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On Wednesday the Florida Gators announced that the 2018-19 men’s basketball season will begin in Tallahassee with an away contest against arch rival Florida State on November 6. The two teams haven’t opened a season with each other since the 2000-01 season when Florida defeated FSU 85-70. The Gators lead the overall series between the…
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On Wednesday, the Southeastern Conference announced the passing of former commisioner Mike Slive. Slive was 77 years old. It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our friend and former Commissioner Mike Slive. His impact was felt far beyond the footprint of the SEC. His presence will be missed. https://t.co/Sjvo5Ws8mL pic.twitter.com/7y0dMXXmAa…
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This article was written by Caroline Medley from NCAAGymNews.com, you can follow Caroline on Twitter here. __________ When the 2018 gymnastics season began, many expected Florida to be one of the top contenders for the national title come April. Expectations often fluctuated throughout the season as the Gators had quite a rollercoaster of a year,…
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Florida head coach Jenny Rowland just landed one of the top gymnasts in the 2019 recruiting cycle. York, PA native Trinity Thomas committed to Florida over both UCLA and LSU via a Facebook Live video. Thomas becomes the fifth prospect to commit to Florida’s 2019 class. Trinity Thomas chooses Florida over LSU and UCLA. #NCAAgym…
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Despite reports that former Gator Mike Miller had talked with Florida about it’s vacant assistant coach position, it appears that Miller is headed to Memphis. John Martin of 92.9 ESPN-Memphis reported via Twitter that a deal is very close to being done: Pending NCAA certification test and a conversation with AD Tom Bowen, Mike Miller…
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On Monday the Florida Gators learned their fate as far as the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. Florida earned the five seed and will travel to Pennsylvania for the Gymnastics Regionals. Florida’s regional partners will include #8 seed Washington, #15 Missouri, #17 Arizona State, #27 West Virginia, #29 (host) Penn State, and #30 New Hampshire. The meet…
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In his first competition at the 2018 NCAA Championships, Caeleb Dressel is once again putting on a show. Dressel’s first appearance took place in the final heat of the 50-yard freestyle where he claimed an American record by swimming an 18.11. The record-breaking run has Dressel in the top spot heading into the finals tonight.…
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FINAL: TEXAS TECH 69, FLORIDA 66 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 33 33 X 66 TTU 32 37 X 69 Dallas, TX– This is what Egor Koulechov was brought to Florida for. The opportunity to tie the game as the clock is running out in the NCAA Tournament. Koulechov had the look Saturday night. Florida’s…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 77, ST. BONAVENTURE 62 1st 2nd OT FINAL SBU 22 40 X 62 GATORS 27 50 X 77 Dallas, TX– It felt so familiar. It seemed to follow the script. Florida builds an early lead, only to go cold and lose control. The difference tonight, just as all felt lost, these Gators flipped…
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Alex McMurtry made the most of her final appearance at Exactech Arena in front of Gators fans. McMurtry won all five events (including the all-around title) in #5 Florida’s dominating Senior Day victory over # 11 Nebraska on Friday.
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