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SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Shipman grows restless with defensive role

Mar. 2, 2009

The transition from high school to college hasn't been an easy one for Ray Shipman.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators look to put sweep behind them against Stetson

By CALLOVI< | Mar. 2, 2009

Some lessons don't need to be stressed over and over again by a coach.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Tennessee hands UF first home loss of season

Mar. 1, 2009

With the Gators down just 5 points and 16 seconds still left on the clock, fans began to file out of the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Hurricanes sweep Gators with Sunday beatdown

Mar. 1, 2009

Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF turns out strong performance in NCAA qualifying

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 1, 2009

This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Short-handed Gators drop match to 'Noles

Mar. 1, 2009

UF's women's tennis team managed to win its last two matches with only five scholarship players, but was unable to pull out a third, as the Gators lost to Florida State, 5-2, on a windy Saturday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF finishes 7th in Puerto Rico

Mar. 1, 2009

After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Gators men's, women's track teams fail to capture overall SEC titles

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 1, 2009

UF came up short again.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF wins six games, loses Waleszonia to injury

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 1, 2009

It was a weekend full of wins for the UF softball team, but the Gators also suffered one very costly loss.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Dawgs down Gators in final regular-season game

Mar. 1, 2009

UF's road woes continue.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Early commits don't reflect team's future

Mar. 1, 2009

Over the past few days, UF received verbal commitments from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High's Victor Hampton and Bradenton Southeast High's Jonathan Dowling, two promising defensive backs.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators add fourth defensive back for 2010

Mar. 1, 2009

Recruiting analysts have said the Gators' 2010 recruiting class would need to have a heavy dose of defensive backs. UF coaches must feel the same way.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Bulldogs use nation's best score to dispose of Gators

Mar. 1, 2009

The Gators had a good meet. The Bulldogs had an exceptional one.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

No. 5 UF to face nation's best in Puerto Rico

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 26, 2009

The Gators are focused.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Fierce SEC rivalry set to resume in Athens

Feb. 26, 2009

UF and Georgia. Two schools that just don't like each other. A textbook example of rivals. Be it on the gridiron, in the pool, on the hardwood, even in a spitting contest.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF to play six games this weekend in home tournament

By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 26, 2009

After shutting out No. 6 Michigan on Wednesday, UF pitcher Stacey Nelson said she felt like she could have pitched four more games. She might have the opportunity to do that this weekend.

SPORTS | BASEBALL