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County fire ban may affect celebrations
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 5, 2009Students hoping to party outdoors after Thursday's championship game shouldn't ward off the coming cold front with a bonfire.
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UF names new IFAS vice president
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 5, 2009UF announced Monday that Larry Arrington will be the interim senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources while UF searches for a permanent replacement for Jimmy Cheek, who was named chancellor of the University of Tennessee in October.
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UF defense gears up for Oklahoma’s no–huddle attack
Jan. 5, 2009MIAMI - The Gators' scout offense sure must be tired.
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New budget cuts may force UF to borrow from itself
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 5, 2009Though UF officials previously said they didn't expect mid-year budget cuts, they are now preparing to take another hit this month from the Florida Legislature.
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Charities see rising requests for aid, fewer donations
By KATHRYN WATSON | Jan. 5, 2009This holiday season brought a catch-22 to local charities: fewer donations and more requests for aid.
Sports
UF's offense back to full strength with Harvin
Jan. 5, 2009MIAMI - UF's win against then-No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship was an unforgettable experience for most members of the UF football team.
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Calathes emerges as No. 1 option
Jan. 5, 2009If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
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UF pushes studies over BCS title game
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 5, 2009UF's administrators are setting stricter expectations for classroom attendance as the football team plays its second national championship game in two years.
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Study shows UF athletes have widest SAT score gap
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 5, 2009A study released during winter break pointed to a gap in SAT scoring between college football and basketball players compared with their classmates' average, a trend that extended to UF's own football team.
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UF Bookstores offer 20 percent off select items
By Bridget Higginbotham | Jan. 5, 2009Select merchandise will be 20 percent off at the University of Florida Bookstores today thanks to a continued effort by Student Government.
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Calathes emerges as No.1 option
Jan. 4, 2009If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
Sports
UF's offense back to full strength with Harvin
Jan. 4, 2009MIAMI - UF's win against then-No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship was an unforgettable experience for most members of the UF football team.
Sports
Title game can't come soon enough for UF, Oklahoma
Jan. 4, 2009MIAMI - In two days, it all ends.
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Gators end non–conference play on historic winning streak
Jan. 4, 2009Not many saw this kind of start to the season coming, maybe not even the UF women's basketball team.
Sports
Championship game yields more than a trophy
Jan. 4, 2009MIAMI - As sportswriters and fans, one of the fun things about following sports is debating the implications of wins and losses and the legacies of winners and losers.
Sports
Oklahoma, Big 12 out to dethrone SEC
Jan. 4, 2009MIAMI - It's time to pull back the curtain.
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Stoops downplays Franks' trash talk
Jan. 4, 2009MIAMI - A lot has been made of Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks' comments on Sunday that the top three quarterbacks in the country play in the Big 12, referring to his teammate Sam Bradford, Texas' Colt McCoy and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
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Sooners' DT McCoy could be best run-stopper Gators have faced
Jan. 3, 2009FORT LAUDERDALE - When Gerald McCoy was a young boy, probably even before he was making finger-paints in kindergarten, he was given a pointed lecture by his parents:
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Tebow's two weaknesses? Telling jokes, singing
Jan. 3, 2009FORT LAUDERDALE - Finally, Superman's kryptonite has been found.
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Calathes scores 32 in win over Wolfpack
By MIIKE DiFERDINANDO | Jan. 2, 2009The Gators were hungry to prove they could beat a big-time opponent.Saturday, Nick Calathes fed his team's ambition.
