weekend could prove to be more than just a chance for Florida to get its first Southeastern Conference win after a shaky start.
After hitting the road for its season-opener last week in Oklahoma, No. 8 Florida (0-1, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) will perform in the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center for its SEC-opener against No. 7 Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Friday night.
During the offseason, Christian Taylor improved his squat from 225 pounds to 365. Now, the UF jumper is looking for similar improvement when competing.
After coming back from winter break last weekend with a host of individual awards, the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will try to keep the momentum going as they take on Florida Atlantic on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.
The rumblings of the thunderous locomotive you will hear tonight belong to Tennessee and its women’s basketball program.
Struggles on the uneven bars cost the Gators their season opener against Oklahoma in Norman, but the team is not dwelling on last week’s results.
Lane Kiffin left Tennessee high and dry.
Freshman phenom John Wall received the majority of the pregame hype, but it was his fellow freshman guard who stole the show Tuesday night.
John Calipari’s offense is simple.
The starting lineup for the Gators went from a who’s-who hodgepodge to a consistent starting five that, above all, brings one thing to the Southeastern Conference schedule.
Tonight won’t be the first time Kenny Boynton has gone toe-to-toe with John Wall.
Three more members of Florida’s talented junior class are headed to the NFL.
Florida is hoping its defensive meltdown against Vanderbilt was just a one-time affair.
It didn’t take long for Georgia to put the game out of Florida’s reach.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida finally fixed its woeful outside shooting, but one of the Gators’ supposed strengths turned into a glaring weakness Saturday.
Urban Meyer might not be coaching on the UF sideline when the Gators take the field to open the 2010 season, but he’s not letting his leave of absence hinder the football program’s recruiting efforts.