Tuesday, the NCAA announced it hired Florida Deputy Athletic Director Lynda Tealer as the NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships.
From students getting into fights with each other during games to taking verbal abuse when missing a call, RecSports officials have to deal with it all during intramural competition.
The UF Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol arrested nine protestors on UF’s campus Monday evening following a five-day occupation in the campus’s Plaza of the Americas by pro-Palestinian groups. UF spokesperson Steve Orlando wrote in a statement that those arrested refused to comply with rules after being given multiple days, warnings and opportunities to do so by UF police.
The Gators (39-12, 14-7 SEC) offensive surge defeated Georgia (37-13, 11-9 SEC)10-7 to clinch the series win.
The Arkansas Razorbacks (37-7, 16-5 SEC) won the series against the Florida Gators (22-21, 9-12 SEC). Florida lost 2-1 Friday and played a doubleheader Saturday due to expected inclement weather Sunday at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Gators were narrowly edged, 6-5, Saturday afternoon and won 9-5 Saturday night.
Florida men’s golf was knocked out of the SEC Championship by Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals.
After defeating Temple Saturday, No. 10 Florida lacrosse won the AAC Regular Season Title. The team earned its 15th straight win and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The No.11 Georgia Bulldogs evened the series matchup against the No. 12 Florida Gators Saturday.
The Florida Gators (21-20, 8-11 SEC) lost to the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (36-6, 15-4) 2-1 Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.
UF students and faculty joined members of the Gainesville community Friday for a protest against the university’s proposed cut in funding for the Gainesville Regional Transit System, or RTS.
The offensive production earned Florida (38-11, 13-6 SEC) its 26th run-rule victory against the Bulldogs (36-12, 10-8 SEC) at Athens, Georgia.
The San Francisco 49ers selected former Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, Thursday.
Florida State used a 12-run fifth inning to beat the Florida softball team 12-3, Wednesday.
Jac Caglianone hit two home runs in the Gators baseball team's 13-3, run-rule victory against Stetson. Caglianone hit two of Florida's seven long balls, Tuesday.
The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers and more for the Summer semester. Applications are due April 28 at 11:59 p.m.
Almost one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law changing certification requirements for Florida public employee unions, one UF union is gone, and two are struggling to survive. The law, from Senate Bill 256, requires public sector unions boost the rate of members paying dues to 60% or else be decertified.
House Bill 7 went into effect July 1, 2022. The bill, nicknamed the “Stop WOKE Act,” wanted to protect individuals from specific concepts that can be seen as “discrimination based on race, sex and national origin.” The bill also states that students or employees cannot be considered inherently racist or oppressive based on their race and sex.
Todd Golden and Florida men’s basketball have earned three commits from the transfer portal since April 13. Former FAU guard Alijah Martin is the most recent transfer to commit to UF.
The Florida Museum of Natural History hosted its 12th spring plant sale April 19-21. The Earth Day weekend celebration welcomed local gardeners and plant enthusiasts to peruse and purchase from more than 250 exotic and native species of plants.
The Florida softball team earned a comeback win April 21 to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks and win another SEC series.
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