The foundation of former University of Florida football player Johnny Townsend hosted its second annual spring game tailgate Thursday to raise funds for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. The event outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was organized with the goal of raising $100,000 for a facility renovation at the pediatric …
Read More »Lightning Prepare to Face Maple Leafs as They Begin Quest for Fourth Straight Eastern Conference Title
Following Thursday’s 5-0 home victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Tampa Bay Lightning finished the regular season with 98 points and clinched third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning will begin their quest for a fourth straight Eastern Conference title as they prepare to face the Toronto Maple …
Read More »Women’s Golf Continues to Battle It Out at SEC Championship
Day three of the Women’s Golf SEC Championship is underway at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Florida is currently inside the top-eight match play slated for today. However, the team will need to hold that sport, or better, to move on to the weekend. Two days down …
Read More »Heat to host Bulls in play-in
The Chicago Bulls will take a trip to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat Friday evening. The winner will clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1646389250504392704?s=20 Heat Miami’s first play-in game gave …
Read More »Gainesville Outlasts Eastside to Complete Season Sweep
By: Carson Kaley and Trach Kercsmar On Tuesday night, the Eastside Rams baseball team hosted their rival Gainesville Hurricanes. Gainesville entered with a 2-0 record against Eastside this season, outscoring the Rams by a combined 21 runs. Game three was much closer. The Canes won a low-scoring game, relying on …
Read More »Newberry Softball takes home a win against Buchholz
The Newberry Panthers traveled to the home field of the Buchholz Bobcats in their 17th game of the season. Newberry currently sits at 10-6 and hopes to bounce back after just recently breaking a five-game win streak versus Chiefland. Buchholz sits at 3-12 and hopes to bolster their win rate …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Advances to NCAA Final
The Florida Gator gymnastics squad will advance to the NCAA Championships team final on Saturday after a top-two finish at the semifinal. The LSU Tigers took the gold (197.4750) while the Gators claimed second with a 197.4000. Trinity’s Triumphant Return To kick off the afternoon meet the Gators took the …
Read More »Spring Camp Ends With a Walk Off Game-Winner in Orange and Blue Game
All blue skies were there as Gator fans stroll in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for an evening of Orange and Blue football on Thursday. The Florida Gators concluded spring football camp with a jam packed affair, the second one under head coach Billy Napier. Thursday’s showcased brought out over 40,000 …
Read More »Dooley’s Grades (Florida Spring Game)
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Thursday night’s spring game at the Swamp. Offense D First half: Well, if Gator fans showed up for this game to see if the offense is in good hands, the first half was not a convincer. Graham Mertz seemed to find himself late in …
Read More »NXT Live! Wrestling Is Coming to Gainesville
WWE NXT, also known as just NXT, is bringing its action to Gainesville Saturday, April 15 in the MLK Center. Doors open at 6:30 and showtime begins at 7:30 p.m. General Admission is $10 and Gold Circle, which is ringside, is $20 with fees. NXT is the WWE’s developmental league …
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