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Aleshia Ocasio pitches in the first game of Florida's doubleheader against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, 2016, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida softball looks to future

By Matt Brannon | May 30, 2016

In 2018, another team can attempt a three-peat.

METRO

Forest Meadows Military Garden of Honor hosts Memorial Day ceremony

By Anna Jackson | May 30, 2016

After serving in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, Staff Sgt. Fred Hart died of health complications in 2008.

Stacy Nelson throws a pitch in the 9th inning during the Gators' 1-0 win against North Carolina in 2008.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Former UF softball player seeks to improve Ugandan lives, opportunities

By Ethan Bauer | May 30, 2016

At a crossroads in northern Uganda, locals and travelers are met by 28 names on a memorial.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man with gun charged with child abuse, battery

By Sara Marino | May 30, 2016

Gainesville Police arrested a local man Sunday morning after they said he threatened to shoot a family, including two young boys, ages 14 and 8.

METRO

Bring waste, see ‘The Toxic Avenger’ free at the Hippodrome

By Natalie Calvo | May 30, 2016

The first 10 participants who attend a toxic waste collection Wednesday will receive free tickets to see “The Toxic Avenger” at the Hippodrome State Theatre.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Opinion: Body-shaming, hypocrisy and Sriracha sauce

May 30, 2016

Like any good writer in the 21st century, the controversial topics I address are inspired directly from what I see on social media. Based on that alone, this week I was forced to decide between three things: whether Hillary Clinton’s lying habits are worse than Donald Trump’s, those one-minute cooking videos that always end with that one dude making sex noises to the image of food — “oh ye-AH!” — or some asshole at the gym again.

High school teacher Katherine Martinez-Malo, 41, squats 300 times at B3 Gym while attempting the Murph Challenge on Memorial Day. She was nervous about getting hurt because of the boot on her right foot, but she said she wanted to overcome whatever challenge was put in front of her for the exhilarating feeling that she finished.

METRO

Fallen heroes remembered with Memorial Day workout

By Emma Green | May 30, 2016

Members of B3 Gym and the Gainesville community shed blood, sweat and tears in memory of Sgt. Jonathan Cote and Lt. Michael Murphy on Memorial Day.

U.S. President Barack Obama lays wreaths at the cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, May 27, 2016. Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, bringing global attention both to survivors and to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Hiroshima: a sobering reminder of then and now

May 30, 2016

On Friday, President Barack Obama made a remarkably historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan, calling for a “moral revolution” and a “world without nuclear weapons” in his address. If this rhetoric sounds at all familiar, that’s because, well, it is.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Opinion: Trump and the media smokescreen

May 30, 2016

So, let’s talk about The Donald. Let’s not talk about his obscene, blanket remarks labeling illegal immigrants as criminals bent on destroying society or the fact he thinks Islam somehow has a hatred for the U.S. that nobody else can see. Rather, let’s talk about the fact he can make his massive media attention devoid of any actual news to work to his advantage.

UF's Kourtney Keegan hits a forehand during Florida's 6-1 win over USF on Jan. 27, 2016, at the Ring Tennis Complex.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida doubles duo advances to NCAA Championship

By Jake Dreilinger | May 30, 2016

The No. 4-ranked duo of Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan reached this point last year.

Sam Horsfield lines up a shot to start the third round of the SunTrust Invitational on Feb. 21, 2016, at UF's Mark Bostic Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida advances to Round 4 of NCAA Championship

By Ray Boone | May 30, 2016

By the end of Sunday’s round of the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon, the Florida men’s golf team was hanging on by a thread.

Florida's Deacon Liput dives for the ball and misses it in the seventh inning against Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference NCAA college baseball championship game at the Hoover Met, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Hoover, Ala. Texas A&M won 12-5. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida falls to Texas A&M in SEC Championship

By Patrick Pinak | May 29, 2016

One error was all it took.

Kunle Fasasi races in the 400-meter dash during the Florida Relays on April 1, 2016, at the Percy Beard Track.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Florida qualifies 25 athletes at NCAA Championships East Preliminary

By Lauren Staff | May 29, 2016

At the end of competition at the NCAA Championship East Preliminary in Jacksonville, Florida qualified 25 athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.