http://gatorcountry.com/football|football_recruiting|basketball|basketball_recruiting|baseball|other_sports/ GatorCountry.com latest headlines feed English ray@gatorcountry.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T02:00:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/basketball/article/cats_crush_gators_78_58_at_rupp_arena/13472 http://www.gatorcountry.com/basketball/article/cats_crush_gators_78_58_at_rupp_arena/13472#When:02:00:00Z
Instead, the No. 8 Gators (19-5, 7-2 SEC) couldn’t buy a three-pointer against the No. 1 Wildcats (24-1, 10-0 SEC), and a slew of first-half turnovers brought an end to Florida’s seven-game winning streak with a 78-58 loss.

“We took some careless shots at the basket that got blocked, and then we had a couple turnovers which led to them getting out on the fast break,” coach Billy Donovan said on the Gator Radio Network. ]]> 2012-02-08T02:00:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/revisiting_the_2012_composite_rankings/13471 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/revisiting_the_2012_composite_rankings/13471#When:22:51:00Z
However, with most of the rest of the signees making things official on national signing day last week, Gator Country is here to recap some of the action and tell you where everyone ended up. We take a closer look at our composite recruiting rankings to identify where the Top 385 players in the country landed. ]]> 2012-02-07T22:51:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/fagan_sisters_ready_to_team_up_for_the_gators_softball_team/13470 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/fagan_sisters_ready_to_team_up_for_the_gators_softball_team/13470#When:17:36:00Z
Weighing in at 200 pounds, the undersized Fagan found a spot on the junior varsity team in 1981.

Two seasons later in his first year as a starter, No. 95 led the Hurricanes in downs played and dominated on the defensive line.]]> Feature image story 2012-02-07T17:36:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/baseball/article/osullivan_no_man_left_on_third/13469 http://www.gatorcountry.com/baseball/article/osullivan_no_man_left_on_third/13469#When:16:58:00Z
For the Florida baseball team, the earlier the guys can get the job done, the better.

Prior to the Feb. 17 start of Gators’ season against Cal State Fullerton, knocking runners in from third base has been a major focus in practices. ]]> 2012-02-07T16:58:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/womens_tennis_no_1_florida_at_usf/13468 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/womens_tennis_no_1_florida_at_usf/13468#When:03:37:00Z
The Gators (3-0) are 49-1 all-time against USF (3-1). The last time these two teams faced-off was on last February in Gainesville. The Gators won 5-2. The only time Florida lost against USF was on on April Fools Day in 1986. The Gators fell to the Bulls 5-3 in Tampa. ]]> 2012-02-07T03:37:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/nick_washington_to_visit_junior_day/13467 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/nick_washington_to_visit_junior_day/13467#When:02:55:00Z ]]> 2012-02-07T02:55:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/uf_hopes_crest_pipeline_stays_open/13466 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/uf_hopes_crest_pipeline_stays_open/13466#When:02:37:00Z
Early in the process, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound Rogers holds a pair of scholarship offers and he anticipates more are coming. ]]> 2012-02-07T02:37:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/lacrosse_no_5_uf_opens_at_no_3_unc/13465 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/lacrosse_no_5_uf_opens_at_no_3_unc/13465#When:01:54:00Z
They were able to fight their way through the American Lacrosse Conference tournament to be crowned champions and earn a bid for the NCAA Tournament in only their second season of existence. Florida upset Stanford to make it to the quarterfinals where it eventually lost 13-9 against Duke.

Now comes Florida’s junior season, they will be looking for the same success as last season, but with even higher expectations. ]]> 2012-02-07T01:54:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/north_carolina_lb_high_on_gators/13464 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/north_carolina_lb_high_on_gators/13464#When:01:26:00Z
“(UF assistant) coach (DJ) Durkin told my coach a few weeks ago that I had a Florida (scholarship) offer,” Smith said. “I’m hoping to visit them for their Junior Day on the (Feb. 18), but I’m unsure at this time (if I will).”

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Smith has five scholarship offers already ]]> 2012-02-07T01:26:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/basketball/article/florida_preparing_for_toughest_test_yet/13463 http://www.gatorcountry.com/basketball/article/florida_preparing_for_toughest_test_yet/13463#When:23:44:00Z
What Donovan wants his team to focus on instead are the matchups they’ll face. There isn’t a single one the Gators have a decided edge in.

The Wildcats boast three of the league’s best players in center Anthony Davis, power forward Terrence Jones and small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

“Rankings are going to change throughout the course of the year,” Donovan said. “What you try to get your guys prepared for are things that are realities in the game. Whether they’re ranked No. 1, No. 5 or No. 25, you’re still dealing with their personnel, and they’ve got phenomenal personnel.” ]]> 2012-02-06T23:44:00-05:00