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Category: Winter Sports
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The preseason USA Today Coaches Poll was released last week and the Florida Gators were listed as the No. 21 team in the country. Florida was also ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP Poll. This marks the first time the Gators have been ranked in the preseason Coaches Poll since the 2019-20 season when…
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The Florida Gators released the 2024-25 non-conference men’s basketball schedule Tuesday. Florida will play seven home games at the friendly confines of Exactech Arena and will play four more games in the state of Florida. The Gators schedule is highlighted by a home date with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4 as part of the…
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You might notice a little something different about our headline today. If you haven’t been keeping up so far, that’s because Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello have both torn an Achilles and are out of the competition and therefore Olympic selection. Leanne Wong is left the only Gator standing, and she didn’t have her best…
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Some say that making the Olympic team can be even harder than medaling at the Olympics themselves, and for American gymnasts, that may be true. Competition is fierce, and there are only five slots available each for women and men. For the women, it’s more like four, given that Simone Biles is still competing. As…
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A pair of former Florida Gators have signed free agent contracts despite going undrafted in this week’s NBA Draft. Point guard Zyon Pullin joins the Miami Heat roster on a two-way deal while big man Tyrese Samuel signed an exhibit-10 deal with the Phoenix Suns. Pullin joined the Gators out of the transfer portal following…
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While the NCAA gymnastics season has ended, several Gator gymnasts are still training in full swing, preparing to compete for one of five berths on the U.S. Olympic team headed to Paris this summer. Tonight, they will demonstrate their progress since Winter Cup, the first meet of this elite season, at the Core Hydration Classic.…
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WGYM Liveblog: National Championship Final ft. No. 4 Gators, No. 2 LSU, No. 3 California, No. 5 Utah
It’s been a long, hard road, but it all comes down to this. Has the Gators’ careful pacing and thorough preparation finally led them back to the top of the medal stand? This afternoon, they’ll face the LSU Tigers, the Cal Bears, and the Utah Utes in a showdown no one expected to shake out…
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Skaggs really says it all in this video – eight teams, one dream. Can the Gators stand atop the podium again? To get there, they’ll have to get through tonight first, which is a bigger hurdle than they’ve faced all season. Oklahoma, Utah, and Alabama – three teams in the top 6, all former or…
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Today’s the day! Whether they’re ready or not, the athletes will take the floor in two sessions today to determine who will make Four on the Floor to compete for the national championship on Saturday. The first session will feature some familiar faces to Gator fans in conference rival LSU and frequent opponent Arkansas, as…
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When asked about what the Gators need to do to make that final step over the line this weekend after coming in second two years in a row, commentator/Olympian Aly Raisman said “I like to say ‘winning second place’ because I think there’s so much pressure in our society to win, and we’re so focused…
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