Gators Sports

The No. 3 Florida Gators gymnastics team is set to host the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night in the O’Connell Center for its 9th Alumni Night. Florida dropped a close one to defending national champion LSU last week. A margin of .100 separated the Gators from the No. 2 …

Gators great No.21 Ben Shelton was looking to punch his ticket to his first Australian Open final with a win Friday against world No.1 Jannick Sinner. But after an eventful first set, that Shelton let get away, it was all Sinner, taking the following two sets with relative ease, 7-6 …

The Florida women’s tennis team will cap off a week of freezing temperatures in the Sunshine State when the Gators host the combination of Miami, LSU and FIU for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Play begins Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex where Florida faces FIU …

Florida overcame a 14-point second-half deficit Wednesday for a 70-69 win when Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining. The No. 5 Gators (17-2, 4-2 SEC) seemed a bit rattled by the environment at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. Behind since the opening tip and trailing …

Three members of the Florida swim and dive team were recognized by the SEC this week for their incredible performances during the Gators’ dual meet sweep against No. 23/21 Texas A&M Aggies. Junior Josh Liendo earned SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while sophomore Camyla Monroy was named SEC Women’s …

The No. 10 Florida baseball team takes the field at Condron Family Ballpark for spring practice Friday. Florida hopes to build off of the successes and disappointments of last season. The Gators began 2024 at No. 2 in D1 Baseball’s NCAA Division I preseason rankings, but they finished the year at …

Former Florida tennis star No.21 Ben Shelton will face off against No.1 ranked Italian Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the Australian Open after defeating Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6). Shelton is the youngest male player in 22 years to make it to this level of the Australian Open. …

Florida senior sprinter Jenoah McKiver was named SEC Men’s Runner of the Week and the USTFCCA Men’s National Athlete of the Week.  Former UF and Olympian Grant Holloway was the last Gator to be named Men’s National Athlete of the Week in 2019 and won it four times in his …

Jake Clemente had a challenging start to his collegiate career. The right-handed pitcher from Coral Springs arrived in Gainesville with high expectations — he was the fifth-ranked right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game in the 2022 class coming out of high school — but a shoulder injury ended Clemente’s 2023 season …

The Florida men’s basketball team will have no time for a breather following its 84-60 win against Texas on Saturday. The Gators’ SEC slate continues against South Carolina on Wednesday and Georgia on Saturday. Both games would be key wins for Florida, which sits at 3-2 in a conference where …