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Florida's 2013-14 athletics budget: Gators lost $854K on Sugar Bowl, O'Connell Center renovations planned for summer 2014
The summer means the slow trickle of news for the 2013-14 Florida athletic calendar, and one of those sources of news is the athletics budget. David Jones of the FLORIDA TODAY — my hometown paper, and the first paper I ever wrote for — is dropping a lot of those ...
Tim Tebow to the Patriots: What it means, and what it doesn't
Tim Tebow signed a two-year deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday. You may have heard about that. And you may have read some of the many, many, many things written about the move. But, while I think the majority of those analyses have been smart and valuable, I ...
Chomping at Bits: Gators football scores 968 APR, are also pretty good in NCAA Football 14
Chomping at Bits comes stocked with the best Florida Gators links and news we can find. Got a link we should check out? Email us at AlligatorArmy@gmail.com, subject line CAB, or find us on Twitter at @AlligatorArmy or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AlligatorArmy. Gators football scores 968 APR: The score is ...
Florida football recruiting: Gators get surprise commitment from Wyoming athlete Taven Bryan
Late Monday night, Florida received a commitment from Wyoming athlete Taven Bryan, who announced his commitment to the Gators on his Facebook page by changing his cover and profile pictures to a picture of Florida's logo and a picture of himself riding the Bull Gator statue outside Ben Hill Griffin ...
BASKETBALL: Gators suspend PG Scottie Wilbekin indefinitely
Florida starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin is in trouble again. The Gators announced today that he is suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team rules, marking the second time that has happened in the past eight months. The ban means he cannot participate in Florida’s ongoing informal workouts. Official ...
Scottie Wilbekin suspended indefinitely from Florida basketball — again
With Florida basketball's announcement that Scottie Wilbekin has again been suspended for a violation of team rules, it seems that the Gators defender most likely to rip meat off a bone has once again found himself in Billy Donovan's doghouse. Scottie Wilbekin has been suspended indefinitely (violation of team rules). ...
Florida men's track and field wins title, women finish 11th at 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships
As you've heard by now, the Gators men's team claimed their second-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship on Saturday by miraculously besting Texas A&M; in the final event and ending level with A&M; at 53 overall points. Andy did a great job in covering the event in my absence (I was out ...
2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Florida men's track and field wins title, women finish 11th
As you've heard by now, the Gators men's team claimed their second-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship on Saturday by miraculously besting Texas A&M; in the final event and ending level with A&M; at 53 overall points. Andy did a great job in covering the event in my absence (I was out ...
Chomping at Bits: Is Florida-Alabama set for 2014 and 2015?
Chomping at Bits comes stocked with the best Florida Gators links and news we can find. Got a link we should check out? Email us at AlligatorArmy@gmail.com, subject line CAB, or find us on Twitter at @AlligatorArmy or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AlligatorArmy. Could Florida play at Alabama in 2014, host ...
Former No. 9 overall pick Karsten Whitson is selected 1,126th in MLB draft
This might be difficult to read. Florida SP Karsten Whitson was the No. 9 overall pick in 2010 and did not agree to a contract with the San Diego Padres. He turned down $2.1 million. Three injury-hindered years later, he has fallen more than 1,000 spots. The Washington Nationals selected ...
The kick: Florida Gators men's outdoor track rallies to win second straight national title
Florida's men's track team was the last group of Gators left competing in the 2012-13 academic year, and by the middle of the afternoon on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, it looked as if they would be sending the season out with a whimper. Instead, thanks to a superb rally by ...
Former No. 9 overall pick Karsten Whitson is selected 1,126th in MLB draft
This might be difficult to read. Florida SP Karsten Whitson was the No. 9 overall pick in 2010 and did not agree to a contract with the San Diego Padres. He turned down $2.1 million. Three injury-hindered years later, he has fallen more than 1,000 spots. The Washington Nationals selected ...
Former No. 9 overall pick Karsten Whitson is selected 1,126th in MLB draft
This might be difficult to read. Florida SP Karsten Whitson was the No. 9 overall pick in 2010 and did not agree to a contract with the San Diego Padres. He turned down $2.1 million. Three injury-hindered years later, he has fallen more than 1,000 spots. The Washington Nationals selected ...
Florida football recruiting: 2014 CB/WR J.C. Jackson commits to Gators
With the commitment of Immokalee cornerback/wide receiver J.C. Jackson on Saturday, as reported by The Gainesville Sun's Zach Abolverdi, among others, added another potential member of the No-Fly Zone to the Florida recruiting class of 2014 on Saturday. Jackson had been expected to end up with the Gators for quite ...
Boston Red Sox draft Gators QB Jeff Driskel as outfielder in 29th round
Jeff Driskel could leave Florida for the pros. In baseball. Driskel, the Gators’ starting quarterback, was selected by the Boston Red Sox today in the 29th round (863rd overall) of the Major League Baseball Draft as an outfielder. He just finished his sophomore year at UF, but a Red Sox ...
Washington Nationals draft Park Vista product Cody Dent in 22nd round
Cody Dent had a frustrating senior season for the Gators, but will get a chance to continue his baseball career as a professional. Dent, from Park Vista High School, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 22nd round with the 676th overall pick. Last season, he started 48 of ...
Jeff Driskel selected by Boston Red Sox in 2013 MLB Draft
Before Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel became, well, Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel, he was a two-sport star at Hagerty High in Oviedo, with the second sport being baseball. Now, he technically has the chance to go pro in baseball, having been drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 863rd pick ...
2013 college football betting lines: Florida favored over FSU, Miami, underdog to SEC powers
The annual release of college football betting lines is fun for the gamblers and pundits around the world, but important for the average fan because of how well it sets the table for the upcoming season. From betting lines released in June, like today's set of spreads proffered by the ...
Previewing Florida's 2013 schedule: The Kentucky Game
Before I begin with the Kentucky game preview, let's quickly run through my projections so far. Week 1: Florida 37, Toledo 13 Week 2: Florida 31, Miami 20 Week 3: Florida 41, Tennessee 10 Now on to week four, and the... Kentucky Wildcats 2012 season: 2-10 (0-8 SEC) Coach: Mark ...
Gators P Jonathon Crawford (Okeechobee HS) goes No. 20 in MLB Draft
Florida pitcher Jonathon Crawford has a decision to make. The Detroit Tigers took Crawford, from Okeechobee HS, with the 20th overall pick in the MLB Draft on Thursday. He is the 14th first-round selection in program history and the highest drafted Gators pitcher since John Burke went No. 6 in ...
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