Well here we are. Another year, another Super Bowl with the New England Patriots and Tom Brady's smug little face. But believe it or not, this is not an anti-Patriots article.
In fact, we have reached...
With a three game drought on their hands, the Ospreys had to beat Stetson in order to avoid being swept by two teams in four games. Getting swept by first place FGCU is one thing, but with the Hatters...
Only a few games removed from being in contention for first place, North Florida (9-16 overall, 4-4 ASUN) finds themselves sinking fast in the ASUN. In their latest contest on the road against the number...
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With control of the ASUN on the line, it was do or die for both North Florida (9-14 overall, 4-2 ASUN) and FGCU...
After starting their home stretch with a cardiac win, the Ospreys (9-13 overall, 4-1 ASUN) looked to defend their court against the Lipscomb Bisons (11-11 overall, 3-2 ASUN). And boy, did they ever.
Dallas...
Coming off the upset loss to NJIT, the Ospreys (8-13 overall, 3-1 ASUN) faced a crucial three-game home stretch to prove whether or not the loss was a fluke or an omen. Their first challenge back from...
After getting off to two consecutive road wins in conference play, North Florida (7–13 overall, 2–1 ASUN) hit a wall when they traveled to New Jersey to play NJIT (9-10 overall, 1-2 ASUN), despite...
This past year has seen several UNF players from different sports get their shot at the professional level with different results.
Last we saw of former UNF soccer player Alex Morrell, he was drafted...
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With North Florida going 5-12 so far this season, the Ospreys (6-12 overall, 1-0 ASUN) went into the historic Swisher Gym with several question marks and a mission...
North Florida's (4-10) Power Five opponents have not been kind to the Ospreys. In fact, without the Power Five opponents in their schedule, they would be 4-3 this season.
However the Ospreys still had...
In what first seemed like struggles against tough competition, is now starting to look like a season in distress for North Florida (3–9).The Ospreys dropped their latest contest to University of Texas...
The nonconference portion of North Florida's (3–8) season has gone into a tailspin, with the Ospreys dropping the last five straight games. The latest loss was at the hands of Arkansas (8-1) to finish...
Three Osprey players were named to the Southeast NSCAA All-Region team. This marks the third consecutive season that North Florida had multiple players be selected.
Senior Defender Jay Bolt was...
It seems that every time the North Florida (3-7) face a bad loss, they have a habit of coming back in a big way the next game. For the first half under the lights at Syracuse (5-2), it seemed the Ospreys...
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Looking at the scoreboard and the box score, one would assume it was just a regular blowout where the #24 Florida Gators (7-1) quietly swept the North Florida Ospreys (3-6)...
North Florida vs. North Dakota
Right after Thanksgiving, North Florida men’s basketball (3-5) won one of three consecutive games over the weekend. The first game kicked off the weekend series on a...
After a single-digit loss in the Deaf Dome, the Ospreys (2-3) returned home to host Florida National (2-6) and all the preparation against tough teams seem to pay off for the Ospreys as they dismantled...
Coming off the 94-56 trouncing at the hands of Miami, North Florida (1-3) had to make a statement. Though they didn't win their road trip to LSU (3-0), the Ospreys’ offense stepped up and gave the...
Coming off its dominant win against Edward Waters, North Florida (1-2) had a second chance against major competition when Miami (2-0) came knocking at UNF Arena. The results weren’t pretty for the...
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With a 6-1 record in home openers, North Florida (1-1) Head Coach Matt Driscoll looked to...
As the North Florida (0-1) men's basketball found out Friday night, going on the road to take on a Power-Five conference school is no simple task as it lost its season opener to the Auburn Tigers (1-0.)...
North Florida Soccer had two polar opposite games this past weekend as both teams kicked off ASUN tournament play in dramatic fashion.
Men's Soccer
When a team clinches a playoff berth, it’s easy...
The North Florida swim team (1-3 overall, 0-3 conf) faced off against three teams including two opponents that were postponed earlier in the season.
The Ospreys lost to UNC Asheville and Gardner Webb...
With all the momentum of the world on its side after two straight wins, North Florida (6-7-2 overall, 2-4 ASUN) needed every bit of it going on the road to face the first-place Stetson Hatters (8-4-2...
With only three minutes left in double overtime, North Florida men’s soccer (6-3-1 overall, 2-0 ASUN) scored to win its third straight game against arch rival Jacksonville (5-7 overall, 1-3 ASUN.)
Last...
With the season on the verge of ruin, North Florida women’s soccer (6-6-2 overall, 2-3 ASUN) desperately needed to snap its three-game losing streak in conference play. The Ospreys responded by winning...
The Ospreys (5-3-1 overall, 1-0 ASUN) came out guns blazing to open up conference play on Saturday evening against the Lipscomb Bisons (5-4-1 overall, 1-2 ASUN) with two early scores that set the tone...
Jacksonville University’s penalty kick snapped the Ospreys three-game winning streak on Saturday night, at Hodges Stadium.
