It was the scream heard ‘round Gainesville and, perhaps, all of collegiate sports. A thunderous clangor rang out from the more than 11,000 fans wedged together at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The national championship returned to Gainesville for the first time since 2014, and UF students greeted it with a deafening roar.

Gator fans gathered throughout Gainesville to watch UF men’s basketball team play the Houston Cougars in the NCAA Championship in San Antonio, Texas, Monday night. Many took to the streets following the Gators' 65-63 win.

The Florida Gators have spoiled Auburn’s shot at revenge and punched their ticket to Monday’s national championship with their second win over the No. 1 Tigers this season.

The Florida Gators face the Auburn Tigers on Saturday in San Antonio.

With new merchandise dropping, watch parties filling up fast and bars quickly selling out entry tickets, Gainesville is buzzing as the Gators reach the semifinals for the first time in 11 years.

Florida, which hosts Vanderbilt University for a three-game series this weekend, consistently ranks among the priciest ballpark menus in multiple statistical categories.

Organizers of the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, which concluded Sunday afternoon, are calling the event a resounding success for Alachua County and the U.S. This was the first time in the event’s 20-plus year history that it was held in the United States.

As Florida trailed by 10 points in the Elite Eight on Saturday, it was guard Walter Clayton Jr. that stepped up. Knocking down two consecutive 3s, including one that gave Florida the lead in the final minute, he cemented himself among collegiate basketball’s stars.

It's the men's basketball team's first trip in over a decade.