From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida College of Journalism, here’s your WRUF Sports in 60. Our own Trevor Sikkema talks Gator Basketball, Olympics, SEC basketball and more! Update on the 15’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4] Update on the 45’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4]
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Down Kentucky Wildcats, Sweep the Season Series
The Florida women’s basketball team (17-7, 7-4 SEC) scored 86 points to defeat the 15th ranked Kentucky Wildcats (17-6, 5-5 SEC) 86-80 in a high-scoring affair in Gainesville on Sunday. The win gives the Gators the season series sweep over Kentucky. The two teams went in to halftime tied at 40, …
Read More »Gators Turn the Tide in a 78-69 Home Win
photo credit: Trevor Sikkema Will Yeguete was one of five Gators who scored in double digits in the team’s home win over Alabama Saturday afternoon College basketball games have a tendency to be told as a tale of two halves. But for Florida’s 78-69 win over Alabama on Saturday afternoon, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Will Try to Control The Tide on Saturday
The Florida men’s basketball team has made it 16 seasons in a row with at least 20 victories — now 20-2 — and it will try to get its 21st victory of the season this Saturday against the 9-13 Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida is on its third 20-2 start all-time, …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Struggles on the Road, Falls to Arkansas 55-49
The Florida women’s basketball team (16-7, 6-4 SEC) takes a 55-49 road loss at Arkansas (16-7, 3-7 SEC) Thursday night in SEC action as the teams split two games against each other this season. Florida had trouble taking care of the ball all night, committing 25 turnovers and head coach Amanda Butler talked about her …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Looks to Extend Winning Streak
The Florida women’s basketball team (16-6, 6-3 SEC) travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to face the Arkansas Razorbacks (14-7, 2-7 SEC) on Thursday. This will be the second meeting of the two teams this season. Florida captured a tight 59-52 win on January 9 in Gainesville. Florida head coach Amanda Butler weighed in on …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball goes into Starkville Thursday Night to Face MSU
The Florida Gator Men’s Basketball team will travel to Starkville Thursday night and put their undefeated SEC record on the line against the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. Florida is 17-2 on the year and now ranked No. 3 in the country according the the latest AP Poll. The Bulldogs are …
Read More »Gator Womwn’s Hoops snap three-game losing skid, Beats Auburn
The Florida women’s basketball team breaks a three game SEC losing streak with an 87-69 win over Auburn Sunday in Gainesville. The 18 point win over Auburn (11-9, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) by Florida (14-6, 4-3 SEC) was its biggest spread since December 20th and the first win since Christin Mercer’s indefinite suspension on Jan. …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Trounces Tennessee 67-41 in Gainesville
Florida’s Casey Prather has scored double digits in every game he’s played in this season. To the outside sports fan, the University of Florida has a few rivalries: Florida State, maybe Miami, and Georgia. But to those who call themselves fans of the Gators, they know there is another: Tennessee. …
Read More »On Short Rest, Florida Men’s Basketball welcomes Tennessee to the O’Dome
The sixth ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team (16-2) look to make it 26 consecutive wins in a row at home and their sixth win in the SEC this season as they invite the Tennessee Volunteers (12-6) to town Saturday afternoon. Florida will be coming off just one day of …
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