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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 | 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 | SOCCER

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

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 17, 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 | FOOTBALL

Gators kick off SEC play in Knoxville

Sep. 17, 2008

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

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Freshman will see familiar faces in match against Georgia

Sep. 17, 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.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Freshman make an impact for UF

Sep. 16, 2008

With 16 freshmen of 30 players on the UF soccer team, some of the newcomers were bound to have to play early in the season.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Versatile Bledsoe plays big role for Gators

Sep. 16, 2008

Call it confidence, swagger or whatever you like.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Meyer still not sold on defensive tackles

Sep. 16, 2008

DEFENSIVE TACKLES: The defensive tackles were widely thought to be the Gators' weakest position heading into the season, and Meyer said he is still not happy with their progress.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Safeties Black,Wright hand out punishment in secondary

Sep. 16, 2008

It's still up for debate whether UF's secondary has improved to become a reliable unit, but one thing is certain: Wandering near the Gators' safeties poses an imminent health risk.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Gators need to watch out for an upset

Sep. 16, 2008

You shouldn't really like UCLA.

SPORTS | BLOGS

Women's cross country ranked 15th in national preseason poll

By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 15, 2008

The UF women's cross country team was ranked 15th in the nation on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

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Volleyball returns home after losing first match of the season

Sep. 14, 2008

Despite losing its first match of the season to No. 21 Colorado State Saturday, the No. 8 UF volleyball team is staying positive. The Gators are back in Gainesville after a road trip the ended with mixed results. After beating Colorado in Boulder 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-18), UF fell to CSU 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-14)

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Mississippi Game Set for 12:30 PM

Sep. 14, 2008

The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that UF's home game against Mississippi on Sept. 27 will kick off at 12:30 PM. The game will be televised on Raycom Sports.

SPORTS | BLOGS

Chapman picks up freshman honors

Sep. 14, 2008

Midfielder Sarah Chapman was named Southeastern Conference Freshman Soccer Player of the Week on Monday.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Tebow at home in Knoxville

Sep. 14, 2008

Sometimes it's easy to forget Tim Tebow is just a junior.

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

Ahmad Black and Brandon Hicks on OSU-USC debacle

Sep. 14, 2008

Well I certainly thought the Ohio State-USC game would end the way it did, but apparently I'm not alone.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Healthy Harvin spells trouble for the rest of the SEC

Sep. 14, 2008

Good luck, Southeastern Conference.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Tartt to play against Tennessee

Sep. 14, 2008

After sitting out the first two games of the season with a shoulder injury, senior offensive lineman Jim Tartt will play in Saturday's game against Tennessee, coach Urban Meyer said.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Moody waits for chance in crowded backfield

Sep. 11, 2008

The No. 1 question filtering through The Swamp during UF's 26-3 win against Miami last week was probably, "Where's Emmanuel Moody?"