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Gator Baseball Downs UNF In Extra Innings

Florida’s Mike Zunino hit a walk off double in the bottom of the 11th to scored Connor Mitchell to lift the Gators to a hard fought 4-3, 11 inning win over the University of North Florida Tuesday in Gainesville.   Florida is now 36-13 while the Ospreys fall to 28-21. Zunino …

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Hamilton Hits Four Homers In Win Over Baltimore

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton had the most prolific night of any other American League player in history when he went 5 for 5 with four home runs and a double as Texas beats Baltimore 10-3 Tuesday. Hamilton’s 18 total bases in a game is more than any other American …

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Magic Eliminated From NBA Playoffs By Pacers

The Indiana Pacers move on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference after beating the Orlando Magic 105-87 Tuesday night.   Indiana wins the playoff series four games to one. In other NBA playoff action Tuesday, Chicago staves off elimination by beating Philadelphia  but the Sixers …

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Tuesday Sports News And Notes..

Here are some of the things happening in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… **Former Gator women’s basketball assistant coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick is now the new head coach at UNC Ashville after being introduced formally by the school on Monday. ** The New England Patriots sign former Gator wide …

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Gator Softball Loses To Alabama; SEC Title To Tide

The Gator softball team was denied a tie for the SEC regular season championship on Sunday when it was beaten at Alabama 5-3.   With the win, the Tide captures the SEC regular season championship. Alabama (47-6) took two of three from Florida (44-10) in the much anticipated series and the …

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Gator Linebacker To Transfer

University of Florida sophomore reserve linebacker Graham Stewart will be transferring, probably closer to a school near his Connecticut home. Stewart primarily played on special teams this past season, playing in 12 games as a true freshman. Gator head coach Will Muschamp has said on at least a couple of …

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Gators Hosting Lacrosse Conference Tournament

The University of Florida lacrosse team is hosting the American Lacrosse Conference Tournament starting today. Sixth seeded Johns Hopkins plays third seed Penn State at 4:30pm today while five seed Vanderbilt and four seed Ohio State square off at 7pm. Top seed Florida faces the Vandy/Ohio State winner at 7pm …

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