Last season, UNF fell to the Dolphins in the River City Rumble and in a dramatic...
Everyone at North Florida knows and loves the iconic Ozzie the Osprey, but one part of Ozzie that goes unnoticed is the story of the man inside the costume. Matt Biegun, the man behind the mask, sat...
The Ospreys (24-14) looked to improve their 2-4 record in conference play when they hosted Stetson this weekend in a three-game home series.
Game 1
Brian Baker started the game by striking out the...
After taking care of Florida A&M on April 6, the Ospreys (20-14) rode their two-game winning streak into a weekend series with arch-rival Jacksonville University (19-12.)
Game 1
The Ospreys opened...
Despite a 9-2 win to finish their Atlantic Sun opener Sunday, the Ospreys (17-12) are left with many questions after losing their three-game series 2-1 to Kennesaw State (11-18.)
Game 1
The series...
The Ospreys (16-10) showed no mercy Tuesday night when they defeated Florida A&M (15-9) 15-0 at Harmon Stadium.
Six Osprey pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout, and UNF has now won 10 of the...
The North Florida Ospreys (15-10) continued its hot streak Thursday afternoon, sweeping a two-game series against Dartmouth (4-11) with an 8-6 victory from Harmon Stadium.
The Ospreys walk-off win Thursday...
For the second-straight year, the North Florida Rugby Club (9-1) has made it to the Sweet 16. Now it’s time to see what the Deadbirds make of it.
On March 19-20, North Florida found themselves in...
Despite overwhelming odds, late-inning heroics continue to yield winning results for the Ospreys. North Florida’s (13-9) latest comeback was a 6-5 series-clinching win over Quinnipiac (6-10.)
Game...
It’s beginning to seem like Osprey baseball games are scripted Disney movies. For the third time in five games, North Florida ended the game with a walk-off hit in the final inning.
Christian Diaz...
The North Florida Ospreys (9-8) followed a 52 minute rain delay with a walk-off triple in the bottom of the ninth to sweep the series against UNC Wilmington (9-5) on March 13.
Game 1
Friday night...
Coming off a 6-2 victory at Harmon Stadium the night before, the No.1 Florida Gators (14-1) looked to defend their home field against the North Florida Ospreys (6-8) Wednesday night.
Despite out-hitting...
The North Florida Ospreys hung with the No. 1 ranked Florida Gators Tuesday night at Harmon Stadium, but a four-run eighth inning led to a 6-2 loss.
The Ospreys played well, taking an early lead off...
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The North Florida baseball team (6-6) won two of its three games in a weekend home series against the University of Pennsylvania (1-2).
In...
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The North Florida Ospreys (3-1) beat the Savannah State Tigers (1-3) 7-4 on Feb. 23 behind a clutch game from preseason All-American...
The North Florida women’s basketball team (7-21 overall, 3-10 A-sun) won their last home game against the NJIT Highlanders (4-24 overall, 1-12 A-sun) 72-49 on Feb. 22.
In their last home game...
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The North Florida baseball team (2-1) won their series against the George Washington Colonials (1-2) with a 10-7 victory on Feb. 21.
The...
The North Florida rugby club (6-1) received a free win from Ave Maria when the Gyrenes forfeited their Feb. 27 match to the Deadbirds on Feb. 18.
Since their conference championship upset of the Deadbirds...
For people who don't care about football or any of the other sport-balls out there, the Super Bowl has to be the strangest day of the year.
A day where a children's game is celebrated at the level...
North Florida alumnus and former Deadbird standout Alex Mross won a scholarship to go play rugby and train in Mt. Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand for an entire month. Mross will be training at...
The North Florida women's basketball team (4-13 overall, 0-2 A-Sun) lost 70-55 to Kennesaw State (7-10 overall, 2-0 ASun) at the UNF Arena on Jan. 16.
After opening conference play on a very flat note,...
The UNF women’s basketball team (4-12 overall, 0-1 A-Sun) lost at home against arch rival Jacksonville University (9-7 overall, 1-0 A-Sun) by a score of 73-39 on Jan. 9. The loss marked five in a row...
It’s been a cold winter for the UNF basketball teams. The Osprey men’s basketball team has lost two of their last three games during winter break, all on the road, while the women’s team has found...
Video by Michael HerreraThe UNF women’s basketball team lost to the Campbell University Camels 66-55 on Dec. 20. The team had hoped to go into the holiday break on a high note in their final game...
Video by Michael HerreraThe UNF women’s basketball team lost 53-48 to South Carolina State Bulldogs on Dec 19. 16 turnovers and poor shooting from the field had the Ospreys playing catch-up in the...
Video by Michael HerreraThe UNF women’s basketball team beat the Warner University Royals 60-51 on Dec 16. Coming off their loss to Alabama, the Ospreys hoped to get back on track against a seemingly...
The UNF women’s basketball team lost 69-47 on the road against Alabama on Dec 14.
