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Florida baseball NIL re-signing: King, Lawson, Barberi, Whritenour
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (303+ words) Florida Victorious announced the re-signing of Gators right-handed pitchers Aidan King, Jackson Barberi and Joshua Whritenour over the weekend. Shortstop Brendan Lawson is also set to return to Florida for the 2027 season. While the expectation was to retain all four…...
D1 Baseball names Aidan King, Brendan Lawson All-Americans
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (229+ words) D1 Baseball included Florida right-hander Aidan King and shortstop Brendan Lawson on its All-America Second Team Thursday. Lawson made it as a designated hitter. Despite King being left off the College Baseball Foundation's list earlier this week, he is a unanimous…...
Florida lands just outside top 15 in Baseball America's final rankings
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (259+ words) Gators Wire Florida lands just outside top 15 in Baseball America's final rankings The 2026 college baseball season came to a close on Monday after the Oklahoma Sooners claimed their third national title by beating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the…...
Oxnard voters to decide Nov. 3 whether to extend local sales tax
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (178+ words) Oxnard residents will be able to weigh in during the next general election on whether to renew a local sales tax that's been in place since 2008. Budgeted at $20 million a year, that tax has supported the city's public safety services,…...
Congress closer to revamping college sports as landmark bill advances
1+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) Thursday's 19-9 vote gave the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act Senate Commerce Committee clearance, moving it one step closer to becoming law. If passed, it would be the first major federal regulation governing college athletics in the NIL era. The legislation…...
Don't suppress voting, Chauvin moment of silence | Letters
1+ week, 2+ day ago (296+ words) Re: Marty Ryzak's June 14 letter, "Need Voter ID in California: Mr. Ryzak is concerned about the length of time it takes for California to count the votes. It is true that California does have a lengthy vote counting period compared…...
Gators invited to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
1+ week, 5+ day ago (285+ words) Florida baseball has a trio of right-handed pitchers who have been invited to the 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp: redshirt freshman Joshua Whritenour and sophomores Aidan King and Jackson Barberi. Barberi and Whritenour are both first-time invitees, while…...
Florida tennis alumnus Lorenzo Claverie undefeated in Davis Cup debut
1+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Former Gator undefeated in Davis Cup debut for Team Venezuela Gators Wire Former Gator undefeated in Davis Cup debut for Team Venezuela Former Florida tennis player Lorenzo Claverie represented his home country of Venezuela in the Group III Americas Davis…...
Here's where Florida stands in presummer SEC Football Power Rankings
2+ week, 5+ day ago (466+ words) Less than 90 days remain before Florida football opens up its first season under new head coach Jon Sumrall and his revamped staff. Coming off a 4-8 campaign in 2025, which marked the final salvo of Billy Napier's disappointing tenure, the Gator Nation…...
5 teens arrested in separate Oxnard robberies, 1 at The Collection
3+ week, 3+ day ago (489+ words) Authorities have arrested two 17-year-old boys after a suspected armed robbery on May 10 at a popular Oxnard shopping mall. On that evening of 8: 15 pm, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to reports of an alleged robbery assault in the…...