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No. 14 Florida maintained its possession of first place in the SEC by defending home court against No. 25 Kentucky in a 92-83 win Saturday, the Gators’ 10th victory in the last 11 games and fifth straight. After three years in orange and blue, Denzel Aberdeen stepped in the O’Connell Center in a Wildcat jersey. […] The post Florida Makes Statement Against Aberdeen-led Kentucky appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

As the sun set in an array of purple and pink pastels, Florida baseball achieved what it had set out but failed to accomplish the night before against UAB: win ball games. Florida beat the Blazers in both games, securing the series win in the rubber match. Finally, the crowd, lining the berm and filling […] The post Florida Baseball Secures Series Win Over UAB appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Backed by brilliant play from Matthew Kress and Jack Turner, Florida men’s golf is up three strokes on Auburn in the Gators Invitational. Florida men’s golfer Matthew Kress was nearly lights out on the first day of play at Mark Bostick Golf Course, shooting six under par through 16 holes of the second round to […] The post Florida Men’s Golf Leads Gators Invitational After Two Rounds appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

The Gators haven’t had back-to-back 11-0 starts to its season since 2022-2023, and only FIU (8-2) and Marshall (5-6) stood in the way of that Saturday in Day 2 of the Florida Classic at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. No. 4 Florida took care of business to continue its unbeaten streak to begin the year, beating […] The post Florida’s Bats Prove Too Much In Day 2 Of Florida Classic appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

It’s been eight years since Florida basketball has beaten Kentucky in the O’Dome. In fact, the Wildcats are the only SEC team that Gators coach Todd Golden has not beaten in the swamp. Will that change on Saturday? With a massive season-sweep win over Georgia on Wednesday, No. 14 Florida (18-6, 9-2 SEC) looks to […] The post Florida Basketball vs. Kentucky: Gators Seek Crucial SEC Win appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Florida basketball’s meeting with the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday serves as a homecoming for former Gator and national champion Denzel Aberdeen. Less than a month after Florida became 2025 NCAA Champions, the senior guard inked his future with the SEC rivals. Aberdeen shocked Gator Nation, as he was expected to fill a starting role following the […] The post Denzel Aberdeen Returns to O’Connell Center in New Blue Uniform appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers punched their ticket Friday to the Class 3A-Region 1 girls basketball semifinal with a 56-42 win against Episcopal School of Jacksonville. Senior Brandy Whitfield had a team-high 17 points and sophomore Destiny Neal added 14 to set up the Panthers (20-4) for another home game against South Walton (19-6) in […] The post Newberry Girls Basketball Advances to Region Semifinal appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

No. 5 Florida fell to No. 1 Oklahoma 198.075–197.575 Friday night at the 20th annual Link to Pink meet in Gainesville. The loss marked Florida’s fourth straight against the Sooners and Oklahoma’s first win in Gainesville since 2013. “It felt like the momentum kept getting stronger and stronger,” Gators coach Jenny Rowland. “And I am […] The post No. 5 Florida Gymnastics Falls Short to No. 1 Oklahoma appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

No. 13 Gators Baseball opens at home in a two-day series against the UAB Blazers on Friday. The big question this week coming into the season: who will fill the starting pitcher position for the third game in this series? Before Wednesday, the assumed starters for Friday and Saturday were veterans junior Liam Peterson and […] The post Cooper Walls Earns Weekend Start in Pitching Rotation appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

No. 13 Florida felt the blaze on a chilly 2026 debut at Condron Family Ballpark. Junior Kevin Hall Jr. delivered in the biggest moments to lift the UAB Blazers to a 9-7 win over Florida, spoiling Gators baseball’s season opener. Florida has now lost five of its last six matchups against mid-major teams. In the […] The post Extra Burn: No. 13 Gators Drop Opener to UAB Blazers in 10 appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.