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Southern Mississippi draws Texas in CWS
June 08, 2009 by
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Southern Mississippi, which rallied from a 6-1 deficit to beat Florida 7-6 Sunday and win the Gainesville Super Regional, will play top-seeded Texas when the College World Series begins this weekend at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb.
Soccer team has challenging 2009 schedule
June 08, 2009 by
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Florida soccer coach Becky Burleigh believes a challenging regular-season schedule gets a team ready for its postseason challenges.
Florida’s backyard yields prospects
June 08, 2009 by
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Next up on our summer recruiting caravan around Florida: The Gators’ backyard of Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando and Kissimmee.
The Apology
June 08, 2009 by
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From the moment defensive coordinator Charlie Strong entered the room of Brandon Spikes and Ryan Stamper on Saturday before the 2008 Arkansas game, he sensed that something wasn’t right. And presumably it had nothing to do with the hangover from Florida’s 31-30 stinging loss to...
Many top prospects in Jacksonville
June 08, 2009 by
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As Gator Country takes you on a tour of the top prospects in Florida for the Class of 2010, we focus our sights today on Northeast Florida and the greater Jacksonville area.
Call him warrior
June 08, 2009 by
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One more day. One more game. That’s all Brandon McArthur could hope for and as the reality that there won’t be a tomorrow for the Florida Gators set in, he broke down in tears. Six years of near death, heartache, pain, struggle --- you could fill in the blank with 100 more scenarios...
Golden Eagles rally, end Gators’ season
June 07, 2009 by
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Florida's dream of making it back to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series ended Sunday night when, for the second straight night, the Gators couldn't shut down the thundering bats of Southern Mississippi.
17 individuals, 2 teams represent Florida
June 07, 2009 by
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Seventeen individuals and two relay teams for Florida have qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The meet runs Wednesday through Saturday:
Florida’s Top 10 for Class of 2010
June 06, 2009 by
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It's great to be a high school football player in the state of Florida this year, and as such, this list will hopefully put the top prospects around the state in some kind of perspective.
No ninth-inning rally for Gators this time
June 06, 2009 by
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The ninth-inning heroics Florida's baseball team and its fans have become accustomed to in the ninth inning fell just short Saturday at McKethan Stadium. The Gators rallied but could not overcome Southern Mississippi, which took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series Saturday with...
Opportunity lost
June 06, 2009 by
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Florida’s Road to Omaha took a hit Saturday afternoon when the Gators turned a very winnable game into a nasty game one loss to Southern Mississippi in the NCAA Super Regional at McKethan Stadium. File this one under opportunity lost. Instead of riding in the fast lane to Omaha,...
The Gator Country TV Show on Cox Ch. 15
June 06, 2009 by
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Gator Country caught up with Urban Meyer, Billy Donovan and several other coaches and athletic directors at the recent Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings in Destin. In this edition of the Gator Country Television Show on Cox Channel 15, hear what Meyer, Donovan and other SEC coaches...
5 questions for the defense
June 05, 2009 by
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Back in January, the Florida defense did what was thought to be the impossible by shutting down an Oklahoma offense that had scored at least 60 points in six consecutive games. From that defensive team, the Gators return 33 of the 35 players that were on the travel squad last year...
Eagles in the way of trip to Omaha
June 05, 2009 by
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Stephen Locke remembers this feeling. The anxious and anticipation of being two victories away from a trip to the College World Series has returned to McKethan Stadium.
Keelin Smith emerges from Luc’s shadow
June 05, 2009 by
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There is an added benefit for having a player of Jeff Luc’s caliber on your team as Keelin Smith (6-3, 180, Port St. Lucie, FL Treasure Coast) has started to discover. So many college coaches are stopping by Treasure Coast to look at Luc that they can’t help but notice the long...
Baker has become a very hot prospect
June 05, 2009 by
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Demetre Baker (6-0, 205, Orange Park, FL) is now the two-time defending state champion in shot put at the Class 4A level. He also has finished has the runner-up in the discus competition the last two years, has long jumped more than 20 feet and is competitive in the 200 meter dash...
Five Gators make 1st team All-America
June 05, 2009 by
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Although the Florida Gators came up a little bit short of their goal of a national championship, the honors continue to pour in for the record-setting softball team. Thursday, the Gators were named named Team of the Year by Easton Sports, Inc., and five Gators earned Easton first-team...
5 questions for the offense
June 05, 2009 by
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With so many experienced players returning, the Florida Gators are everyone’s favorite to repeat as national champions in 2009. Just because the Gators have so many pieces of the puzzle already in place does not mean they are without questions as the summer begins.
Verbal commitments for FBS schools
June 04, 2009 by
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The updated list of verbal commitments made by high school football prospects to Football Bowls Subdivision schools that they will sign national letters of intent with that school on Feb. 4, 2010. This list was compiled from ESPN/Scouts, Inc. information as of June 3, 2009. Verbal...
Charity Challenge set for July 31
June 04, 2009 by
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The University of Florida football team is preparing to hold its second annual Gator Charity Challenge event on Friday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The fundraiser, which was initiated prior to the 2008 season, will feature the 2009 Gator squad challenging each...
An era ends
June 04, 2009 by
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They came to Gainesville the most touted recruits in Florida softball history but after what could only be described as a freshman year from hell, Stacey Nelson and Kim Waleszonia went home to California pondering the question just how important is softball to me? Three years later...
Photo Gallery: Softball returns home
June 04, 2009 by
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The University of Florida Gator Softball team was greeted with a welcome back celebration Wednesday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Offers pouring in for Keion Payne
June 03, 2009 by
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It’s like being called up to the big leagues from AAA for Keion Payne (6-0, 160, Ft. Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas), a stringy, lithe prospect whose ability to play physical press coverage on defense belies his rather slender frame. A transfer from Dillard, Payne made the move...
GCTV Road To The Championship in HD
June 03, 2009 by
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It's one thing to make a promise for the whole world to see and hear. It's another thing to keep it. Just one week after an unexpected loss to Ole Miss produced "The Promise," Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators were faced with a rather pesky Arkansas team that just...
A Dream Ends
June 03, 2009 by
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OKLAHOMA CITY— It was a magical season for the top-ranked Florida Gators, one that seemed destined to end no other way than with a championship trophy in hand at the end of a long road that had them back in the Women’s College World Series for the second straight year.
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