UNF came into their Dec. 14 road game against Alabama with confidence after their last game saw them winning in epic...
USA earned a spot in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup after beating Canada 34-24 at Hodges Stadium on Dec 12.
After beating Jamaica on Dec. 4, the USA Hawks rugby league team was one win away from advancing...
The UNF women's and men's basketball teams lost their games on the road against Georgia State and Dayton, respectively, on Dec 5.
Coming off an otherwise strong performance in a 119-108 loss to LSU...
The USA Hawks rugby league team won its first qualifying match against Jamaica 20-14 for placement in the 2017 World Cup on Dec. 4 at Hodges Stadium. The city of Jacksonville reprised its role as a major...
UNF women's basketball (2-5) found themselves in a five-game slump after a disappointing 53-49 loss to Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 27. To bounce back, the Ospreys took a page out of the 'Birds of Trey' playbook...
The UNF women’s basketball team (1-4) fell to FSU (3-1) on Nov. 24 by an embarrassing score of 80-28.
The team’s previous struggles with starting games remained prevalent as the Ospreys were outscored...
The UNF men’s basketball team (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season to Louisville (3-0) in the first game of a 4-game road trip on Nov. 21.
UNF entered the game with confidence after a 3-0...
The UNF women's basketball team lost their third consecutive game of the season to Purdue by a score of 70-47 on Nov 21 at UNF Arena.
The Ospreys (1-3) entered the game hoping to rebound from a 72-60...
The UNF volleyball team (21-11 overall, 7-7 A-Sun) lost 3-1 to Jacksonville University (12-15 overall, 8-6 A-Sun) in the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament on Nov 19. JU broke a 1-1 tie in the...
The UNF men’s soccer team lost to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA D-1 Men’s Soccer tournament on Nov. 19 in Conway, North Carolina. This was the Ospreys’ first...
UNF men’s soccer (10-6-1) will play in its first ever NCAA Division 1 tournament match against Coastal Carolina (12-2-4) on Thursday Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. in Conway, South Carolina. The Ospreys earned...
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The UNF men’s soccer team saved their best game for last as they beat USC Upstate 7-0 in the Atlantic Sun Conference championship match Nov. 14. The Ospreys advance to their...
The UNF women’s basketball team (1-0) won their first game of the season at the University of Missouri Kansas City by a score of 62-55 in Kansas City on Nov. 13.
To open the game, the Ospreys outscored...
UPDATE - 11/13/15 at 3:15 p.m.
UNF rugby (2-1) scheduled an exhibition match against the Daytona Men’s Rugby Club for this Saturday, Nov 14.
Following the news that Ave Maria University’s rugby...
The UNF men’s soccer team won in the semifinal round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament, beating Lipscomb 2-1 in double overtime on Nov. 7. With their win and a loss by Florida...
Osprey Productions hosted its fabulous annual drag show Tuesday that provided a fun space to celebrate pride and freedom of expression.
The show featured drag performers including London Darling, Adriana...
UNF men’s soccer beat USC Upstate 2-0 at Hodges Stadium on Oct. 31. With the win, the Ospreys ended the regular season on a historic note.
UNF (8-6-1 overall, 4-0-1 A-Sun) honored their seniors before...
Video by Cole MurrayWith the second installment of this fall’s River City Rumble in the books, UNF came out with one win over Jacksonville University this past weekend with three UNF teams competing...
UNF men’s soccer defeated rival Jacksonville University 1-0 on Oct. 24 on the road at Southern Oaks Stadium. The River City Rumble teams combined for 7 yellow cards in a physical Atlantic Sun matchup.
The...
UNF Deadbirds rugby defeated Florida Atlantic (FAU) 22-10 on Oct. 17 despite a sloppy, penalty-riddled performance.
The game started slow for both clubs. FAU scored the first try of the match, but missed...
UNF rugby returns to the pitch Oct. 17, with memories of a playoff loss to Duke last season still fresh in their minds.
The Deadbirds had a rookie-heavy starting roster going into the 2014-2015 season....
From blowouts for and against the Ospreys to draws in double overtime, UNF had very mixed results in sports this weekend.
Oct. 10 held the bulk of the events.The women’s swim team (1-3) lost against...
UNF women’s soccer (4-8 overall, 2-1 A-Sun) defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT, 2-10 overall, 0-3 A-Sun) by a score of 3-0 on Oct. 9 at Hodges Stadium.
The Ospreys got off to a quick...
The Atlantic Sun announced that the UNF Ospreys men’s basketball squad are the favorites to win the conference Oct. 8. Also, two UNF players were chosen by fan votes to win conference awards, including...
UNF men’s soccer (4-5) defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 on Sept 27. The Ospreys took advantage in the second half after a red card left the Eagles (2-4-1) down a player.
In the first half,...
To kick off Spinnaker’s first athlete of the month, we begin with a pair of Osprey volleyball dynamos. First is junior setter Abby Fesl, a native of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Fesl is a communications...
