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Armon Gates named associate head coach for UF men’s basketball: Gates comes to Florida after five seasons as an assistant at Northwestern. Gates helped coach the Wildcats to a pair of 20-win seasons and their NCAA Tournament appearance and win in 2017. Prior to that, he coached at Loyola Chicago, TCU, and Kent State. (Denver Parler, Florida Gators; Ryan Young, SEC Country)
Welcome to the family, @coachagates! pic.twitter.com/lW7o34BbLP
— Michael White (@MikeWhiteUF) April 8, 2018
Reports saying that Northwestern men's basketball assistant coach Armon Gates is heading to Florida after five seasons with the Wildcats. This piece from @ChicagoSports last year described Gates and his key role on the NU staff: pic.twitter.com/g1v8ICZAiF
— Ella Brockway (@ellabrockway) April 8, 2018
Gator gymnastics wins NCAA Regional: Florida advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 36th time in the meet’s 37-year history. The Gators turned in a 197.725 Saturday for the team’s seventh consecutive NCAA Regional title. (Mary Howard, Florida Gators)
Looking for highlights and interviews from yesterday's #NCAAGym University Park Regional Championship?? Well, we have you covered!!
— Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) April 8, 2018
St. Louis, the #Gators are coming for you! ♀️#GoGators #WontBackDown #TogetherWins pic.twitter.com/g1VvEUt8Fs
Florida baseball wins series with Tennessee: Due to weather, the top-ranked Gators played their series opener on Saturday and a double-header on Sunday. Florida began the series with an offensive explosion on Saturday which resulted in a 22-6 win over the Volunteers. In Sunday’s first game, the Gators clinched the series with a 6-4 victory in 11 innings, but then fell to Tennessee in a 6-4 loss in the second game. (Daniel Apple, Florida Gators)
The cold weather didn't have any negative results on the Gators' bats in Game 1 in Knoxville as the #Gators win 22-6
— Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) April 8, 2018
RECAP: https://t.co/CKrjH6MF5y pic.twitter.com/e5wPFuf0hW
Florida won the College World Series last year and this year their batting average is 30 points higher and their team ERA is almost a half run better.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) April 7, 2018
Flat out scary. @GatorsBB https://t.co/ZfLdAf9EmF
Before we start Game 2 of the doubleheader, take a look at the drama-filled opener. #GatorsWin pic.twitter.com/1bOLnj5KTb
— Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) April 8, 2018
#Gators split doubleheader, but take the series at Tennessee
— Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) April 8, 2018
RECAP: https://t.co/FHzC5QPA2D pic.twitter.com/9uhuWrOcqG
UF lacrosse dominates at Villanova: Florida cruised to an 18-8 victory, marking the Gators’ third consecutive win with ten goals or more. Shannon Kavanagh set a Florida single-game record by winning 12 draw controls. (Dustin Ciraco, Florida Gators)
Gator softball tied at 1-1 in series with Alabama: No. 4 Florida opened the weekend with a 6-1 victory over the No. 15 Crimson Tide on Saturday. In game two on Sunday, Alabama edged UF for a 3-2 win. The Gators play the deciding game of the series with the Tide tonight at 7:00 p.m. (Herb Brooks, Florida Gators)
Check out the highlights from today's action packed victory over No. 15 Alabama‼️#GoGators #TheEdge pic.twitter.com/aDV4crUBXP
— Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) April 7, 2018
️ Highlights from the battle between the s and ! The series wraps up tomorrow at 7 on the SEC Network! pic.twitter.com/q9wPJX1eNU
— Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) April 8, 2018
Florida men’s tennis splits weekend: The Gators dropped their Friday match to Texas A&M, but earned their first shutout of the season at LSU on Sunday. In that win over the Tigers, head coach Bryan Shelton earned his 100th win with the Gators. (Kelly Shipp, Florida Gators)
UF women’s tennis upsets No. 5 South Carolina: Florida pulled even with the Gamecocks and Vanderbilt atop the SEC standings after their 4-2 win in Columbia. (Kathy Cafazzo, Florida Gators)
On the Gators’ recruiting weekend: Florida hosted several prospects this weekend and received a pledge from quarterback Jalon Jones. (Zach Abolverdi, SEC Country)
A few scrimmage clips released by Florida’s account:
“The effort that you give is a pure decision that you’re making right now.” — @CoachDanMullen #RelentlessEffort pic.twitter.com/a8qhqd8JJ1
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 8, 2018
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