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Comedian Hasan Minhaj will speak at UF on April 11.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Comedian Hasan Minhaj to speak at Phillips Center

By Kelly Hayes | Apr. 2, 2019

ACCENT will pay Minhaj $78,000

UF President Kent Fuchs poses in a football uniform designed to resemble his graduation robe his annual April Fools' Day prank.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Did Kent Fuchs’ new football uniform, rick-rolling and Carly Rae Jepsen fool you?

By Christina Mouttet | Apr. 1, 2019

This is the fifth year in a row Fuchs has pranked students.

Comedian Jaboukie Young-White performs in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom to an audience of about 450 students Monday night. He cracked jokes about getting into college, having his phone stolen and gay insects.

NEWS | CAMPUS

'Bees are gay. Wasps are straight': Comedian Jaboukie Young-White performs at UF

By Kelly Hayes | Apr. 1, 2019

About 450 people attended the event

Senior Alex Lebed is set to make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships in the individual medley, which is the most on the most on the team.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators end season in sixth place at NCAA Championships

By Jack Braverman | Mar. 31, 2019

Another season for the men’s swimming and diving team has come and gone, extending a streak of conference dominance and contending for a national championship in the process.

Oliver Crawford got his third-straight singles win over a ranked opponent in Sunday's 5-2 win over No. 22 Tennessee.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators take top spot in SEC with win over Texas A&M

By Noah Ram | Mar. 31, 2019

The moment after Lukas Greif clinched the match in a third-set tiebreaker to give the Gators men’s tennis team sole possession of first place in the SEC, Oliver Crawford jumped on top of him, followed by the rest of his teammates.

Gators catcher Jordan Roberts went 0 for 4 during Florida's 3-1 loss to Ole Miss on Sunday.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida falls to Rebels, drops third-straight SEC series

By Mark Stine | Mar. 31, 2019

Ole Miss shortstop Mikayla Allee didn’t know the feeling of hitting a home run as a collegiate player.

Andrew Jensen, the Overall Director of Dance Marathon 2019, rocks out during the Savants of Soul’s performance Saturday night in the O’Connell Center. Dance Marathon lasted for 26.2 hours and raised $3,230,025.23 for children at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Dance Marathon hits new record

By Josephine Fuller | Mar. 31, 2019

More than $3.2 million was raised

Attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored three goals in Florida’s win over Temple on Saturday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

UF’s second-half outburst led to its first conference win

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 31, 2019

The first half between the Florida women’s lacrosse team and Temple went back and forth, with the Gators holding a 6-5 lead heading into the break.

Florida left fielder Austin Langworthy hit an RBI double and a home run during Florida's 6-3 win over Alabama on Sunday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators sweep Alabama behind dominant pitching

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 31, 2019

Florida left fielder Austin Langworthy had arguably his best game of the season on Sunday afternoon.

The doubles team of Victoria Emma (pictured) and McCartney Kessler topped reigning NCAA doubles champions Eden Richardson and Jessica Golovin 6-3 in Friday's win over LSU

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Emma, Zein triumph in three-set thrillers to propel Florida over Aggies

By Victor Prieto | Mar. 31, 2019

Different players for Florida’s women’s tennis team have had their moments in the spotlight.

UF junior Grant Holloway ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. The time was one millisecond off of his personal record.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF leaves Florida Relays with fixable mistakes

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 31, 2019

Sophomore Hakim Sani Brown was seemingly passive in his handoff to junior Grant Holloway. He was not aggressive enough in actually getting the baton in Holloway’s hands to continue the race.