The No. 12 Florida softball team travels to Athens this weekend to face the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs. The border-state rivals are set to play a three-game series starting Friday. Next stop: Athens, GA. đź“° https://t.co/tTBoFt6D5s | #GoGators pic.twitter.com/eXh2IYNN2s — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) April 26, 2024 After losing six of …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Gators’ Surprising NFL First-Round Draft Picks
It was an interesting Friday morning for us old folks who went to sleep well before the first round of the NFL draft concluded late Thursday night. I told my wife Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall was picked in the first round and her response was, “Really? I was told he …
Read More »Florida Baseball Starts Series Against Arkansas Tonight
Florida’s baseball team faces No. 2 Arkansas in Fayetteville tonight for the first game of a three-game series. The Gators (21-19) are coming off of a 13-3 win over the Stetson Hatters Tuesday. Florida pitcher Jac Caglianone hit two home runs during the game, and he had two of Florida’s …
Read More »Growing Up: The Turnaround of UF Freshman Pitcher Luke McNeillie
Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan had seen enough. It was a March 6 midweek game against UCF when O’Sullivan stepped out of the home dugout, walked slowly toward the mound and signaled to the bullpen for a pitcher. The Knights had roughed up right-handed starter Luke McNeillie by tagging the …
Read More »Florida’s Pearsall Selected By 49ers In First Round Of NFL Draft
Former Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall did not have to wait past Day 1 of the NFL draft to hear his name called. The San Francisco 49ers picked Pearsall with the No. 31 overall pick in the first round Thursday. The ‘Niners added to their already dangerous receiving core. Pearsall …
Read More »Former UF Standout Patric Young Educates With His New Book
If you have not heard Patric Young‘s story, grab your tissues now. He’s a man who has been through tragedy but has faced it with perseverance and heart. The former Florida Gator basketball player published a book titled, Sit to Rise: Turning Your Darkest Pain into Your Brightest Victory in …
Read More »Gators Softball Gets Run-Ruled By Florida State, 12-3
The No. 12 Florida Gators softball team lost to the No. 16 Florida State Seminoles 12-3 in five innings Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. This is the first time the Gators (37-11, 12-6 SEC) have been run-ruled at home this season. Florida State (37-10) scored the 12 runs in …
Read More »Gators Wrangle Stetson 13-3, Clobbering 7 Homers To Split Series
Thanks to a string of early hits and fireworks accompanied by a solid outing from Cade Fisher, the Gators run-ruled Stetson 13-3 to split the season series Tuesday at Condron Family Ballpark. Florida stretched its home winning streak against the Hatters to seven games and moved to 21-19 while Stetson …
Read More »Former UF Standout Billy Horschel Wins PGA Event
Billy Horschel tied the course record to win the Corales Puntacana Championship at the Corales Golf Club. Horschel’s victory in the Dominican Republic vaults him from 76th to 45th in the FedEx Cup rankings. The former Gator had an impressive nine-under-par final round score of 63. The win marks his …
Read More »‘The World’s Tallest Teenager’: 7-foot-7 Rioux Ready to Head to UF
BRADENTON — The IMG Academy national men’s basketball team is running three-on-three drills with a skyscraper. It’s a standard afternoon practice in February, and the squad is playing in its 115,000-square-foot basketball complex. The royal blue, five-pointed logo of the “Ascenders” is illuminated by the overhead lighting that spans four basketball …
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