Former Florida baseball player and major league infielder David Eckstein joined the Pittsburgh Pirates front office as their special assistant for baseball operations. This is Eckstein’s first front office role in Major League Baseball. Eckstein will work alongside his brother Rick Eckstein, the Pirates’ hitting coach. College Baseball Career Eckstein began …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Falls Short in SEC Home Opener
The Florida women’s basketball team falls to 0-2 in the SEC after losing at home to the Auburn Tigers 64-56 Sunday afternoon. Home Court Advantage Despite the Gators winning only four of their 15 total games, all four of these wins have come on their home court over the last …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Set to Host Auburn for First SEC Home Game
On Thursday, the Gators women’s basketball team opened up SEC play against Alabama. Florida was unable to come out of Tuscaloosa victorious, however, and dropped their tenth game of the season. After losing 67-74 to the Crimson Tide, UF will be back at the O’Dome on Sunday to take on …
Read More »Florida Women’s Hoops Drops First SEC Game, Loses 67-74 to Alabama
Against Alabama, the Gators women’s basketball team was hoping to turn the tide on their subpar season. Unfortunately for Florida, they weren’t able to come out with a victory in their first SEC game of the season. On the road against the Crimson Tide on Thursday, the Gators were dominant …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball: Family makes Gainesville feel like home.
The life of a college athlete is undeniably challenging. Players sacrifice their free time, social life and many traditional college experiences to dedicate themselves to their team and sport. Athletes may leave their hometown to play at the collegiate level, some even their home state. But, few leave their home …
Read More »The Legacy of the Whittemore’s at Buchholz High School
In 1990, the legacy of the Whittemore family at Buchholz High School began. Then a wide receiver at BHS, Mark Whittemore helped lead the Bobcats to the 1990 4A Florida State Championship, defeating Dillard 24-7. The victory delivered Buchholz their first and only state title in football. Fast forward 28 …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Hoping to Snap Three-Game Losing Streak
After stringing together three consecutive wins, Florida women’s basketball has dropped three straight games. The Gators (3-9) lost all of their matchups during their road trip against Ohio State, Utah and UNLV. On Sunday, the team will be back at home, where they have won their only games of the season. …
Read More »Gators’ Peach Bowl Blowout of Michigan Caps First-Year Turnaround Under Dan Mullen
ATLANTA — What a difference a year makes. At this point last year, Florida was coming off a 4-7 season. A season in which it fired it’s head coach (Jim McElwain), it’s young quarterback lost all his confidence (Feleipe Franks), and it took a back seat to other schools in …
Read More »Gator Basketball Demolishes Butler at Home
The Florida Gators’ men’s basketball team picked up a huge win on Saturday, defeating the Butler Bulldogs by a score of 77-43 at home. The Gators were clicking on all cylinders in what was an extremely impressive win for the team. This was the last game of the Gators non-conference …
Read More »Jalen Hudson’s Offensive Rise in Sunrise
Guess who’s back, back again. Jalen Hudson’s back, tell a friend. After four lackluster showings, Gators senior guard Jalen Hudson returned to form in a big way. He posted 14 points, one short of tying his career high, and added 6 rebounds in the team’s 77-56 win over Florida Gulf …
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