A season's worth of accomplishments earned UF the No. 8 national seed and the right to host an NCAA Super Regional, but Southern Miss continued to defy the odds in its unlikely run for Omaha, Neb., with a 9-7 victory in McKethan Stadium on Saturday.
OKLAHOMA CITY - "Hindsight is 50/50."
When he came to Gainesville to play for the UF baseball team, Brandon McArthur did not plan to stay for six years.
Last weekend the Gators vanquished a common foe. Now they must get past an unfamiliar team to continue their journey.
OKLAHOMA CITY &ndash Replacing the most storied senior class in UF softball history certainly won't be easy for coach Tim Walton and the 13 other players on this year's team.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Two nights after triumphantly rounding the bases and getting buried at the bottom of a dogpile following her walk-off grand slam against Alabama, Ali Gardiner fell to her knees beside home plate with her head in her hands.
UF football starting cornerback Janoris Jenkins was arrested Saturday morning after a fight that resulted in Jenkins being Tasered.
It was a tale of two teams going in opposite directions.
While some sports fans know UF athletics only for basketball and football, there is another sport on campus hoping for championship glory.
OKLAHOMA CITY &ndash Washington didn't just punch UF in the stomach; the Huskies reached into the Gators' collective chest and pulled out their still-beating heart like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber.
The Gators entered the NCAA Championships full of confidence after a win at the Southwest Regional, but that quickly changed as a dismal first round left the team searching for its swagger.
OKLAHOMA CITY &ndash Three big plays and one dominant pitcher put the UF softball team one loss away from falling short of its season-long goal of a national championship.
When Miami last came to town during the final weekend of February, UF freshman Preston Tucker was fighting for playing time and hitting sixth or seventh in the lineup. The 'Canes swept the Gators on that trip.
Miami isn't used to the scene that played out Sunday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY - With her team down by three, two outs on the board and the bases loaded, Ali Gardiner stepped up to the plate in the midst of the worst hitting slump of her career.
UF's starting cornerback, Janoris Jenkins, was arrested Saturday morning after a fight that resulted in Jenkins being shot with a Taser gun.
Pitching is a lot like real estate: location, location, location.
When Miami came to town the last weekend of February, the Hurricanes swept a three-game series from the Gators by a combined score of 26-8.
OKLAHOMA CITY - In the last two years, no team has beaten UF twice in one season.
Three months ago, Stephen Locke had to watch from the stands as Miami swept UF in a three-game series in Gainesville while Locke served a suspension for a DUI charge that was later dropped.
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