The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida, the Unspoken Treasure Society and PFLAG Gainesville hosted the We Say GAYnesville Rally Saturday at the Heartwood Soundstage in downtown Gainesville. Over 20 organizations participated in the rally, PCCNCF President Tamára Perry-Lunardo said.
Mackenzie Mullen and an unidentified student — two UF students — were involved in hit-and-runs last week. Mullen had serious injuries, and the other student was killed.
Former Gator quarterback Tim Tebow will return to The Swamp this Spring to address the 2022 graduating class in a commencement speech. Tebow will speak April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for the university-wide ceremony, a celebration of students from all colleges. Graduates, their families and members of the public are invited to come to the special night under the lights.
Images of once-tall buildings and busy streets Iryna Kanishcheva used to walk in Lviv, Ukraine, are now billows of smoke and ashes on her television screen. “I understand that all this can be destroyed with just one missile,” Kanishcheva said. “It’s really terrifying.”
Gainesville hair stylists hosted the first Ultimate Braiders Battle Saturday with a $1,000 cash prize. About 50 people watched the competitors braid and perused the tables of hair care products lining the walls.
Allison Martineau was surrounded by the affection of pit bull breeds at an early age. Now, the memory of the true nature of pit bulls motivates the 28-year-old substance abuse lead technician to foster the misunderstood dog type. “They love you like no other,” Martineau said. “Every dog has the ability to be a blessing.”
Emad Nasif, a 21-year-old Gainesville Twitch streamer, spends much of his day shouting. Nasif believes that a high level of energy and enthusiasm is required for him to maintain his audience, and attaining success in the streaming world is no easy task.
Florida softball (23-2, 2-1) is back in SEC action this weekend as it faces Texas A&M (16-8, 0-3) March 18-20 in College Station, Texas.
After nearly escaping an epic disaster Friday night, the Gators melted down even harder Sunday en route to a Sunday loss.
Florida (14-2) continued their march through the SEC schedule with another convincing performance Sunday, scoring a 7-0 shutout at the hands of Mississippi State (11-8).
Florida’s season came to an end Sunday in a 72-56 loss to Xavier. “This is a low, they need to learn from it and it’ll make them better,” interim head coach Al Pinkins said.
Florida sweeps both 2022 SEC trophies and Trinity Thomas wins the all-around title.
Win number 600 for the O’Sullivan era in Gainesville came in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Down three usual starters, Florida ended their NCAA Tournament hopes with a 69-52 loss to UCF Saturday.
No. 5 Florida was upset and shut down, 5-0 Saturday afternoon by the Texas A&M Aggies.
Gators quarterback Emory Jones is entering the Transfer Portal after initially deciding to return to Florida after practice Tuesday afternoon.
The Florida Gators secured an impressive comeback win in the first game against Texas A&M Friday. Redshirt junior Skylar Wallace was clutch in the final inning with a two-run single.
Florida stayed undefeated in conference play with a 6-1 win over Ole Miss. The No. 1 Gators now sport an eight-game winning streak.
The Tigers forfeited a doubles and singles match, giving the No. 16 Gators a one point lead. Florida would go on to defeat Missouri 6-1.
The Gators were cruising, then suddenly the ship hit rocky waters. After breezing by their opponents all night, Florida nearly threw it all away in the ninth. Luckily, they somehow managed to escape with a win in their first conference game of the year.
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