The Florida football team finished spring practice Friday night with the 2017 Orange and Blue Debut at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Now that spring camp is over and the opening game against Michigan is on the horizon, Florida’s offensive line is ready to put in some work. New Coaching Style The Gators …
Read More »Rays Nearly Shut Out in First Away Game of Season
With the 2017 MLB season in full swing, the Tampa Bay Rays found themselves in Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon. It was an outing to forget for the Rays as they were unable to get a man on base until the seventh inning. Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda dominated throughout 7 …
Read More »Florida Softball Sweeps Georgia
The third-ranked Florida Gator softball team (37-2) swept 18th-ranked Georgia (27-14) with a 3-0 win on Monday night in Gainesville. Last season, Florida was unexpectedly knocked out of the NCAA Super Regionals after the visiting Bulldogs secured a 3-2 victory with a walkoff home run. With the win, Florida improved to …
Read More »Feleipe Franks Has An Edge in Quarterback Competition
Redshirt freshman quarterback Feleipe Franks made a big impression at his second go as the quarterback in the annual Orange & Blue Spring Debut. Franks went 8-for-14 for 119 yards and a touchdown. Overall, his impressive performance was what coaches and teammates wanted to see but it was his first …
Read More »Titus O’Neil Returns Home
Titus O’Neil, also known as Thaddeus Bullard by Gator fans, returned to Gainesville Friday to watch his Alma mater play. Now a WWE wrestler, he began his journey to the rink as a defensive end for the University of Florida. O’Niel said coming back to Gainesville is like coming home. He …
Read More »Florida Recruiting Classes Improve After OB Debut
Florida welcomed over thirty recruits to the Orange and Blue Debut on Friday. This was a chance for these young athletes to see the Swamp under the lights. Coach McElwain knew how important this was for the future. “We had some good things happen. Tonight, I think the biggest thing was …
Read More »Sergio Garcia, Finally a Master’s Champion
AUGUSTA – Sergio Garcia could not believe the outcome of the 2017 Masters Tournament. He had been here many times before, however with a much different outcome. Early Sunday, it looked as though Sergio Garcia’s nerves were going to get in the way of him winning a major, this had …
Read More »Gator Baseball Avoids Sweep, Beats Vols
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the final game of a three-game weekend series with Tennessee, Florida said ‘no way’ to the broom and pulled out a 5-4 win over the Volunteers, avoiding the sweep. Gator pitcher Michael Byrne was the man of the hour, helping the Gators to the final six …
Read More »Gator Softball Adds Another Win
The Florida softball team clinched its ninth-straight SEC series on Sunday night against the Georgia Bulldogs with a 4-1 win. Florida is now 36-2 overall and 12-1 in the SEC. The series is ours! Delanie Gourley had 9 strikeouts as the #Gators topped the Dawgs 4-1 Sunday night! pic.twitter.com/C1uR7pFIC5 — …
Read More »Florida Softball Takes First Game Against Georgia
Saturday afternoon, third ranked Florida (35-2, 11-1 SEC) and 19th ranked Georgia (27-11, 2-8 SEC) played their first contest of a three game series. The Gators came out on top 5-0 for their 22nd shutout of the season. Sophomore Kelly Barnhill had the start in the circle for the Gators. …
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