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UF alumnus and ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34

Dec. 26, 2019

Edward Aschoff, an ESPN college football reporter and UF alumnus, has died at 34.

Kerry Blackshear Jr. did most of his damage at the free throw line in the loss.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida falls to Utah State in Orange Bowl Basketball Classic

By Evan Lepak | Dec. 21, 2019

UF forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. stepped up to the free-throw line looking to give his team the lead.

Florida guard Lavender Briggs led the team in scoring against Wake Forest with 23 points.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators fall to Wake Forest in West Palm Beach Invitational

By Graham Marsh | Dec. 21, 2019

When Florida’s women’s basketball team faced Wake Forest in the second round of the West Palm Beach Invitational, its top-four scorers: guards Lavender Briggs, Kiara Smith and Kristina Moore as well as forward Zada Williams got plenty of buckets. And they scored at an efficient pace -- all four combined to shoot 57 percent from the field.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida holds on to beat Xavier in West Palm Beach Invitational

By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 20, 2019

Florida’s women’s basketball team secured just eight wins in the 2018-19 campaign, with its final one coming in the 30th game of the season.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Women place 1st, men come in 4th at Auburn Diving Invitational

By Dylan O'Shea | Dec. 19, 2019

The Gators’ swimming and diving team wrapped up its 2019 action on Thursday at the Auburn Diving Invitational.

Yoni Michanie, activist and Sgt. 1st Class in the Israeli Defense Force, talks with students Tuesday night after speaking in Little Hall.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Protesters didn’t use anti-Semitic language against campus speaker, UF says

By Hope Dean | Dec. 19, 2019

UF students and faculty received an email last Friday correcting a previous university statement: protesters did not definitively use anti-Semitic language against a campus speaker in November.

Team GatorWings (left to right: Marco Menendez, Dr. John Shea, Tyler Ward, Dr. Tan Wong, Caleb Bowyer, and David Greene). Photo emailed to me from John Shea.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Engineering team will keep all prize money

By Meghan McGlone | Dec. 19, 2019

$750,000 will go toward research and $2 million is personal prize money

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., announces the passage of the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, against President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)

METRO | POLITICS

President Donald Trump impeached by US House, 3rd in history

By The Associated Press | Dec. 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators ink 21 signees on early National Signing Day

By Kyle Wood | Dec. 18, 2019

Members of the Florida football team’s 2020 class put pen to paper and cleared up expectations for the future of the program Wednesday morning.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida gets back to its winning ways, defeat Mercer at home

By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 17, 2019

Florida’s women’s basketball team had a much-needed rest after splitting a two-game road trip.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Freshmen come up big for Florida in win over Providence

By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 17, 2019

Guard Tre Mann took the basketball and drove into the lane, taking on a defender. He jumped, bent his body in a way that seemingly defied all laws of physics and laid the ball up over the defender’s outstretched arms and into the basket.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Southbound lanes on I-75 closed due to fatal crash

By River Wells | Dec. 16, 2019

Troopers arrived in six minutes.

Paige Hammons, Marlie Monserez, Allie Gregory and Thayer Hall

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators come up short again in 2019, but there is still hope for the future

By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 14, 2019

Florida volleyball’s 2019 season will be remembered like a lot of its other seasons: A strong regular season before bowing out in the NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Helping Hands: How student managers help create the foundation for Florida’s volleyball program

By Mari Faiello | Dec. 14, 2019

Coach Mary Wise knew one of her student managers for Florida volleyball was different than most quickly. In her 33 years of coaching, she had never seen someone so interested in the minute details of her program.

NEWS

Ashik vs Sorna

Dec. 14, 2019

Ashik vs Sorna

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators fall to Minnesota in regionals to end season

By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 13, 2019

There was nothing seniors Rachael Kramer and Allie Gregory could do but watch the ball hit the hardwood, signaling the end of both the Gators’ season and their college careers.