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It’s been a rough week for Michael Phelps’ status in the record books. As the FINA World Championships got underway, Phelps owned three world records. In a matter of three days, he has lost two of those. On Friday, former Florida Gators star Caeleb Dressel stole the show in the 100 M butterfly, beating the…
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The Florida basketball program received some really good news Sunday night. Cleveland State PG Tyree Appleby announced he will transfer to UF via Twitter. My new home 🐊🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/e7POhm40EK — LilApp✍ (@Lil_App04) July 15, 2019 Appleby is a 6’1 point guard who averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists for the Horizon League’s Vikings. The Jacksonville,…
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Gators big man Isaiah Stokes has elected to transfer from Florida, per multiple reports. With the departure of Stokes, the 2017 recruiting class now has no members. Fellow classmates Chase Johnson, Deaundrae Ballard, and Michael Okaru all elected to transfer over the last year. Stokes role was expected to be limited after Kerry Blackshear announced…
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Former Gator Dorian Finney-Smith has oped to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing to a 3-year, $12M deal, according to multiple reports. Free agent Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a three-year, $12M deal to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2019 The 6’8, 220…
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According to multiple reports, former Florida Gators star Al Horford has agreed to a massive deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Breaking: Al Horford has agreed to a four-year, $109M deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, agent Jason Glushon tells @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/DXCHU96NYe — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 1, 2019 The deal for Horford became possible when the 76ers…
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Mike White has rounded out his 2019-20 roster with one of the most talented big men in the college basketball game. According to multiple reports (and first reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman), Kerry Blackshear, Jr has opted to transfer to Florida, where he will be eligible to play immediately. Kerry Blackshear, barring a last-minute change…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA made a surprising hire with Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Beilein. That leaves an opening at one of the major programs in college basketball. Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com (insider required) made a list of candidates that he believes would consider the position. Among those candidates, Borzello named former Florida…
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Former Louisiana Tech forward Anthony Duruji committed to Mike White’s Florida Gators on Monday. The 6’7, 215 pounder leaves White’s former program after averaging 12.2 points and 6.2 boards in addition to 1.2 blocks each game. God is my boast! 🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/a6tlWyUw0l — Anthony Duruji (@Anthony_Duruji) April 15, 2019 Duruji will not be available next…
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Ready for another installment of late-night gymnastics? I am, and so are your favorite Gator gymnasts! Tonight’s competition in Corvallis will send the top two qualifiers to the national semifinal in Fort Worth, Texas in just two weeks. Florida will have some major competition, especially if last night’s scoring was any indication. Vault was very…
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If you want to watch along, here’s your link: https://pac-12.com/live/oregon-state-university-2 It’s a late night for us East Coast Gator fans, as the Gator Gymnastics team has traveled to Corvallis, Oregon for its assigned NCAA regional competition. As part of the new qualifying process, the Gators will have to place in the top…
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