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Gator men two points short of winning title
June 13, 2009 by
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Florida men’s track team came up two points short of capturing its first NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship as the four-day meet concluded Saturday on the John McDonnell Field at the University of Arkansas.
Florida 4x100 relay team captures title
June 12, 2009 by
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Coaches at the University of Florida know that speed wins championships. Track coach Mike Holloway’s Gators demonstrated that Friday in the weather-plagued third day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at John McDonnell Field on the campus of...
Tampa and Lakeland teeming with talent
June 12, 2009 by
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A year after producing such top-level stars as quarterback Aaron Murray (Georgia), running back Jarvis Giles (South Carolina), tight end Orson Charles (Georgia), defensive end Demonte McAllister (Florida State) and defensive end Ryne Giddins (South Florida), the Bay area is back at...
Corker wants to prove he belongs
June 12, 2009 by
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The Florida Gators played host to some of the top prospects in the country earlier in the week when their summer football camps kicked off. One player who has flown under the radar is Shawn Corker (6-0, 182, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cardinal Gibbons), but the talented wide receiver plans...
Kevkhishvili doubles up in shot put
June 12, 2009 by
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida’s Mariam Kevkhishvili now has an NCAA outdoor shot put championship to go with her indoor championship and along with Shara Proctor put the Gators women’s track team in first place Thursday night in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at...
Wise’s Gators commit to Tampa Twice tourney
June 11, 2009 by
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With the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship headed to Tampa, the University of Florida volleyball team has accepted an invitation to participate in the Tampa Twice Tournament Sept. 11-12.
When all said and done: MLB takes 22
June 11, 2009 by
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Athletics Director Jeremy Foley hired Kevin O'Sullivan as Florida's baseball coach in 2007 as much for his eye for talent as a recruiter as his coaching abilities, especially with pitchers.
When all said and done: MLB takes 22 Gators
June 11, 2009 by
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Athletics Director Jeremy Foley hired Kevin O'Sullivan as Florida's baseball coach in 2007 as much for his eye for talent as a recruiter as his coaching abilities, especially with pitchers.
Jordan Reed not afraid to bide his time
June 11, 2009 by
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With Tim Tebow and John Brantley ahead of him on the Florida Gators football depth chart, Jordan Reed likely won’t see much playing time during his first season in Gainesville.
Give the perfect Father’s Day gift!
June 11, 2009 by
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Father's Day is next Sunday and here's your opportunity to get a very unique gift that your loved one will enjoy over the entire year... It's the gift that keeps on giving -- an annual subscription to GatorCountry.com, our magazine, and the Sporting News magazine! We have...
Shawn Corker can’t wait to impress
June 11, 2009 by
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The Florida Gators summer football camps kicked off earlier this week and some of the top talent from all over the country has been attending.
Not a perfect world
June 11, 2009 by
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The new Thug U? You’d think so if you listen to some of the talking heads that are getting their licks in on Urban Meyer and the University of Florida football program since the recent arrest and tasing of sophomore cornerback Janoris Jenkins by the Gainesville Police Department...
Storms don’t dampen Gators’ start
June 11, 2009 by
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida’s track and field athletes qualified to move on in 11 events and freshman decathlete Gray Horn was 10th after the first day as the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships opened at John McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas.
Richard says Gators were “perfect team”
June 11, 2009 by
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For an eternal optimist who always believes that tomorrow is going to trump anything that could possibly happen today, Chris Richard has a hard time believing anything he will ever do can top those back-to-back NCAA basketball championships (2006, 2007) at the University of Florida...
Another Alexander gets his Open shot
June 11, 2009 by
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Like grandfather, like father, like son. When it comes to qualifying for the U.S. Open golf championship, the Alexanders have few peers.
Patton ready to end recruiting process
June 10, 2009 by
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Solomon Patton (5-10, 170, Mobile, AL Murphy) is already too familiar with the recruiting process. Ever since word leaked out that he might be ready to commit, he’s been pulled in every different direction by well meaning friends and college coaches. It’s enough to make him ready...
Gatos’ second-day draft haul: Lucky 13
June 10, 2009 by
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One thing is apparent after the first two days of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft: The player personnel and scouting departments sure do like the Florida Gators, whether they have just completed, are currently playing or were signed to play for second-year coach Kevin...
Day two: Camp Meyer
June 10, 2009 by
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While some of the big names made took off after Monday's session of Urban Meyer Football Camp, some notable prospects took part in Tuesday's action on the Sanders Practice Fields on the campus of the University of Florida.
10 games that will determine the SEC
June 10, 2009 by
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The proof is in the numbers for the Southeastern Conference. The SEC has produced the last three national champions in football --- Florida 2006 and 2008; LSU 2007 --- and four of the last six (LSU also won it in 2003). With Tim Tebow and Brandon Spikes returning to lead the way, Florida...
Photo Gallery: Baseball vs. USM #1
June 09, 2009 by
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Photos by Tim Casey, Tim Darby, Casey Brooke Lawson and Jenny Pine
Two Gator signees drafted in first round
June 09, 2009 by
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Head coch Kevin O’Sullivan has a pretty good reputation in college baseball circles and professional ones, too. So it shouldn’t be surprising that his present and future Florida Gators received a lot of notice Tuesday on the first day of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Gators, recruits awaiting MLB Draft
June 09, 2009 by
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Major League Baseball conducts its 2009 draft of high school seniors, junior college players and college juniors and seniors beginning Tuesday night at 6 p.m. ET from the MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Over the next three days, the 30 MLB teams will draft more than 1,500...
Day One: Camp Meyer
June 09, 2009 by
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On an overcast afternoon at the Sanders Practice Fields at the University of Florida more than 200 campers from all across the country worked out at the first session of Urban Meyer Football Camp. A combination of big-name prospects and under-the-radar players were there, all of them...
ACK: A case of bad decision making
June 09, 2009 by
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Florida has had its first taste of bad off-season news with the recent arrest of sophomore cornerback Janoris Jenkins arrest. Poor decision making led to these unfortunate headlines, but Urban Meyer is not going to let it be forgotten. There were two other teammates there and Meyer...
Gators track teams head off to NCAA meet
June 09, 2009 by
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The Florida Gators track teams conclude the season this week at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Wednesday through Sunday at John McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
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