The Florida Gator men’s basketball team received an invitation to the Phil Knight Invitational (PK80) celebrating the Nike co-founder’s 80th birthday during Thanksgiving weekend in November 2017. The first-year tournament hosts 16 powerhouse teams in Portland, Oregon in two separate eight-team events. Each team plays three games and one winner …
Read More »Gators Women’s Tennis Snag Two Singles Titles in Duke Bonk Invite
Florida’s first tournament of the season took place in Cary, North Carolina this past weekend in the Duke Bonk Invite, as junior Josie Kuhlman and senior Belinda Woolcock both won singles titles. Coming off a season that saw Florida go undefeated in Southeastern Conference play and finish the year ranked #1 …
Read More »Heated Gators-Vols Ready for Rivalry Despite Injuries
The Gators will be walking into Neyland Stadium in just under a week, and already the rivalry social media war is flaring up. A Tennessee student is leading the trending trash talk after creating a GoFundMe account for Gator QB Austin Appleby’s funeral. Appleby says he’s turned notifications off on his …
Read More »McElwain and Gators Prepare for Tennessee
After the Gators shut out the Mean Green of North Texas 32-0 on Saturday, Jim McElwain spoke to the media on Monday to talk about the upcoming game with rival Tennessee and the quarterback situation. Coach Mac says all practices will be closed this week: "we need to keep some …
Read More »Florida Soccer Beats UCF
After five away games, the No. 4 Gators soccer team finally came home to Gainesville to beat the UCF Knights by a score of 3-2 on Sunday. This defeat over their in-state rival brought the team’s record this season to six wins and two losses. Coach Becky Burleigh said she …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Sweeps FAMU and Jacksonville
The Florida Gator Volleyball made a clean sweep with Friday’s matches against Florida A&M and Jacksonville. The Gators played in the Lemerand Athletic Center which made it a bit difficult for this players to play due to such a low ceiling. In Florida’s first match against FAMU senior right side Alex Holston …
Read More »Florida Offensive Line Thriving In Young Season
Last season, injuries forced Florida to stick inexperienced players in the offensive line and often times the team suffered. The team allowed a whopping 46 sacks and with such a porous O-line, the running game was ineffective, averaging a paltry 126 rushing yards per game, 112th overall in FBS. This season, …
Read More »Former Gator Abby Wambach Publishes Memoir
Audio in this story is from Fresh Air, produced by WHYY and distributed by NPR. Former Gator and Olympic soccer Star Abby Wambach’s memoir “Forward” was published on Tuesday. The book delves into the personal struggles of the two-time gold medal winner, specifically with her sexuality and substance abuse. Wambach, who …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Ends Eight Game Road Challenge As Winners
The seventh ranked Florida volleyball team and coach Mary Wise ended their eight match road play strong with a win in a place that haven’t won in in six years, Florida State. The now 7-1 Gators defeated the Seminoles 3-1 (27-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19) on Wednesday night in Tallahassee. The first set was a challenging one where both …
Read More »2017 Florida Football Schedule Unveiled
The Florida football team is about to play their third game of the season, but much of Gator Nation’s attention has shifted to the 2017 slate of games. The Gators get an immediate test in the home of the Dallas Cowboys against the Michigan Wolverines. Week 1: Florida vs. Michigan, …
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