GatorZone MorningLinks: A dozen links for your reading pleasure and a look at Swamplandia
Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Cross Country, Scott Carter
Hey folks, hope everyone is having a good Thursday morning. If you happen to be in Gainesville the next few days, there is plenty of action going on around campus, highlighted by the SEC Swimming Championships at the O-Dome.
The baseball team opens the season on Friday and the women's basketball team plays Sunday. Here are some links covering those items and more:
--The UF men's basketball team returns to action Sunday at LSU. Click here for a look at freshman guard Scottie Wilbekin's defensive skill from the Gainesville Sun.
--Gators basketball signee Bradley Beal gets some love from his hometown newspaper columnist after scoring 40 points in a nationally televised game. Click here to read more from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
--ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay weighs in on three Gators: C Mike Pouncey, S Ahmad Black and S Will Hill. Click here to read a blog from The Gainesville Sun.
--Inside Lacrosse pegs Gators sophomore Kitty Cullen as someone to watch after she scored four goals in seven shots in the season opener at North Carolina. Click here to read more.
--The UF women's lacrosse team picked up a win at Jacksonville on Wednesday night. Click here for more from laxpower.com.
--Best wishes to Gators football player Neiron Ball, who is recovering from a “congenital vascular condition'' at Shands Hospital. Click here for more details from Palm Beach Post.
--The UF quartet of junior Marco Loughran, senior Conor Dwyer, freshman Marcin Cieslak and senior Brett Fraser touched first in 1:24.94 to jump-start the Gator effort in the 200 medley, the first final of the evening. Click here to read more about the Gators' performance on the first day of the SEC Swimming Championships at the O'Connell Center on Wednesday.
--Orlando Sentinel UF beat writer Rachel George takes a look at Gators swimmer Conor Dwyer, a favorite at this week's SEC Swimming Finals. Click here to read her story.
--St. Pete Times beat writer Antonya English profiles another Gators swimmer, Teresa Crippen, who is dealing with the loss of her brother Fran. Click here for the story.
--The UF women's basketball team has struggled in the season's second half. Click here for a blog from the St. Pete Times including UF coach Amanda Butler discussing her team.
--The top-ranked UF baseball team opens the season Friday night at home against USF. Click here for a preview from The Miami Herald.
--You never know what will pop up when you type Florida Gators into Google's search engine. Today we offer a look at “Swamplandia!” from a New York Times blog. It's about Florida, Gators and other stuff. So here is my oddball link of the day.
