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The Orlando Magic fell to the Charlotte Hornets on the road Wednesday night, 107-99. The Magic got off to a solid start and held a 30-26 lead at the end of the first quarter. But, the Hornets’ offense exploded in the second quarter, outscoring the Magic 35 to 13. Orlando headed into halftime …

The Gator softball team took the field on Wednesday for the first time since losing their first game of the season on Monday against Auburn. Luckily for the Gators, Wednesday’s result was much better as they defeated Winthrop 7-0  in Gainesville. The Gators got off to a fast start in the first inning. Freshman …

The Gator women’s basketball team earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament on Monday after having not been invited to the big dance since 2014. The Gators currently have five seniors on their roster, (guard Carlie Needles, guard January Miller, guard Cassie Peoples, guard Carla Batchelor, center Viktorija Dimaite) many …

The 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals races back into Gainesville March 17 through 20.  The event is the traditional east coast opener for the sport, and the season’s first of 16 races for Pro Stock Motorcycle racing. Terry McMillen returns to Gainesville for the races.  McMillen is the team owner of …

Somewhat lost among the speculation over the quarterback and wide receiver positions is the fact that Florida’s secondary remains one of the team’s biggest strengths. A main part of that group, red-shirt senior Marcus Maye, is entering his last season with the Gators after deciding not to declare for the …

An NIT let down? The Gators answered that question early in Tuesday night’s 97-68 victory over North Florida in Jacksonville. Two days after learning their NIT fate and playing amid the reality of all their home games being played on the road due to the renovations at the O’Connell Center, …

After going 19-13 this season, the Florida State men’s basketball team (8-10 conference play) were left out of the NCAA Tournament. That’s okay, though. The Seminoles still have a chance to prove themselves in the NIT tournament, which last night’s 84-74 win against the Davidson Wildcats  is allowing them to …

In the first game of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (21-13) cruised to a 96-65 win over fellow 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson (18-15) on Tuesday night. The Eagles started off hot with an alley-oop slam by Demetris Morant, fed by redshirt freshman point guard Zach Johnson, …

  #1 Florida baseball knocks off #11 Florida State at home Tuesday night… Here’s what you missed pic.twitter.com/1Cq7MJdYdE — Ben Murphy (@B_murph4) March 16, 2016 The top ranked Florida baseball team shut out the 11th ranked Florida State Seminoles 6-0 on Tuesday in Gainesville in front of the fifth largest home crowd ever …

If you’re unfamiliar with the North Florida Ospreys, Florida’s opponent tonight in the first round of the NIT Tournament, the numbers they put up on offense might surprise you. UNF is fifteenth in the country in total field goal percentage (48.6 percent), fourth in the nation in points per game (84.8), and …