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In her last home game as Gator, Gabby Seiler played all 104 minutes of the double-overtime thriller against Washington State on Sunday in multiple positions.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Do-it-all midfielder Gabby Seiler leading Gators into Elite Eight

By Mark Stine | Nov. 20, 2017

Gabby Seiler was in obvious discomfort early in the first half of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Round of 16 win over Washington State. Playing in a knee brace and only one day’s rest, the senior and UF team captain was favoring the leg she injured in an Oct. 22 win at Tennessee after a WSU defender tackled her from behind.

While Chauncey Gardner struggled in areas like tackling at the beginning of the year, he’s come into his own as a safety, grabbing interceptions in each of Florida’s past two games.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in position to snap Florida State’s 35-game bowl streak

By Matt Brannon | Nov. 20, 2017

Something was different when Josh Hammond showed up to practice on Monday.

Egor Koulechov led the team in rebounding during the 2017-18 season

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators slip past New Hampshire in narrow home win

By Skyler Lebron | Nov. 19, 2017

Nearly nine minutes into the first half, the Gators swung the ball around the perimeter and into the hands of Egor Koulechov.

Even though UF interim coach Randy Shannon went 28-22 at Miami as the head coach before being fired, many of Florida's players have expressed interest in having Shannon take over as the Gators' coach. “We play our best for (him),” linebacker David Reese said.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Column: The case for Randy Shannon as Florida's next head coach

By IAN COHEN | Nov. 19, 2017

Please, save me your sighs.

The Gators haven’t beaten the Seminoles since 2012, meaning both last year's and this year's seniors never did. “We just want to send those guys out with a good win,” sophomore running back Lamical Perine said. “There’s going to be a whole lot of fans coming out for that game. It’s going to be a nice game.”

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

With newfound momentum, Gators can save sinking ship of a season vs. FSU

By Ethan Bauer | Nov. 19, 2017

Sentimentality crept through Florida’s locker room after the team’s win over UAB on Saturday. Finally, after six weeks and five games without a win, the Gators could celebrate. And they did.

UF forward Deanne Rose scored the game-winning goal in double overtime in Florida's 1-0 win against Washington State on Sunday.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Game-winning goal vs. Cougars sends Gators to Elite Eight

By Mark Stine | Nov. 19, 2017

Deanne Rose stood inside the Washington State box with open arms as her teammates rushed from the sidelines. The freshman had just scored in double overtime for her fifth game-winning goal of the season, helping Florida advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Florida shot 12.5 percent behind the arc in its first 20 minutes against the Wildcats, nailing just one three-pointer from Egor Koulechov. In the second half, the Gators didn’t shoot much better. They made two three-pointers on 10 attempts, with Chris Chiozza making one and Jalen Hudson notching the other.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Column: The Gators keep relying on three-pointers. That could be a problem later on.

By Jake Dreilinger | Nov. 19, 2017

After the Gators attempted 54 three-point shots in their first two games of the regular season, it became clear they had a green light to shoot the ball whenever they pleased.

Junior Jessica Pascoe (middle) led the Gator women to a second-place finish at the NCAA South Regional in Tallahassee, Florida, with the second-fastest overall time in the women's 6k.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Gators cross country team ‘not satisfied’ with fall, looking ahead to spring track season

By Alana Gomez | Nov. 19, 2017

By the time sophomore Jessica Pascoe reached the 2700-meter mark, the discomfort in her heel was too much to handle. Just under 11 minutes into the NCAA South Regional Championship on Nov. 10, Pascoe retired to the sidelines to nurse the stabbing pain in the back of her foot.

Congressman Ted Yoho and UF President Kent Fuchs discuss the process of the National Science Foundation conference before it begins. Fuchs invited Yoho to visit UF on Friday.

METRO | POLITICS

Yoho visits UF to discuss research

By Christina Morales | Nov. 19, 2017

In an effort to advocate for more funding for the National Science Foundation, UF President Kent Fuchs invited Congressman Ted Yoho to UF.

