Florida Gators
Lady Seminole Classic - Day 2
Hamm on Wambach, Anthony Grant, Billy D pushed hard for McCall, plus more links
Thursday, April 16, 2015 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Soccer, Women's Tennis, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – I went out to UF's lacrosse game against Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon – Florida's final regular-season home game of the season -- to see if I could find something to write about.
I found a good story. Her name is Mikki Offit, a senior from Bethesda, Md. Offit scored her first goal in two years and only the second of her UF career in the Gators' 20-1 win. But that's not what makes her story a good one.
Check out GatorZone.com later today to learn more about Offit as the Gators prepare to head off to Connecticut to close the regular season and prepare for the Big East Tournament.
For now, here are some fresh links from around the Internet featuring items of interest to UF sports fans:
--The women's World Cup is on tap this summer and Time Magazine has named former UF standout and current U.S. National Team star Abby Wambach as one of its 100 most influential people in the world. Time had former U.S. star Mia Hamm write about Wambach.
--The return of former UF assistant Anthony Grant sparked a lot of conversation earlier this week, including this column from Kevin Scarbinsky of AL.com: Billy Donovan thinks too much of Anthony Grant to hire him as an act of charity
--North Little Rock (Ark.) guard KeVaughn Allen signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play for the Gators via ArkansasOnline.com. Meanwhile, 6-foot-8 forward Keith Stone out of Zion Lutheran in Deerfield Beach, Fla., also signed a letter of intent with the Gators on Wednesday.
--The Orlando Magic can cross Billy Donovan off their wish list writes Orlando Sentinel columnist George Diaz.
--Gators coach Billy Donovan was very active in former assistant Matt McCall's hiring at UT-Chattanooga writes Gene Henley of the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press.
--The news of former Gators and Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's conviction on murder charges dominated the news cycle much of Wednesday. In what is a tragic story on so many levels, a couple of reads caught my attention on Wednesday about the Hernandez case: The Arrogance of Aaron Hernandez by Brendan I. Koerner of The New Yorker, and True Grace: Odin Lloyd's mother forgives Aaron Hernandez for murdering her son by Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel.
--A recap of Dodgers' 5-2 win over Mariners on Wednesday night from The Seattle Times. The game featured former Florida teammates Mike Zunino (Seattle) and Paco Rodriguez (Dodgers).
--A Texas homecoming for some Gator gymnasts at the NCAA Championships writes Pat Dooley of The Gainesville Sun.
--The charges against UF pitchers AJ Puk and Kirby Snead for climbing a crane have been reduced writes Robbie Andreu of The Gainesville Sun.
