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Rhyne Howard Leads USA Basketball in Olympics Qualifying Tournament

Monday February 12, 2024

Florida Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Rhyne Howard led Team USA to a 3-0 record in the 2024 Olympics Qualifying Tournament that wrapped up Sunday. Florida Assistant Coach Rhyne Howard In …
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NBA Tackles Down on “Load Management” Issues

Thursday September 14, 2023

“Load management” and resting players when healthy has become a common occurrence in the NBA. The concept of “load managing” involves resting veteran or star players. When the …
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DiCello takes gap year in pursuit of 2024 Olympics

Thursday April 27, 2023

After a red hot first year as a Gator, the 2022-2023 SEC Freshman of the Year for gymnastics Kayla DiCello has decided to take a gap year in order to purse the 2024 Olympics. …
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FEATURE: Oskar Lindholm: Ready since his first time in the pool

Thursday November 17, 2022

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. From the first time he swam competitively, Oskar Lindholm knew he wanted to come to America to …
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FEATURE: Eric Friese, From Germany to Gator Country

Thursday November 17, 2022

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy. That is unless …
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Gators Swimming Fast at National Championships

Thursday July 28, 2022

The 2022 U.S. Swimming National Championships kicked off on Tuesday, and the gators came ready to swim. With 22 current and former UF swimmers in attendance, they have been representing the swamp …
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Jim Thorpe Reinstated as Sole 1912 Gold Medalist in Two Events

Friday July 15, 2022

The International Olympic Committee reinstated Jim Thorpe as the sole gold medalist from the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in the pentathlon and decathlon on Thursday. The IOC stripped Thorpe, who played …
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Russia banned from sports following Ukraine invasion

Tuesday March 1, 2022

The International Olympic Committee has urged all sports to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams from international competitions. Following this statement, more and more sports are enacting …
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IOC Wants Russia, Belarus to be excluded from future sporting events

Monday February 28, 2022

Amid Russia’s invasion into Ukraine the IOC is taking action. Significantly, the governing body are urging other sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from future …
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2022 Winter Olympics wrap up

Monday February 21, 2022

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics concluded on Sunday. Now, Beijing is the first city to host both the summer and winter games. Medal Count Norway led the way with 37 overall medals; 16 gold, 8 …