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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators down Tigers in double OT

With the game forced into a second overtime, Steffi Sorensen was the least expected player on the Gators to take a shot. Through the game’s first 45 minutes, Sorensen had failed to score a single point.


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SPORTS  |  GYMNASTICS

UF falters in first meet of season

For a Gators team that came into the season with sky-high expectations, fusing a top-ranked recruiting class with a seasoned returning class that finished fourth in the nation was a challenge on Friday night in Norman, Okla.


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SPORTS  |  GYMNASTICS

UF hits the road for season opener

The UF gymnastics team opens its season on the road at Norman, Okla., for its first meet of the season against No. 9 Oklahoma tonight at 8. With weather forecasted to be in the teens at the time of the meet, the team can be thankful it gets to perform indoors.


METRO

Senate candidate discusses campaign

Meek, D-Fla., who represents Florida’s 17th Congressional District, including parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, in the U.S. House of Representatives, stopped in Gainesville to encourage students to volunteer in his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Obama faces tougher crowd than Bush

I can’t help but wonder why President Obama has received so much more heat from certain members of the media and from certain factions of the country than any public figure I can remember. The recent attempted bombing by a Nigerian terrorist has prompted those members of the media to come out from the woodwork to –- yet again –- criticize Obama. This time it is because he took 72 hours to publicly respond to the situation, after consulting with security teams from Christmas until Dec. 28.


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Young artists to display their work

Some of Alachua County’s youngest artists will have a chance to showcase their work at the upcoming Alachua County Elementary Art Exhibition beginning Saturday. Erin Friedberg, Gainesville visual arts coordinator, said the exhibition is designed to highlight the creativity and talent of its elementary school contributors.


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