Sports

The NBA season may be over, but many atheltes are trying to stay busy. One former Florida Gator basketball player and current Denver Nugget  uses this time to host his third annual Corey Brewer Back-to-Back Youth Basketball Camp in Gainesville. The camp started Monday and Brewer says it’s gone well so …

Monday the U.S. women’s soccer team won its match, 4-3, in extra time, over the Canadian soccer team in the Summer Olympic Games in London. Many watched the two teams fight it out on the field. One of those watching was current Florida Gators Soccer Coach Becky Burleigh, who says …

When the London summer Olympics began at the end of July, we spoke with a University of Florida alum who works as an attorney in London about how residents viewed the summer games.  Damien Yare talked with WUFT-FM’s Tom Krynski for an update on our conversation about what he expected: …

It’s a repeat performance for the City of Alachua as it hosts the 2012 Babe Ruth Softball  World Series, for players 12 and under, starting Friday. WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman reports on what this means for the area. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/08/Babe-ruth-softball-wrap.mp3|titles=Babe ruth softball wrap]  

In the past week or so, WUFT-FM has tried to put a local spin on the London 2012 Olympic games.  The world will find out who the best athletes are and who will go home disappointed. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Denardo reports on how the Olympics have changed over the years and …

The Summer Olympic Games represent the highest level of sport for many athletes across the globe. While they go out and peform, people back home sit and watch. Some are even inspired. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-Fms Corey Brooks has the story of a group of gymnasts, who see a dream in …

On Tuesday we talked to a University of Florida graduate living in London about how the Olympics will affect the residents of the city.  Today WUFT-FM’s Robert Lopez  spoke with former Olympian, track announcer, jazz guitarist,  who’s been living in Gainesville for years, Marty Liquori.  Liquori is a member of the USA …

Thousands of people are arriving in London for the 2012 summer Olympic games, with the opening ceremonies scheduled for Friday.  While there’s excitement for the competition, and a strong connection with the University of Florida with athletes and the marching band on hand, it’s a major challenge facing the residents …

With the Tour de France coming to a close the Shands Fitness and Wellness Center has its own cycling race for people to try. Floridas 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Clint Holzapfel reports. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/TourdeShandsFEATURE.mp3]

An Ohio man named Karl Kissner found a box of old baseball cards in his father’s attic. The cards are an extremely rare series issued around 1910. Up to now the few known cards to exist were in “so so” condition at best, but the ones found by Kissner are …