If men's basketball coach Billy Donovan had left the program for Kentucky over the weekend, it would have been a devastating blow to UF basketball.
CORAL GABLES - In a game filled with the nation's best, Kenny Boynton proved he belonged.
The UF softball team isn't used to losing.
JACKSONVILLE - The tying run was on second with one out and Daniel Pigott at the plate with a chance to win the game.
JACKSONVILLE - When the rain clouds settled over the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, finalizing a 3-2 five-inning loss for UF at the hands of rival FSU, the Gators' recent propensity for slow starts became magnified as the last four innings were washed away.
CORAL GABLES - Kenny Boynton casually leaned against the wall as reporters and microphones surrounded him. An outside observer might have thought he was a politician if not for the red gym shorts sagging past the top of his calves.
Maybe you're already making travel plans to Pasadena, Calif., for next January. I don't blame you. All signs point to the Gators playing for their third national championship in four years - and probably winning it.
Desire. Phenomenal. Believe. Heart.
The losing streak didn't last long for Santa Fe College.
UF point guard Nick Calathes is ready to test his NBA prospects.
Good move, Billy Donovan.
Those on hand to watch UF's spring practices in the past week have been treated to a bizarre sight: quarterbacks Tim Tebow and John Brantley taking snaps under center.
A little less than a year ago, Urban Meyer said it would be hard to keep incoming freshman defensive tackle Omar Hunter off the field. Meyer could have shoved all of Hunter's 308 pounds out there with the first team defense when he arrived in Gainesville. And he wasn't bashful about praising Hunter's abilities, calling him the Tim Tebow of last year's recruiting class.
It's hard to say which causes a bigger swing in momentum: winning a rivalry game or losing a rivalry game with a rematch scheduled just two weeks later.
The Gators have a case of the hitting bug.
With wind whipping and fans cheering, Santa Fe College (19-15, 8-4 Mid-Florida Conference) was unable to walk away with a victory Saturday against Lake Sumter Community College, falling to the Lakers 13-10.
The difference between a tough loss and a series sweep: about 5 feet.
The rain and wind couldn't completely stop UF this weekend in Tallahassee.
The No. 14 Gators women's tennis team could open a kennel the way it's been taming Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play.
Junior swimmer Shaune Fraser ended the season strong.
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