University
UF students caught in Peruvian strike during group trip abroad
By Michael Scott Davidson | May 28, 2012Rest didn’t come easily for Jose Perez.
COVID-19
Sports
Strong performance advances Gators to NCAA Outdoor Championships
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 27, 2012After competing for the first time since the Tom Jones Memorial Classic, senior Jeff Demps had another strong outing during Thursday’s race. However, due to a troublesome hamstring, Demps didn’t compete on Friday causing him to miss out on going to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Sports
Gators women's golf coach steps down
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 27, 2012Within 24 hours of Florida men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson announcing his resignation, Jan Dowling, the women’s golf coach, followed suit.
Sports
Vandy uses triple steal to down Florida baseball in SEC Tourney semifinal
May 26, 2012Vanderbilt shortstop Anthony Gomez stole home in the top of ninth, but he took more than just another run from Florida.
Metro
Bear and car collide on highway
By Clare Lennon | May 26, 2012The woman was driving her daughter and granddaughter at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night when he ran into her Toyota Camry.
News
Wildfires in Alachua County might have been intentional
May 26, 2012Five wildfires burned in Alachua County on Friday, and they might have been set by the same person who set similar fires this weekend last year.
Sports
Season comes to an end for Gators lacrosse
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | May 26, 2012STONY BROOK, N.Y.- The Gators thought they were seconds away from advancing to the NCAA Championship game.
Sports
Florida men's tennis coach resigns
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | May 26, 2012University of Florida men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson resigned from his position on Friday.
Sports
UF women's golf finishes 12th at NCAA Championships
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 26, 2012The Gators looked like they were off to a good start. Entering the NCAA Championships, they had already claimed two more top-five finishes than last year, as well as having a team average of 296.70, which ranked them as the third-best average in school history.
Sports
Florida baseball defeats South Carolina, avoids elimination from SEC Tourney
May 25, 2012Brian Johnson kept Florida's streak of stellar starting pitching alive against South Carolina.
Sports
Three Gators advance to NCAA Outdoor Championships
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 25, 2012Coach Mike Holloway has only one goal for the NCAA Preliminary Round: finish in the top 12. On Thursday, that’s exactly what Stipe Zunic, Marquis Dendy and Florence Ngetich did.
Sports
Gators baseball falls to Commodores in SEC Tourney
May 24, 2012After a strong four-game stretch against Auburn, Florida's bats went cold against Vanderbilt.
Metro
Hawthorne man found with 1.5 pounds of marijuana in car
By Chris Alcantara | May 24, 2012A routine traffic stop by the Gainesville Police Department led to the arrest of a FAMU student who had 1.5 pounds of marijuana in his car.
Sports
Florida blanks UCLA, wins second consecutive national championship
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | May 23, 2012Lauren Embree is no stranger to pressure.
Sports
Column: Women’s athletics stealing championship spotlight at UF
By JOE MORGAN | May 23, 2012Florida is a girls school. With all due respect to Florida State’s days as a women’s college, UF is the place to be for the fairer sex in the Sunshine State
Sports
Crawford dominates in Gators’ SEC Tourney opener
By JOE MORGAN | May 23, 2012Florida’s bats have returned to form, but Jonathon Crawford did not take that for granted against Auburn.
Sports
UF lacrosse looking for revenge against ALC foe Syracuse in Final Four
By JESSICA FERRALLS< | May 23, 2012For the Gators, reaching the pinnacle of women’s lacrosse has been a quick ride, but the trip is not over yet.
Sports
Gators golf tied for 15th at NCAA Championships after two rounds
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 23, 2012During the 2011-12 season, the worst the Gators have placed in a tournament was 13th at the Mason Rudolph Fall Preview.
Sports
Gators track and field head to NCAA East Preliminary Round
May 23, 2012In the last three NCAA Outdoor Championships, the men have placed in the top three falling just short of the title. However, coming of their third straight NCAA Indoor Championship win, they will be looking to finally grab the prize.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
May 23, 2012It feels like the weeks are going by faster than the decline in Facebook’s stock price.
