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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Southwest 20th Avenue closed as police negotiate with shooter inside Windsor Terrace apartment
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 18, 2018Updates:
COVID-19
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BASEBALL
Gamecocks wallop Gators pitchers for 15 runs on Saturday
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 17, 2018Gamecocks designated hitter Noah Campbell stared down the barrel of a 6-foot-6 human cannon and didn’t blink. On a 2-2 pitch to lead off the first inning, Campbell took a 94-mph fastball from Florida starting pitcher Jackson Kowar deep to right-center field.
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SOFTBALL
Gators mercy ruled by Georgia in worst loss since 2011
By Mari Faiello | Mar. 17, 2018The luck of the Irish, green baseball hats and green stirrups weren’t enough for the Florida softball team to hold off Georgia in Game 2 of a three-game series.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators basketball notebook: Bucking trends vs. Texas Tech
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018The numbers don’t tell the whole story, but it’s hard to deny that there are certain box score benchmarks that are typically associated with a victory for the Gators men’s basketball team.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators level of passion needs to be evaluated when reflecting on this season
By Benjamin Brandt | Mar. 17, 2018We saw it all on Saturday night. The runs and droughts, the jaw-dropping heroics and equally shocking mistakes. Everything that defined the Florida men’s basketball team’s season made an appearance in its disappointing finale.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators women’s swimming & diving team closes NCAA Championships with quiet day
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 17, 2018From start to finish, it was a largely uneventful showing for the No. 17 Gators at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME OVER: Florida’s season ends in Round of 32 with loss to Texas Tech
By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 17, 2018As Keenan Evans’ pass soared through the air, the hopes of the Gators men’s basketball team advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament flew with it.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Chiozza, UF face Texas Tech on Saturday night with Sweet 16 berth on the line
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018A sloppy and early exit from the SEC Tournament on March 9 left a bad taste in the mouth of Florida’s men’s basketball program.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Scouting report: Texas Tech Red Raiders
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018A No. 3 seed in the East Region. A second-place regular season finish in the Big 12 behind Kansas, winner of 14 consecutive regular season titles. A handful of All-Big 12 honors. It’s been the season of the century for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders (25-9, 11-7) give up just 64.6 points per game – first in the Big 12 and 15th in the country – and have won three of their last four. Most recent is a 70-60 defeat of Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, thanks to 23 points and 10-for-10 shooting from the line by Evans.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Dressel and Madden receive All-American Honorable Mentions on third day of NCAA Championships
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 16, 2018A pair of sophomores led the way for the No. 17 Gators on the third day of the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators Sweep Kentucky in conference matchup
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 16, 2018Like a lion spotting his prey, McClain Kessler’s eyes widened as the ball slowly dropped in front of him. The junior called off his doubles partner, freshman Duarte Vale, and spiked the ball over the net with a loud grunt.
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BASEBALL
Florida baseball powers past South Carolina in SEC opener
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 16, 2018Graham Lawson didn’t even look up.
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SOFTBALL
Georgia takes down Florida softball in first game of the series
By Mari Faiello | Mar. 16, 2018As the saying goes, catastrophes typically come in threes.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Georgia Bulldogs end UF women’s tennis win streak in Athens
By River Wells | Mar. 16, 2018With her team down 2-0, Florida freshman McCartney Kessler defeated Mariana Gould and narrowed the Georgia lead. She could only watch helplessly, however, as the Bulldogs sealed UF’s fate.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators men’s golf team struggles on first day of Schenkel Invitational
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 16, 2018Coming off its first win of the season since Sept. 26, the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team was looking to carry its momentum into the first day of the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia, on Friday.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
RTS drivers are asking Gainesville city officials for change
By McKenna Beery | Mar. 16, 2018Gainesville Regional Transit System bus drivers showed up unexpectedly to the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday to speak about their concerns with insufficient wages, being overworked and not being respected.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF women’s tennis begins daunting SEC road stretch on Friday
By River Wells | Mar. 16, 2018Right before the Gators faced off against Florida State in Orlando at the beginning of the tennis season, freshman Victoria Emma stated she didn’t consider Florida State much of a rival. She asserted that the SEC was where the real rivalries were, and she named one team in particular: the Georgia Bulldogs.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida’s men’s tennis team returns to SEC play against No. 21 Kentucky
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 16, 2018The Florida men’s tennis team returns to conference play for its second match in three days.
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SOFTBALL
UF’s softball team heads to Athens for weekend series with Georgia
By Mark Stine | Mar. 16, 2018Coming off a weekend sweep of the No. 24 Kentucky Wildcats to begin its conference schedule, the No. 2 Florida softball team kicks off its first SEC road series tonight at 6 in Athens, Georgia.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
UF’s men’s and women’s track and field teams ready for outdoor season
By Alanis Thames | Mar. 16, 2018As soon as the final flash of the camera had captured the memories of the NCAA Indoor Championships, Florida’s track and field teams locked in on their next goal.
