Brooke Black continues family tennis legacy, creates identity at Florida
Tennis runs in Brooke Black’s blood. With a generational legacy in the sport, the Gator is stepping into her own place in her family history.
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Tennis runs in Brooke Black’s blood. With a generational legacy in the sport, the Gator is stepping into her own place in her family history.
With a chance to capture their eighth SEC regular-season championship title in program history and the program’s first since 2014, the Florida Gators were firing on all cylinders Feb. 28.
Making it on your own as a musician once seemed to be the only plausible path to singer-songwriter Vanessa Garcia.
Gainesville es la segunda ciudad más grande de Florida cuyo departamento de policía no ha firmado un acuerdo con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday on charges of possessing a firearm on school grounds. Jeffrey Griffith was allegedly carrying a gun near a Santa Fe College athletics field, according to a Santa Fe College Police Department arrest affidavit.
A year ago, the Florida Gators left College Station, Texas, with a foul taste in their mouths. At the 2025 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, coach Mike Holloway’s women’s squad finished 11th, the worst conference placement in program history.
Gainesville is the second-largest city in Florida whose police department has not signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
CORRECTION: The Alligator previously reported Hongwu Wang is a UF biomedical engineering assistant professor. The article has been updated to reflect that he works in UF's occupational therapy department.
Securing its first Southeastern Conference win over No. 41 Kentucky in a late-game thriller Friday was almost the right spark Florida (7-6, 1-3 SEC) needed to get back on track.
Chaos unfolded late as a hit by pitch and two walks loaded the bases for Florida. A wild, controversial balk forced freshman outfielder Cash Strayer home, giving the Gators a 5-4 lead in a sequence that swung momentum and the game.
With four minutes left in the second quarter, Florida briefly found momentum. Guard Emilija Dakic hit back-to-back threes, and a Laila Reynolds steal led to an Alexia Dizeko basket, tying the game at 23 with Georgia.
Coming into Saturday night’s prime-time bout, Florida’s mission was clear as day. A win, and the Gators would secure a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship for the first time since 2014.
It all came down to freshman Lucie Pawlak to bring home the victory. She had won the first set against Oklahoma’s Salakthip Ounmuang 6-4, but fell short in the second, leaving the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex sitting in uncertainty.
A quick start is exactly what No. 4 Florida needed after its 1-1 day on Friday.
Early in the morning matchup, Florida had seen a lot of its crosses on the ground for good reason, as it led 5-3 halfway through the first half.
Multiple podium finishes in the distance events kept Florida competitive at the men’s SEC Indoor Championships, but the Gators’ efforts were only enough for fourth in the final team standings.
Around 40 people gathered at The Bull Thursday night for Self Narrate’s first time featuring stories in Spanish during its regular meetup.
A goal by sophomore forward Liam Lecauchois offered a glimpse of hope for the Gators with 2:47 left, and it seemed Florida had a shot.
El informe sobre el Entorno Empresarial de América Latina de la UF, conocido como el LABER, publicó su edición número 24 el 1 de noviembre de 2025, tras una pausa provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19.
The Alachua County School Board requested new rezoning maps for local elementary and high school levels at a workshop Thursday.