With the Florida Gators needing a win to get their season back on track, freshman Blake Purnell took to the hill. It has been a wild year for Purnell, but he came through when his team needed it most.
No. 15 Florida women’s tennis (17-4, 9-2 SEC) extended its SEC winning streak to nine games against No. 42 Alabama (14-8, SEC 4-6) Friday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
The team announced Friday that Todd Golden, 36, will be taking the reins of Florida men’s basketball. He is the 20th head coach in program history.
Florida returned to the confines of Donald R. Dizney Stadium and surged to a 21-6 victory over Old Dominion.
No. 3 Florida (18-2, 9-0) improved their winning streak to 13 matches with a 5-2 win over Alabama (6-17, 0-9), as UF retains a perfect record in conference play.
In a night highlighted by a dominant showing from sophomore starting pitcher Brandon Sproat, the Gators (20-11, 4-7) snapped a six-game SEC losing streak, topping the Razorbacks (23-6, 8-3) 7-2.
ACPS has the state's widest achievement gap between white and Black students in both English language arts and mathematics. Segregation met its end in 1970 for Alachua County Public Schools, but disparities between Black student and white student performance afflict the district today. This district serves more than 30,000 students, 33% of which are Black and 41% of which are white. ACPS officials acknowledged this gap and crafted an equity plan in 2018, promising to eliminate the disparity by 2028, but the plan failed to narrow the difference in student performance.
A shooting Tuesday night at Wawa on 1007 E. University Ave. left one man dead. At about 9 p.m., Gainesville Police Department officers responded to the gas station about a person being shot. Wallace Lee, a Gainesville resident, was found by officers lying on the ground with what looked like a gunshot wound to the head.
The Gators (19-11, 3-7) mustered just two hits and two walks Thursday night in a deflating 8-0 loss to the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (23-5, 8-2).
The Gators left 12 runners on base during Wednesday night's 4-2 loss against in-state rivals Florida State.
As the regular season comes to a close, the men’s golf team traveled to Naples, Florida, where they competed against seven of the nation’s top-25 teams. The Gators placed second overall while redshirt junior Fred Biondi took the individual tournament victory.
In a lopsided 13-3 weekday affair, Florida (19-10, 3-6) dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers (12-18, 6-3) on the back of three perfect innings from starting pitcher Nick Pogue.
Florida women’s tennis (16-4, 8-2 SEC) gained its eighth-consecutive win over the No. 41 Vanderbilt Commodores (11-7, 3-6) on the road Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee.
About 300 people attended the mindfulness-themed event, which featured performances from local artists Spatially Fed, Rakhu, Faro, Rugh and Madwoman.
Released March 25, the album marks nearly four years since Curry’s 2018 “TA1300” album. Since then, the 27-year-old has had a lot to reflect on.
No. 10 Florida, behind electric performances from Emma LoPinto and Danielle Pavinelli, opened conference play with a comfortable 19-12 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
As he enters the spotlight as Florida basketballu2019s new head coach, Todd Golden is grateful to lead a program he's always been fond of.
Trinity Thomas is perfect on floor and vault, while Leanne Wong earned her first collegiate 10 on vault. The Gators will make their 38th appearance in the 40-year history of the NCAA Championships.
No. 1 Florida’s recent success has them well-prepared as they hope to get a shot at the top teams in the country during the NCAA tournament.
Graduate Assistants United at UF protested for increased wages after delayed attempts at bargaining. GAU normally reopens salary negotiations with UF at the beginning of every Fall semester, but the university has since delayed a deal twice, each for 90 days. About 70 people showed up for support, including City Commissioner David Arreola, and a few attendees walked up the building's stairs to give speeches on their struggles. For two hours, attendees chanted phrases like “Top 5 school, Top 5 pay” and “gator pay bites” in hopes the university administration would agree to another bargaining session.
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