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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Florida Gators are the 2017 National Champions. Florida defeated LSU 6-1 in the deciding game two behind the arms of freshman Tyler Dyson, sophomore Michael Byrne, and sophomore Jackson Kowar. The Gators have been to the College World Series in six of the last eight years, but this was the first championship in…
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On Monday, the Florida Gators accomplished something that had never been done in the more than 100 year history of Florida baseball. The Gators won a game in the CWS Championship Series. Florida defeated LSU in game one 4-3 and now stands only one win from hoisting the Championship trophy. Where would Florida be…
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Big 3 Basketball debuted on Sunday in Brooklyn after months of hype. The 3-on-3 basketball league formed by Ice Cube saw competitive basketball in a packed Barclays Center. Here’s an animated @IceCube to lay down the game’s ground rules. See how it all goes down tomorrow night, 8p ET, only on @FS1. pic.twitter.com/xiXeYrDMZL — BIG3…
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Tim Tebow is going to be playing a lot closer to his Florida fan base. On Sunday, the New York Mets announced that Tebow had earned a promotion to High-A ball in St. Lucie, Florida. BREAKING: Tim Tebow is our newest player! Story: https://t.co/pSZMrDC02g pic.twitter.com/sJkgB1XSZl — St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) June 25, 2017 Tebow is…
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In April, former Florida Gators F Devin Robinson was projected to be an early second round pick in the NBA Draft, so Robinson decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility. On Thursday, the 6-8 190 lb forward was not among the sixty selections. On Friday however, per multiple reports, Robinson signed a deal with…
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18 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts, 12 hits against, and a 0.50 CWS ERA. The Florida Gators are one win away from advancing to the College World Series Championship Series after impressive wins against TCU and Louisville. Florida has benefited from timely hits from their offense, but pitching has been the story thus far in Omaha.…
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It appears that Malik Zaire is officially a Florida Gator. On June 4th, Zaire made his intentions to enroll at Florida known to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports while at the Elite 11 workout in Oregon, but had to find a graduate level academic program that he was eligible to enroll into. According to Bonus Sports, Zaire is…
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The 2018 College World Series was set up to feature pitching aces in every opening weekend matchup. However, at the conclusion of the weekend, one starting pitcher stood above all others. Alex Faedo pitched masterfully in leading the #3 Gators to a 3-0 victory over #6 TCU on Sunday. Faedo out-dueled second team All-American Jared…
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The University of Florida is unlikely to be looking for a new football or basketball coach any time soon. The school announced that both football head coach Jim McElwain and men’s basketball head coach Mike White agreed to contract extensions on Friday. McElwain, who has led Florida to two SEC East titles, earned a one…
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The final day of the 2017 MLB Draft saw four Florida Gators selected. RHP David Lee, RHP Frank Rubio, 2B Deacon Liput, and C/1B JJ Schwarz were each selected on day three. RHP David Lee was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 27th round. Lee transferred to Florida from Santa Fe College. Lee,…
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