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Bridgette Owens competes during the Tom Jones Memorial Invite on April 19 at the Percy Beard Track. Owens, who clocked a 12.80-second 100-meter hurdles on Saturday, was one of 25 UF athletes to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.

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Gators advance 25 to NCAA Championships

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | May 31, 2014

Game, set, match. The Gators have everything they need in order to advance to the next step of their championship taper.

UF shortstop Richie Martin is tagged out at home plate by UNC catcher Korey Dunbar during Florida's 5-2 loss on Saturday at McKethan Stadium. The loss eliminated the Gators from the NCAA Tournament.

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Gators eliminated after two games in NCAA Regionals

By RICHARD JOHNSON | May 31, 2014

In the end, Florida (40-22) just couldn’t get timely hits after stranding 13 on base, and its season came to a waterlogged end against North Carolina (35-26) losing 5-3.

Florida fell to College of Charleston 3-2 in the first round of the NCAA Regional on Friday at McKethan Stadium. UF now faces a potential early exit from the tournament if it falls to UNC in Saturday's elimination game.

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Florida falls to College of Charleston in regional opener

By RICHARD JOHNSON | May 30, 2014

In the end, they had nobody to blame but themselves. Not the rain that delayed them three hours and fifteen minutes, not the opposing pitchers that let them twice have the bases loaded in consecutive innings, and not the NCAA selection committee that gave them the hardest regional of any national seed.

Mike Holloway looks on during the Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 1, 2013, at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

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UF has another solid outing in Day 2 of NCAA prelims

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | May 30, 2014

After four Gators punched their ticket to Eugene, Ore., on the first day of NCAA prelims, 13 more joined the party on Friday.

Hannah Rogers pitches during UF's 17-1 win against USF on April 23 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Rogers was named the 2014 Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year and finished her senior season with a 30-8 record and a 1.60 ERA.

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Florida blanks Oregon to reach Women's College World Series semifinals

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 30, 2014

The Gators are rolling through the competition.

The extent of the damages to the building is currently being assessed, but the fire burned to both ends of the building

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Residents displaced after severe weather causes fire at Paddock Club apartments

By Kyle Follansbee | May 30, 2014

Residents of The Paddock Club of Gainesville watched in shock Thursday afternoon as their apartment caught fire during a thunderstorm.

Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper addresses the media during his introductory press conference on Jan. 13. Four-star quarterback Sheriron Jones, who was recruited by Roper, committed to Florida on Sunday.

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Dillon commits to Florida; Farrier decommits

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 30, 2014

The Gators received their second commitment in as many days.

Marquis Dendy competes in the triple jump at the the Tom Jones Memorial Classic on April 21, 2012.

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UF advances four after Day 1 of NCAA prelims

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | May 29, 2014

Out of the 23 UF athletes that commenced their preliminary events, only four thus far have punched a ticket to Eugene, Ore., after Day 1 of NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville on Thursday.

Will Muschamp speaks at a press conference in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Jan. 13. UF hosted Friday Night Lights on Friday for its top prospects.

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Andrew Ivie commits to Florida, joins brother on defensive line

By MORGAN MORIARTY | May 29, 2014

Florida picked up its eighth verbal commitment for the 2015 recruiting class as defensive tackle Andrew Ivie announced that he was verbally committed to UF on Thursday afternoon. Ivie is the first defensive lineman to commit to the 2015 class.

Chelsea Herndon bats during Florida's 8-0 win against Indiana on Feb. 22 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. On Thusday, Herndon hit a pinch-hit grand slam to force a run-rule victory in Florida's 11-0 win against Baylor in the first game of the Women's College World Series.

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Freshman hits grand slam to cap Florida's run-rule victory over Baylor

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 29, 2014

In her first career Women's College World Series at-bat on Thursday, Chelsea Herndon saw a familiar face.

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Gainesville woman arrested on fraud charges after exploiting her elderly grandmother

By Kyle Follansbee | May 28, 2014

Alachua County Sheriff’s officers arrested a Gainesville woman for trying to scam local banks and using her grandmother’s identity.

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Online town hall provides new outlet for citizen comment

By Steven Katona | May 28, 2014

The City of Gainesville’s communications entered the 21st century last week with a new online forum called engageGNV.

Author and poet Maya Angelou speaks to a crowd at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night.

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UF students, professors remember Maya Angelou

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

After 86 years of poetry and civil resistance, Maya Angelou died Wednesday morning in her home, leaving UF students appreciative of their opportunity to hear her speak last year.

Sen. Davis Bean, chair of the budget and allocations committee, presents the 2014-2015 budget at the Student Senate meeting Tuesday. The bill passed unanimously.

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RecSports gets infusion of cash, will add classes

By Alex Harris | May 28, 2014

RecSports will be busier than ever in the coming year, thanks to an extra $100,000 allocation from UF’s Student Senate.

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UF Information Technology makes moves to fully replace Sakai with Canvas

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

UF will begin the gradual process of switching from Sakai to the new course management system Canvas this summer.

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Online Learning Institute gets first program director

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

UF has chosen the head of its new Online Learning Institute.

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Woman arrested with a medley of drugs, some found in her crotch

By Kyle Follansbee | May 28, 2014

Gainesville Police arrested a local woman carrying a bag of meth and seven oxycodone pills after she tried to destroy 0.2 grams of crack cocaine in her pants.

Tim Walton studies the field during Florida’s 11-1 win against USF on May 18, 2013, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Walton and the Gators open play in the Women's College World Series against Baylor at noon.

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Softball set to square off in Women’s College World Series

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 28, 2014

They’re back.

Alabama outfielder Andrea Hawkins cheers as the softball team gathers its bags before boarding a flight to Oklahoma City for the NCAA Women's College World Series on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Breaking down the Women’s College World Series field

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 28, 2014

Eight teams remain in the hunt for the title as the top softball team in the country. Each team took different paths to make it, but in the end, they all made it to Oklahoma City. With action beginning today, alligatorSports took a look at each opening-round matchup.

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez listens to the prosecution's summary of facts as he is arraigned on homicide charges at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Wednesday. Hernandez pleaded not guilty in the shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. He already faces charges in the 2013 killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.

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Allegations read in Hernandez double-murder case

By RICHARD JOHNSON | May 28, 2014

Former Florida football player Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty on seven charges — including two counts of first-degree murder — during his arraignment Wednesday in a Boston courtroom.