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Feleipe Franks scored the game-winning touchdown on a three-yard rush with 8:18 left in the game.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators eke out comeback victory over Miami

By Tyler Nettuno | Aug. 24, 2019

It wasn’t the game Florida’s players hoped it would be.

Saturday's season opener was sloppy for both teams. Florida and Miami combined for five fumbles.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

It’s hard to find any positives from UF’s season opener

By Sam Campisano | Aug. 24, 2019

The Gators won. That’s about the only thing that went right.

Middle blocker Darrielle King registered five kills and five blocks in Florida's exhibition victory over UCF.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators volleyball takes exhibition match over UCF 4-1

By Mari Faiello | Aug. 24, 2019

Darrielle King stood at the net with her knees bent and arms down by her sides. The middle blocker stared fiercely through the net toward her opponents as the ball crossed the net’s plane from her own baseline.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gator Growl announces LANCO as opening act

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 24, 2019

Get ready to wear your cowboy hats for not one, but two country acts at this year’s Gator Growl homecoming concert on Oct. 4.

The painted over mural, by Michael Bobbit, now nicknamed “Hero of the Gator Nation” on social media.

NEWS | CAMPUS

A Miami muralist roasted the Gators. Then a fan took matters into his own hands.

By Melissa Hernandez | Aug. 24, 2019

As football fans gear up for the University of Florida vs. University of Miami game on Saturday, one man took it upon himself to remind UM fans that Gainesville is Gator Nation.

Forward Deanne Rose (21) scored two goals in Florida's season-opening win over FAU, including the overtime winner.

SPORTS | SOCCER

UF defeats FAU in rainy overtime thriller

By Bryan Matamoros | Aug. 23, 2019

Junior forward Deanne Rose played in only 10 out of the 21 games for Florida’s soccer team in the 2018-19 campaign. She recorded two goals while playing 718 minutes last year due to national team commitments with Canada.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Elderly woman found dead by Newberry Road

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 23, 2019

Gainesville Police said they found the body of an “elderly” woman Thursday morning who they believed got lost and fell into a ditch.

Redshirt junior opposite attacker Holly Carlton feels more comfortable with her role on the team with a year under her belt. She transferred to Florida from North Carolina last season.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators volleyball: 3 things to know coming off media day

By Mari Faiello | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida fans won’t have to wait long for the competition to heat up when it comes to Gators volleyball.

$Redshirt junior midfielder Parker Roberts missed most of last season with a foot fracture. She's expected to play a key role on the Gators' team this fall. Roberts earned First Team All-SEC honors in 2017.$

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida travels to South Florida for season opener against FAU

By Bryan Matamoros | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida soccer coach Becky Burleigh still has a plethora of weapons at her disposal this season despite losing 11 seniors, including four that started in the 1-0 overtime loss against Arkansas in the SEC Tournament semifinals that ended Florida’s 2018-19 campaign.

Redshirt senior receiver Van Jefferson led the Gators in receiving yards (503) and receiving touchdowns (6) last season. He faces a Miami secondary that only returns one starter on Saturday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Previewing UF's Week 0 opener against the Hurricanes

By Kyle Wood | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida opens its season against Miami on Saturday night. Here are several key positional matchups to keep an eye on as the Gators and Hurricanes renew their rivalry.

The Gators and 'Canes played annually from 1944-1987. They've played six times since then, with UM taking every game except for a 26-3 Florida win in 2008.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

alligatorSports predicts Florida-Miami matchup

By Dylan Rudolph | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida takes on the Hurricanes in Orlando on Saturday in the first matchup between the two teams since 2013. Football writers Sam Campisano, Dylan Rudolph, Kyle Wood and Tyler Nettuno give their predictions for the game below.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe presidential semi-finalists talk platforms, programs and people

By Hope Dean | Aug. 22, 2019

METRO

‘Chicken of the trees’: Eating iguana meat can help curb invasive species problems

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 22, 2019

“It reminds me of alligator ribs”

METRO

College football championship trophy to come to Gainesville Winn-Dixie

By Lina Ruiz | Aug. 22, 2019

Customers can take pictures with the trophy at the free event

Caroline Turner, who would've been 24 in September. She had dreams of being an international lawyer, and was an artistic young woman.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘A beautiful person inside and outside:’ Remembering UF student Caroline Turner

By April Rubin | Aug. 22, 2019

Caroline Turner took up oil painting at six years old. She painted a rabbit so immaculate, it looked lifelike.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Black Student Assembly secures location after Student Government funding difficulties

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 22, 2019

UF’s Black Student Assembly committee has announced the official date of its assembly following recent changes to the disbursement of UF Student Government money following the Young Americans for Freedom lawsuit.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Jacksonville man charged with stealing purse and wedding rings

By Priya Dames | Aug. 22, 2019

A Jacksonville man was accused of stealing a purse six months after he was accused of stealing two rings, including a woman’s wedding ring, at a Holiday Inn.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students have mixed feelings on new law school lockers

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 22, 2019

Kaley Thomas, a UF law student living off loans, choked back tears while discovering all of her textbooks were stolen from her locker.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Combating youth vaping at the cost of adult freedoms

By Cameron White | Aug. 22, 2019

Legislators love to hate tobacco.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF Student Government mismanaged your money

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida State University has a circus. UF has our Student Government with better clowns.

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