The O'Connell Center resembled The Swamp during the men's 4x400-meter relays: You could not hear yourself breathe, if you even had time to breathe, and you definitely could not hear a pin drop.
Saturday's swimming and diving meet brought a mixed bag for the Gators, something the team is used to when it heads to Auburn.
It's hard to relax for even just a couple minutes in the Southeastern Conference.
Call them the Twin Towers, or name them what you will.
Road meets may not be nearly as fun, but for the UF gymnastics team, Fayetteville, Ark., isn't too shabby as a home away from home.
It's a slow time of year for the major UF sports.
For the past four years, either the men's or women's UF swimming and diving teams' meets against Auburn have come down to the final relays.
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.
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