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Category: Winter Sports
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Final: Florida 78, Miami 58 After being hit with a flagrant-2 foul early in the second half of Florida’s win over St. Joseph’s on Thursday, Kerry Blackshear dominated Miami in his return to the court on Friday. Blackshear scored the first eight Gators points on the day en route to a game high 20 as…
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In the gymnastics world, recruits are not starred or ranked, because each team has different needs and each recruiting landscape is different. What often distinguishes a top gymnast from a mid- or lower-tier one is whether they’re on scholarship or a walk-on. However, in some rare cases, gymnasts turn down scholarships elsewhere and choose to…
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Why do teams continue to play man on Bradley Beal? The man is getting to the rim much too easily. Beal (guard, Washington Wizards (4-8)) continued to score at an All-NBA level through Week 4 of the season, and he’s now averaging 30.3 points per game. The two-time All Star dropped back-to-back 40-point performances at…
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Charleston, SC– The Florida Gators men’s basketball team defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 70-62 at the Charleston Classic on Thursday afternoon. This is the third straight holiday tournament the Gators have played in. Florida improved to 3-2 on the season while the Hawks fell to 2-3. Florida found their stride early, as they went 7…
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In the summer of 2010, NBA star LeBron James famously uttered, “not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven,” implying the Miami Heat were building a dynasty after an offseason of superstar acquisitions. While the Heat ultimately earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference on the way…
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The Florida Gator women’s basketball team continued its hot start to the season with a 60-46 win at home against Presbyterian. Monday’s game tipped off at 10:30 a.m. Over 1,000
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Final: Connecticut 62, Florida 59 Florida flew up to Hartford, Connecticut for their first road test of the year. In a heated battle with the Huskies, Florida fought well, but came up on the short end, 62-59. Going into the halftime break, Florida was down 25-20, yet another slow start for the Gators. The 3-point…
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The Florida Gator women’s basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 84-48 victory over Samson. This is Florida head coach Cam Newbauer’s best start to a season since taking the job in Gainesville.
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Final: Florida 66 Towson 60 Florida got off to another slow start tonight against Towson, taking a tied game into the halftime break, 30-30. However, things picked up in the second half as the Gators battled a scrappy Tigers team, pulling out a 66-60 victory. It was a coming out party for the freshmen as…
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Bradley Beal is doing everything in his power. Unfortunately, he’s on a horrible defensive team. Beal (guard, Washington Wizards) leads his squad with 28.1 points per game. That’s sixth in the NBA. The two-time All Star’s scoring prowess has led the Wizards (2-7) to an offensive rating (points per 100 possessions) of fifth (111.1) in…
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