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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators will need to be almost perfect on Saturday to keep their SEC East title hopes alive. The offense, defense, and special teams will all have to do their parts on the field for the victory. A distraction-free practice week certainly wouldn’t hurt. And although the Gators have glaring injuries on…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 76, MERCER 54 JACKSONVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators defeated the Mercer Bears on Sunday night at Jacksonville Veterans Arena. The Gators swept two games in Jacksonville over the weekend while waiting for the O’Connell Center renovations to be completed. Justin Leon led the Gators with a career high 17 points, while Keyvaughn Allen…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 3, ALABAMA 0 GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators defeated Alabama in straight sets on Senior Day Sunday. The Gators celebrated the final home weekend of lone senior, three-time All-American, Alex Holston (Florida does have one more midweek home match on the year). Florida has swept it’s last eight matches this season and improves…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 3, FLORIDA GULF COAST 0 GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 3-0 in the NCAA tournament’s first round of play Friday night at Dizney Stadium. The Gators finally took the lead in the 66th minute, after a scoreless first half, when Samantha Chung made a terrific pass to…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 20, SOUTH CAROLINA 7 GAINESVILLE, FL- Will Muschamp returned to the University of Florida on Saturday, while the Gators celebrated the senior class that he brought to the school. The man that replaced Muschamp, Jim McElwain, made it a point to thank his predecessor after the game. McElwain was left with a ton…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 80, FLORIDA GULF COAST 59 JACKSONVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators men’s basketball team used a pressing defense to key a 15-0 second half run that allowed Florida to escape FGCU with a victory. Florida was led by junior Devin Robinson with 14 points, junior John Egbunu with 13 points, fifth-year senior Canyon Barry…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 85, SOUTH ALABAMA 33 JACKSONVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators women’s basketball team opened their season with a rout of South Alabama led by a balanced effort offensively. Senior Ronni Williams, junior Haley Lorenzon, and sophomore Eleanna Christinaki all scored 16 points to lead Florida. Senior Tyshara Flemming chipped in 11. The Gators forced…
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The NCAA has reversed course on a previous ruling that Florida freshman center Gorjok Gak was ineligible for the 2016-17 season. Gak is a 6-11 205 lb athlete who will contribute for the Gators front court immediately. Gak was ruled ineligible, but appears to have cleared any hurdles in his way toward becoming eligible. Florida opens…
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Florida football head coach Jim McElwain confirmed to a crowd at Piesano’s Pints and Pies that Austin Appleby will start at quarterback on Saturday against South Carolina. Freshman Feleipe Franks will serve as the primary back up. McElwain, alongside assistant defensive coordinator Randy Shannon, also provided an update on several injuries. LB Jarrad Davis was…
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ- Tim Tebow has struggled in his transition into baseball. The former Heisman Trophy winner has hit just .146 (6-41). On Monday, Tebow enjoyed his first walk-off hit for his Scottsdale Scorpions, as he ripped a single down the left field line scoring a teammate for the win against the Mesa Solar Sox. …
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