Florida outscored Arkansas 24-10 in the fourth quarter Thursday at the O’Connell Center to pull off an 85-81 SEC women’s basketball win. With outstanding performances from Leilani Correa and Aliyah Matharu, Florida (12-9, 3-6 SEC) found its groove again after a brutal loss to LSU on Sunday. Got the W!#GoGators …
Read More »Gators Baseball Picked to Win SEC East
Florida was picked to finish first in the SEC East by 11 of the conference’s 14 baseball coaches in the league’s preseason poll released Thursday. The Gators were also picked to finish third overall in the conference, with two first-place votes. Arkansas was picked as the favorite in both the …
Read More »Napier Speaks on Florida’s National Signing Day
Wednesday’s college football signing day officially marks the end of the 2024 recruitment run. Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier spoke about recruitment, games, hiring and firing. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1755200233439736150 “We’ve done well,” Napier said, “so far so good.” He said the end goal is to have a veteran team. The University …
Read More »Florida Victorious Answers Questions About NIL
Florida Victorious is an independent NIL collective that provides opportunities for UF student-athletes. Additionally, they partner with businesses and organizations, while working with student-athletes to give back to the Gainesville community. Chief Executive Officer Nate Barbera and Director of Revenue Freddie Wehbe addressed questions regarding NIL deals. Staying at the …
Read More »Former UF standout Dane Dunning lived out a ‘dream’
Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning joined Sports Scene to discuss a variety of topics related to his baseball journey. He discussed his manager Bruce Bochy, the World Series win, his dreams of playing in the MLB, his MLB debut, his approach to his starts and his time as a Gator. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »Former Florida Athletic Director Bill Carr Dies At 78
Bill Carr, a former Florida All-American center and athletic director, died Saturday evening. He was 78. https://twitter.com/FloridaGators/status/1754252299587727648?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Born in Gainesville, Carr went to high school in Pensacola, Florida, before returning to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida. Returning to his hometown, he was a three-year starting center for the …
Read More »UF Women’s Basketball Team Loses At No. 7 LSU
There is no other way to put it. Sunday was a bad day in Baton Rouge for the Gators. Final from Baton Rouge. #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/HiSwd91rrD — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) February 4, 2024 The Florida Gators women’s basketball team were dominated by No. 7 LSU, 106-66. …
Read More »Gators Swim And Dive Improves at Florida Invite
The Gators men’s and women’s swim and dive teams showed improvement Saturday in the final day of the Florida Invitational agains Nova Southeastern at the O’Connell Center. Six Gators improved their times from the morning session in the last meet before the SEC championships. Final frames of the Invite 📸 …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Secures SEC Road Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gators gymnastics team is back in the win column after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 197.425-197.300 Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Florida (5-1, 2-1 in SEC) sought redemption after being edged out by Alabama last week, a loss that snapped its 20-meet win streak at the …
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