Isaac Gordon, a 19-year-old UF geology sophomore, placed first at the Thanksgiving Pie Run hosted by the Florida Running Club on Sunday evening on Hume Field.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF club offers pie buffet for runners

By Anna Cappelli | Nov. 19, 2017

Darielle Costa devoured a slice of pumpkin pie and blueberry pie after running a mile on Hume Field.

Fundraising organizer Andrew Poe, 28, consolidates donations of canned food Sunday at a food truck rally. Donated food will be given to Bread of the Mighty Food Bank.

METRO

Local restaurants host food truck rally, food drive

By Savannah Austin | Nov. 19, 2017

About 1,500 people dined in Magnolia Parke on Sunday night and had the opportunity to donate canned goods and money to feed the hungry.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: 14-year-old arrested for rape at Tivoli Apartments

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 19, 2017

After conducting undercover surveillance of Tivoli Apartments in Gainesville, located at 2841 SW 13th St., since the rape of a UF student was reported there Wednesday, Gainesville Police arrested a 14-year-old Gainesville resident for the crime Saturday night.

Strangers sit together and wait for their food before the banquet begins. Typically, UF President Kent Fuchs would have attended and spoken but instead had to attend the football game.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Creekside Church hosts Thanksgiving dinner for international students, residents

By David Hoffman | Nov. 19, 2017

Akash Barve’s only image of Thanksgiving was from scenes of the holiday dinner in “Fast & Furious 6” and the TV sitcom “Friends,” which he’d watch back home in Mumbai, India.

UF Russian Culture Club president Daria Bulatnikova serves food at their annual fall festival, which changes themes each year.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Russian Culture Club hosts 15th annual fairy-tale festival

By Allison Jones | Nov. 19, 2017

In the Graham Hall courtyard, four women adorned in tall, embellished headdresses sang traditional Russian folk songs.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Multiple student arrests on game day weekend

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 19, 2017

At least three UF students and a UF Health Shands Hospital resident were arrested this weekend, and six students were told to leave Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the UF football game.

METRO | POLITICS

Turkey Tips: How to deal with Thanksgiving this year

Nov. 19, 2017

So, you’re headed home for Thanksgiving, or maybe you’re headed out-of-state to see extended family. Either way, at some point this week, you’ll be sitting down with your family and talking about… well, you, probably. You’ve been away at college, and your loved ones will want to know three things:

OPINION | COLUMNS

Take a moment this week to find something to be thankful for

Nov. 19, 2017

As I’m sure you're aware, Thursday is Thanksgiving. As I’ve wished friends and classmates a happy holiday, I’ve gotten mixed reactions. Some wish me the same. Some gush about family traditions and Thanksgiving foods. Some talk about seeing their families for the first time in four months. Some talk about partying with high school friends. Some, however, scoff at the well wishes. They say they hate Thanksgiving because it celebrates colonialism and the abuse of Native Americans. They hate it because they can’t stand their families (or their families’ political beliefs). They hate it because they don’t like the food or are the only vegan or vegetarian at the table. Or, they hate it because they find it hard to give thanks in that environment.

OPINION | COLUMNS

In response to sexual assault, UF’s Code of Conduct Needs a Change

Nov. 19, 2017

“I’m low-key scared he’s going to sexually assault me.”

METRO | POLITICS

Your heroes — and villains — are dead, but that’s OK; find new ones

Nov. 19, 2017

Harvey Weinstein. Roy Moore. Louis C.K. Sen. Al Franken. Kevin Spacey. President Donald Trump. That’s just off the top of my head. No, the gross crimes and actions these men have been accused of aren't the same and don't share moral equivalency. But the varying shades of sexual misconduct, assault allegations and rape charges indicate a systemic problem beyond Hollywood or Washington, D.C.

NEWS | CAMPUS

March for Babies raises about $60,000

By Robert Lewis | Nov. 19, 2017

The 14th annual Gators March for Babies walk began under a pink, purple and white balloon arch as the “Rocky” theme, “Gonna Fly Now,” played overhead.

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