Late-night loss in desert, Wambach strikes twice, Tebow update, plus more tidbits
Sunday, December 16, 2012 | Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Tennis, Scott Carter
No, it wasn't a bad dream. The Gators did lose last night in the final seconds at Arizona in a game they led nearly the entire game.
Turnovers tripped up Florida in the final minutes as the Wildcats scored the final seven points of the game for a 65-64 win.
Let's take a look at some links covering the game and other items of interest to Gator Nation:
--Gators stunned by Arizona's last-minute blitz writes Chris Harry of GatorZone.com.
--No. 5 Gators drop first game of season in desert writes Kevin Brockway of The Gainesville Sun.
--From the Arizona perspective, Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com writes about Wildcats point guard Mark Lyons, he of the game-winning shot.
--Robbie Andreu of The Gainesville Sun takes a look at his top 10 UF football teams that did not win a championship.
--Former UF soccer star Abby Wambach scores twice as U.S. Women's National Team defeats China in an exhibition in Boca Raton writes the Palm Beach Post.
--There are good tickets available to the Sugar Bowl as the Orlando Sentinel reports on lagging sales for bowl games.
--Former Gator Udonis Haslem had a good shooting night in the Miami Heat's win over Washington on Saturday writes the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
--Gators sophomore cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy a dual-role threat writes Hays Carlyon of the Florida Times-Union.
--Tim Tebow reportedly ready for Jets today if they need him writes FoxSports.com.
--The Redskins will be aware of former Gators CB Joe Haden today when the teams play writes the Washington Post.
