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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Tallahassee, FL- The #7 Florida Gators volleyball team has played eight matches this season, but not a single home match thus far. That changes Friday night. On Wednesday the Gators defeated #13 Florida State 3-1 to complete the season opening road trip. Florida won by scores of 27-25, 19-25, 25-22, and 25-19. The victory was…
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The Florida Gators volleyball team swept through the competition at the Blackbird Invitational in Long Island, NY this weekend. Gators Redshirt sophomore Allie Monserez was named SEC Setter of the Week by the conference on Monday. Monserez set a three-set career high with 38 assists in the Gators straight set victory against Denver on Saturday.…
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Ryan Lochte made his debut on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars last night. However, Lochte was greeted by two men who rushed the stage toward the Olympian. The two men were wearing anti-Lochte t-shirts and shouting “Lochte, you suck!” Lochte had just finished his performance with partner, Cheryl Burke and were in the process of…
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On Monday the SEC announced the start time for the September 24th weekend football games. One of the most anticipated matchups for the week involves the Florida Gators traveling to Knoxville to face Tennessee. That game will kickoff at 3:30 PM and will air nationally on CBS. The Gators have defeated the Volunteers eleven straight…
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Former Florida Gator and USWNT star Abby Wambach told the Associated Press of her dealings with alcohol and prescription medication for years. Wambach was arrested in April for driving under the influence in Portland, Oregon, but claims to have been sober ever since. “That night getting arrested was one of the best things that has…
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The Florida Gators have risen to #23 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll following a complete dismantling of Kentucky on Saturday. Florida defeated Kentucky 45-7 Florida had been ranked #25 in last week’s poll. The Top 25: 1- Alabama 2- Florida State 3- Clemson 4- Ohio State 5- Michigan 6-…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 45, KENTUCKY 7 Gainesville, FL- The Florida Gators have now defeated the Kentucky Wildcats thirty straight years. The Gators outclassed the Wildcats 45-7 as starting QB Luke Del Rio threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns. The Gators beat Kentucky in virtually every stat, and limited Kentucky to just ten yards passing more…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 2 KENTUCKY 1 (2OT) Lexington, KY- The Florida Gators women’s soccer team escaped Kentucky with a 2-1 SEC victory. Meggie Dougherty Howard scored the game winning goal in the second overtime to move Florida to 5-1 on the season. Florida outshot the Wildcats 31-3, with a 13-3 edge in shots on goal. Kentucky…
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on the Mike and Mike radio show that the New York Mets will sign former Gator and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow to a minor league contract. Tebow held an open tryout and invited every team to watch. The tryout was on August 30 in Los Angeles. It was reported that…
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Ryan Lochte will be suspended ten months for the story that he and three other American swimmers told authorities in Rio during the second week of the Olympics. Lochte will also be ineligible for the 2017 World Championships. The story became well documented in the media after Lochte told his mother of a robbery at…
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