GatorLinks: Demps' speed, Gators get Cavs, Lochte's sponsors, Zooker update, plus more tidbits
Monday, March 12, 2012 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Softball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Track and Field, Scott Carter
If you like speed, we've got you covered. If you like March Madness, we've got you covered. If you like long winning streaks, we've got you covered. And yes, if you can never get enough Tebow, we've got you covered.
It was a busy weekend around the UF sports world so let's not waste any time. Here are some fresh links from around the Internet:
--The UF men's indoor track team captured its third consecutive national title thanks to individual wins from Jeff Demps (60 meters), Omar Craddock (triple jump) and Tony McQuay (400 meters). Click here for details from the Associated Press (via ESPN.com).
--The New York Times caught up with Demps after his third consecutive indoor national title in the 60.
--The UF women's tennis team won its 100th consecutive home match on Friday night, the longest current streak of any NCAA Division I women's sports program writes USTA Florida.
--It was Taylor Gushue to the rescue for the top-ranked Gators baseball team, which extended its winning streak to 13 games on Sunday with a sweep of Florida Gulf Coast University, writes the Gainesville Sun.
--The Gators men's basketball team earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will start March Madness in Omaha writes the Orlando Sentinel.
--A story from the Washington Post on Virginia – Florida's opponent on Friday in Omaha – making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.
--The UF women will learn their NCAA fate Monday night after a 10-day wait following a loss to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament writes the Independent Florida Alligator.
--Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi caught up with former Gators coach Ron Zook, who is back in Florida.
--The talk in the NFL is about former Colts QB Peyton Manning, who visited the Broncos and Cardinals the past three days writes ESPN.com. While Manning talked with Denver, Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow spent his time in Tampa for a good cause writes the Tampa Tribune.
--The Gators lacrosse team rolled over coach Amanda O'Leary's alma mater Temple on Saturday writes GatorCountry.com.
--A bad day for Tennessee was a good day for the Gators in softball on Sunday writes the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
--Backing Olympians is a risk, but sponsors are taking the splash with former Gators swimmer Ryan Lochte writes ESPN The Magazine.
