UF opens season with Furman
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Jan. 22, 2009The UF men's tennis team opens its season today, on the heels of the Australian Open kicking off Down Under, when they host Furman at 3 p.m.
The UF men's tennis team opens its season today, on the heels of the Australian Open kicking off Down Under, when they host Furman at 3 p.m.
There's no place like home - not for Dorothy or UF's track and field teams.
It was a finish more suited for March than January, but when South Carolina's Zam Fredrick delivered UF a buzzer-beating defeat Wednesday night, it felt like deja vu.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Down 69-68 with 2 seconds left on the clock, South Carolina's Zam Fredrick took a length-of-the-court home-run pass from Mike Holmes and broke UF's heart.
Amanda Butler walked into the postgame media area with orange-and-blue Gators flip-flops flip-flopping with her.
The Santa Fe College women's basketball team kept the fans on the edge of their seats in its Mid-Florida Conference game against Central Florida Community College on Wednesday.
Coming off its win against Georgia last Sunday, No. 15 UF has some time to rest before its next game.
Once again, the UF basketball team is listed in the AP Top 25 poll this week. Neat.
UF gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn had an extended weekend to think about it.
Last season, UF was crushed by the weight of its own success.
The UF gymnasts didn't know they were losing after a less-than-stellar performance on balance beam.
Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
UF had a lot to prove Sunday against Georgia, and the team sure played like it.
As a team, UF didn't blow the competition away, but Mariam Kevkhishvili single-handedly did while securing her place in the NCAA Indoor Championships.
The UF swimming and diving teams make a habit out of defeating Florida Atlantic.
This weekend's preseason tournament provided experience for a young UF men's tennis team.
Though a few of them will not be in the same pool or on the sidelines cheering, the UF men's and women's swim and dive teams will be cohesive in thought and action.
As the UF track and field teams prepare for their first meet of the season, the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, expectations are high for the freshman class.