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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Ryan Haley
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After two losses closed the Gators men’s basketball season, Florida lost out on the chance for a double-bye in the conference tournament. The Gators now await the result of Wednesday’s Vanderbilt-Texas A&M game to face the winner the following day. In a season finale that essentially served as a battle for the fourth seed, Florida…
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Mike White didn’t look angry or frustrated as he called a timeout nine minutes into Florida’s Feb. 27 contest against Kentucky. After the Wildcats forced a shot clock violation with the Gators down 25-16, White looked exasperated. However, instead of letting the game slip away or throwing his hands up in despair, White switched his…
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A bad pass from Auburn forward JT Thor lead to a floater in the paint by Florida guard Tre Mann. The next UF possession, Mann made another three before Thor gave the ball right back to the Gators once more. This sequence, about three minutes into the game, defined the entire first half of Florida’s…
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It was 18 degrees in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Tuesday night, and the Gators men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome their cold first half from the floor as they played, and lost, their first game in 13 days. After a crushing loss to unranked South Carolina Feb. 3 that ended a four-game winning streak, a bout of COVID-19…
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The No. 22 Florida Gators men’s basketball team lost their first game since Jan. 16 with a six-point loss to South Carolina after not making a basket in the final six and a half minutes Following a four-game stretch that included wins over a then-No. 6 Tennessee team at home and then-No. 11 West Virginia…
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Becky Burleigh, who has coached the Florida soccer team since its inception in 1994, announced on Twitter Saturday that she would be stepping away following the spring season. Burleigh is the only coach in Florida soccer history and has picked up numerous accolades across her 25 seasons at the helm, including being named National Coach…
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Florida followed country roads to West Virginia Saturday in a battle against the No. 11 Mountaineers in search of their fourth straight victory and second ranked win, and Colin Castleton once again played hero in the final minutes of an 85-80 win after a great duel against West Virginia big Derek Culver. The biggest story…
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Scotty Pippen set a new career-high with 32 points on Billy Donovan Court Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Commodores to an upset win over the Gators as Florida came away with a 78-71 final victory. The story of the first half was Florida’s flaming hot hand from beyond the three-point line.…
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The Gators followed up on the momentum of a landslide victory over Tennessee with a 92-84 road win against Georgia after the Bulldogs had no answer for them in the paint. The game, which tipped off just after 2 p.m. Saturday, got off to a breathless opening. The Bulldogs controlled the pace in transition, leading…
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Florida may not have had Keyontae Johnson, Scottie Lewis or Colin Castleton Tuesday night, but they had enough to take down the sixth-ranked Tenneessee Volunteers at home, 75-49, behind big performances from Omar Payne and Tyree Appleby. After speculation about whether Lewis would return against the Volunteers after a COVID-19 exposure, it was Castleton who…
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