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The Gainesville Senior Games, a series of athletic competitions for participants age 50 and up, start Friday and end Oct. 6. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the games, which will feature swimming, pickleball, pétanque, table tennis and other sports. -
Gene J. Puskar/AP/APLathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship.
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Many people can’t afford the extreme costs of hotels every weekend, dining out every meal, as well as the tournament and travel fees. -
Parker Bell, an amateur golfer, missed the cut after the second round of the U.S. Open at the Pinehurst No. 2 course but enjoyed his national debut. -
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Of the eight teams that earned a spot in the College World Series, the Florida Gators had to travel the farthest, with Omaha, Nebraska, sitting over 1,300 miles away from Gainesville. -
The Teen Midnight Basketball youth program consists of a monthly event held by the City of Gainesville every first Friday from April to August. -
The FHSAA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a seismic change in the organization’s bylaws to allow athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness, or NIL. The changes will be in effect for the upcoming school year. -
Athletes from across the country converged on Kissimmee, Fla., Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1, 2024, for the Silver Spurs Rodeo. -
Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit against Florida head football coach Billy Napier and others for breach of contract has the potential to kickstart similar cases. -
Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million. -
Tommy John troubles have increasingly plagued Major League Baseball, including a rash of UCL injuries at the start of this season. The rise of UCL reconstruction has renewed the importance of arm care education at the game’s lowest levels.
