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SAN ANTONIO --- After leaving class on Friday afternoon, Hannah Skalicky and a couple friends darted to her dorm and began packing the 19-year-old mathematics freshman’s car. They had a 15-hour drive ahead of them to San Antonio, Texas.
The first inning proved to be detrimental for Florida in its second-straight game. Once again, it got off to a slow start in the circle.
Florida (13-8, 8-4 SEC) was not happy having its four-game conference win streak ended by Mississippi State on Saturday. The Gators returned home to Gainesville with a vengeance to host another Bulldog team, the No. 26 Georgia Bulldogs (14-8, 7-4 SEC).
For most people, getting pulled for a bag check while going through customs is a hassle. It’s been a long day of travel, and cranky fliers just want to get home.
When former Florida men’s basketball head coach Billy Donovan arrived in Gainesville in 1996, he was tasked with leading a program that had appeared in just five NCAA Tournaments throughout its 76-year history. By the time Donovan departed in 2015, he brought Florida into the national spotlight of the sport. The Gators reached the pinnacle of college hoops not once, but twice, with back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007.
There isn’t a lot of orange and blue in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, as the small town just up the road from Gettysburg houses 1,901 people. One of which was Thomas Haugh, and when he first saw Florida play in the late 2000s, an out-of-place Gator suddenly wandered through rural Pennsylvania.
When Christian singer-songwriter Jennifer Knapp came out as gay in 2010, she was confronted by a pastor on national television for her “sin.” The terrifying prospect of coming out in a faith-based environment made it seem nearly impossible for her to carry on with her music career. Yet, after realizing real faith knows no boundaries, she let go of the mold she so desperately once tried to fit into.
UF is eliminating thousands of dollars in funding and staff support for several identity-centered welcome assemblies, potentially jeopardizing events meant to acclimate new Gators to campus.
When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF.
The barometer of success for any program in sports is the number of wins and titles it amasses. In college baseball, there haven’t been many programs better than the Florida Gators since manager Kevin O’Sullivan took the reins in 2008.
With one out, the bases loaded and her squad down by two, Florida first baseman Reagan Walsh laced a ball past the Tigers’ diving first baseman. Two runners – senior center fielder Kendra Falby and shortstop Rylee Holtorf – crossed home to tie the game.
La UF está eliminando miles de dólares en financiamiento y apoyo al personal para varias asambleas de bienvenida centradas en la identidad, lo que podría poner en peligro los eventos hechos para asimilar a los nuevos Gators al campus. Los recortes afectarán las asambleas anuales de bienvenida de al menos cuatro organizaciones estudiantiles: la Unión estudiantil Afroamericana, la Unión estudiantil de Orgullo, la Unión estudiantil Hispana-Latina y la Unión estudiantil de Mujeres. Las asambleas, financiadas por el programa Signature Events de la UF, acogían a los estudiantes de primer ingreso cada agosto con presentaciones, comida, mercancía y oportunidades para involucrarse en la vida universitaria.
SAN FRANCISCO — You could see it in Todd Golden’s eyes with three minutes left. He could sense it. Everyone in the Chase Center probably could too. Surely the University Avenue bars of Gainesville, congested with belligerent fans, did as well.
On the rainy New York City morning of March 17, Dori Miller, a 22-year-old UF acting senior, arrived at Ripley-Grier Studios on 8th Avenue to prepare for his first acting showcase. Documenting his day on the UF Acting Instagram for an ‘account takeover,’ the actor was ready to give his audience a show.
When Walter Clayton Jr. shoots, there’s a collective “ooo,” that follows. As he collects his dribble and the ball rises into the air, eyes lock. Spectators and coaches hold their breath. The reaction suggests concern, but there’s none. He's yet again captured the attention of everyone in the arena as they wait to watch his next other-worldly play.
The Florida Gators have gotten off to a nightmarish start to conference play in the 2025 season. Going into Friday’s doubleheader against Ole Miss, UF was 0-7 in the SEC for the first time in program history.
After failing to record a point for the first time in her career on Wednesday, Florida lacrosse freshman attacker Clark Hamilton went on a tear Friday night.
After a tough start to her freshman season at Florida and a seven-match skid, Noémie Oliveras secured her first conference singles victory.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday and faces three counts of distribution of child pornography and 49 counts of child pornography possession.
As they faced a 2-0 deficit, most of Wednesday evening had not gone in favor of the No. 4 Florida Gators. However, the UCF Knights delivered the final dagger in the bottom of the fifth inning. Coming into this contest 7-3 in its last 10 against the Knights, and undefeated since a 7-0 loss in Gainesville four years ago, this was unfamiliar territory for Florida.
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