Sports Headlines from ESPN Gainesville

In a night that featured a MacBook Pro giveaway, plush Gator hats for the first 500 fans and a visit from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, Florida women’s basketball could not keep pace with No. 4 Texas, falling 88-68 Thursday night at the O’Connell Center. The loss dropped Florida to 13-10 overall and 1-7 in SEC […] The post Florida Women’s Basketball Can’t Sustain Fast Start Against No. 4 Texas appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Florida softball has a trio of players named to the All-SEC preseason team ahead of the 2026 season. The conference’s 15 head coaches selected Jocelyn Erickson, Keagan Rothrock, and Taylor Shumaker to the list. Florida’s three players are the third most in the conference, trailing only Oklahoma and Texas. This is the second consecutive season […] The post Three Gators Named to All-SEC Preseason Softball Team appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

After recording his 12th double-double of the season against South Carolina Wednesday night, Rueben Chinyelu was named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday. The Enugu, Nigeria native ranks fifth nationally in rebounding with 11 rebounds per game and seventh in offensive rebounding at 4.1 per […] The post Rueben Chinyelu Named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

No. 4/10 Florida Swim and Dive return from a bye week Friday and gear up to host in-state rival No.12/NR Florida State. This will be the Gators’ final push before they begin to prepare for the SEC Championships on Feb. 16. The Seminoles travel to The Swamp for the diving portion of the meet at […] The post Florida Swim & Dive Hosts FSU in Regular-Season Finale appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

P.K. Yonge boys basketball defeated Hawthorne 57-47 on Wednesday at Hoskins Gymnasium for its third consecutive win. The Blue Wave entered after Saturday’s 56-38 rout of Union County led by 6-foot-7 junior Eugene Hall with 13 points and eight rebounds. Hawthorne started the game by slashing into the paint. Junior guard Nathan Jennings was leading […] The post P.K. Yonge Boys Basketball Downs Hawthorne appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

South Carolina discovered on Wednesday night that playing Florida after a Gator home loss is scary. No. 19 Gators were all smiles as they defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, 95-48, the largest SEC road win in Florida history. Florida was coming off a disappointing 76-67 loss to Auburn at home where the Gators […] The post Florida Bounces Back for Largest SEC Road Win appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Top-seeded P.K. Yonge boys soccer captured the 2A-District 3 Tournament Championship with a 2-1 victory against two seed Williston on Tuesday night. It wasn’t as contested as the score indicates, as P.K. Yonge (17-3-2) controlled the majority of the game and put on a defensive clinic to limit visiting Williston (12-3-5), an outfit which averages […] The post P.K. Yonge Boys Soccer Wins District Championship appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Gators football legend Danny Wuerffel was named the winner of the Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award on Tuesday. The award is presented to an individual who makes great contributions to college football each year. Wuerffel will receive the award at the 89th annual Maxwell Awards on March 14 at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. […] The post Danny Wuerffel Named Francis ‘Reds’ Bagnell Award Winner appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Florida basketball is on the road Wednesday night against unranked South Carolina. When you hear “on the road against the Gamecocks,” a certain play might come to mind, like when Will Richard sealed the deal with five seconds left in the game with a layup to put the Gators up 70-69. It was one of […] The post Gators & Gamecocks: Don’t Underestimate a Road Foe appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

The Florida Women’s golf team opened the season Monday at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The No. 8 Gators ended their fall on a high note as they won back-to-back tournaments, including a title-defense at The Ally, their third straight at the event. Florida toppled No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks by five strokes […] The post Women’s Golf Set to Begin Spring Season appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.