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SPORTS | COLUMNS

Offense needs to open things up

Sep. 21, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn - Man, you're such a frigging stud. You've got the prettiest gal in school walking arm in arm with you almost 24/7. You drive up every day in a sleek Mercedes. Your Abercrombie and Hollister shirts are always neatly pressed. You've got Division-I coaches texting you every day, saying how you're their final piece in a national championship run.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators dominate in opening weekend of SEC play

Sep. 21, 2008

LSU was supposed to be the team that could put an end to UF's dominance of the Southeastern Conference.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Criscione leads UF to win in season opening meet

By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 21, 2008

Jeremy Criscione makes running five miles in 24 and a half minutes look easy.

SPORTS | SOCCER

UF bounces back after loss to Portland

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 21, 2008

UF coach Becky Burleigh might want to thank Betsy Elliott for her team's 2-1 win against No. 25 Kansas on Sunday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Freshmen show promise in season's first tournament

Sep. 21, 2008

For most freshmen at UF, the transition from high school takes at least a semester. For Joey Burkhardt and Carlos Cueto, the transition period lasted three weeks.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators start season with Fall Classic

Sep. 21, 2008

The UF women's tennis team kicked off its season with the Gator Fall Classic tournament. Three players reached the semifinals, and Anastasia Revzina reached the finals before losing to Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Tim Tebow throws a pass in the Gators win over Tennessee. (Harrison Diamond)

Sep. 19, 2008

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

James continues to haunt Vols

Sep. 19, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - There's just something about Tennessee that makes Brandon James go.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Spikes, defense shut down Tennessee

Sep. 19, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Saturday's contest at Tennessee was supposed to be the first big test to see how much UF's defense had improved. Either the Volunteers' offense wasn't as good as expected, or the Gators passed with flying colors in the 30-6 win.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Moody leaves his mark on UT

Sep. 19, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Emmanuel Moody said he doesn't care about being a feature back. He just wants to have a role on a team.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators overwhelm Vols in Knoxville

Sep. 19, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - It's fair to say that the rivalry between UF and Tennessee has become anything but competitive.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators kick off SEC play in Knoxville

Sep. 18, 2008

Forget about those other two games. Hawaii and Miami were merely warm-ups.

SPORTS | SOCCER

UF makes trip out west to take on No. 5 Portland

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 18, 2008

Most people traveling from Florida to Oregon are going to want to stay for more than a couple of days before making the return trip.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Tennis starts season in Athens

Sep. 18, 2008

The UF men's tennis team begins its fall season this weekend at the Southern Intercollegiate tournament in Athens, Ga. Although team play does not begin until January, the Gators are looking forward to see what the team can do without Greg Ouellette and Nestor Briceno, the highest-ranked players from last season.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Women's tennis starts season with only five players

Sep. 18, 2008

The UF women's tennis team starts its individual tournament circuit today with five players and room for improvement. Last year's squad finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation but was barely inched out in the Southeastern Conference Championship by Georgia 4-3.

SPORTS | BLOGS

UF basketball could face national champion Kansas in preseason tournament

Sep. 18, 2008

The newest version of the 2008 UF basketball schedule includes Syracuse on Nov. 24 and either Kansas or Washington on Nov. 25 as part of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. Florida and Kansas would both have to either win or lose their previous games to meet. UF lost to Kansas 82-80 in overtime during the 2006 Las Vegas Invitational.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Cross Country star glad to be back in the race

Sep. 18, 2008

The tailgaters won't be there.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Cross Country starts season at home course

By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 18, 2008

Coach Todd Morgan is excited about Saturday morning's season-opening meet for many reasons. One of them is that he and his teams can sleep in their own beds before the race.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Picks column Tennessee

Sep. 18, 2008

We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column like to remember those who help us become the big freaking studs we are in the journalism community.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Freshmen will see familiar faces in match against Georgia

Sep. 18, 2008

The Gators' freshmen will have their first brush with Southeastern Conference play tonight, but that doesn't mean the match will be entirely foreign for a few first-year players.