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SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Men finish second behind Alabama at tournament

Mar. 16, 2008

This weekend, the UF's men's golf team's roller coaster headed upward.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

No. 3 UF upends No. 2 Utah in season finale

By CALLOVI< | Mar. 16, 2008

As Tiffany Murry began her floor exercise to lead the Gators off in their final event, teammates Amanda Castillo and Melanie Sinclair could be seen laughing and dancing to it.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Kevkhishvili wins national title in shot put

Mar. 16, 2008

Mariam Kevkhishvili made history Saturday at the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

UF sweeps SEC opening series against Auburn

Mar. 16, 2008

It's too early to say anything for sure, but this team certainly doesn't look like the one that coaches predicted to finish fifth in the Southeastern Conference East before the season.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Unlike men, women's team has chance at NCAA Tournament berth

Mar. 16, 2008

The other UF basketball team - the women's squad - will actually have a reason to watch its selection show Monday night.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Gators show no energy in must-win game

Mar. 12, 2008

ATLANTA - It was a game without need for added motivation.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Alabama likely ends UF's NCAA Tournament hopes

Mar. 12, 2008

ATLANTA - It would be scratching a broken record to say things have changed in a year.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF sends 16 to NCAA Indoor Championships

Mar. 12, 2008

It all comes down to this.

SPORTS | SOCCER

U.S. under-23 soccer team ties Cuba in opening Olympic qualifier

Mar. 10, 2008

TAMPA - For the U.S. under-23 men's national soccer team, the road to the Beijing Olympics starts in Florida.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

No. 10 men finish in eighth at Vegas tournament

Mar. 8, 2008

The No. 10 UF men's golf team struggled to find a rhythm at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas over the weekend. The result was music to no one's ears.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Black (and blue) Sunday

Mar. 8, 2008

LEXINGTON, Ky. - On a day fit for a snowball fight, Kentucky buried the Gators 75-70, and likely ended any chance UF had to receive an at-large bid for this year's NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

UF takes rubber game against Brown with nine runs in first two innings

Mar. 8, 2008

After being lambasted by their coaching staff Saturday night, the Gators returned to form on Sunday.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Barnes hits walk-off single to help UF split doubleheader against Brown

Mar. 7, 2008

Maybe it was the frigid weather, or maybe it was having an extra day off after Friday night's game against Brown was rained out.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Calathes' childhood court paves way for basketball life

Mar. 6, 2008

As the light leaves the sky behind his small, stone home, John Calathes remembers.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Pitching staff depth key to UF's success

Mar. 6, 2008

Who says you need a dominant pitcher to be successful?

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

No. 3 Tennessee eliminates UF from SEC Tournament

Mar. 6, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alexis Hornbuckle's no-look pass missed its intended recipient - Candace Parker cutting down the lane - and instead landed in the hands of teammate Angie Bjorklund, who sank a wide-open 3-pointer from the right wing.