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Florida infielder Skylar Wallace (17) is greeted at home plate by teammates after hitting a home run on March 29, 2023. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Skylar Wallace has been rewriting record books since her days at Florida. On Thursday night, she did it again. The Gators softball legend became the first player ever in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League to hit three home runs in a single game. Wallace’s 5-for-5 performance at the plate lifted the Chicago Bandits over the Carolina Blaze 15-7.

The Florida Gators soccer team runs through drills during practice at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. (Photo courtesy of Florida Athletics) Early Thursday morning, chatter and laughter carried through Donald R. Dizney Stadium as the Florida soccer team walked onto the field for its first official practice of the season. Players warmed up with a sense of ease and familiarity among them before new Florida coach Nick Zimmerman walked up, ready to start the preparations for the 2026 season.

Florida pitcher Russell Sandefer delivers a pitch during a game this season, taking the mound for the Gators as part of the starting rotation. (Alyvia Logan/WRUF) Former Florida Gator Baseball pitcher Russell Sandefer is officially headed to the pros. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the right-handed pitcher in the fourth round of the MLB draft last weekend. Selected No. 132 overall, the Tampa native was assigned a slot value of $575,300.

Florida's guard Xaivian Lee dribbles down the court during Florida’s game against Colgate at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Libby Clifton/WRUF) The 2026 NBA Summer League is wrapping up, with many players looking to earn their place on an NBA roster for the 2026-27 season, including a former Florida Gator.

Two Florida women’s basketball players are getting in extra reps ahead of the upcoming season. Gators forward Aurora Almón and guard Kiyomi McMiller are competing in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2027 Centrobasket Qualifiers for the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, respectively. The two teammates squared off Wednesday, as Nicaragua fell to the Dominican Republic, 90-54. McMiller recorded 24 points and eight rebounds, while Almón scored six points and snagged 12 rebounds.

Former Florida Gators quarterback Will Grier (7) drops back against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct 3, 2015. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Former Gators quarterback Will Grier officially called it quits. Grier announced his retirement Wednesday and shared an Instagram carousel with photos from his playing days with the Dallas Cowboys, West Virginia and Florida. “Retired today,” he said in the photo caption.

Newberry baseball coach Mike Spina first saw flashes of power from Tavis Honeycutt, his nephew and Newberry infielder, at 10 years old during a tournament in Cooperstown, New York, where he launched 10 home runs, competing against the top 12-year-olds in the nation. Honeycutt’s parents knew he had a knack for going yard even earlier at 2 years old. “We had those little red tees with the white wiffle balls and the red bat,” Honeycutt said.

Former Florida Gators coach Billy Napier stands prior to the game against the LSU Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images) It’s unusual to lose a job and still get paid tens of millions of dollars, unless you’re a college football coach. Former Gators football coach Billy Napier received the first annual payment of his $20 million buyout Wednesday. The former coach will receive $2.65 million annually from the University of Florida through July 15, 2029.

The trio of Gators who headed to Taiwan with USA Baseball are heading back across the pond championship-less. Florida pitchers Aidan King, Jackson Barberi and Joshua Whritenour were all selected the USA Baseball Collegiate team together, and made their debuts in the World Collegiate Baseball Championship final loss against Japan together. King came into the game first, pitching two scoreless innings during the fifth and sixth.

Kansas City Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone (14) bats during the All Star-Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park. (Kyle Ross-Imagn Images) Former Florida star Jac Caglianone made his MLB Home Run Derby debut Monday during the 2026 MLB All-Star Break at Citizens Bank Park. Caglianone had big shoes to fill, being the first Gator to appear in the event in two years, following former Gators star Pete Alonso, who won in 2019 and 2021.