Women look to continue winning streak at home
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Apr. 9, 2009With everything it has endured this spring, there is one constant: The No. 21 UF women's tennis team wins at home. Every time.
With everything it has endured this spring, there is one constant: The No. 21 UF women's tennis team wins at home. Every time.
If earning the team's first Southeastern Conference road victory against Vanderbilt was learning to walk, then a series win in Auburn this weekend will be learning to run for UF.
I don't know. And that's not because I'm just of average intelligence. You don't know either, and there's a good chance you're smarter than I am.
Two years after escaping a congested backfield at Southern California, Emmanuel Moody is in familiar territory.
When the UF softball team beat California to advance to the Women's College World Series last season, the players didn't properly celebrate the occasion on the field. Coach Tim Walton said his team didn't know what to do after the 4-2 victory.
Stephanie Brombacher was one out away from her first career loss.
When UF hosts FSU on Senior Day in November, kicker Jonathan Phillips will be recognized for playing his last game in The Swamp.
When quarterback Tim Tebow and linebacker Brandon Spikes announced they'd stay at Florida for their senior seasons, the Gators became a favorite to win their third national title in four years.
In the early race for the top 2010 recruiting class, the Gators increased their lead Tuesday with the oral commitment of Gideon Ajagbe.
The ball has been looking bigger to Preston Tucker lately, and he made the ball appear smaller to Central Florida's pitchers Tuesday.
When UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan and his players were asked which freshman impressed them the most during the preseason, one name surfaced time and again - Preston Tucker.
The Santa Fe College softball team showed no mercy to St. John's River Community College in a doubleheader Tuesday.
Like learning to ride a bike or how to drive a car, understanding the nature of the beast that is the UF-FSU rivalry doesn't come naturally to everyone.
Assuming you read the headline above this column, you know it is going to be about hockey. But I implore you to keep reading.
It has elements of Tae Bo, dancing and gymnastics all rolled into one.
Any remaining hope for the Gators to notch their first tournament victory was blown away on Tuesday.
So far in spring practice, Gators are dropping like flies.
At the start of the season, the Gators had one sure thing in their starting rotation, and that was their ace, Patrick Keating.
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It looks like winning could become a habit for the Gators.