Florida’s Richie Martin was selected 20th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday.
When the Florida softball team was celebrating its second national title in as many seasons in Gainesville last Thursday, three players addressed the fans and answered questions.
Mike Holloway is no stranger to success when it comes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio announced his plan for student-loan reform at a campaign event in Iowa.
The UF Board of Trustees proposed a 10-year development plan to the Florida Legislature in hopes of receiving a $100 million grant.
These trees stand apart from the others.
The Rev. Marek Dzien, the pastor at St. Augustine Church, started his religious journey 20 years ago as a priest in Poland.
The start of the Women’s World Cup raises new questions about the handling of Hope Solo’s case. Solo is the goalie for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, and she has recently been making the rounds on national media in order to redeem herself after facing domestic violence charges.
Despite international arrests and corruption charges that rocked the FIFA world last month, the Women’s World Cup commences this week with much ado. Team USA has its work cut out for it as it faced Australia, the No. 10 ranked team in the world, and later competes against Sweden, ranked No. 5.
Rosemary Hill Observatory, under the UF Astronomy department, was ranked No. 25 in a list of the top 35 college observatories in the nation on Collegerank.net.
After nearly seven months of renovations, Burrito Bros. Taco Co. will move into its new building later this week.
Bats, gloves and baseball caps littered the field.
After sliding into second base on Florida’s first hit of the game, Harrison Bader yelled, clapped and fist-pumped before urging the crowd to do the same.
For the first time in seven years, Florida will face Florida State on a weekend.
Tim Walton knew a repeat wasn’t going to be easy.
Florida softball’s outgoing senior class should be remembered forever.
With the Florida softball team winning its second-consecutive national title following its 4-1 win over Michigan in Wednesday’s decisive third game of the championship series, the quest for a three-peat has officially begun. And while coach Tim Walton has a heavy task ahead of him in replacing his six-player senior class — highlighted by 2015 National Player of the Year Lauren Haeger — he has pieces in place to make another deep postseason run. And with that, here’s your way-too-early list of five players to watch out for in the 2016 season.
Tim Walton is building something special in Gainesville.
The Oaks Mall is welcoming a new clothing store.
After almost two years of working at the UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, Director Olivia Garcia plans to return to her hometown of El Paso, Texas.
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