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Trlicek pitches shutout for first SEC victory of the season

By Payton Titus | Mar. 6, 2020

Friday night’s game against Auburn served as trial by fire for freshman pitcher Rylee Trlicek.

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UF cancels more study abroad programs, tells some students to stay away from campus

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 6, 2020

With coronavirus cases being treated in Florida outside of Alachua County, UF is taking extra measures to ensure the health of students and prevent the spread of the illness.

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UF falls to LSU in second round of SEC Tournament

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 5, 2020

A voter makes her choice during the Democratic Presidential primary voting Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Super Tuesday at Oak Hammock celebrates a woman’s right to vote

By Tristan Wood | Mar. 5, 2020

Nearly 40 invited officials were at the event

The first memorial service for "Granny" took place Tuesday at Bo Diddley Plaza. City Commissioner David Arreola attended the service and posted this photo on Facebook with the caption, "Granny's babies came to say goodbye."

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‘It's a staggering loss for the community’: Gainesville honors the life of hit-and-run victim known as 'Granny'

By Alex DeLuca | Mar. 5, 2020

A second memorial service will be held Friday at Bo Diddley Plaza

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Human Rights Coalition hosts community ID drive

By Tristan Wood | Mar. 5, 2020

Drive is meant to help immigrants, elderly and LGTBQ+ community

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Florida shuts down UGA to secure road victory in Athens

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 4, 2020

The Gators muzzled the Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court on Wednesday night.

Natalie Lugo comes into the 2021 season as Florida's best weapon in the circle, finishing the brief 2020 campaign with a 1.64 ERA.

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Florida rebounds from weekend, downs FGCU

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 4, 2020

While Florida students enjoyed Spring Break, coach Tim Walton enjoyed dominant defense.

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No. 1 Florida keeps rolling in midweek matchup against FAMU

By Dylan O'Shea | Mar. 4, 2020

Florida’s pitching staff silenced the Florida A&M bats for all nine innings.

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UF survives toughest tournament of the regular season

By Christian Berry | Mar. 3, 2020

Most college students would love to spend their spring break in Las Vegas, but for the No. 22 Gators this weekend's trip was all business.

Austing Langworthy went 1 for 5 with two RBI in the win over FAU.

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Gators make program history with 12-0 start

By Joseph Salvador | Mar. 3, 2020

The Florida Gators made history on Tuesday when they started their season 12-0 — a feat never accomplished before.

Midfielder Shannon Kavanagh was named an All-American selection by Inside Lacrosse.

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No. 15 Dartmouth too much for Gators to handle

By Christian Ortega | Mar. 3, 2020

The Gators couldn’t dig into its bag of tricks to mount a comeback at Scully-Fahey Field.

Florida players come together during a timeout in a win over LSU.

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Gators’ struggles lie beyond inexperience

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 3, 2020

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered the 2019–20 season with high hopes following a top-10 recruiting class and the addition of highly sought transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. from Virginia Tech. UF began the season as the No. 6 team in the country.

Nestor Garcia, a 21-year-old industrial engineer major, attends the early voting session on Oct. 22, 2018, at the J. Wayne Reitz Union to vote for the first time.

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Gainesville residents can request to vote by mail

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 2, 2020

More than 23,000 voters have registered to vote by mail

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UF cancels trips with more concerns from coronavirus

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 2, 2020

Cancelling summer study abroad programs are still being determined

Florida defensive back C J Henderson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Gators compete at the NFL Scouting Combine

By Noah Ram | Mar. 2, 2020

The NFL Scouting Combine has become an opportunity, in the past few years, for draft prospects to improve their stock before the NFL Draft at the end of April.

In this Feb. 21, 2020 photo, a doctor in a protective suit checks with patients at a temporary hospital at Tazihu gymnasium in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Florida's governor disclosed late Sunday, March 1, that a few people had become the first in his state to test "presumptively positive" for COVID-19 and ordered his top health officer to declare a statewide public health emergency. (Chinatopix via AP)

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Florida has two confirmed cases of new coronavirus

By Tamara Lush | Mar. 2, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials tried to reassure residents Monday that the risk posed by a new strain of coronavirus remained low, despite revelations that two people had become the first in the state to test positive for the virus.

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Gators capitalize at Bulldog Last Chance Invitational

By Ainslie Lee | Mar. 1, 2020

With national postseason competition later this month, Florida’s men’s swimming team competed in the Bulldog Last Chance Invitational in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday and Sunday.

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Florida wins nailbiter against Auburn, leaves Alabama with 2 wins

By Myles Herbert | Mar. 1, 2020

Florida had their second match in Alabama this weekend on Sunday afternoon after a win against Alabama on Friday evening. This time the opponent was Auburn, and, in a match that went down to a tie-breaker, the Gators left the Heart of Dixie with two important conference wins under its belt.

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Florida sweeps Troy to remain perfect

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 1, 2020

It’s been 18 years since the Gators started a season 11-0.