Editing Gainesville, Florida (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]]]]

The [[Florida Gators]] is the varsity team of the University of Florida, competing in the [[Southeastern Conference]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] since 1933. As of 2022, UF has won 45 national team championships. All Florida Gators sports teams have on-campus facilities in Gainesville, including [[Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] for football;<ref name=gatorzonegriffin>GatorZone.com, Football, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=swamp&sport=footb Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209040040/http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=swamp&sport=footb |date=February 9, 2010 }}.  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref> the [http://floridagators.com/sports/2015/12/28/renovation.aspx Exactech Arena] at the [[O'Connell Center|Stephen C. O'Connell Center]] for basketball,<ref name=gatorzonemensbasketballoconnell>GatorZone.com, Men's Basketball Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=baskm Stephen C. O'Connell Center].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref><ref name=gatorzonewomensbasketballoconnell>GatorZone.com, Women's Basketball Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=baskw Stephen C. O'Connell Center].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref> gymnastics,<ref name=gatorzonegymnasticsoconnell>GatorZone.com, Gymnastics Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=gymna Stephen C. O'Connell Center].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref> swimming and diving,<ref name=gatorzoneswimmingoconnell>GatorZone.com, Swimming & Diving Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=swimdive&sport=swimd Stephen C. O'Connell Center].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref>  indoor track and field,<ref name=gatorzonetrackoconnell>GatorZone.com, Indoor Track & Field Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=track Stephen C. O'Connell Center].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref> and volleyball;<ref name=gatorzonevolleyballoconnell>GatorZone.com, Volleyball Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=vollb Stephen C. O'Connell Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906081232/http://gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=vollb |date=September 6, 2006 }}.  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref> and [[James G. Pressly Stadium]] for outdoor track and field.<ref name="gatorzonebeard">GatorZone.com, Track & Field Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=percy&sport=track Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref>  The [[Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium]], the [[Condron Ballpark]], and the [[Donald R. Dizney Stadium]] for soccer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald R. Dizney Stadium |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/2020/4/4/donald-r-dizney-stadium.aspx |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=Florida Gators |language=en}}</ref> and lacrosse are located on Hull Road on the southwestern side of the campus.<ref name=gatorzonekspressly>GatorZone.com, Softball Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=sbstadium&sport=softb Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref><ref name=floridaballpark>FloridaGators.com, Baseball Facilities, [https://floridagators.com/sports/2019/2/8/new-ballpark.aspx Florida Ballpark].  Retrieved September 24, 2020.</ref><ref name=gatorzonelacrossefacility>GatorZone.com, Lacrosse Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=lacrosse&sport=lacro Donald R. Dizney Stadium].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref>  The [[Mark Bostick Golf Course]] and [[Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex|Scott Linder Stadium]] for tennis are located on S.W. Second Avenue on the northwestern side of the campus.<ref name=ufgolfcourse>UFGolfcourse.com, [http://www.ufgolfcourse.com/  Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref><ref name=gatorzonemenstennislinder>GatorZone.com, Men's Tennis Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=tennm&sport=tennm Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref><ref name=gatorzonewomenstennislinder>GatorZone.com, Women's Tennis Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=tennw&sport=tennw Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex].  Retrieved July 12, 2009.</ref>

Opened in 1969, the [[Gainesville Raceway]] is a [[dragstrip]] that hosts the [[Gatornationals]], one of the four [[NHRA]] major races.

[[Gainesville Roller Rebels]] is a women's flat track [[roller derby]] league founded in 2007. Gainesville is a member of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gainesville Roller Rebels – WFTDA|url=https://wftda.com/wftda-leagues/gainesville-roller-rebels/|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref> The [[Gainesville G-Men]] were a professional [[minor league baseball]] team that played in the [[Florida State League]] between 1936 and 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/328515480/|title=Two Teams drop out of FS League|date=June 3, 1952}}</ref>