The Gators had four athletes advance to the finals in their respective events as they closed Day 2 of the SEC Indoor Championships at College Station, Texas. Anthaya Charlton put her versatility on display by securing a personal best and another spot in the UF record books. Charlton’s 7.24 pace …
Read More »Sunshine Showdown: Gators Baseball Takes Game 1 Against Miami
The No. 8 Gators secured a 6-2 victory Friday night in front of 7,116 at Condron Family Ballpark to start this highly anticipated state showdown. Behind a dominant start from right-hander Liam Peterson (3-0) and standout performances from Bobby Boser and Brendan Lawson, Florida (10-0) took control early and never …
Read More »Florida Gymnast Sloane Blakely Out For Season
Florida gymnast Sloane Blakely is out for the rest of the season with a lower leg injury she suffered last week in the team’s loss to No. 1 Oklahoma, she told WUFT’s Jordyn Banks. The senior fell on the first tumbling pass of her floor routine and immediately hopped off …
Read More »Walton’s Milestone Win For Florida Softball
The No. 3 Florida Gators softball team defeated the Samford Bulldogs 9-1 on Friday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Gators coach Tim Walton recorded his 1000th career win at Florida when the Gators recorded their 13th run-rule win of the season. “You’re a heck of a lot better coach …
Read More »UF Grad Rutledge Signs ESPN Contract Extension
Longtime ESPN reporter and SEC Nation host Laura Rutledge signed a contract extension with ESPN this week. Rutledge began her reporting career in 2011 as a student at the University of Florida. She earned her first gig working as a pre- and post-game reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays telecast. …
Read More »Florida Women’s Tennis Swept At South Carolina
The Florida women’s tennis team fell at South Carolina on Friday 4-0 to drop to 0-2 in SEC play. UF junior Rachel Gailis-freshman Talia Neilson-Gatenby couldn’t get anything going against senior Olympe Lancelot-freshman Bella Bergkvist Larsson on court two where the Gamecocks quickly routed them 6-1 to give South Carolina …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Soars in Bounce Back Win Over Missouri
No. 6 Gators Gymnastics had a massive bounce back win over No. 8 Missouri Friday night, erasing last week’s injury-riddled loss to Oklahoma from memory. The final score of 198.125-197.725 ties Florida’s highest team score of the season, which is also the nation’s highest. Florida also celebrated its fifth annual …
Read More »ESPN College Gameday Returns To Gainesville
College Gameday is set to return to the O’Connell Center on Saturday for the No. 3 Florida vs. No. 12 Texas A&M men’s basketball matchup. College Gameday This marks the first time the show will air from Gainesville since 2017. Rece Davis, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg, Jay Williams and Pete …
Read More »Williston To Honor Local Super Bowl Winner With Parade
Williston will celebrate hometown hero Quinyon Mitchell with a special “Quinyon Mitchell Day Parade” on Saturday. Mitchell is coming off a Super Bowl victory with the Philadelphia Eagles. The parade will at noon with the starting point at Kenneth A. Schwiebert Pavilion on 1st Street, located near Veterans Memorial Park. …
Read More »Lightning Snuff Flames 3-0 in Tampa
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in his fourth shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 Thursday. Statistically, the Flames led the Lightning in nearly every category. Calgary had more shots, hits, faceoffs won, blocked shots and takeaways, and they had fewer penalties and …
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