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If Vanderbilt’s starting pitcher Jack Leiter is asked about the game later, he may admit it didn’t go as planned. After all, he entered the game with a 7-1 record and a 1.49 ERA. The night called for a dominant performance on the bump in Gainesville. Instead, the dominant performance …

The story of Kyle Trask stays in Florida. Trask sat with his family watching the second round of the NFL Draft when he received a phone call. Sixty-three picks have gone by, and the phone call he receives had an 813 area code. For those who don’t know, 813 is …

The No. 14 Florida Gators (28-13) fell to the No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores (32-7) in their series opener on Friday night 11-7. Commodores Take Early Lead After a rain delay pushed back the initial 7 p.m start time, Vanderbilt made quick work in the first two innings. By the end …

In the quarterfinals of the first Valorant tournament, 100 Thieves faced T1. Now, casual Valorant fans may shrug off this First Strike matchup as two premier teams facing off. But Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans should recognize the significance of these lineups meeting. iBuyPower, the notorious North American CS:GO team met …

The Front Nine comes at you after an interesting night watching the NFL Draft and getting ready for a big baseball weekend. 1. One thing that was interesting about that first round where Alabama dominated is that it feeds into the notion that things are never going to change as …

The NFL draft is only two weeks away, and several Gators’ players are expecting to hear their names called. Among the players is quarterback Kyle Trask. His numbers speak for themselves, but if not for another player’s injury, would he be in this position? Franks goes down, Trask leads comeback …

Tuesday, the Oak Hall Eagles faced the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves at Saint Francis in their first playoff game. The final score was 6-5, seeing the Eagles prevail. A Winning Start In the bottom of the first inning, the Eagles get on the board thanks to a single. Curtis Degner …

Ever since the NCAA announced that the 2021 season would not count against winter-sport athletes’ years of eligibility, the question of if the three Gator Gymnastics seniors would return has loomed large. When senior Megan Skaggs stuck the landing on her uneven bars routine at the National Final, the final …

Lexi Carson and Chance Thyhsen contributed to this story Welcome to ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look. In this episode, we are telling the story of rising star, Na’Haviya Paxton.  Paxton is a 5’7 junior point guard hailing from Columbia High School girls basketball in Lake City, Florida, and she currently has …

The Florida women’s tennis team consists of just seven players from around the world. One would assume most players originate from large countries like the United States or Canada. Yet nearly half of the Gators team emanates from a country with less than 10 and a half million people – …